Martin Lewis has urged everyone with a mobile phone to send two texts right now.
The Money Saving Expert founder says that the simple action can help to save mobile phone users hundreds of pounds on bills. It comes as most of the major mobile phone networks and broadband providers, including Sky, EE, O2, Vodafone and BT, prepare to start slapping their customers with hefty price rises this spring.
Martin advised viewers that makes it even more vital to act now to cut your monthly phone costs. Speaking on the latest instalment of the ITV1 Martin Lewis Money Show Live on Tuesday night, Martin said that texting these two little known numbers is key to slashing your mobile bills.
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In an effort to cut your monthly phone fees, the consumer champion said the first text you should send will tell you how much it would cost to leave your contract. He told viewers: "Last week I told you broadband and mobile bills are going up 14% in April for most of the big firms. What I want you to do first is I want you to check if you're out of contract.
"Over nine million of you are and are overpaying. What you need to do in most cases is text INFO to 85075 on your current phone. And that should tell you whether you have termination fees to leave your contract."
Martin said people who do have fees that you probably can't save money right now, so you will have to bide your time instead. He added: "If you're out of contract there are actually some of you - outrageously and this should not be allowed - who got a contract with a handset and once you paid the handset off, they keep the price at the same level so you're still paying the with-handset price even if you're no longer using it."
The money expert said the second number you should text allows you to take your mobile phone number with you to a different network if you choose. He said: "If you want to keep your number, text PAC to 65075 on your old phone, they will send you your PAC code and you use this with your new provider as a way to keep your old number. Of course you could use this as a way to haggle with your existing provider."
Martin said that right now, there's an unlimited minutes and texts with 5GB of data deal for £3.40 a month. For 15GB you can get £4 a month.
Martin warned previously that many broadband and phone providers use inflation PLUS roughly 4% to factor their price rises annually, which they are legally allowed to do in the terms of their contracts. Because the CPI announced inflation of 10% last week, many providers are sending out price rise letters to customers on mobile and broadband contracts right now, taking effect from around April.
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The Martin Lewis Money Show Live returns to ITV1 next Tuesday at 8pm.
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