Tag: landline
The landline phone’s days appear to be numbered
3 and T-Mobile most complained about mobile network operators
Ofcom have compiled a report revealing the most often complained about mobile, landline and broadband network providers. It makes for grim reading for anyone tied to a 3UK or T-Mobile contract, who top the mobile list by a fair…
Skype group video-calling beta incoming
Skype, the free online voice and video calling service, is to run a public beta test of a new group video chat function next week. Up to five people will be able to talk to and see each other simultaneously…
UK super-fast broadband tax scrapped at the last minute
The controversial £6 per year super-fast broadband tax has been dropped as the government races to push through key legislation before Parliament is dissolved next week. The tax on all households with a land-line was to raise £170 million a…
Gadget Helpline: The perfect gift for technophobic mums this Mother's Day
Are you the technological whizz-kid of your household? Know your component cable from your HDMI, or have reached a zen-like level of interconnectivity between all of your social networks so that half the world knows what you're doing at any…
Android home phone from DSP : Smartphone features in a landline phone
Think your retro rotary phone sets you apart from the pack? Get with the times and think again – this Android based landline phone from DSP is what all the cool kids will be using to prank call from in…
O2 offer home phone deals to broadband subscribers
As of March, network providers O2 will be offering landline phone deals to their broadband customers. It's a move the company hope will help bolster their trailing home broadband position. "This is the most important launch for us in the…
£6 a year broadband tax heading to UK households
A £6 a year tax will be added to your landline telephone bill, Chancellor Alastair Darling has revealed today. A further 50p per month will be added to the bill for each extra phone line installed in residents' houses. Following…