Originally Posted by Appleseed:
“This will be a nice earner for the phone companies.
For example, ASDA mobile currently charge 8p per min for calls. After the VAT increase it will rise to 8.17p per min.
So, will they absorb the difference or increase the price to 9p per min?
Hmmm, let me think......”
Vodafone have already bumped PAYG voice calls up from 20p to 21p a minute.
However, at the same time they've brought in free texts and data with topups, so they're giving with one hand and taking away with the other.
I think they're hoping not enough people will realise they can opt-in to the free stuff and will continue paying a punitive 10p a text and £1/day for data.