Home phone News archive

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Price rises on cards for TalkTalk customers (31-03-11)

TalkTalk home phone customers are being hit with a hike in call costs on 1 May, however the landline giant is keeping the price of its line rental the same for now...

BT hikes call charges by 9% (21-03-11)

BT home phone customers are set for another round of price increases from the end of April, the telecoms giant has revealed...

TalkTalk unveils new deal to cut cost of calling mobiles (16-03-11)

TalkTalk’s add-on gives you 200 minutes to call UK mobiles for £4.99 per month...

Landline calls to mobiles to get cheaper (15-03-11)

The cost of calling a mobile phone from your landline could fall from next month, following a new Ofcom ruling...

Bell’s invention doesn’t ring true with Brit teens (10-03-11)

Nearly a quarter of British teenagers don’t know who invented the telephone, reveals research by landline and broadband giant TalkTalk, to mark the 135th birthday of the first phone call...
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Primus halves cost of BT line rental to £6.79 (08-03-11)

Brits can save 50% on line rental with the new Line Rental Saver deal from Primus, at just £6.79 a month compared to BT’s £13.60...

BT ‘disappointed’ by possible rollover contract ban (03-03-11)

Home phone giant BT has said it is “disappointed” by regulator Ofcom’s proposals to ban costly home phone contracts that renew automatically...

Ofcom to ban BT rollover contracts (03-03-11)

Being forced to pay a hefty cancellation charge to get out of a rolling home phone contract may soon become a thing of the past as regulator Ofcom looks to ban automatically renewing contracts...
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Brits missing out on bundle savings (28-02-11)

More than a quarter of Brits are missing out on savings because they don’t bundle their broadband, new research has revealed...

Eclipse offers broadband and landline bundles (25-02-11)

Looking to save money on your landline bills? Consider switching your broadband, calls and line rental to provider Eclipse, who now offers home phone packages from £12.50 a month...

50% off TalkTalk broadband (17-02-11)

Save up to £90 with on your internet and phone when you sign-up to TalkTalk broadband...

BT landline packages to include calls to mobiles (16-02-11)

Are your monthly home bills plagued with expensive calls to mobiles? BT customers can now choose one of its new tariffs that include calls to mobiles...

YourCalls.net offers £69 phone line installation (15-02-11)

Just moved into a new house and need to get a new landline installed? You can now save over £60 by getting a line installed by YourCalls.net....

Orange undercuts BT with £60 landline installation (11-02-11)

British consumers are being urged to compare line rental and call packages and then switch to a cheaper deal after the government’s VAT increase pushes up the nation’s home phone bills...
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TalkTalk loses 83,000 phone-only customers (09-02-11)

Less people are taking home phone-only deals from TalkTalk, as it focuses on phone and broadband all-in-one deals...

Primus extends cheap £7.99 line rental deal (03-02-11)

If you haven’t signed up for the cheap line rental deal from Primus yet, you’ve still got time - the home phone provider has extended its £7.99 offer until 15 March...

Serial silent callers face £2million Ofcom fine (01-02-11)

New rules to help protect Brits from silent calls are coming into force today, with offenders facing a £2million fine for repeatedly harassing consumers...

£75 Dabs voucher when you join BT broadband (31-01-11)

Want to nab yourself a £75 Dabs.com electronics voucher? Simply sign-up to BT broadband today...

Sky Talk attracts 2.7 million Brits (27-01-11)

Brits are signing-up for Sky’s phone services in droves, attracted by competitive pricing and cheap bundled broadband and TV...

Get calls on-the-go with Pocket Landline from Orange (26-01-11)

Phone provider Orange has launched a new service that will make sure you never miss an important business call again - even when you're out of the office...

Savvy Virgin Media customers opt for online bills (20-01-11)

Over two-thirds of Virgin Media customers are now choosing to receive their monthly bills online - saving themselves £15 a year...

Cheap £7.99 Primus line rental deal ends soon (19-01-11)

Anyone looking to save money on their home phone bills by switching their line rental has just under two weeks left to sign-up to Primus’ £7.99 a month Home Phone Saver deal...

£20 broadband, TV and phone bundle from BT (12-01-11)

BT broadband is offering new customers the chance to sign-up for internet, digital TV and home phone calls for just £20 a month...

TalkTalk voted ‘worst’ for customer service (12-01-11)

Home phone and broadband giant TalkTalk has been given a wooden spoon award, after its customer service was voted the worst in Britain...

Free Plusnet broadband and calls for three months (12-01-11)

New customers signing up to a Plusnet broadband and calls package can now nab themselves three months free subscription...

Price Promise for Orange broadband customers (11-01-11)

Worried that you’re not getting the best value for money from your provider? Orange broadband is promising to automatically lower customers’ bills if it offers the same package at a lower price...
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Six months half price TalkTalk broadband (10-01-11)

Save yourself over £50 by signing up to TalkTalk's new six months half price deal...

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