Mobile network operator 1p Mobile appears to have recently refreshed their range of SIM Only mobile plans, which now start at £6 per month for a 2GB data (mobile broadband) allowance and rise up to just £25 per month for “unlimited data” alongside all of the usual extras (unlimited UK calls, texts and inclusive EU roaming etc.).
The mobile plans only attract a basic 30-day contract term, as well as support for 4G, 5G, Tethering, fully itemised bills, Wi-Fi and VoLTE Calling etc. But take note that the inclusive EU roaming feature still attracts a Fair Usage Policy data cap of 14GB (GigaBytes).
In addition, new customers who take their £25 per month unlimited data and calls plan can add additional SIMs for extra family members from just £12.50 each, which is something that EE pioneered a few years back and can be quite useful. Credits to one of our readers (Gareth) for spotting the change.
UPDATE 5:27pm
The T&C’s make clear that the “unlimited data” plan is “subject to a personal usage cap of 500GB,” but like other mobile operators, this is somewhat of a soft cap. Not that you’d know it from the language: “The policy specifies that using a significantly large amount of data, such as around 500GB within a specific period, would be considered excessive. It’s common for service providers to set such limits to prevent a small number of users from monopolising network resources. Reduced Speed: If a customer exceeds the defined data usage limit, the service provider may reduce their internet speed to a slower rate, such as 128Kbps. This reduced speed is typically referred to as throttling.”
The catch being that 1p Mobile would have to stop advertising the plan as “unlimited data” if they ever did actually impose any serious speed or service restrictions, since that would probably contravene the ASA’s advertising guidelines for the use of such terminology.