Every BT, O2, Vodafone, Sky, Three, TalkTalk, EE, Virgin Media price hike this week
Every BT, O2, Vodafone, Sky, EE, Virgin Media and Three price increase from April 1 has been revealed. Providers now have to tell customers exactly how much their contract will rise by each year in "pounds and pence," instead of linking it to inflation.
This rule applies mainly to new customers, so if you're on an older contract, your price hike could still be tied to inflation. Uswitch spokesman Ernest Doku advised people to shop around for better deals.
"With millions of households already feeling the financial strain, the upcoming bill hikes in April will only make things harder,' he said.
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"While not all price hikes can be avoided, there are still opportunities to save by switching providers. By reviewing your energy, broadband and mobile deals you can lock in better rates and avoid paying more."
Customers will see their bill rise by £1.50 a month for mobile Sim-only and Flex Pay airtime, £2 a month for TV, £3 a month for broadband and £4 a month for bundled handset and airtime mobile customers.
If you joined or renewed before April 10, 2024, your price will rise by 6.4%. There will be no increases for BT Home Essentials, BT Basic and EE Mobile Basic customers, or landline-only, BT Home Phone Saver and pay-as-you-go customers.
From April 1, 2025, the monthly price of mobile plans will go up but the amount you'll pay will depend on your Airtime Plan.
Customers on pay-monthly and Sim-only mobile plans will pay an extra £1.80 per month from April, while those on Smartwatch Plans and Data only will pay an extra £0.75p per month. If you have a device-only plan, are on pay-as-you-go, or on O2 Essential then you won't see any price rises.
O2 has also warned that out-of-bundle charges will increase by 5% each year starting from April 1 and advised customers to check its Extra Charges guide for current pricing information.
If you have Sky broadband and TV, including Stream and Glass, your bill will rise by 6.2% on average.
If you joined TalkTalk or renewed your contract on or after August 12, 2024, your bill is rising by £3 a month. If you joined or renewed before August 12, 2024, your bill will rise by 6.2%.
Your bill will rise by £1 a month if your data allowance is 4GB or less, or £1.25 a month if your data allowance is between 5GB and 99GB, or £1.50 a month if your data allowance is 100GB or more.
Three broadband customers will see their monthly bill rise capped at £2 a month
If you joined or upgraded on or after January 9, 2025, your broadband, landline or TV package will rise by £3.50 a month from April.
Anyone that signed up to a Vodafone broadband contract, or upgraded, on or after July 2, 2024, will pay a fixed rate of £1 extra per month for 'basic' mobile plans, £1.80 extra per month for other pay-monthly mobile plans, or £3 extra per month for home broadband.
If you took out a Vodafone broadband contract, or upgraded, on or before July 1, 2024, then your monthly payments will rise by 6.4% (December's 2.5% Consumer Price Index figure plus 3.9 percentage points).
Anyone on Broadband Essentials, Mobile VOXI For Now, or Mobile pay-as-you-go won't face any price rises from April.
Vodafone has also warned it is increasing some charges if customers go over their monthly allowances. Out of bundle charges will rise from April by the Consumer Price Index rate in January plus 3.9%.
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