Virgin Media is transferring legacy email to Junara. If you use ntlworld, blueyonder, virgin.net or virginmedia.com, you have at least 45 days from first contact to move, switch or close. After 165 days of no action, accounts are deleted.
Thailand offers some of the best eSIM value in Asia: cheap plans, fast 5G in Bangkok, wide 4G across the islands, and unlimited plans with daily thresholds of 1GB to 5GB. AIS reaches furthest into rural areas; True Move H posts the fastest city speeds, commonly 100 to 200 Mbps in Bangkok.
Japan travel eSIMs install before departure and connect on landing, from about a dollar for small plans to roughly 30 dollars for 30GB. New for 2026: passport verification is required for all eSIM activations, handled online by mainstream providers.
Ofcom has finalised rules requiring UK mobile networks to block scam texts and spoofed international calls, after fraud losses hit £1.28 billion in 2025. Here is what changes for consumers and how the measures work.
Broadband complaints have fallen to a record low of six per 100,000 customers, Ofcom's Q1 2026 data shows. The most and least complained-about providers for broadband, mobile, landline and pay-TV, and how to complain properly.
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Z Fold 8, a new wider foldable from £1,699 in the UK, alongside the Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8. Prices, the early August on-sale window, trade-in mechanics and the folding iPhone question.
Ofcom can fine platforms up to £18 million or 10% of worldwide revenue, but cannot block a site for an unpaid fine alone. Inside the £950,000 case where the regulator says the Online Safety Act's routes are exhausted.
Network phone insurance add-ons cost £6 to £15 or more a month. It is the channel the FCA has flagged hardest for fair-value concern under Consumer Duty, despite being the most convenient way to buy cover.
BT Mobile relaunched for new customers on 20 May 2026 after being closed since 2023, with 30-day rolling SIM-only plans from £9 a month. The catch: it is exclusively available to existing BT Broadband customers.
Monzo is entering UK mobile with three eSIM plans from £8 a month and a loyalty discount that cuts bills 5% every year, up to 30% over six years. The waitlist is open now; full launch is expected imminently in summer 2026.
Virgin Media O2 combined its Commercial and Data and Operations teams into a single Consumer unit from 8 July 2026, covering 46.4 million mobile and 5.5 million broadband connections. The change is organisational; no pricing, contracts or bills change.
Community Fibre has launched an unlimited UK data, calls and SMS eSIM at £15 a month for its broadband customers and £17 for everyone else, running on the VodafoneThree network as a single-network MVNO, not a multi-network switching service.
Fuse Mobile launched on 1 July 2026 with data-only eSIM plans from £5.99 a month that automatically connect to whichever of the four UK networks has the strongest signal, plus roaming in 130+ countries on its two higher tiers.
Ofcom has fined Virgin Media £28 million, its largest ever penalty for direct consumer harm, after finding the telecoms group deliberately blocked customers from cancelling contracts between 2022 and 2024.
Ofcom's complete Q4 2025 telecoms complaints data by provider: broadband, mobile, landline and pay-TV, per 100,000 subscribers, with the reasons behind the rise.
A primary-source, head-to-head comparison of EE and O2 in 2026: coverage reach, 5G position, EU roaming policy, perks, pricing structure and Ofcom's complaints data for both networks.
A primary-source review of Trooli in 2026: independent full-fibre broadband targeting underserved rural areas of southern England, coverage compared with Gigaclear, pricing, and how to check eligibility.
A primary-source review of Gigaclear in 2026: rural and semi-rural full-fibre network build-out, gigabit-capable speeds in areas Openreach has been slow to reach, pricing, and coverage-check advice.
A primary-source review of KCOM in 2026: the historic Hull telephone monopoly turned full-fibre network, why coverage is geographically limited to Hull and East Yorkshire, pricing, and the near-complete full-fibre rollout.
A primary-source review of Zen Internet in 2026: independent UK ownership, premium fibre pricing, UK-based support, and the consistently strongest Ofcom complaints record among mainstream broadband providers.
A primary-source review of Three's home broadband in 2026: 5G-based delivery with no fixed line needed, simple plug-and-play setup, coverage dependent on 5G signal strength, and how it compares with fixed-line alternatives.
A primary-source review of Plusnet broadband in 2026: BT Group ownership, UK-based customer support, straightforward fibre packages without lengthy perk lists, and how the Ofcom complaints record compares with parent brand BT.
A primary-source review of TalkTalk broadband in 2026: fibre and full-fibre coverage, no-contract and standard pricing options, router quality, and how the Ofcom complaints data has trended over recent years.
A primary-source guide to getting a mobile phone contract with bad credit in the UK: which providers run soft or no credit checks, how SIM-only avoids the issue entirely, and what affects the credit decision.
A primary-source review of Asda Mobile in 2026: Vodafone network coverage, prepaid and rolling SIM-only plans, in-store top-up convenience at Asda, and how pricing compares with other supermarket mobile brands.
A primary-source review of Talkmobile in 2026: Vodafone ownership and network, stripped-back rolling SIM-only plans, what perks are excluded compared with Vodafone's own brand, and the complaints picture.
A primary-source review of BT Mobile in 2026: EE network coverage, discounts for existing BT broadband customers, SIM-only and handset plans, and the Ofcom complaints record compared with EE itself.
A primary-source review of Lyca Mobile in 2026: EE network coverage, international calling and data bundles, prepaid and SIM-only options, and how it compares directly with Lebara on the international-calling use case.
A primary-source review of Lebara in 2026: ownership structure, Vodafone network coverage, international calling bundles, prepaid and rolling SIM-only options, and who the brand genuinely fits.
A primary-source review of iD Mobile in 2026: Currys retail ownership, Three network coverage, family and multi-SIM pricing, handset and SIM-only plans, and the Ofcom complaints picture.
Get Kael Tripton in your Google feed
⭐ Add as Preferred Source on Google