Phone only contract: UK Mobile Plan Price Index
The median published figure in the UK Mobile Plan Price Index is 6 GBP across 15 sources' own pages (range 3.50 to 19.99 GBP), read 12 October 2026.
- 84 to 6
- 16 to 9
- 29 to 12
- 212 to 14
- 114 to 17
- 117 to 20
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 4 to 6 | 8 sources |
| 6 to 9 | 1 source |
| 9 to 12 | 2 sources |
| 12 to 14 | 2 sources |
| 14 to 17 | 1 source |
| 17 to 20 | 1 source |
15 of the 41 named sources read in full publish a figure; 26 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 6 GBP across 15).
Every figure, with its source
One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Read |
|---|---|---|
| O2 SIM-only deals | 19.99GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| EE Business SIM-only | 17GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| Honest Mobile plans | 13.5GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| Ecotalk plans | 12GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| VOXI SIM-only plans | 10GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| Three Business SIM-only | 9GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| Vodafone Basics SIM-only | 7GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| SMARTY all plans | 6GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| iD Mobile SIM-only deals | 5GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| Sky Mobile plans | 5GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| Lebara SIM-only deals | 5GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| Utility Warehouse mobile | 5GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| Talkmobile SIM-only | 4.98GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| ASDA Mobile SIM plans | 4GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| Lycamobile PAYG SIM deals | 3.5GBP | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (15)
- O2 SIM-only deals, read 2026-10-12:
24 month contract £19.99
- EE Business SIM-only, read 2026-10-12:
Monthly (ex VAT) £17.00
- Honest Mobile plans, read 2026-10-12:
From £13.50/month
- Ecotalk plans, read 2026-10-12:
£12.00/month
- VOXI SIM-only plans, read 2026-10-12:
VOXI SIM Best Plans Cheapest SIM deal £10 p/m
- Three Business SIM-only, read 2026-10-12:
Find the SIM Only plan that's right for you from just £9 a month.
- Vodafone Basics SIM-only, read 2026-10-12:
Make the smart choice with data from just £7 a month.
- SMARTY all plans, read 2026-10-12:
Rolling Monthly £6
- iD Mobile SIM-only deals, read 2026-10-12:
£5 a month
- Sky Mobile plans, read 2026-10-12:
£5 a month
- Lebara SIM-only deals, read 2026-10-12:
Our SIM Only plans start from just £5 a month, with no annual price rises and no nasty surprises.
- Utility Warehouse mobile, read 2026-10-12:
Our cheapest SIM-only deal from only £5 a month.
- Talkmobile SIM-only, read 2026-10-12:
£4.98 a month
- ASDA Mobile SIM plans, read 2026-10-12:
SIM Plans: From £4 a Month
- Lycamobile PAYG SIM deals, read 2026-10-12:
UK Plan Smart 5 GB — 3.5 GBP / 30 days
Read in full, publishes no figure
26 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- SMARTY SIM-only plans, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- SMARTY pay as you go, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- SMARTY unlimited plan, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- VOXI student plans, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- iD Mobile cheap SIM-only deals, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- EE SIM-only deals, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- EE SIM-only price plan terms, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Three SIM-only, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Three pay monthly SIM-only, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Three pay as you go SIM-only, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Vodafone best SIM-only deals, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Tesco Mobile SIM-only contracts, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Sky Mobile shop, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Lebara 12-month plans, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- 1pMobile SIM and bundle rates, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- spusu 100 plan, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- ASDA Mobile SIM-only deals, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Lycamobile National Plus bundle, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Virgin Media SIM-only, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- EE Business data SIMs, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Three Business data SIM, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Vodafone Business SIM-only, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Vodafone Business mobile plans, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- O2 Business SIM-only, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Tesco Mobile Business SIM-only, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- the UK operator and MVNO universe, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
15 of the 41 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 26 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 315 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the median, minimum and maximum advertised monthly price per data allowance band across every UK network and MVNO that publishes a price, and the cheapest published plan per band; the count publishing versus quote-only; the effective two-year cost once each operator's own stated annual rise (a named £ uplift or CPI+3.9%) is applied, which no operator computes and no comparison site publishes; repriced-since the previous read
315 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (42)
- SMARTY SIM-only plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SMARTY all plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SMARTY pay as you go(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SMARTY unlimited plan(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- VOXI SIM-only plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- VOXI student plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- iD Mobile SIM-only deals(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- iD Mobile cheap SIM-only deals(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EE SIM-only deals(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EE SIM-only price plan terms(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- O2 SIM-only deals(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Three SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Three pay monthly SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Three pay as you go SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Vodafone best SIM-only deals(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Vodafone Basics SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Tesco Mobile SIM-only contracts(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sky Mobile plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sky Mobile shop(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Talkmobile SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Lebara SIM-only deals(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Lebara 12-month plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- 1pMobile SIM and bundle rates(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- spusu 100 plan(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ASDA Mobile SIM-only deals(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ASDA Mobile SIM plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Honest Mobile plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Lycamobile PAYG SIM deals(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Lycamobile National Plus bundle(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Virgin Media SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Ecotalk plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Utility Warehouse mobile(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EE Business SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EE Business data SIMs(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Three Business SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Three Business data SIM(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Vodafone Business SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Vodafone Business mobile plans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- O2 Business SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Tesco Mobile Business SIM-only(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- giffgaff SIM-only deals(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- the UK operator and MVNO universe(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The median published figure in the UK Mobile Plan Price Index is 6 GBP across 15 sources' own pages (range 3.50 to 19.99 GBP), read 12 October 2026.
15 of the 41 named sources read in full publish a figure; 26 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 6 GBP across 15).
Cite as: "SIM Only Deals Compare UK Mobile Plan Price Index", updated 2026-10-19, https://simonlydealscompare.co.uk/datasets/uk-mobile-plan-price-index/.
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