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graemed
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May 25, 2026
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Notification of upgrade

  • May 25, 2026
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I received notification that I can upgrade, so does this mean my contract has ended? I took out a SIM only for 12 months but I have now received notification of my monthly payment due on 7 June of about £34. Should I cancel this with my bank or will you change the £34 to £12 for the SIM only?

    Best answer by Owethu M

    Hi ​@graemed

     

    We completely understand the confusion and are happy to clarify this for you.

     

    If you would like to:

    • Keep your current phone
    • Stay with iD Mobile
    • Keep your existing phone number
    • Move onto a SIM Only plan

    then this would need to be done as an upgrade on your existing account, rather than by taking out a completely new contract.

     

    Please note that SIM Only upgrades normally become available from 24 days before your current contract end date.

     

    As you have already taken out a separate new SIM contract, you would unfortunately need to return/cancel the new contract if you wish to keep your existing iD Mobile number on your current account.

     

    This is because opening a new plan creates a completely separate account and number. The old number cannot be moved directly onto the new iD Mobile plan. To keep your existing number, the change must be completed through the upgrade process on the original account.

     

    Please contact our Live Chat Team so they can assist you further with arranging the return of the new contract if you are still within the returns period.

     

    Owethu

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    Gemma M
    iD Mobile Employee
    iD Mobile Employee
    May 25, 2026

    Hi ​@graemed,

     

    Thanks for getting in touch.

     

    Receiving an upgrade notification doesn’t necessarily mean your contract has ended. We send these messages in advance so customers know when upgrade options become available.

     

    With iD Mobile:

    • You can usually upgrade to a new handset plan up to 2 months before your contract end date
    • You can usually move to a SIM only plan 24 days before your contract end date

     

    If you’re seeing a payment of around £34 due on 7 June, please don’t cancel the Direct Debit with your bank, as cancelling payments can lead to missed payment markers or account issues.

     

    Your monthly payment wouldn’t automatically reduce to a lower SIM only price unless a plan change or upgrade has actually been completed. You can check your contract end date in the iD Mobile app or online account under your plan details.

     

    If anything doesn’t look right after checking, please contact Live Chat and they’ll be happy to review the account with you.

     

    Regards,

     

    Gemma M

    The iD Mobile Social Media Team

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    graemed
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    graemedAuthor
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    May 25, 2026

    Thank you Gemma. I've already signed up for SIM only, so when my contract ends in about two months will you stop my monthly payments of £34? Or do I have to do something?

    Owethu M
    iD Mobile Employee
    iD Mobile Employee
    May 25, 2026

    Hi ​@graemed

     

    Please note that the contract will not automatically disconnect at the end of the minimum term. If you wish to cancel the agreement, notice will need to be submitted at least 30 days before the intended disconnection date.

     

    You can request the disconnection through the iD Mobile app by following these steps:

    1. Log into the iD Mobile app
    2. Select “My Account”
    3. Go to “Thinking of Leaving”
    4. Follow the steps to request cancellation/disconnection

    Please also note that as you have already taken out a completely new contract, you would unfortunately not be able to move your old number directly onto the new account.

     

    To keep your existing number with iD Mobile, the correct process would have been to complete an upgrade on the existing account rather than opening a separate new contract.

     

    Owethu

    graemed
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    graemedAuthor
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    May 25, 2026

    The last time my contract ended with iD Mobile and I took out a SIM I kept the same number. Why the change? So to keep the same number do I have to either stay with iD and change the phone OR leave iD completely and carry the number over to a different provider? This is very confusing. Is there a number I can phone to actually speak with someone instead of some useless robot? I took out the SIM contract only a few days ago - how do I cancel that before it's too late?

    graemed
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    graemedAuthor
    Active Contributor
    May 25, 2026

    How do I:

    1. Keep my present phone  (and move to SIM only)
    2. stay with iD Mobile
    3. and keep my present phone number

    Should I cancel the 12 month SIM contract I took out a few days ago?

    Thank you. I am very confused.

     

    Owethu M
    iD Mobile Employee
    Owethu MAnswer
    iD Mobile Employee
    May 25, 2026

    Hi ​@graemed

     

    We completely understand the confusion and are happy to clarify this for you.

     

    If you would like to:

    • Keep your current phone
    • Stay with iD Mobile
    • Keep your existing phone number
    • Move onto a SIM Only plan

    then this would need to be done as an upgrade on your existing account, rather than by taking out a completely new contract.

     

    Please note that SIM Only upgrades normally become available from 24 days before your current contract end date.

     

    As you have already taken out a separate new SIM contract, you would unfortunately need to return/cancel the new contract if you wish to keep your existing iD Mobile number on your current account.

     

    This is because opening a new plan creates a completely separate account and number. The old number cannot be moved directly onto the new iD Mobile plan. To keep your existing number, the change must be completed through the upgrade process on the original account.

     

    Please contact our Live Chat Team so they can assist you further with arranging the return of the new contract if you are still within the returns period.

     

    Owethu

    graemed
    Active Contributor
    graemedAuthor
    Active Contributor
    May 25, 2026

    Thank you very much. Now I understand. 

    Graeme 

    Owethu M
    iD Mobile Employee
    iD Mobile Employee
    May 25, 2026

    Hi ​@graemed

     

    Thank you for confirming. 

     

    Owethu

    graemed
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    graemedAuthor
    Active Contributor
    May 26, 2026

    Hello. See above please. I have tried to cancel my 12 month SIM contract taken out in error a few days ago. However, I followed links and ended up paying £1 for a tech support trial which soon becomes much more. Once again I an confused. How do I cancel this trial and how do I cancel the 12 month SIM (I just received the invoice and contract details).

    The iD Mobile customer support service is incredibly complicated? Can I actually speak with someone?

     

    iD Mobile Employee
    May 26, 2026

    Hi ​@graemed 

     

    Is that the 90-day free trial with McAfee Privacy & Identity Guard that you signed up to?

     

    -Michael Z

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