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A Which? investigation reveals that some mobile phone manufacturers are overstating battery life length when compared to Which? testing – with one model doing so by half. The consumer champion carried out its own tests to establish the average talk time for popular phone models from five brands and compared the results to the […]
Alex Neill, Which? Director of Policy and Campaigns, said: “We welcome today’s commitment from Government to ensure every UK household has the legal right to a fast broadband connection, improved switching, automatic compensation when services fail and tougher sanctions for nuisance calling. “Telecoms are an essential service and it’s important that the measures in the Digital […]
Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “It’s right that the regulator looks at the O2-Three merger which would be a significant change to the UK telecoms market. We also want the CMA to look carefully at claims that consolidation, rather than competition, is likely to drive investment in the sector and ensure consumers are protected from higher prices or poorer […]
Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “Despite complaints falling, telecoms providers have a long way to go to improve their customer satisfaction ratings. Our research shows that telecoms companies are rated among the lowest when it comes to customer service, so Ofcom must seize the opportunity to tackle these problems and improve switching as part […]
In response to Ofcom’s changes to service number call charges that come into effect across the UK tomorrow Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “Making 0800 numbers free no matter how you call will stop mobile users being caught out. Providers now need to be crystal clear with customers about their access charges for other […]
Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “We’ve consistently found that the biggest telecoms providers are letting their customers down with poor service, so we hope that this complaints data acts as a fresh wake up call. People tell us that telecoms are now an essential part of their life, so if providers don’t improve Ofcom […]
Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “Complaints about telecoms companies to Ofcom are falling, but we’ve consistently found that the biggest providers are letting their customers down with poor service. Telecoms are an essential part of people’s lives so as part of its review of digital communications Ofcom must seize the opportunity to tackle poor […]
New Which? research, as part of our Unlock Better Mobile Deals campaign, has revealed that mobile phone customers are collectively overpaying by billions of pounds per year by being on the wrong contract for their usage. Our new study finds that mobile customers are losing out on £5.42bn per year, either by paying for texts, minutes and data they don’t […]
In response to Vodafone’s announcement to its customers that it will increase prices on its ‘fixed’ phone contracts on November 1 by up to 2.4%, Which? executive director Richard Lloyd says: “One year on from a price increase which we estimate has already cost Vodafone customers up to £10.5 million, it’s shocking to see them hike their bills […]
Mystery shopping carried out by Which? shows sales staff giving inaccurate information about the possibility of price increases. New undercover research carried out by Which? revealed that the vast majority (82 %) of staff in mobile phone shops we visited gave incorrect information about potential price rises on ‘fixed’ phone contracts at the point of […]