Plusnet mobile customers told to switch within weeks or lose number

Plusnet customers could be denied access to mobile verifications from retailers and banks if they lose their number. Photograph: DCPhoto/Alamy

Plusnet customers who use the broadband firm’s mobile phone service have just weeks left to either switch to another provider, or face losing their mobile number.

In May, Plusnet, which is part of BT, confirmed it was closing its mobile phone division, as EE takes over as BT’s main mobile brand.