Increase in Pay Monthly charge from April 2026

[Lismore]

I have just been informed that my monthly payment will increase from £1.80 to £2.50 from April 2026 - no explanation given!

This represents an increase of 20% approximately.  As RPI is only 3.9% this month - can this extoronate incresae be explained?

[pgn]

I noticed something odd with the prices in the Change Tariff section yesterday, and today in Upgrades...

 

[Enlli]

3GB at £19.00 before extortionate rises

That has to be the biggest rip off yet.

[pgn]

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@Enlli wrote:

3GB at £19.00 before extortionate rises

That has to be the biggest rip off yet.

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Methinks I'll be hanging onto my SIMO Affiliate tariff beyond the 12months - until the gimlet gaze of the O2 accountants falls on those accounts too... 😭

[deag123456]

Is that like the Uswitch tariffs? I have one and got the same increase email.

[Enlli]

Uswitch is an Affliate tariff, so yes. we will all be hit

[pgn]

Assuming increase now stays at £2.50 in Apr-2027, as the screenshot above seems to indicate, it's still cheaper to stay on a 40GB (doubled to 80GB with Volt) SIMO 12-month (expired) tariff for 2 years than to go for O2's own offering(s) for 12-mo SIMO, or entrusting your upgrade to the ravages of migrating your number to a new £8.50 12-mo SIMO with 50GB (before any Volt increase in data) for £8.50, then £11, then £13.50...    Guide: Migration & porting into O2 

FYI Affiliate "promise" by O2: https://www.o2.co.uk/abouto2/affiliates

Affiliate SIMO rates in here: https://ui.awin.com/merchant-profile/3235

Unless, of course, there's a super-duper Black Friday deal in the offing in November, of course, offered directly by O2, that can be "upgraded" to....

[Enlli]

For me Volt will no longer apply as we won't need Virgin Media now my grandson has has 1GB fibre installed. So my O2 sim will probably reduce to 32GB for £10.50 after April 

My Voxi SIM is £10 for 60GB but with unlimited Social Media 

[Enlli]

Give it time and the Comments should be interesting 

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025/10/o2-uk-increases-mid-contract-price-hikes-for-mobile-cu...

[Elihearts]

Looks like I will get this too based upon ISPReview - O2 said "Penalty Free" so what does that mean? 

I'm assuming cancelling the airtime only but my understanding is that the Device Plan then becomes fully payable at that point? Or does it keep rolling - Just the airtime is cancelled? 

[Enlli]

@Elihearts The last time this happened you were able to cancel the airtime but keep the device payments going.

Problem was some agents refused and then there was a fight to get things sorted