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Hundreds of Plusnet Mobile customers were wrongly marked as being in arrears on their credit files as the result of a 'system error' while the firm was switching direct debit provider, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.
7 June 2019
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Plusnet has promised to warn new customers when their contract is coming to an end - and will guarantee not to raise prices mid-contract.
9 August 2018
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From next week, adverts from broadband providers will all have to show the average rather than the top speeds they offer - but the actual speed you get now won't change.
18 May 2018
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Plusnet has warned customers that it's increasing many broadband contract prices by £12 a year in June and call costs will be going up too - here's how to fight back.
6 April 2018
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The broadband price war is hotting up with prices dropping to the cheapest we've seen in the past seven months - check now to see if you can save.
27 March 2018
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Broadband and home phone customers with the biggest telecoms providers will soon be automatically compensated for poor service or missed appointments, under a new scheme set to be up and running by early 2019.
10 November 2017
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Hundreds of thousands of Virgin Media customers are being urged to change their passwords after one of the firm's routers was found to be vulnerable to hacking.
23 June 2017
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Plusnet has become the latest home phone and broadband supplier to push up its prices for line rental, with customers facing a £1/month rise next month. But if you're affected and can find a better deal elsewhere, you can leave your contract penalty-free - or if you're willing to stay, you can beat the hike by haggling.
5 May 2017
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We're going to stick our necks out here and assume you've almost all got a mobile. Many can't cope without it. Yet millions are overpaying. Either by letting contracts roll over and effectively paying for a phone you already own, being hounded into expensive upgrades, or just not searching for the best deals.
3 May 2017
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Telecoms firm Plusnet has been fined £880,000 by regulator Ofcom, after the company billed more than 1,000 broadband and landline customers for services they had already cancelled.
22 March 2017

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