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Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Clive on July 03, 2008, 13:48
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Ofcom, the communications watchdog, has awarded kitemarks to two price-comparison advisory services for their "clear and accurate price information".
The two companies to receive the awards are Simplifydigital and Broadband Choices. Both were commended for the information they provide to consumers, which was described as "accessible, accurate, transparent, comprehensive and up to date," following testing by Ofcom.
Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom, said: "Clear and accurate price information on communications services is fundamental to consumer choice. The Price Accreditation kitemark will assure consumers that the price-comparison calculator they are using is up to date and reliable."
Surveys show that impartiality is the single most important factor of all those considered by customers when they use a comparison service with more than two-thirds of respondents wanting reassurance that the advisor they were speaking to was genuinely impartial.
Simplifydigital provides information on buying a digital TV, broadband and home phone services. Chief executive Charlie Ponsonby said consumers can save an average of £160 per year through clever and informed choices.
However, "finding the right deal can be a nightmare in a world of complicated technology and confusing offers. Trust, transparency and impartiality are the biggest concerns of consumers," he said.
Broadband Choices, the other recipient of the kitemark, offers advice to consumers on broadband deals from all of the UK's internet service providers.
www.simplifydigital.co.uk
www.broadbandchoices.co.uk
www.ofcom.org.uk
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Got one for Sat Navs, Clive? ;D
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Got one for Sat Navs, Clive? ;D
Too me
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That would be Which? magazine. ;D
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Can aybody get that simplifydigital link to work. All I get is a light mauve background with nothing on it. ???
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Fine here, Dave.
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Thanks, Simon. This is very strange. I have just disabled Adblock Plus and the site is working now. I've never known Adblock to cause this until now. ???
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And now I have re-enabled it and I'm back to a blank mauve page. ???
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Is there a white list in Adblock, Dave?
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Yes, Simon. It looks as if this may be the problem:
https://switch.atdmt.com/jaction/9lmsds_HomePageStartPage_1
However, I haven't a clue what it means! :laugh:
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That just brings up a blank page for me. :dunno:
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Ah well, not a great problem. I'll probably never visit that link again so I'm not going to miss it. The other one works fine. :thanks:
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Where has your avatar disappeared to Simon? :dunno:
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IDNet's mail server is down with a hard disk problem, and it's also taken out the webspace where my sig and avatar are hosted.
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Oh I hadn't noticed your sig has gone AWOL too!
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It's back! :)
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Moved it now, thanks for reminding me, Clive. :thumb: