Community Updates
MrSwitch
Some More confirmed providers who will be increasing their prices come April, including broadband providers
UPDATE*
Virgin Media have announced their increases for the April period, on Broadband, Tv, and phone, The changes “on average” are set to increase by 13.8% on either 1st April or 1st May 2023 (price changes will vary according to your package)
Vulnerable customers will not see their prices change in 2023, including those on their ‘Essential Broadband‘ social tariff(s) and ‘Talk Protected‘ landline customers
Most of the major UK broadband ISPs can now confirm how much their annual price hikes will be after the Office of national statistics (ONS) published their latest UK inflation figures, which saw the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit 10.5% (up from 5.4% in Jan 2022) and the Retail Price Index (RPI) reach 13.4% (up from 7.5%).
In case anybody has forgotten. Most of the biggest broadband, phone and mobile providers tend to base their annual price rises off inflation figures – CPI or RPI – as “published” in January each year (this is actually the rate for December), which is then introduced to consumer bills between March and April of that same year. The exceptions being, at least for now, Sky Broadband and Virgin Media, which adopt a different approach.
For example, BT, EE, PLUSNET and VODAFONE all adopt a policy that says their average prices will rise by the level of CPI inflation, as published in January, plus an additional 3.9% (plus 3.7% on TALKTALK and “up to” 3% on SHELL ENERGY). But a few others, such as O" and VIRGIN MOBILE, adopt the steeper RPI rate, as published in February, plus the usual 3.9% (i.e. we’ll have to wait until next month to know the figure for them).
Some Direct links for categories
Pay Monthly
Mobile contracts
Broadband services
What Is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care. It is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and averaging them. Changes in the CPI are used to assess price changes associated with the cost of living
The CPI is one of the most frequently used statistics for identifying periods of inflation or deflation. It may be compared with the producer price index(PPI), which instead of considering prices paid by consumers looks at what businesses pay for inputs.
UPDATE*
Virgin Media have announced their increases for the April period, on Broadband, Tv, and phone, The changes “on average” are set to increase by 13.8% on either 1st April or 1st May 2023 (price changes will vary according to your package)
Vulnerable customers will not see their prices change in 2023, including those on their ‘Essential Broadband‘ social tariff(s) and ‘Talk Protected‘ landline customers
Most of the major UK broadband ISPs can now confirm how much their annual price hikes will be after the Office of national statistics (ONS) published their latest UK inflation figures, which saw the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit 10.5% (up from 5.4% in Jan 2022) and the Retail Price Index (RPI) reach 13.4% (up from 7.5%).
In case anybody has forgotten. Most of the biggest broadband, phone and mobile providers tend to base their annual price rises off inflation figures – CPI or RPI – as “published” in January each year (this is actually the rate for December), which is then introduced to consumer bills between March and April of that same year. The exceptions being, at least for now, Sky Broadband and Virgin Media, which adopt a different approach.
For example, BT, EE, PLUSNET and VODAFONE all adopt a policy that says their average prices will rise by the level of CPI inflation, as published in January, plus an additional 3.9% (plus 3.7% on TALKTALK and “up to” 3% on SHELL ENERGY). But a few others, such as O" and VIRGIN MOBILE, adopt the steeper RPI rate, as published in February, plus the usual 3.9% (i.e. we’ll have to wait until next month to know the figure for them).
Some Direct links for categories
Pay Monthly
Mobile contracts
Broadband services
What Is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care. It is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and averaging them. Changes in the CPI are used to assess price changes associated with the cost of living
The CPI is one of the most frequently used statistics for identifying periods of inflation or deflation. It may be compared with the producer price index(PPI), which instead of considering prices paid by consumers looks at what businesses pay for inputs.
Discussions
79 Comments
Note that some are using CPI and some are using RPI
In September 20222 RPI was higher than CPI: RPI – 14% CPI – 10.7%