Phones

Around 10 million BT customers are facing above-inflation price increases from 3 July, with the cost of line rental rising by £1/month, some broadband packages increasing by up to 15% and BT Sport up 20%. But if you act now, it's possible to beat the hikes.

Millions of mobile phone customers with an allowance package will benefit from reduced roaming charges in most of Europe from tomorrow, ahead of the blanket ban on such charges from June next year.

Millions of Tesco Mobile customers can avoid paying roaming charges for using data and for calls and texts while traveling in 31 European countries this summer.

Apple has unveiled its cheapest-ever iPhone model – the SE – which will go on sale in the UK next week and be available for pre-order on Thursday.

Samsung has launched its latest flagship phones – the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge – and revealed how much they'll cost you. The handsets, unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday (21 February), are now available for pre-order both unlocked and on contract, with a release date of 11 March.

Most EE and O2 mobile phone customers will be hit with monthly contract price rises of 1.3% from 30 March 2016. But if you're affected you're unlikely to be able to leave your contract penalty-free, as annual inflationary price rises such as these are written into the firms' mobile contracts.

BT is to launch a "breakthrough" new service that will see the telecoms giant redirect millions of calls automatically and allow BT customers to divert them themselves.

Hundreds of thousands of customers with mobile network Three have been told they are automatically being moved onto new, more expensive plans, with many likely to see their monthly tariff double from £15 to £30. But you don't have to accept a bills hike – if you're affected, here's what's happening and what you can do about it.

BT's £12.5 billon buyout of mobile phone giant EE has been given the go-ahead after a six-month inquiry by the competition regulator. But if you're an EE customer, you won't see any change to your contract when the merger goes ahead, probably at the end of this month.

EE customers have been told to stop using the firm's portable mobile 'power bar' chargers immediately and return them to stores, amid concerns they could overheat and cause a fire safety risk.