http://m.grouponnz.co.nz/deals/auckland/powershop/74015160
There is another for wellington.
If you need a switch today is good.
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throbb: I got a $250 credit with Contact, no contract
geekbhaji:throbb: I got a $250 credit with Contact, no contract
how?
cshaun: Powershop did $250 a couple months back. $100 initially then $50 a month there after (x3).
Also had the contact sales guy come door knocking with the $250 no contract offer... You can't phone and do direct with contact, must be via one of the door sales guys.
Many typically do $100-150 signup credit.
Just seems silly handing out all this credit, just creating unnecessary churn.
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I like the detail of Powershop's website / control panel. But not liking this topping up, buying power thing though. Just seems like added complexity and work for no benefit.
Their combining the daily charge into the unit charge is annoying. When you signup they just take a guess at working it out, so I've been paying more per unit than I should for a while. Also I had a hiccup during the switch over which meant Energy Online charged me for around a month daily charges with no usage while Power shop charged for the usage - but Powershop has the daily charge worked into the unit price, so again got stung (effectively paying daily charge to both providers for same period).
Suspect it's just cause of the variable prices and it being winter, but it's also working out to be more expensive than Energy Online.
Anyway don't think it's for me. Prefer the idea of Flick - far more transparent.
Dreal:
Just make sure you pre-pay your bills, otherwise you'll get shafted in winter, overall.
Powerswitch.org actually reckoned they'd be $6 more expensive a year than Energy Online (that includes all the discounts and specials).
cshaun:Dreal:
Just make sure you pre-pay your bills, otherwise you'll get shafted in winter, overall.
Assume you mean stocking up with summer prices for the winter. Couldn't do that cause I joined in winter. Have been buying all the specials as they've come along, and concluding from that they're bit more expensive (basically as to be expected). Powerswitch.org actually reckoned they'd be $6 more expensive a year than Energy Online (that includes all the discounts and specials).
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