Independent information about Vodafone: plans, coverage, roaming, eSIM, pros and cons. Not affiliated with Vodafone.
Ask Our Team →Vodafone made the UK's first ever mobile call on 1 January 1985. Now part of VodafoneThree (merger completed 31 May 2025), Vodafone continues operating as a completely separate brand. In May 2026, Vodafone Group announced a £4.3 billion buyout of CK Hutchison's 49% stake. Vodafone remains the UK's leader for business mobile plans and worldwide roaming, and is integrating spectrum and infrastructure with Three under the VodafoneThree network investment programme.
We don't display live prices — they change frequently. Below we explain how each plan type works.
Four tiers: Unlimited Lite (100Mbps speed cap), Unlimited (100Mbps cap), Unlimited Xtra (no speed cap, entertainment perks: choose Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, or YouTube Premium), Unlimited Plus. 30-day rolling, 12-month and 24-month contracts. Annual rise: fixed £2.50/month each April.
Mirrors SIM Only tiers with handsets from Apple, Samsung and Google. Xtra/Plus include entertainment perks. Dedicated business phone plans with SLA guarantees, dedicated account management and priority technical support.
Vodafone PAYG Big Value Bundle add-ons for 30 days. Standard PAYG rates without a bundle are expensive — always add a bundle add-on.
Supported on iPhone XS+, Samsung Galaxy S20+, Google Pixel 3+. Activate via My Vodafone app or QR code. Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch supported.
Vodafone provides 99% 4G outdoor population coverage. 5G is expanding through the VodafoneThree £11 billion investment plan, targeting 50 million people (approximately 71% of population) with the fastest 5G within one year of the merger completing. MOCN network sharing with Three is already underway to accelerate deployment.
EU roaming on standard Vodafone plans is NOT free — approximately £2.42–£2.57/day. Exception: Xtra plans include EU roaming free. Zone A (Ireland, Isle of Man, Iceland, Norway) is always free. Global Roam on Unlimited Max Xtra covers 84 countries worldwide — the widest worldwide roaming available from any UK MNO.
Unlimited Max Xtra: 84 worldwide countries including USA, Canada, India, Australia, Japan, UAE. Widest worldwide roaming of any UK MNO.
Xtra plans: choose Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, or YouTube Premium — included monthly at no extra cost.
SLA guarantees, dedicated account management, priority technical support. UK's strongest offering for business mobile.
Network-level blocking of malware, phishing and scam calls included automatically for all customers.
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