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Re: What a surprise

I'm with Lebara, £5 a month for unlimited calls and texts, with 5Gb of data which barely ever gets used as I am always near wi-fi and when I am not I am just careful with my data usage.

I typically get a decent 5G signal and for my ZTE U30 Air 5G Mobile Modem/Router combo unit, I can go on Amazon and get a 30 day unlimited data sim for anything from £12.50 to £25 from Lebara, so should I need it, I have options.

The last time I had a mobile contract it was with EE, and whilst they are typically not bad, the customer service etc has over the last few years pushed me away from them.

Most of the companies are charging prices for tariffs that are extortionate, they say it's so they can "upgrade" the network, but once the fibre is in the ground, they have a small fee each month depending on provider for "rental/maintenance" depends on the contract, and then they can put again depending on contract anything they want down that fibre at any speed they want, as long as they put the equipment on the end of it.

The price of data plans in this country is a scam and our toothless regulators and spineless governments fail to do anything about it.

Re: What a surprise

I too am with Lebara 35 GB unlimited rest for £7.49 and Unlimited Data in my ZTE MC888 3 months for £9.98 per month dump it and repeat Lebara still have the offer on and it seems to be on pretty much indefinitely. I do think Lebara cap their 5G speeds to 170meg single threaded. I get more when I connect 10 times to Tweaknews but every speedtest jumps 300 to 400 then settles at 170 which is a shame but cheap.

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Here is the £9.98 unlimited offer

https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/uswitch/...rgwc=1&afsrc=1

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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 36214459)

"Smaller providers are consistently outshining the industry's largest mobile firms by offering better customer service and far cheaper deals," Natalie Hitchins, Which? head of home products and services, said.

You see this a lot in a lot of industries the actually maker/provider charging more than 3rd party. It is almost like they want as little custom as possible so they do not have to provide support.

Re: What a surprise

Often the smaller providers don't have their own kit and infrastructure. You can do things cheaper if your bills are smaller. (This doesn't excuse the customer service of any provider though.)