[2026-03-08 image ©3G] How much do you pay for a mobile phone contract in the UK? Overall in the UK this is much cheaper than the US. But how cheap is too cheap for us to expect 100% coverage.
For a Vodafone PAYG customer the cheapest 1Gb per month seems to be £15 [I am sure you can get this level much cheaper] whereas the cheapest unlimited is £24
I have an unlimited Vodafone contract and can do everything on my phone. No need to borrow WiFi in coffee shops, airports, stations, friends houses etc - just always use my data. Even at home I will use my data, and for certain apps where they is a choice to upload / download on WiFi, I will switch this to use module data - I am paying for it why not. Following on from the previous post, this service for this price is great when compared to the US. Actually for the Uk it may be too cheap to allow VodafoneThree, O2 and EE to build a 100% coverage network.
On the other hand are people who buy the lowest price contract and use WiFi all the time, at home in coffee shops, in trains , at friends and family houses etc. My reluctance to use public WiFi is security but if you are careful it can be safe. So the argument for these people is that they will use mobile coverage when there is no alternative. Again is the price paid the correct level for the coverage expected?
The difference in the two approaches is stark in my family. When I go to visit I do not use their WiFi; just everything, including hotspotting, is via my phone. My family members (and friends) need access to my WiFi when visiting. Am I being unfair resenting this sharing of my WiFi - many would say I am.
