Martin lewis urges mobile owners to look out for text which could mean bill cut

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THE ITV STAR RETURNED WITH HIS SUMMER EDITION AND SPECIAL INSTALMENT OF HIS SHOW, THE MARTIN LEWIS MONEY SHOW, LAST NIGHT. 14:49, 21 May 2025 Martin Lewis has urged mobile phone owners to


look out for a text message which could save them money on their bills. The ITV star returned with his summer edition and special instalment of his show, the Martin Lewis Money Show, last


night. “First, text INFO, no cost, to 85075, to check if you’re out of contract. If you’re on Three or ID or Smarty mobile, they’ll ask you for your date of birth," the 52-year-old


Money Saving Expert founder said. The BBC and ITV star went on and added: "In a few cases if you’re on a multiple handset deal it won’t work. You’ll then get a text back that tells you


what your disconnection fee is. If it’s nothing, you’re free to leave. READ MORE NEW UK PRIMARY SCHOOL DINNER RULES WITH SOME STAPLES BEING 'BANNED' "Or free to haggle. Then


go onto a SIM comparison site because most cheap deals aren’t available direct from providers, you go onto a comparison site for most of the cheapest deals.” Article continues below Mr Lewis


had said previously: ""Mobile contracts are rising, roughly 6% or about £2 a month depending. Now, this applies to broadband too. I've spoken before about how they banned


mid-contract inflation-linked price hikes, but that is only for people on new contracts, depending on exactly when you signed up. "If you got a new contract this year, that may be you,


in which case they would have told you when you signed up in pounds and pence how much it was going to increase at that point. "Yet many – probably most – people are on existing


contracts, and if you're on an existing contract from before that time, you can still have the inflation-linked price hikes this year. So that's happening to many people."


Article continues below "My big message is 14 million of you are out of contract: free to ditch, switch, move, or do whatever you like, or make them pay for your business."