Data Only & Mobile Broadband Terms
1. About these Product Terms
1.1 These Product Terms apply to Talk4 data-only SIM/eSIM plans and mobile broadband internet access services supplied by Talk4 Communications Ltd trading as Talk4 Telecoms (“Talk4”, “we”, “us” or “our”) to an individual acting wholly or mainly outside their trade, business, craft or profession (“you” or “your”).
1.2 Our company number is 06827172. Our registered office is 38 Rothesay Road, Luton, England, LU1 1QZ. Customer support: 03333 445 456; support@talk-4.co.uk; www.talk4.co.uk.
1.3 Talk4 is a reseller/service provider and may use wholesale carriers, mobile network operators, access network operators, infrastructure providers and contractors to deliver the Service. Unless your Contract Information expressly says otherwise, your contract is with Talk4.
1.4 If there is any conflict, mandatory law and Ofcom rules take priority, followed by your Contract Summary and Contract Information, your Order/price plan, these Product Terms, the Consumer General Terms and then other incorporated policies, unless a document expressly states a different lawful order of precedence.
2. Before you enter the Contract
2.1 Before you are bound, we will provide the written Contract Information and Contract Summary required by applicable Ofcom rules. They identify the main characteristics of your Service, price, minimum term, any usage limits, speed/quality information where relevant, termination arrangements and other key terms.
2.2 You must be at least 18 and authorised to order the Service and use the relevant service address, device or account.
2.3 Product availability is subject to technical/network availability and any eligibility requirements shown at the point of sale.
3. Price, Minimum Term and Talk4 fixed-price commitment
3.1 Your monthly recurring charge, one-off charges, allowances and Minimum Term are shown before purchase and in your Contract Summary.
3.2 For a Talk4 12-month or 24-month contract, the core monthly subscription price you agree at the start will not increase during that Minimum Term. There are no scheduled annual, CPI-linked, RPI-linked, inflation-linked or percentage-based increases to that core monthly subscription price during the Minimum Term.
3.3 The fixed-price commitment does not freeze charges that arise because you choose to change the service, buy/remove optional extras, incur out-of-allowance usage, use non-included roaming/international/premium services, or where a tax or government/regulatory charge is lawfully passed through. Any such charge must be disclosed or otherwise lawfully notified.
3.4 30-day rolling services are governed by the price shown for that rolling period. If we propose to change a recurring charge or another contract term, we will provide the notice and penalty-free termination right required by applicable Ofcom rules and consumer law.
3.5 We will not impose a contractual price rise greater than, or different from, any price change expressly stated in your Contract Information without giving any termination right required by law.
4. What the Service is
4.1 Data Only/Mobile Broadband provides internet access over a mobile network. Unless your Contract Summary expressly includes them, ordinary voice calling and SMS are not part of the Service even if a device technically exposes those functions.
4.2 The underlying network and included monthly data allowance or unlimited status are shown in your Contract Summary.
5. Compatible devices and tethering
5.1 The Service may be used in compatible unlocked tablets, laptops, hotspots/MiFi devices, routers or other equipment where your plan allows. Any device-type, tethering or hotspot restriction must be disclosed before purchase.
5.2 Some mobile routers require APN configuration. We will provide reasonable configuration information but are not responsible for faults in customer-owned hardware.
6. Data allowances and measurement
6.1 Capped data allowances reset at the billing interval stated in your plan. Network usage records determine consumption. Background updates, cloud synchronisation, tethered devices and streaming can consume significant data.
6.2 When an allowance is exhausted, the outcome shown for your plan applies: data may stop, require an add-on, continue at a stated charge, or be subject to a disclosed speed policy.
7. Unlimited data
7.1 A plan sold as “Unlimited Data” has no undisclosed domestic monthly data-volume cap. Any objective fair-use rule, tethering restriction, roaming cap or lawful traffic-management measure affecting the plan must be prominently disclosed before you buy.
7.2 Unlimited personal data does not permit resale, public Wi-Fi resale, unlawful network interference, SIM farms, automated abusive traffic or use that falls outside the personal-use scope of the plan.
8. Speeds, coverage and traffic management
8.1 Mobile broadband speed varies with signal, network technology, congestion, location, device/router capability and other conditions. Coverage and speed estimates are not guarantees unless expressly stated.
8.2 We and the underlying network may use reasonable, transparent and proportionate traffic management only as permitted by applicable open-internet/net-neutrality rules, including measures necessary for security, legal compliance or exceptional/temporary congestion.
9. Roaming
9.1 Roaming availability and any roaming data allowance/fair-use cap are plan-specific. The Talk4 Roaming & International Terms apply. A UK “unlimited” data plan does not automatically mean unlimited roaming data.
10. IP addresses, ports and applications
10.1 Unless expressly included, the Service does not guarantee a public/static IP address, inbound connectivity, unrestricted ports, low latency or suitability for hosting servers, CCTV access, gaming, VPNs or other specialist applications.
