Three.. not the magic number

Phone giants worst for clients as rivals dial up good value

- NATASHA WYNARCZYK

THE "Big Four" mobile phone providers have been outshone by smaller rivals offering better value for money.

Consumer group Which? found Three, Vodafone, O2 and EE all performed poorly.

It said this suggested people could be better off with smaller firms, which piggyback on the infrastructure of a parent network, as these performed exceptionally.