About askotto — who marks the networks, and how

Independence note: askotto is an independent consumer-information and consultancy publisher. We are not a mobile network, and we are not owned by, partnered with, or endorsed by Three, O2, Sky Mobile, EE, Vodafone or any provider named in these reports. Everything here is general guidance, marked and written by our own reviewers; confirm current details with the network before acting. Our phone and WhatsApp lines reach askotto consultants only — never a network's own customer service.

Who we are

An examining board for mobile networks

askotto is a small, independent consumer-information practice. We read the plans, the small print, the regulator's rules and the measurement reports, and we publish the result the way an examiner would: criteria, evidence, a grade, and the working shown.

We hold no commercial relationship with any network. Nobody buys a grade, sponsors a report, or previews a verdict. Where the evidence is mixed we say so; where a network earns an A we award it without embarrassment, and where it earns a C we award that too.

What we are not

Not a network, not a reseller

We do not sell SIMs, handsets, plans or airtime. We cannot access any customer account, and we never ask for one-time codes, passwords or payment details. When you call or WhatsApp us, you reach a askotto consultant who can explain, compare and guide — and who will always send you to the network's own official channels for anything on your account.

Method

How a report is built

Fix the criteria in advance — the same nine for every network.
Gather the record: published plans, policy pages, regulator rules, independent measurement.
Write the working, then the grade — never the other way round.
Re-mark when the facts move: mergers, switch-offs, rule changes.