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  • Nick_C
    Nick_C Posts: 7,638 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Home Insurance Hacker!
    Re: recording phone calls.  The (free) Cube ACR app on (android) smartphones is great for this. 
  • whattochoose
    whattochoose Posts: 770 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Presently unable to log in to my account.
    Anybody else having this problem?
  • Fairzo
    Fairzo Posts: 385 Forumite
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    whattochoose said:
    Presently unable to log in to my account.
    Anybody else having this problem?
    Technical issue it seems.
  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 20,755 Forumite
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    They were working yesterday - they sent me a SMS inviting me to register for a smart meter. They seemed to have forgotten that I switched away 12 months ago (and obviously wouldn't know that I have since had smart meters fitted) :D
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
  • booshya
    booshya Posts: 170 Forumite
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    whattochoose said:
    Presently unable to log in to my account.
    Anybody else having this problem?
    All seems to be working ok today, but @barnaclebill seemed to have had the same issue about 90 mins before you posted and created a thread on it
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/78836029

    Surprised you missed it ... if you did

  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 20,755 Forumite
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    I left OTM a couple of years ago but went to get a "new customer" quote out of curiosity. I think they've got one of the steepest fixed rates I've ever seen from a budget energy supplier.
    They offered me this:
    • Tariff name: Fix'd X 21 31.0.
    • Payment method: Direct Debit.
    • Electricity unit rate: 48.831p per kWh.
    • Electricity standing charge: 22.718p per day.
    • Gas unit rate: 13.662p per kWh.
    • Gas standing charge: 26.136p per day.
    • Exit fees: £50.00 per fuel.
    • Tariff Term: 12 months
    For comparison, Ofgem's average customer would be paying £3200/yr. I think it's safe to say I won't be accepting that offer!
    It does make me wonder how many OTM customers have renewed onto that tariff without paying enough attention?
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
  • Verdigris
    Verdigris Posts: 1,725 Forumite
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    As Withnail said, "The ******* will rue the day".
  • MWT
    MWT Posts: 10,551 Forumite
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    ... I love the cheek of the £50 exit fee as well :)
    Like you, I do hope nobody has just gone with that fix on a renewal, but I'll bet some have sadly.
  • wild666
    wild666 Posts: 2,181 Forumite
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    48.831p and 13.662p I'm wondering if I should fix with Octopus at 26.72p kWh electric and 8.31p gas those rates look cheap compared to OFTM rates. I'm a low user only using 1600 kWh electric and 1500 kWh gas. £781.29 and  £204.93 is £986.22 and that's before you add nearly £200 for standing charges using my figures.
    Someone please tell me what money is
  • bristolleedsfan
    bristolleedsfan Posts: 12,750 Forumite
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    edited 15 January 2022 at 5:18PM
    Those rates from OFTM and exit fees are go away rates, better for them that approach than not give quotes, some energy companies do not want new business due to risk of bad debts which smallest companies would find harder to absorb
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