RBZ5416
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Thought this was now worthy of it's own thread rather than tagging on the bottom of the Bulb thread.
I switched from Bulb due to them playing silly buggers with DD amounts as documented in that thread. I only use electricity & Octopus came out very slightly more expensive than Bulb. But once you factor in referral codes, worked out cheaper for me. I've switched two accounts & both went smoothly. All referral payments have been received although a little slower than expected. Emails have been answered within a couple of days max. Next step will be to see how they make use of my smart meter.
I've just adjusted the DD amounts on both accounts to use up the referral credit over the course of the year. No silly unrealistic minimums as with Bulb. In fact no minimum at all as one account is an unoccupied property & I've set that to £1pm with no complaints (at least yet!)..
This is a list of referral links pulled from the Bulb thread. If I've missed yours, drop me a PM & I'll add it to the OP to keep them all in one place. Current rates are £50 each. AFAIK, this list is in order of referral, so BB3Lions switched using xxxx, I switched using BB3Lions, etc. So the fairest distribution seems to be always use the last on the list in this post. That way everyone should get one payment on switching & another when the next person switches. Of course if you prefer to use another member to switch that is entirely your prerogative, but you will lose the double-dip.
Update 20th September 2021
The unfortunate scenario has finally happened in that two member have switched at the same time, using the same referral. So this has split the chain & the only option I can see is to publish both their referrals & you choose which to use. Please PM me your referral link & confirm who you used.
Next in line are Jester1066 & FruityLoop.
Octopus do not currently require you to have a smart meter fitted in order to move to them.
I switched from Bulb due to them playing silly buggers with DD amounts as documented in that thread. I only use electricity & Octopus came out very slightly more expensive than Bulb. But once you factor in referral codes, worked out cheaper for me. I've switched two accounts & both went smoothly. All referral payments have been received although a little slower than expected. Emails have been answered within a couple of days max. Next step will be to see how they make use of my smart meter.
I've just adjusted the DD amounts on both accounts to use up the referral credit over the course of the year. No silly unrealistic minimums as with Bulb. In fact no minimum at all as one account is an unoccupied property & I've set that to £1pm with no complaints (at least yet!)..
This is a list of referral links pulled from the Bulb thread. If I've missed yours, drop me a PM & I'll add it to the OP to keep them all in one place. Current rates are £50 each. AFAIK, this list is in order of referral, so BB3Lions switched using xxxx, I switched using BB3Lions, etc. So the fairest distribution seems to be always use the last on the list in this post. That way everyone should get one payment on switching & another when the next person switches. Of course if you prefer to use another member to switch that is entirely your prerogative, but you will lose the double-dip.
Update 20th September 2021
The unfortunate scenario has finally happened in that two member have switched at the same time, using the same referral. So this has split the chain & the only option I can see is to publish both their referrals & you choose which to use. Please PM me your referral link & confirm who you used.
Next in line are Jester1066 & FruityLoop.
Octopus do not currently require you to have a smart meter fitted in order to move to them.
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