The reports
Three network review
Nine criteria: 5G pace, cheapest unlimited, indoor weakness, merger era.
Report 2O2 network review
EU roaming kept, split contracts, the evening squeeze, Priority.
Report 3Sky Mobile review
The data reserve, monthly resizing, rented O2 signal.
Report 4EE network review
Broadest coverage, 5G+ lead, premium pricing, BT bundles.
Combined reportBudget brands review
Tesco, giffgaff, SMARTY, iD, VOXI, Lebara, 1pMobile — and their landlords.
Summary sheetThe league table
All four networks graded side by side with one-line verdicts.
Deals — the marking schemes
Phone deals
The total-cost test that marks any handset offer honestly.
TimingiPhone deals
The September mechanism and the outgoing-model window.
TimingSamsung deals
Three Galaxy shelves, three calendars, one test.
MethodSIM-only deals
Four plan shapes, the sizing test, the yearly re-shop.
MethodeSIM setup & travel
Issue, transfer, dual-SIM pairing — and the fake fees to refuse.
MethodDelivery & upfront
Next-day rules, the see-saw, and the returns-window stress test.
Consumer advice
Switching network
PAC to 65075, STAC to 75075, and what networks cannot do.
AdviceCoverage checks
Two checkers, indoor weighting, the trial-month audition.
AdviceSignal problems
The six-step fix order — and the faults that aren't yours.
AdviceRoaming charges
Who kept EU roaming, ceilings, and the pre-flight five.
AdviceData & unlimited
The sizing test and where unlimited bends.
AdviceNetwork apps
What each app runs, and the five-second fraud check.
AdviceOutages & glitches
Five failure patterns and the compensation route.
AdviceComplaints ladder
Written complaint → eight weeks → free binding ombudsman.
AdviceScam defence
The current catalogue and the habits that kill it.
AdviceJargon decoder
Every small-print term in plain English.
- Every report is written and graded by independent reviewers — no network pays for placement, no grade is for sale.
- Grades reflect pattern and record, not one week's headlines; the full working sits in each report.
- Your postcode outranks every grade we award — the coverage check comes first, always.
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