Home Phone
Are you wasting money on your home phone deal?
A new consumer satisfaction survey of over 6,000 home phone customers from Ofcom-accredited price comparison website Homephonechoices.co.uk has found that nearly half of Britain's home phone customers may be wasting money on outdated home phone packages, with 48.5% admitting they have not switched provider at all in the last 5 years.
BT’s speaking clock will be 75 years old
Britain’s famous Speaking Clock celebrates its 75th birthday on July 24, 2011. Now a national institution and part of Britain’s heritage, the Speaking Clock was the first of the pre-recorded information services in the UK, provided through telephones.
Panasonic launches KX-TG8061 cordless DECT home telephone
The Panasonic KX-TG8061 cordless DECT phone has arrived as the latest addition to the Panasonic DECT phone range.
BT cuts the cost of calling mobiles from landlines
BT has announced that from 28 May it will make significant cuts to the cost of landline to mobile phone calls. This announcement follows BT’s leading role in the Terminate the Rate campaign, which helped persuade Ofcom to lower mobile termination rates.
Consumers to finally benefit from mobile termination rate cut
BT has announced that, from this weekend, it will be cheaper to call a mobile phone from a landline. The move follows Ofcom's ruling to cut Mobile Termination Rates, the rate that mobile networks charge rival networks and phone companies for carrying calls to their network, from 1st April.
TalkTalk reduces prices and offers more, for less
TalkTalk, the phone and broadband provider, is backing up its promise to always deliver better value to its customers, by reducing pricing and enriching its most popular packages.
TalkTalk offers UK's best value landline to mobile calls
TalkTalk customers can now enjoy the UK’s best value landline to mobile calls (compared to BT, BT Plusnet, Virgin and Sky), thanks to its brand new 500 Mobile Minutes Boost. For just £5 a month, customers get 500 minutes to use from their TalkTalk landline to call UK mobiles.
Talk for free with Post Office Homephone
Last week BT and other telecoms providers increased prices for line rental, UK landline calls and call connection. So, for customers that aren’t locked into a contract now is a great time to reassess their home telephone package and save some money.
Virgin Media makes talk even cheaper
In a pioneering move designed to save Virgin Media families a bundle on calling services, from April 5th, Virgin Media is launching a range of special deals which combine Virgin Media home phone and Virgin Mobile services to create a powerful converged service.
Customers give home phone firms thumbs down
With cash-strapped phone customers bracing themselves for yet another round of price increases, the latest uSwitch.com Home Phone Customer Satisfaction Report reveals the first drop in customer satisfaction in three years.
Telephone talk takes a week a year
Despite the rise in texts, emails and social media communication, the average person in the UK spends 184 hours speaking on the telephone every year, equivalent to seven and a half days.
BT raises home phone costs
BT raises home phone costs, Michael Phillips, product director at Broadbandchoices.co.uk comments, commented: "We are very disappointed that BT is raising the cost of its monthly line rental for the third time in the space of 12 months.
Homephonechoices.co.uk offers cheap line rental deal
Brits can slash their phones bills with the latest Homephonechoices.co.uk exclusive offer in conjunction with with low-cost home phone and broadband provider Primus Saver.
TalkTalk launches new home phone and broadband offers
TalkTalk has launched a new half-price offer on its phone and broadband packages. The 50% discount means Essentials customers will pay just £3.49 a month for their phone and broadband, while Plus customers will pay £7.49 a month. For both packages this offer is available on a 12 month contract.
Silent calls ruling will bring privacy back to homes
1st February sees new rules come into force preventing consumers being harassed by repeated silent calls from the same company.