Household Bills
Bills, bills, bills
Brits fork out more than £18,500 a year on bills, a new study reveals. Each month, the average household parts with £1,541.91 on ultility bills, rent or mortgage payments, the weekly shop and other bills. That's a total of £18,502.86 a year or £962,148.72 between the ages of 18 and 70.
British Gas fixed tariff changes
Commenting on the changes to fixed tariffs from British Gas, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com, said: "Alarm bells should be ringing for any British Gas customers who have just rolled off the Price Promise June 2010 fixed deal at the end of last month.
The cheapest energy deals start to disappear
Out of the top six energy providers, three have withdrawn their cheapest deals on the market over the past few weeks and replaced them with tariffs that are an inflation busting average of 3.4 per cent more expensive.
ZTE and Three release Android Eclair handset in the UK
ZTE and Three, have launched the ZTE Racer, a low cost Android 2.1 (Eclair) powered handset.
Three is the UK’s best mobile broadband provider
The UK’s biggest 3G network is also the best for mobile broadband, according to customers across the country.
Customers deserve more than bully-boy tactics
The news that BT will hike up the phone bills of customers who do not sign up to a 12 month contract shows that the company favours the stick over the carrot, says uSwitch.com.
Age UK Energy offer new ‘online saver’ tariff
Age UK, in conjunction with E.ON, is offering a promotion on its new online energy tariff - Online Saver - that combines the cost-saving element of buying online with the unique ‘offline' benefits of its existing Age UK Energy product.
Cold callers are still the UK’s biggest time wasters
Even in the age of e-mail spam, one in four people say that old-fashioned cold callers are still the UK's biggest time-wasters, according to research by online insurer swiftcover.com.
BA - Keeping the customer ‘appy
British Airways is keeping its customers ‘appy with a new app that allows customers to save time and check-in on their smartphones.
Recent BT price increase
Michael Phillips, product director of Homephonechoices.co.uk comments on BT's pricing increase announcement: "It's disappointing to see the country's largest home phone provider raise line rental charges and call setup and daytime rates; bills should be getting cheaper given the current state of their customers' finances and with a ‘double dip' in the economy looming on the horizon.
HTC Wildfire and Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro available on Three
Both Android handsets arrive on the UK’s biggest 3G network with exclusive colours and six months free Spotify on The One Plan.
Get pretty in pink with VM800 from Virgin Media
The stylish VM800 handset is coming exclusively to Virgin Media to join its range of pay-as-you go (PAYG) handsets. The VM800’s hot pink chrome-finish was produced exclusively for Virgin Media by Alcatel, and this cute QWERTY handset is now available to new and existing customers.
Celebrate the best bits of broadband with Virgin Media
Virgin Media have unveiled its new ‘10 Things Project’ website as part of its ongoing celebrations of a decade of broadband.
Brits cash in on dry spell
As the UK experiences the driest start to the year in over eight decades, many hope the good weather will continue as they stand to earn money simply by harnessing the power of the sun.
Pre-pay meter users 'cut themselves off'
Consumer Focus is calling on energy suppliers to transform the experience of the 8.8m people who rely on pre-pay meters.