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- Simplifydigital.com's guide to spring cleaning your finances
Cash strapped Brits can start saving money on their bills
by 'spring cleaning' their finances as Simplifydigital.com, an
Ofcom accredited retailer of digital TV, broadband and home phone
deals, reveals fresh statistics on the savings customers could be
making by bundling digital TV, broadband and home phone services
from a single provider.
According to the research, customers who compare deals using
Simplifydigital's comparison service save an average of £257 a year
because they end up with a digital bundle which is tailored to
their needs.
Meanwhile 20 per cent of customers save an impressive £397 a
year, and the top 10 per cent save a whopping £606 a year.
Thi... [read more]
- Information on rural broadband and notspots from Simplifydigital.com
Lack of broadband availability in rural areas is a major
socio-economic issue in the UK:
Well over 3 million homes in the UK have broadband
speeds of less than two megabits per second (2Mbps) and a
significant proportion of those can't get a broadband service at
all and must rely on dial up
Notspots are not limited to rural areas, with many in
suburban areas and even streets in major towns (see
http://www.broadband-notspot.org.uk/)
These so called broadband "notspots" are a big policy
challenge for the government, which is committed to providing 2
Mb/s (Megabites per second) broadband access for all by the end of
2012.
Notspots exist as the g... [read more]
- Simplifydigital launches all singing and dancing campaign with Elvis look-a-like, the Master Saver
New animated campaign shows just why there is no excuse
not to switch and save as Simplifydigital can do the hard work for
you
£397 a year can be saved by speaking to the Ofcom
accredited Switching Support Service, with the top 10 per cent of
savers saving over £600 per year
Simplifydigital.com, the free, independent and
Ofcom accredited switching service for digital TV, broadband
and home phone deals, has launched its biggest ever advertising
campaign this week to encourage people to stop wasting money and
start saving.
Many households put TV, broadband and home phone switching to
the bottom of their list of switching priorities, thinki... [read more]
- Simplifydigital.com’s rough guide to super-fast broadband
As speeds increase and prices fall, we make a lightning
quick review of the UK market
Super-fast broadband is like high definition TV - once you have
experienced it, there's no going back. Lightning quick
loading of web pages, much faster downloads of songs and movies;
and more reliable streaming of content make a huge difference to
your web experience.
And for households with more than one user, there is the huge
advantage of multiple users able to go online simultaneously
without the broadband connection becoming painfully slow.
Charlie Ponsonby, CEO of the Ofcom accredited broadband
comparison service, Simplifydigital comments:
"Just like HD TV, with super... [read more]
- Simplifydigital.com reveals the latest TV and audio stats
76 per cent of consumers now have broadband connected at
home;
Digital Video Recorders are now available in 46 per cent
of homes;
35 per cent of individuals now claim to use broadband to
watch catch-up television;
During 2010, 10 per cent (1m) of television set sales
incorporated a connection to the internet;
Just over a fifth (22 per cent) of consumers with access
to a games console use it to watch video content;
For the first time in Q1 2011 household internet take-up
(78 per cent) exceeded PC ownership (77 per cent) as a small
proportion of households went online via mobile phones
only;
The most commonly used internet service accessed on mobile
phones is social ... [read more]