Telecom Plus – The Utility Warehouse Discount Club is a “neat” trick but a “legal” neat trick. If the Network Marketing Scheme was to work then they would undoubtedly be out of business or have to be charging the most astronomic tariff’s on the planet to stay in business. In truth their tariffs are NOT much different from anyone else’s but their “Distributors” are brainwashed into spreading the news of supposed cheaper bills with such exuberance and using “Which” reports that they actually get customers. Unfortunately, the “Which” reports are totally flawed as the customers who actually take part of their surveys on quality of service and price have a distinct biased opinion – they are the “Distributors” and need this “Mark of Approval” by the Which Magazine to establish some kind of proof that they are indeed selling something special! When UWDC look for Distributors their slogan should read “Failures Required Urgently” as the poor people hoodwinked into becoming part of the “team” and only sign up a couple of friends and immediate family are the poor souls that keep the business going! Their structure is such that a few, maybe no more than 10 people, are earning real fortunes and the rest are plodding along getting nowhere fast. I read somewhere that they had 500,000 customers – not really a lot if you consider how many Distributors have signed up and how many years they have been in business – If you do the maths it certainly tells a far different story from the one they broadcast to anyone who will listen. I’ve actually attended one of their meetings – they will NOT allow any questions during any meeting and you are told quite abruptly to speak to the trainer personally AFTER the meeting. Of course most people have travelled some distance to come to these meetings and have to rush away, while the others who stay are brushed away hoping that they either forget or get washed away on the exuberance of the trainer. The trainer is actually a senior Distributor who has a vested interest in being limited with the truth – who would ever sign up if you were told that the prices are just about the same as everyone else’s, the customer service is bordering on dreadful, to earn money you have to be a trifle fictional with the truth?