Utility Warehouse (Telecom Plus) Discussion

1carminestocky

Word of mouth is not only the cheapest form of advertising but also the best. My brother in law started his own building firm last year (he's not the best with his timing!) after working for someone else for many years. He's an absolutely brilliant builder but he spent loads of money initially advertising in the local press/lealfletting etc to no avail. Fearing for his future, we hired him to build us a new garage, he did an absolutely fantastic job, we recommended his services to everyone we knew and invited them to see his work. Result? He's booked up until the end of the year, amazing in these recessionary times. Job done.

Plushchris

So Energylinx transfer people to UW out of the goodness of their hearts?

Cardew

Well if you want to transfer to UW(and pay their high rates for Gas and Electricity) it seems that you shouldn't do it through one of the 25,000 reps but go via Energylinx and get cashback.

These reps by recruiting their friends and family - and it appears some are such lovely friendly people - deprive them of cashback.

jellygoodfellow

Good to see vinnyph hasnt lost his touch.:D

http://www.reviewcentre.com/review160729.html

You would have never guessed he is a distributor :rotfl:

Cardew

vinnyph wrote: »

If they used comparison sites surely they would have deals with all the comparison sites like the other companies do. Why just use one. In any case each customer that comes in is allocated to a distributor in local area. So that the few customers that sign up over the website without first speaking to a distributor will still go to a distributor anyway and the company will still pay the distributor. There aren't many that come in that way, but there are a few. Why would the company pay the distributor and energylinx at the same time for those few customer that come in like that. It wouldn't make sense.

I have just read this again.

I apply for a switch to UW via energylinx and I am allocated to a distributor????

Are you saying that UW don't pay Energylinx, but UW pay their distributors who in turn pay Energylinx?

Is that really what you are saying?????

That would be totally in keeping with the UW's 'frank and honest' modus operandi!!!!

Plushchris

vinnyph wrote: »

If they used comparison sites surely they would have deals with all the comparison sites like the other companies do.

Like EDF and BG?

They have deals with all the comparison sites?

Cant switch to either of those on Uswitch but can on Energyhelpline

jellygoodfellow

vinnyph

You might like to tell this poster what a distributor actualy needs to do to be successful.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1581111

Have you got a mini yet, been on the cruise, got the shares etc.:D

Cardew

jellygoodfellow wrote: »

Good to see vinnyph hasnt lost his touch.:D

http://www.reviewcentre.com/review160729.html

You would have never guessed he is a distributor :rotfl:

Standard Spamming procedure of a UW rep

Google vinnyph to see more spam.

SwanJon

vinnyph wrote: »

It seems like they have gone home now 1carminestocky, I take it they work for one of the big 6 companies and get paid to put incorrect info up on the internet and to slander a companies reputation

Not really helping your case.
If they did work for one of your competitors (and I don't think they do), while they may be persistant on one or two points (and like the rest of us, occasionally mistaken), I'm not sure you could call it slander.
Is what they are doing any different to what you are doing (apart from their point of view)?
I think that everything in the last few pages has been said before at least once before, and nothing seems to be added.

Plushchris

vinnyph wrote: »

Maybe they like U.W.D.C., many other people do as well!

:rotfl::rotfl::T

So the reason they switch people to all the other companies is to earn a living by getting commision from switching people to them but they switch people to UW "because they like them"???

vinnyph wrote: »

Why do you think they need to use a price comparison site?

To be honest I really dont know the answer to that question, I'm surprised they even bother, I had to go through 5 pages of results on energylinx to be told UW wouldnt save me any money and thats on a website that CAN switch me to UW (although its the same story on all the others)

Do you know the answer to that one?