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Meeper-- who can't be bothered with the dream-stealers any more
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wongawonga wrote: »Phone and Broadband are normally Talk Talk rebranded.:eek:
IME the best part about talktalk is their actual internet service. IME the worst part about talktalk is their customer service. I have UWs broadcall service, the internet part is indeed talktalk; it's been very reliable. Now if I DO have a problem I ring UW and get through to a human in seconds in their UK call centre. And if their service ever does get !!!! I'm out of there without having to worry about paying up the remainder of my minimum contract ('cos there isn't one). It's a win win situation IMO. And it's clearly a proposition that is attractive to customers, given today's trading statement.0 -
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Is UW really that expensive. Many posters have said that it is really expensive but I still don't see this huge difference. I'm not with them myself yet....I'm just trying to find the best deal whoever I'm with.
UW Dual Fuel. East Midlands. 3,300kWh, 16,500kWh. 12 months with 10% discount on UW comes in at £1085. Medium electric and High Gas tariff. EDF is the cheapest standard plan with direct debit and duel fuel discounts at £1150. I'm still on Npower Price Protector which is £1024. First:Utility is the cheapest at £1014.
Broadcall Max. Unlimited broadband. Unlimited calls £24.99. Cheapest I've found is tesco at £23.75.
Mobile tariff is £10 for 500 mins and Unlimited texts. I couldn't find anything near this. Best I could find was £15 for 600 minutes, unlimited texts.
Plus a £1.50 monthly membership charge. All that comes to £127 per month. It's only £4 a month more than the cheapest possible of what I can find.
How can that be made lower if UW is supposed to be really really expensive? I want to pay the least possible and get the above services from whatever supplier or suppliers are cheapest.:footie:Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S)
Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money.
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When caught out posting a blatant lie you conveniently say you knew it was a lie all the time and that you were just in a tricky mood.Very unprofessional indeed
Quote all of the scam.com posts you like, I'll happily conclude that I'm not a sad enough individual to know that a website called scam.com even exists. What a dark and gloomy place your world must be.
I am an Independent Financial AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as an Independent Financial Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0 -
Is UW really that expensive. Many posters have said that it is really expensive but I still don't see this huge difference. I'm not with them myself yet....I'm just trying to find the best deal whoever I'm with.
UW Dual Fuel. East Midlands. 3,300kWh, 16,500kWh. 12 months with 10% discount on UW comes in at £1085. Medium electric and High Gas tariff. EDF is the cheapest standard plan with direct debit and duel fuel discounts at £1150. I'm still on Npower Price Protector which is £1024. First:Utility is the cheapest at £1014.
Broadcall Max. Unlimited broadband. Unlimited calls £24.99. Cheapest I've found is tesco at £23.75.
Mobile tariff is £10 for 500 mins and Unlimited texts. I couldn't find anything near this. Best I could find was £15 for 600 minutes, unlimited texts.
Plus a £1.50 monthly membership charge. All that comes to £127 per month. It's only £4 a month more than the cheapest possible of what I can find.
How can that be made lower if UW is supposed to be really really expensive? I want to pay the least possible and get the above services from whatever supplier or suppliers are cheapest.
You forgot to put in the potential savings that you could make by using the Cashback Card, which can potentially reduce your bill from the £127 per month drastically down by simply doing your shopping in UW partner retailers, which you may in fact already do.
No-brainer, much?I am an Independent Financial AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as an Independent Financial Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0 -
No, no, no. You're doing it wrong. People on this forum don't like the facts. They prefer to use cliches and misdirection in an attempt to cover up the truth that actually, UW is an excellent proposition for a massive amount of people.
You forgot to put in the potential savings that you could make by using the Cashback Card, which can potentially reduce your bill from the £127 per month drastically down by simply doing your shopping in UW partner retailers, which you may in fact already do.
No-brainer, much?:footie:Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S)
Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money.
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You forgot to put in the potential savings that you could make by using the Cashback Card, which can potentially reduce your bill from the £127 per month drastically down by simply doing your shopping in UW partner retailers, which you may in fact already do.
No-brainer, much?
Why is becoming a busy fool, shopping with the risky pre payment card (with its own cost and ongoing charges) at UW's partners just to pass on any "cashback" earned direct to UW a "no brainer"??0 -
Yes I know I'm doing it wrong. Where am I going wrong exactly? I did work out the cash back thing and that came to about £5 a month. It's 3-7% back on spend. I averaged about £125 per month spend at qualifying retailers without changing my spending habits at 4% cash back.
Anyhow, just using the cashback card in the retailers you already use without changing your spending, you save another £5 per month, which would be another 3.9% reduction off your bill. Very nice. That presumably doesn't include regular grocery shopping, for example. Could you do that in Asda or Sainsbury's and get another chunk of money off?I am an Independent Financial AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as an Independent Financial Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0 -
Why is becoming a busy fool, shopping with the risky pre payment card (with its own cost and ongoing charges) at UW's partners just to pass on any "cashback" earned direct to UW a "no brainer"??
Please outline how the card is "risky"
Indeed, there is a cost, which is FAR outweighed by the benefits.
It's a no-brainer for obvious reasons. I'm sorry you don't see it. What would you call someone who doesn't see a no-brainer? A no-no-brainer?I am an Independent Financial AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as an Independent Financial Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0
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