10.2 Carrier-grade NAT or other network architecture may be used. We may change dynamically assigned IP addresses and technical settings as reasonably necessary.
11. Security
11.1 You are responsible for securing routers, hotspots, connected devices and Wi-Fi credentials. Mobile broadband is not a substitute for security software, backups or parental controls.
12. Changes to your Contract
12.1 We may make changes where reasonably necessary for legal, regulatory, security, technical or operational reasons, or where a change is exclusively to your benefit or has no negative effect on you.
12.2 Where a change is not exclusively to your benefit and applicable Ofcom rules give you a right to leave, we will give at least the required notice, explain the change and its effective date, and tell you how and by when you can terminate without an Early Termination Charge.
12.3 Nothing in this clause permits Talk4 to override the fixed core monthly subscription price commitment for 12- or 24-month contracts during their Minimum Term.
13. Cooling-off rights for distance and off-premises sales
13.1 If you enter the Contract online, by telephone or otherwise at a distance or away from our business premises, you will normally have 14 days from the day after the service contract is made to cancel without giving a reason, subject to statutory exceptions.
13.2 If you expressly ask us to begin the Service during the cancellation period and then cancel, we may charge a proportionate amount for the Service supplied up to cancellation where the law allows. If the Service has been fully performed within the cancellation period at your express request and with the acknowledgement required by law, the statutory cancellation right may end when full performance occurs.
13.3 You can cancel by a clear statement to support@talk-4.co.uk, by telephone on 03333 445 456, or by post to 38 Rothesay Road, Luton, England, LU1 1QZ. You do not have to use a model cancellation form.
13.4 These rights are in addition to rights arising from faulty/misdescribed services, Ofcom rules and the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
14. Suspension and acceptable use
14.1 You must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy. We may take proportionate action, including restriction or suspension, where reasonably necessary for non-payment after appropriate warning, fraud, unlawful use, serious abuse, security/network integrity, emergency maintenance or legal/regulatory requirements.
14.2 Except where immediate action is reasonably necessary, we will give appropriate warning and a reasonable opportunity to resolve the issue. Suspension does not remove statutory rights or our obligation to treat customers in payment difficulty fairly and proportionately.
15. Service quality, faults and compensation
15.1 We will provide the Service with reasonable care and skill. Network services are not fault-free and coverage/availability can be affected by matters outside our reasonable control.
15.2 Report faults promptly. We will investigate and take reasonable steps to restore service. Any compensation, service credit or termination remedy will be provided where required by law, Ofcom rules, your Contract or an applicable compensation scheme to which Talk4 is a participant.
16. Our responsibility to you
16.1 Nothing excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
16.2 We are responsible for foreseeable loss or damage caused by our breach of Contract or failure to use reasonable care and skill. We are not responsible for losses that were not foreseeable when the Contract was made, or business losses arising from use of a personal Service for business purposes, to the extent permitted by law.
16.3 Nothing in these Terms restricts remedies under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 or other mandatory consumer law.
17. Privacy, communications data and security
17.1 We process personal information in accordance with our Privacy Notice and applicable UK data protection law. Communications/traffic data is handled subject to applicable PECR requirements.
17.2 You are responsible for keeping devices, passwords, SIM/eSIM credentials and account details secure and for telling us promptly about suspected compromise, loss or theft.
18. Complaints and ADR
18.1 Complaints can be made under our Customer Complaints Code using 03333 445 456, support@talk-4.co.uk or the postal address stated above.
18.2 Eligible unresolved complaints may be referred free of charge to Talk4’s Ofcom-approved Alternative Dispute Resolution provider after the applicable regulatory waiting period, currently six weeks from the formal complaint, or earlier if we issue a deadlock letter. The current ADR provider and referral details are stated in our Complaints Code.
19. Ending the Contract and Early Termination Charges
19.1 You may end the Contract using any switching or cancellation method that applies to your Service. After the Minimum Term, no Early Termination Charge applies.
19.2 If you end a fixed Minimum Term early without a statutory or contractual right to leave without charge, an Early Termination Charge may apply. The calculation method and any applicable amount/cap will be disclosed in your Contract Information before you consent to the Contract and will comply with applicable law and Ofcom rules.
19.3 We will not charge an Early Termination Charge where applicable law or Ofcom rules give you a right to leave without one.
20. General
20.1 If part of these Product Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to apply. A delay in enforcing a right does not waive it.
20.2 These Product Terms are governed by the law applicable to the part of the United Kingdom where you live. You may bring proceedings in the courts available to you under applicable consumer law.
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03333 445 456 support@talk-4.co.ukTalk4 Communications Ltd, trading as Talk4 Telecoms. Company no. 06827172. Registered office: 38 Rothesay Road, Luton, England, LU1 1QZ.
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