uk-mno-and-mvno-network-features

Full list of features that certain UK mobile networks support

Depending on the provider, certain plans may be in a separate category (e.g. like O2 Pay Monthly and O2 Pay as You Go)

This is by no means a full list at the moment and is largely experimental. Some information may be taken from this spreadsheet, by this user.

List

For information about roaming support since that’s complicated, please see [this list]. (it doesn’t exist right now)

For information about mobile broadband and tethering, please see [this list]. (it doesn’t exist right now either)

Network/plan name	MNO	Speed caps if applicable	Band access restrictions	2G service	3G service	4G service	5G service	Voice over LTE	Voice over WiFi	Visual voicemail	eSIM	Call merging
Lebara	Vodafone	150mbps	N/A	Yes2	Yes6	Yes	Yes	Yes7	Yes7	?	No	Yes8
O2 PAYG/Rolling Plans	O2	Lower priority	N/A	Yes2	Yes1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	?
O2 Pay Monthly	O2	N/A	N/A	Yes2	Yes1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes	Yes	?
Virgin Mobile3	O2	N/A	N/A	Yes2	Yes1	Yes	Yes	No4	No4	No5	Yes	?

Footnotes

1.

O2 is switching off its 3G service by the end of 2025. See https://www.o2.co.uk/help/network-coverage-and-international/3g-switch-off for the latest information regarding this.

2.

All network providers are committed to turning off their 2G service before 2033.

3.

Provider is no longer accepting customers

4.

Customer support for Virgin Mobile has shut down afaik so you cannot enable these. The ability to enable VoLTE and VoWiFi will return once all customers are migrated to O2 Pay Monthly.

5.

Virgin Mobile does not support visual voicemail, however once customers are migrated to O2, they should be able to use it.

6.

Vodafone is in the process of shutting down their 3G network. In most areas afaik, 3G is still available.

7.

May take up to a week to activate.

8.

Text CONF to 38885 to activate