Comms & Technology

Communications regulator Ofcom is forcing broadband providers to let customers walk away from contracts at any point if speeds fall below "acceptable levels".

Three online games could be investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following concerns they may encourage children to buy extra game features when playing.

MSE update: Friday 12 June, 10.47am – since this story was published, Vodafone announced that from 10 August, its new access charge for 08, 09 and 118 calls will be 45p/minute, up from the 23p/minute charge it will be bringing in from 1 July. This will make Vodafone the most expensive provider in terms of its access charge.

EE customers who haven't already requested a code for a 'free' power bar – a portable smartphone charger – will have to wait until the end of June before they can get one. Here's our Q&A on the deal.

EE customers can get a 'free' power bar – a portable smartphone charger – just by texting to get a code (costs 35p) and showing it in-store.

EE customers without signal can now have calls routed and texts sent over wifi as the provider has this week launched a new service in a bid to combat mobile users losing signal in their own homes.

Update: 14 April 2015: EE has today told us the power bars will be available from Thursday 16 April. At the time of writing it had yet to release the launch date.

BT has re-entered the mobile market this week with a range of Sim-only mobile deals, but the tariffs are only available on a 12 month contract and only its 7.6 million broadband customers will benefit from the cheapest prices.

Hutchison Whampoa – owner of mobile phone network Three – has agreed a deal to buy rival mobile provider O2, subject to approval. But there's no change for customers for now.

EE customers will be able to stream £1 blockbusters every week from 30 March, in a deal that replaces the provider's popular 2for1 'Orange Wednesday' cinema tickets offer.