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Chris Williams

Retail Sales Director

As Retail Sales Director, Chris is mainly responsible for ensuring we have the very best deals and offers from the leading broadband, phone and TV providers in the UK. When not doing that he's maintaining the rather clever software (the only such software in the UK accredited by Ofcom) that allows us to work out the best packages for each customer. Formerly of uSwitch.com, Chris earned himself the title of “The Housewives Favourite” for the seemingly unstoppable number of appearances he made on daytime TV news programmes, offering his expert advice on many a consumer issue. Relaxing takes the form of anything that involves exercise or socialising, or occasionally making bad sounds come out of an otherwise perfectly good piano.

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There are 83 articles posted by Chris Williams

ASA bans Virgin Media’s “UK’s fastest” ads

posted on 09 May 2012

According to recent reports, the ASA heard BT's complaints regarding Virgin Media's adverts in a tech mag, thought that the concerns made sense and thus decided to ban the promos. In the ad Virgin Media claimed that it was supplying "UK's fastest broadband", a statement which BT saw as misleading with the ASA nodding in agreement on this occ... [read more]

The UK needs a Universal Service Obligation, CLA said

posted on 15 March 2012

According to CLA, (also known as the Country Land and Business Association which looks after the interests of landowners in England and Wales), the government should set up a Universal Service Obligation to provide at least basic broadband in rural locations that currently suffer from meagre speeds, that is if they were fortunate enough... [read more]

More customers chose to stick with O2 in final quarter of 2011

posted on 27 February 2012

O2 has revealed that after significant customer leaks, it has managed to minimise the amount of customers making a mass exodus. The period between Q3 to Q4 O2 saw a -5,000 customer decline, which looks like a complete and utter victory compared to -27,600 in the previous quarter. Currently the subscriber base stands at 620,300. It... [read more]

The House of Lords is to examine BDUK’s strategies

posted on 15 February 2012

According to recent reports, the House of Lords has asked to launch an inquiry to see how feasible the UK government's superfast broadband plans really are. As a quick reminder, the country's treasure chest strictly for broadband rollouts reaches £530m (£830m by 2017) and it is hoped that 90 per cent in every county would have access t... [read more]

Jersey Telecom reports on its fibre project progress

posted on 13 February 2012

Good news comes from Jersey Telecom as the firm has now confirmed that the first 24 homes have now been connected to its FTTH services. And even better news is that 500 other homes are expected to follow. The move is a part of Jersey Telecom's £40m Gigabit Isles scheme which is open to all internet service providers on the islands and... [read more]

Ofcom tells ISPs to come clean on broadband speeds

16 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Broadband has long been a subject of fierce debate between providers, customers and the government. If you’re familiar with social media outlets, in particular Twitter, you w... [read more]

Over 1bn global social media users and counting…

15 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Of the 1bn users of social media worldwide, the vast majority of these are Facebook users. This platform has a staggering 901m monthly active users on its network. The figures that... [read more]

iPhone 5, set for release in June?

14 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Rumours of the iPhone 5’s release date have been circulating for months. Indeed, analysts were convinced back in 2011 that Apple would release the iPhone 5 over the summer of 2011 ... [read more]

BT Infinity: 10m homes and counting…

11 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

BT, it seems, has rolled out its wholesale fibre broadband service “several months ahead of schedule”, according to the internet service provider. The ISP has now completed rolling... [read more]

The App Centre – Facebook’s new app store

10 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Facebook has announced plans to launch its own app store in the coming weeks. The ‘App Centre’, as it’s called, will aim to showcase the best and most popular iOS, Andr... [read more]

Tu Me, a new rival to Skype?

09 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

The telecommunications company Telefonica Digital has revealed it will be launching a data-based communication app which will allow users to make calls and send messages without us... [read more]

How good is UK broadband?

08 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Broadband networks are a fundamental part of the UK’s infrastructure. We rely on broadband connections and speeds for both business and pleasure as more and more time is spent onli... [read more]

How long will the Pirates be kept at Bay?

04 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Virgin Media has become the first internet service provider (ISP) to block The Pirate Bay website after the High Court ordered all ISPs to block the website following a successful ... [read more]

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