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Sound Advice for Choice
uSwitch has been around for a while, and is a really useful site for comparing the sorts of deals that are available for everything from Car Insurance to Water! Such a breadth of options are, however, backed up by sound advice and clear articles that can give the consumer more insight into all aspects of the service or product they are investigating or contemplating taking up.
We have been asked on a number of occassions to provide information about broadband providers. While Blackpool4Me cannot recommend one, the choice for the consumer can be rather daunting, which is where uSwitch can really come into its own, and it provides a great single resource.
Once you digest the basic information, written to be understood rather than to flumox the consumer, you can check - as you can on similar sites based on your postcode to narrow down the Internet Service Providers (ISP) for your area. You can then go on to compare things such as Download speed, Monthly cost and also explore any specific offers that the ISPs might be offering.
I particularly like the incredibly simple to use 'Usage Barometer' a useful tool in getting a grip on how you think you might use the web, allowing you to set ideals such as how long in the day you might be using the web, how many songs you might download, how may TV programmes you might watch - radio shows you may stream etc. This helps to calculate your user profile of the sort of monthly usage you might clock up. Yes, it'll all be a little 'finger in the air', but at least its easy to understand and even easier to use.
The site is crisp and clear, and a delight to use - you can quickly sort through the displayed options by ie: Lowest monthly cost or offers.
This site is great for comparing broadband deals, but equally it offers a great place to look for mobile and home phones, digital TV, Gas and Electricity suppliers, heating support, water, car insurance, loans, credit cards, bank accounts and even mortgages.