Home Phone
Is modern life killing quality conversation?
Brits still spend a breathtaking amount of time talking to each other; however, it appears the quality of those conversations is in jeopardy.
Brits abroad to benefit from deregulation of Spanish landlines
Telefonica line rental, customer services and itemised phone bills are now all available in English, due to the deregulation of landlines in Spain. Thanks to the CMT (Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciónes), its now possible for Spanish property occupiers to switch their telecom provider and allow other multilingual operators to manage their Telefonica landline.
TalkTalk launches free weekly chats for older people living alone
The number of people over 65 who live alone has passed the 4 million milestone new figures reveal.
Virgin Media pioneers free landline to mobile calls
Launching on 1st April, Virgin Media will become the first phone provider in the UK to offer new and existing customers free home phone to mobile calls.
UK’s cheapest line rental deal
Homephonechoices.co.uk is delighted to announce it has once again secured the cheapest stand-alone line rental deal available in the UK, with no additional package costs.
Broadbandchoices.co.uk announces two new deals
Broadbandchoices.co.uk is delighted to announce two new market leading deals for broadband and home phone customers.
How to save money on festive phone calls this Christmas
As Christmas draws near, most people will be counting the money spent on presents, food and drink for the festive season. However, those of us with friends and family living abroad will also have to take into account the cost of keeping in touch.
New campaign slams the slammers
BT has launched a campaign, supported by Trading Standards Institute, calling on Ofcom to take action now to put an end to the mis-selling misery caused by telecoms companies, who hijack consumers' phone lines.
Telecoms deregulation set to bring better deals for consumers
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has removed one of the last pieces of regulation in the fixed-line telephone market, enabling BT to offer discounted communications ‘bundles' for the first time.
BT Vision signs up ESPN's news sports channel
BT Vision and ESPN have agreed a deal for the new ESPN channel, which will offer live Barclays Premier League and Clydesdale Bank Premier League football as well a wide range of international football and other sports.
Antipodeans crowned chattiest people
New Zealand is top of the League of Chattiest Nations according to new phone call data released today by Post Office Telecoms. With the average telephone call from the UK to New Zealand lasting over 17 minutes, it seems that the friendly Kiwi persona rings true.
BT Vision signs video on demand movies deal with Sony
BT has announced that it has signed an agreement with Sony Pictures Television for video-on-demand rights to a range of new and classic movie titles for its digital TV service, BT Vision.
Homephonechoices.co.uk secures cheapest line rental deal in UK
Homephonechoices.co.uk is delighted to announce it has secured the cheapest stand-alone line rental deal available in the UK, with no additional package costs.
BT customers face second price hike this year
Steve Weller, communications expert at uSwitch.com, comments on BT's price increase effective from 1st October 2009: "BT is planning a second price hike this year after customers have already seen an increase in day time call rates in March.
BT extends customer bill payment deal at Post Offices
BT customers can continue to benefit from the convenience of paying for and towards their BT telephone services at Post Office branches.