Tag: TalkTalk
Broadband customers must now be told minimum speeds at point of sale
One third of us don't get advertised broadband speeds Broadband customers must be told the minimum and peak time speeds they will receive before they sign a contract under new protections coming into force on Friday. Providers will have to let customers walk away penalty-free if they take longer than…
TalkTalk launches new company, FibreNation, to deliver full fibre network
Image: PA Broadband provider TalkTalk has formed a new company to build its a full fibre network across the UK. Called FibreNation, TalkTalk hopes it will eventually provide fibre to the home (FTTH) services to 3 million people in the UK. The telcoms company confirmed that the first three towns…
Which? finds loyal broadband customers pay too much, suffer bad service
Broadband customers who do not switch are enduring “often terrible” customer service and potentially paying hundreds of pounds a year more than they need to with providers taking advantage of their loyalty, according to a consumer watchdog. Which? found that 71% of broadband customers have been with their provider for at least three years and…
Employees want tech to boost business productivity, not to monitor performance
Perhaps unsurprisingly, workers want technology that helps them become more efficient rather than helping their bosses snoop on them, a new business report shows. Over half of employees (53%) are prepared to use technology like wearables to boost their own productivity at work. However, three quarters (74%) said no to wearables being used by employers to monitor performance. These…
TalkTalk buys Blinkbox from Tesco for £5m
Tesco has announced this morning that it has finally sold Blinkbox to TalkTalk - for a surprisingly low £5m. According to Business Insider, integration between Blinkbox and TalkTalk's existing TV business will be kicking off immediately - with "revenue synergies" (ie: job cuts) expected. Interestingly, it isn't just a video on demand business TalkTalk has…
Is TalkTalk planning to buy Blinkbox?
There have been rumours for a while that Tesco is looking to offload its struggling on-demand service Blinkbox - and today we're hearing reports that it looks like TalkTalk could be a buyer. According to The Guardian TalkTalk has been TalkTalking to Tesco about a possible sale of the service - which is apparently lost…
Britons don’t want web filters, says Ofcom
UK web users must really like their porn. Either that, or they just don't like the government telling them what they can and cannot look at online. A new report from Ofcom shows that broadband customers in the UK are overwhelmingly choosing not to use parental-control systems foisted on ISPs by the government - with…
TalkTalk slashing select Huawei smartphone contract prices for 6 months
TalkTalk have announced that they will be slashing the prices on selcet Huawei smartphone contracts for the next six months, with certain deals starting at just £1.25 a month. That £1.25 a month deal bags you the Huawei Ascend Y210…
TalkTalk tempt with £10 Huawei Ascend Y210 / MediaPad Lite 7 combo contract deal
Smartphone or tablet? Smartphone or tablet? Smartphone or tablet? With purse strings pulling tightly across austerity Britain, it's a tough call to make. Looking to ease the pain of having to pick one over the other, TalkTalk Mobile are offering…
Talk Talk meets business needs without them having to purchase expensive technology
Sponsored post Many small and medium sized businesses find themselves in a tricky situation today. They need to expand their IT and communications offerings, but don't have the technical staff or the expertise to achieve this.One reason for this is…