I also have the Text and Web Freebie, and it did auto-renew a few days back, but only after quite a time lag, to around 11am. It used to take until about 8-9am for the renewal to happen, then in the last year it speeded up a lot, and usually renewed quite early in the early hours - not sure, possibly around 1am, though I'm generally asleep then!
So I think it's more likely to be some strain in the accounts system causing delays, rather than anything more worrying, although I admit to getting anxious if there is any sort of delay, as I feel that as a legacy plan it probably won't go on indefinitely. However, on the showing with other plans that have been discontinued, I'm expecting to get proper notification if it is withdrawn.
If it does get withdrawn, I'll probably switch to Freebie Data - the Vodafone signal here is stronger than its rivals, but that's not saying a great deal! I don't send many texts, but I do buy the £5 Extra Minutes some months, if I anticipate making more calls than usual - though you do have to opt out again before the end of the 30 days if you don't want that to auto-renew. Another possibility is the occasional use of the recently introduced Rewards extras for data, minutes or texts.
Admittedly I like messing around, getting the best value on my limited usage, but I realise that doesn't suit everyone, in which case, if an account becomes too troublesome, switching to another available option may make good sense.
