BillMonitor

{{Orphan|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox company

| name = BillMonitor|

| foundation = 2007

| industry = Price comparison service

| homepage = [http://www.billmonitor.com www.billmonitor.com]

}}

BillMonitor is a UK-based mobile price comparison and switching website accredited by Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2009/05/nr_20090521 |title=Saving consumers £££s on their mobile bills | Ofcom |access-date=2009-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527003836/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2009/05/nr_20090521 |archive-date=2009-05-27 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news | first = Miles| last = Birgnall| url = https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/may/21/mobile-phones-billmonitor | title = BillMonitor comparison site rings Ofcom's bell | work = The Guardian | date =May 21, 2009 | accessdate=2009-06-12| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090525095506/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/may/21/mobile-phones-billmonitor| archivedate= 25 May 2009 | url-status= live}}

Started in 2007, the site was developed by mathematicians and scientific advisers from Oxford University and analyses historical usage patterns to predict future usage.{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8063615.stm| title = Academics tot up costs of mobiles | work = BBC News | date =May 22, 2009 | accessdate=2009-06-12}}

Like its UK competitors, Mobile Phone Checker and moneysupermarket.com, the service recommends plans based on a user’s stated needs, in terms of minutes per month, texts, data and international use. The service also offers a monthly bill-tracking facility that allows users with online billing to give the site access to their past bills.{{cite news | first = Emma| last = Lunn | url =https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/mar/08/consumer-affairs-mobilephones | title =How to find your ideal tariff and cut that phone bill | work = The Observer | date =March 8, 2009}}