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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T15:19:45.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "26p per day (£8/month), you can get 50GB of data",
    "**100GB SIM-only plan**",
    "**year's best mobile network**",
    "**only 50GB for £19 per month or 150GB for £21 per month**",
    "**deals consist of 50GB for an even higher price of £21 per month, or 150GB of data for £25 per month**",
    "Millions of WhatsApp users placed on red alert",
    "**Millions of UK viewers could be 'forced into paying for broadband'**",
    "Sold-out Freely TV box returns to Amazon with a cheaper price tag",
    "Best VPN deals",
    "HBO Max confirms UK price for all-new shows, films, and TNT Sports",
    "Now traditional landlines will be 'switched off' for extra 1.23m in UK",
    "**offers an unlimited data package for just £18 per month**",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nLooking to upgrade your mobile data plan _without_ impacting your bank account? Smarty just unleashed some _very_ __ competitive deals on its SIM-only packages.\n\nFor just **26p per day (£8/month), you can get 50GB of data**. This plan comes with unlimited calls and text messages. If you're unsure whether 50GB of 5G is enough, that allowance means you'll be able to stream nearly 17 hours of HD content, or listen to 1,200 hours of music every single month without having to rely on a Wi-Fi connection.\n\nBut for just £2 more, you can **double your data allowance** with a **100GB SIM-only plan**.\n\nSmarty offers flexible, commitment-free mobile plans you can cancel or change anytime, with no annual price rises. You'll get unlimited minutes and texts thrown in too, so you can chat away without watching the clock.\n\nFor comparison, this **year's best mobile network**, EE is offering **only 50GB for £19 per month or 150GB for £21 per month**. On the other hand, Vodafone's current **deals consist of 50GB for an even higher price of £21 per month, or 150GB of data for £25 per month**.\n\nIf you want to take advantage of Smarty's offers, you have **until March 31, 2026**.\n\n### Get double 5G data for just £2 extra from a \"commitment-free\" SIM plan from Smarty – with no annual price rises guaranteed\n\n\n\n\nSwitch to a Smarty dplan and get double the data for only £2 more per month. This deal is so good, you'd only be paying 33p per day. Smarty offers flexible, commitment-free mobile plans you can cancel or change anytime, with no credit checks or annual price rises. You get unlimited calls and texts, Wi-Fi calling, fast 4G and 5G data, and EU roaming with a 12GB fair-use limit.\n\n[countdown-2026-04-01]\n\n### Get 50GB of data for just £8 from a \"commitment-free\" SIM plan from Smarty\n\n\n\n\nSwitch to a SMARTY data plan and pay only 26p per day. SMARTY offers flexible, commitment-free mobile plans you can cancel or change anytime, with no credit checks or annual price rises. You get unlimited calls and texts, Wi-Fi calling, fast 4G and 5G data, and EU roaming with a 12GB fair-use limit.\n\n[countdown-2026-04-01]\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nYou can switch networks and start a new contract _much_ faster, since everything happens digitally.\n\nFor those who don't know, Smarty is a UK-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which means that it doesn't own any masts but piggybacks on infrastructure owned and operated by another brand.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIn this case, that network belongs Three UK network — so if you enjoy a good connection with Three UK, you'll benefit from the exact same signal strength with Smarty. Launched in 2017, Smarty offers flexible, low-cost mobile plans with a focus on simplicity and transparency.\n\nSmarty is well-regarded for its straightforward pricing, with no hidden fees or long-term contracts, making it popular among budget-conscious consumers. Reviews frequently highlight its competitive pricing, with data-only plans and pay-as-you-go options, as well as its emphasis on customer control through an easy-to-use app.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * **Millions of WhatsApp users placed on red alert**\n  * **Millions of UK viewers could be 'forced into paying for broadband'**\n  * **Sold-out Freely TV box returns to Amazon with a cheaper price tag******\n  * **Best VPN deals**\n  * **HBO Max confirms UK price for all-new shows, films, and TNT Sports******\n  * **Now traditional landlines will be 'switched off' for extra 1.23m in UK**\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIf you'd rather eliminate the stress of monitoring how much data you use each month, Smarty also **offers an unlimited data package for just £18 per month**. Like its other deals, you're getting a commitment-free mobile plan that you can cancel or change anytime, with no credit checks or annual price rises.\n\nIt's also bundled with unlimited calls and texts, Wi-Fi calling, fast 4G and 5G data, and EU roaming with a 12GB fair-use limit.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "EE and Vodafone rival is offering DOUBLE its 5G data for just £2 with ludicrous SIM deal"
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