End of Plusnet mobile

[gom]

Recently received an email from Plusnet saying they are no longer offering mobile services to new customers, although they will keep existing customers going “for now”.
As an alternative they suggest I switch now to EE, £10 per month for 10GB + unlimited minutes & text. Given I’m currently on 15GB + unlimited… for £9 a month this hardly seems a bargain. (This plan is way more than I generally need, but occasionally when away from home I have nearly hit the data limit.)

Any suggestions for an alternate provider if (when?) I get bumped to EE?

 

[Fastpedaller]

1p mobile? PAYG service which may not be for you if you use data, but maybe worth pricing..... they are on EE network. I believe they are part of EE, which is quite unreal because EE PAYG was costing me 30p a minute, not 1P that err 1P mobile charge! ETA - I've just investigated..... they aren't part of EE, but they use the EE network. It's my understanding that any mobile in UK is linked to one of four major providers (I'm ready to be corrected )

 

[T4tomo]

giff gaff £10 a month gets you 20GB plus unlimited there is also £6 and £8 option with less data

 

[All uphill]

I've just switched to Smarty 4Gb for £5 per month. Plenty for me.

Happy so far.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Lebara £5 p/m

• 3gb 5g Data
• 1000 UK minutes (includes numbers like 03xx and 084x which is a big help)
• 1000 UK texts
• Lebara <> Lebara Unlimited Calls and Texts
• 100 International mins

I need to talk to them about roaming though, I was in the Isle of Man recently and my phone did not work at apart from for 1 incoming call, a friends mobile on BT Mobile (also now discontinued) did work without issues and just used their normal allowance.

 

[stephec]

I've just switched to Smarty 4Gb for £5 per month. Plenty for me.

Happy so far.

This.

I've been with them for a couple of years at £10 for 30gb, which they've just doubled to 60gb for no extra cost.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

1p mobile? PAYG service which may not be for you if you use data, but maybe worth pricing..... they are on EE network. I believe they are part of EE, which is quite unreal because EE PAYG was costing me 30p a minute, not 1P that err 1P mobile charge! ETA - I've just investigated..... they aren't part of EE, but they use the EE network. It's my understanding that any mobile in UK is linked to one of four major providers (I'm ready to be corrected )

They are MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operators & as you say have to operate on one of the 4 networks, they buy from the 4 with a range of services they want, but they are also allowed to operate their own number range.

 

[I like Skol]

Just sit tight and do nothing unless you have to.

I had the same thing with talktalk several years ago. In the end I just got ignored and managed to keep my £3 SIM only deal going without any annual price rises or anything until I recently jumped ship voluntarily.

You might find that if enough people leave, the remaining stragglers just get forgotten about as it isn't worth the admin to sort you out. Worth a try?

 

[Gwylan]

Recently received an email from Plusnet saying they are no longer offering mobile services to new customers, although they will keep existing customers going “for now”.
As an alternative they suggest I switch now to EE, £10 per month for 10GB + unlimited minutes & text. Given I’m currently on 15GB + unlimited… for £9 a month this hardly seems a bargain. (This plan is way more than I generally need, but occasionally when away from home I have nearly hit the data limit.)

Any suggestions for an alternate provider if (when?) I get bumped to EE?

1p mobile, if you can cope with their combination tariffs.
We have Lebara, look on money saving expert. They had a good deal

 

[Deleted User]

They are MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operators & as you say have to operate on one of the 4 networks, they buy from the 4 with a range of services they want, but they are also allowed to operate their own number range.

Coverage wise there's only 2 networks effectively as Voda and O2 share sites and equipment as does EE with 3 and as already mentioned all other 'providers' simply supply a package using one of the above.

 

[Electric_Andy]

most companies are pretty competitive now. I'm on vodafone 12.5G data plus unlimited everything, my "contract" was £8/month but they've just put it up to £9.25. Must have been written in the small print I guess, but that's not what I call a contract when you can just chnage the terms midway through. Depends what area you live in, see what sort of reception friends/family get with other providers and as long as neither is worse than the other, go with the cheapest and expect bad customer service/price hikes whoever you go with (IME)

 

[wiggydiggy]

I've just switched to Smarty 4Gb for £5 per month. Plenty for me.

Happy so far.

Was that a deal, their website says £6p/m for 4gb?

https://smarty.co.uk/plans/4gb-data

 

[All uphill]

Was that a deal, their website says £6p/m for 4gb?

https://smarty.co.uk/plans/4gb-data

It was the price advertised back on April 12th this year.

 

[wiggydiggy]

It was the price advertised back on April 12th this year.

Ah price rises, they are... inevitible.

 

[All uphill]

Ah price rises, they are... inevitible.

If you know someone else who is interested they do a deal where you introduce them and get £10 credit and they get the same.