Phones

O2 is slashing the price of calls, texts and data on its pay-as-you-go tariff by up to 80%.

Apple has slashed the cost of replacement batteries for some of its iPhone models after admitting software updates have slowed down some handsets with ageing batteries.

Mobile phone customers will soon be able to switch provider by sending a free text, under new rules announced today by the communications watchdog.

Many Three mobile customers will be able to use their phones at no extra cost in a further 11 destinations from today – including Costa Rica and Peru.

The regulator Ofcom has intervened after a change to Vodafone's roaming policy meant millions could be charged £5 to send a single text message while abroad. It's now given affected customers extra time to leave their contracts penalty-free and is refunding some who've lost out.

A MoneySaver has won an apology, refund and compensation from mobile phone firm O2 after it told him calls from the US would cost 0.99p per minute but actually charged him 99p. Other customers may also have been given wrong info – if you've roamed abroad with O2, here's what to check.

Adverts from broadband providers will soon have to show the average rather than the top speeds they offer, under new rules to take effect from next May.

Apple's shiny new iPhone X is now on sale in the UK. Buying a new iPhone is never MoneySaving – and this is the most expensive iPhone to date. But if you're hell-bent on getting one, buying it the right way could save you almost £500 over two years compared with the cost of a standard contract.

Almost a million landline-only BT customers will see their bills cut by £84 a year following pressure from Ofcom.

Some mobile phone users face paying up to £46 a month extra for a handset they've ALREADY paid for, according to new analysis published today.