VODAFONE is extending its popular offering of free data to more customers around the country.
Last month, the major mobile network offered phone users in London 50GB of data, as well as 500 minutes and 500 texts for people to try its eSIM service.
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Non-Vodafone customers in Belfast, Sheffield, Liverpool and Watford can now access the ‘try before you buy’ deal.
The seven-day offer is open to people geo-located in the above cities and have eSim supported mobile phones.
To get the deal, people need to scan a QR code found in the above cities or visit the Vodafone website to sign up online.
From there, customers will need to install the eSIM through the My Vodafone App.
eSIMs are digital SIMs that don’t require a physical SIM card to be installed.
Most modern smartphones support eSIMs, so you can have two SIM services running on your device simultaneously.
Vodafone came up with the seven-day deal as a way to lure Brits to the network and lure them into switching if they experience first hand a performance boost.
“As London’s Best Network, we pride ourselves on connecting this great city to the people and things they love,” said Rob Winterschladen, Consumer Director for Vodafone UK when the offer launched in London.
“We know how important it is for people is to stay connected, so they can work on the move, stream their favourite TV show or movie, or simply contact friends and family.”
Vodafone previously carried out a similar scheme for last year’s Glastonbury Festival and Boardmasters Festival.
It has been a big month for Vodafone who recently completed its £15billion mega-merger with rival Three UK and pledged to invest billions in infrastructure.
The newly-created joint business VodafoneThree said the deal would create a “new force in UK mobile”.
It is now the biggest mobile phone network in the UK with around 27million customers.
But the deal cuts the UK’s four main network operators down to just three, with the new joint business competing with BT/EE and Virgin Media O2.
The tie-up was first announced in 2023 but faced a probe by the competition watchdog, which was worried about the negative effect on consumers.
The Competition and Markets Authority feared it could substantially reduce options for mobile customers and lead to higher bills.
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