Tag: Sky
4 in 5 blast mid-contract mobile and broadband price rises
Four in five consumers say mid-contract mobile and broadband price rises are unfair, as 25 million mobile users and 10 million households on broadband deals face hikes next spring, according to new research from Uswitch.com. The majority of mobile and broadband providers link their annual price rises to inflation rates, measured by the Consumer Price…
9 Ways to Save Money Working From Home
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, many people in the UK have begun working from home regularly, but with soaring energy prices this winter, many will be contemplating how to manage the additional costs of working in their own homes. In conjunction with Which? we've found a number of ways consumers can make savings while working from…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Alef claims Model A is ‘first true flying car’
At a launch event at Draper University in San Mateo, California, a start-up revealed how its flying car hopes to take off. Alef bills its still-in-development electric vehicle, the Model A, as the first true flying car - a vehicle that it hopes will look like a sleek electric car but be capable of vertical…
Paramount+ comes to UK for £6.99 a month
Top Gun: Maverick will be one of the first films shown on Paramount+. Image: Paramount Paramount+, the global streaming service from Paramount is now available to audiences in the UK and Ireland for £6.99 a month. The streaming service brings together blockbuster films and iconic series across every genre from Paramount’s…
Out of contract? Haggling could save up to £200 on broadband, TV, mobile
As the cost of living soars and monthly bills for broadband, TV or mobile packages look set to rise, new Which? research finds that customers who make a nuisance of themselves by haggling with their provider could save up to £200. The consumer watchdog asked more than 5,000 customers whose contract had ended on either…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sky to unveil dish-less future
Sky customers could be in for a tasty telly treat this morning as the satellite broadcaster gears-up to launch something "magical". The company is holding a major launch event in London, with rumours suggesting that a brand new set-top box will be unveiled to the world and it's tipped to be like nothing we've seen…
Broadband providers not up to speed during pandemic, reveals Which?
Some of the UK’s biggest broadband providers have let down their customers on connection reliability, internet speeds and value for money during the pandemic, according to Which?’s annual customer satisfaction survey. During the Covid-19 pandemic, broadband has proved more important than ever - with millions of people relying on their internet to work from home,…
Broadband users overpaying by ‘up to £27 a month’, claims research
Compare Fibre has found that millions of households are overpaying for broadband paying as much as £44.99/month for equivalent services on offer at £17.99/month - costing them £648 over a 24-month deal. There are huge variances in speeds too. Virgin offers superfast 350Mbps broadband for £39.99, the same price as Sky charge for a 60Mbps…
1 million Sky customers will see prices rise in April
Millions of Sky broadband and TV customers will be hit with price rises of up to £72 a year from April, as price hike season comes into force. TV and broadband customers will see their monthly costs rise from April 1, while landline customers will see charges increase from May 1. On average, customers will…
Ofcom proposes ‘one touch’ broadband switching
Residential broadband and home phone customers would benefit from quicker, simpler and more reliable switching, under Ofcom's plans to introduce a new ‘one touch’ process. Following an Ofcom rule change in 2015, customers switching between providers such as BT, Sky and TalkTalk on Openreach’s copper network can already follow a process where their new provider…