CheckSupplier

'The consumer organization Test Aankoop has been complaining for years about the lack of competition in the Belgian telecom market. This analysis is endorsed by the Belgian regulator BIPT.'

(June 5 2022, De Standaard, translated from Dutch)

Download the free CheckSupplier app and reduce your telecom bill.

Summary

The CheckSupplier app, available for iOS and Android, enables you to select the telecom contract that best fits your needs.

Why?

In general, people do not regularly check if their telecom contract continues to be the optimal choice for their needs. As a result, they risk paying more than strictly necessary.

Solution

The easy-to-use CheckSupplier app automatically identifies the cheapest telecom contracts for you.

How?

The app measures your telecom use and shows which telecom contracts fit your needs. Among these, you can select the one you prefer.

The app also enables you to select combination packages  typically including internet, television as well as various apps (Netflix, …).

New subscription

After hitting the Subscribe button, you will receive your new telecom contract to be signed.

The app keeps you updated on the status of your subscription.

Save even more

In Family mode, the app shows you the telecom contracts that meet the needs of you and your family members included.

Privacy

The app will not collect data other than strictly necessary and will not use your data for any other purpose.

The CheckSupplier app

CheckSupplier stands for “We Check your Supplier’.

The app is CheckSupplier’s first product enabling iOS and Android users to save on their telecom budget.

At present, the app is available only in Belgium.

The app regularly checks if your telecom contract is still your best choice, hereby taking into account new product offerings, changes in market prices as well as discounts.

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Partners

ASTEL, the 1st independent telecom comparator in Belgium (www.astel.be) will start up the new telecom contract to which you subscribed in the app.

Privacy

What personal data will CheckSupplier register for me?
The app only registers the information that is strictly necessary to select the telecom contracts that fit your needs.

How will CheckSupplier use these data?
The app uses these data to offer you the best fitting contracts. It is only after your explicit agreement that a new telecom contract will be started up. Your data will not be used for any other purpose.

How will CheckSupplier protect your personal data?
CheckSupplier and its partners have taken measures to prevent the loss, falsification or misuse of your data.

Can I access or change my personal data?
Upon request, you can have access to your data and request corrections. Requests or remarks may be addressed to privacy@checksupplier.eu

If you have any comments or questions about the protection of your personal data, please send your e-mail to privacy@checksupplier.eu.

FAQ

  • Usually, telecom operators pay a fee for bringing in new customers.
  • This fee does not affect what you as a consumer pay.
  • CheckSupplier is committed to propose you the solution that best fits your needs.

  • After inputting your profile and telecom preferences upon installation of the app, it will propose the best fitting telecom contracts. Should the data gathered in the app seem inaccurate, you may overwrite them with your best estimate. Over time, data gathering will become more accurate. 

  • Later on, at regular intervals set by you, the app wil remind you of the telecom contracts that suit your needs. You may then decide to subscribe to a different telecom contracts or not.

Press

Telecom is generally more expensive in Belgium

than in neighbouring countries, especially for combined bundles (4P: internet, TV, mobile, and fixed), where sometimes up to €42 per month is paid more than in France. Although mobile data is getting cheaper, fixed internet will remain on the high side in 2026. ... (source: AI Google search, translated from Dutch)

Telecom has become up to 70 percent more expensive since 2014

that's what consumer organisation Testaankoop says ... Testaankoop denounces the lack of competition in the market, ... (source: Gazet van Antwerpen, translated from Dutch)

Belgium is still more expensive than our neighbouring countries

and the price difference has even increased. ... One of the most effective ways to save money is to compare different providers. ... (source: HLN, translated from ,Dutch)