Vodafone UK Updates on Changes to Roaming and Basics Plans UPDATE

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has informed us of some changes they’ve made to their SIM-Only “Basics” plans from 6th and 9th February 2022, which relates to the introduction of new roaming options (costs), the removal of data capping (not quite what it sounds like) and the enabling of a spend manager.

The changes to roaming charges shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise because we’ve already reported on those (here), but some of the other changes might be of more interest.

As of the 6th February 2022 there will now be new roaming options for Basic’s deals, which are as follows.

Vodafone Basics Plan

Zone A (Ireland and Isle of Man) – Included at no extra cost
Zone B (49 European destinations) – £2 per day (or £1 per day with an 8 or 15 day European Roaming Pass)
Zone C (32 worldwide destinations) – £6 per day
Zone D (73 worldwide destinations) – £6 per day

In addition, from today, they’ve removed data capping, which isn’t quite what it sounds like. Once a customer exhausts their data allowance, they will not be charged out of bundle. In other words, any further data use will simply be blocked until they buy ‘Data Extras‘, or their plan renews. This is in keeping with the rest of their Pay Monthly (SIM-only) tariffs.

Finally, Basics customers will gain access to a ‘Spend Manager‘ to help manage their usage, although for roaming you won’t be able to set this to ‘0’ because that might prevent customers from being able to pay their daily charge (£2 – £6) – customers will be informed about this once they arrive in a roaming destination.

UPDATE 12:38pm

Vodafone informs us that the ‘Basics’ changes, which were planned to take pace today, have been postponed until the 9th of March.