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Reply | Dual Stop Holiday Experts
at 10:46 6 Nov 2023
I used dial a flight recently to book a big holiday. Nothing went wrong so can't really test how they react under fire (as post-departure is a separate 24/7 team) but would definitely recommend their pre-travel customer service.
Their USP is always answering the phone in under 7 rings or something similar which they never failed on for me. I had a dedicated agent who might not always be immediately available to speak when I phoned but would call back within a couple of hours if the general desk couldn't resolve.
They put together a package of flights / hotels / private transfers / some excursions down to the detail of making restaurant reservations for us near to the time of departure as we had heard they fill up.
I would estimate their markup to be minimal in percentage terms and I did look at costing everything combined myself but this was a 3 week long haul trip so there was probably quite a lot of room for them to get agent discounts and make margin of the supplier side compared to a SH shorter trip. |
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Reply | After 11 years I’ve moved upstairs…
at 21:02 3 Apr 2023
I’ve just got one for the first time in ten years since leaving Ipswich. Night games will be a bit of a struggle from London and didn’t intend to ever get one until moving back to Suffolk in a few years but with the trajectory the club is hopefully on, decided there may not be any available by then where I wanted to sit. |
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Reply | Broadband + tv + landline + 2 x mobile sim’s what would I pay in UK
at 14:25 15 Dec 2022
I pay about £80 / month for a similar package with Virgin Media / o2. Main difference is only one sim card but it is unlimited mins / data / texts. Package includes Sky & BT sports + Sky Movies.
Pretty happy with the value and Virgin is great when it works which is most of the time but useless when anything goes wrong. Also got shifted from a Virgin Mobile sim to o2 (Same terms) at the last renewal a few months ago and so far not impressed with the o2 coverage in central London. |
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Reply | Advice required please: Data protection breach
at 13:14 10 Sep 2022
I used to work in data breach response and whilst this isn’t ideal I wouldn’t be overly concerned in all honesty. Your child’s name and DOB is likely to be available online already from other sources and in all honesty doesn’t really have any inherent value to other people.
On the understanding that their GP details (name of / address) are the only additional info - again I see limited risk of harm. If NHS number or description of condition has also been included, this would be slightly worse but again needs to be viewed in the context of how would an unscrupulous person actually benefit from misusing this data? There is so much personal info of much greater value on the web that criminals tend to go for the low hanging fruit.
Also factor in that this was shared for a) a relatively short period of time b) on a (presumably private) group made up of people who are unlikely to misuse it, and c) in a hidden tab that means it is unlikely to have been seen by the majority of viewers.
Probably worth raising a complaint asking to be kept advised of any evidence of misuse but that is out of an abundance of caution and I personally wouldn’t be losing any sleep.
Had this been a US for profit, I would be more inclined to kick up a fuss but mistakes happen and unless you suffer actual harm, my view would be that the NHS has enough on its plate and mistakes happen.
Hope this helps |
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Reply | Has Sky had it’s day?
at 10:27 24 Jul 2022
I watch a fair bit of sport and it has deifinitely segmented more in the last five years but I would say Sky very much still king imo for your traditional / typical mainstream sports. Sky have the cricket, F1 and Golf pretty much exclusively and a decent portion of football and international rugby although BT sports have massively increased their offering and believe they are probably better for your more niche stuff like arena sports but not really my thing.
I personally get it all through virgin media which isn’t quite as good a UX as Sky Q but was most affordable “complete package” by some distance 15 months ago. Agree streaming is likely to increase market share going forward and don’t typically mind this. However was watching the Cubs on Apple + the other night and you can’t even pause let alone record. That would be a massive issue for me if streaming spread.
Final point - Now TV still going strong and especially so through lockdown. If you weren’t already aware, this platform was created by Sky and I believe is still owned by them. I don’t yet know of any other leagal streaming platform (other than the mobile apps of the premium TV companies) where you can stream premium sports channels. |
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Reply | Player reports from Plough Lane...
at 09:57 17 Jul 2022
Fantastic curry spot… a highlight in an area full of brilliant options at the casual BYOB level and is now my go to area of London for Subcontinental cuisine even though it means travelling.
My only criticism (if you can call it that) is that the main courses seem to be “less excellent” than the starters. Found this in a few places on the high street so one solution I came up with plus a few mates is to have a healthy round of starters at Apollo followed by a 2 hour pub crawl up towards Tooting Bec ending with the mixed grill starter at Lahore Spices. Good way to spend a Saturday evening and you won’t be hungry per the OP.
Also if you haven’t tried already, the prawn puree starter isn’t to be missed at Apollo. |
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Reply | Boring post - home & contents insurance
at 13:40 12 Jul 2022
At risk of being boring (but then you did admit it was a boring OP) UK private Home and Motor renewals must now offer the same pricing to existing customers as they would a new customer of the same risk. This came into effect on Jan 1 2022.
Part of me preferred the old system as I was essentially subsidised by those who didn't shop around and as the poster above pointed out, you could usually leverage a competitive quote to avoid the hassle of switching providers. However, do accept that there are certain groups who find this difficult and on balance it's probably not fair for me to profit at their expense.
Would be interested*** to hear if you have success this year negotiating your renewal quote (75% up) down on the basis of the competitor as I have previously wondered whether the law change would affect their willingness to do this.
Also just remember that different providers will have quite wide variance in T&Cs / coverages which will materially affect your payout in the event of a claim. Not always as easy as saying X is 75% Cheaper than Y so must be better. Less relevant for Motor as that is a compulsory, and therefore broadly homogeneous product, but for buildings / contents there's no point buying a policy that you later find out wasn't really worth the paper it's written on. Better off self insuring. |
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Reply | Anyone know a beer that's like...
at 11:18 17 Jun 2022
I had a very dangerous evening a few years back in the Philosophy bar (now sadly deceased) of Kings college strand campus.
Was the last night before closing for Christmas and I was three pints deep into the Tally Ho Ho Ho when the student barman loudly advised at about 11 that their license meant they couldn't sell anymore beer so they would have to give it away for free instead. |
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Reply | Surely
at 14:33 2 Apr 2022
Understand the sentiment and would support giving Ukraine a Bye to the next tournament or at least the qualifying playoffs if they are unable to field a team in these matches. However if they are able to & choose to play these matches (and I wouldn’t have any criticism at all if they decide they have more important matters to worry about) where does it end if teams are expected to not contest the game? Do we just award the World Cup to Ukraine now? |
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Reply | Radio suffolk phone in
at 21:57 28 Sep 2021
Not sure about Tuesday nights but the radio Suffolk geoblocking on iPlayer ends at full time. |
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Reply | Block D
at 00:51 27 Aug 2021
I personally prefer the complete experience of SBR Lower but Block D is possibly one of the best vantage points in the whole pyramid from which to watch a game of football. I would definitely rate it better than Club Wembley and whatever the Arsenal corporate tier equivalent is. |
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