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BT to raise prices for line rental, calls to landlines

...along with a severe price rise for non-inclusive daytime calls to landlines, which will go up almost 13 times from 0.5p to 6... Read more

19 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Gmail brings Skype rival Google Voice to UK

...now able to make low-cost calls from the email client to landlines and mobile phones. Google has rolled out VoIP calls from within Gmail... Read more

3 August, 2011 by David Meyer

BT profits rise 20 percent despite revenue drop

...a drop in revenue that was largely down to people using their landlines less. BT's takings have dipped because people are using their landlines... Read more

28 July, 2011 by David Meyer

BT cuts landline-to-mobile call costs

...will from Saturday make it cheaper to call mobile phones from its landlines, after Ofcom forced cellular operators to cut their mobile termination rates. In... Read more

25 May, 2011

BT to make landline-to-mobile calls cheaper 'soon'

...to make it cheaper for its customers to call mobile phones from landlines as soon as possible, after new mobile termination rate caps came into... Read more

1 April, 2011

Ofcom aims for lower real-term broadband prices

...wholesale prices for BT Openreach, in a move that should mean cheaper landlines and broadband for many consumers Read more

1 April, 2011 by David Meyer
PinDr0p: Using Single-Ended Audio Features to Determine Call Provenance

PinDr0p: Using Single-Ended Audio Features to Determine Call Provenance

The recent diversification of telephony infrastructure allows users to communicate through landlines, mobile phones and VoIP phones. However, call metadata such as Caller-ID... Read more

8 October, 2010
BT passes fibre milestone as profits rise

BT passes fibre milestone as profits rise

...in certain markets" and the long-term trend of customers using their landlines less. BT also suggested that Ofcom-mandated pricing controls on its wholesale... Read more

10 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Sky set to launch cap-free fibre broadband

...although there is a £5 option that includes unlimited free calls to landlines at any time of day. Sky line rental costs £12.25 per... Read more

12 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
Phone Amego 1.4c7

Phone Amego 1.4c7

...your Google Voice account, a VoIP telephone adaptor, and one or more landlines. Dial calls directly from your Address Book using whichever phone you choose... Read more

13 May, 2012
Skype 5.7.0.1130

Skype 5.7.0.1130

...webcams, you can also make free video calls. You can even call landlines and mobile phones at really cheap per minute rates Read more

9 May, 2012
Nimbuzz 2.2.1

Nimbuzz 2.2.1

...calls from PC? Buy NimbuzzOut credits and make cheap internationals calls to landlines and mobile phones anywhere in the world right from your PC. Simply... Read more

30 April, 2012

Skype 1.0 for Windows Phone arrives

...higher. While those calls are free, there is a fee for calling landlines or mobile phones, Skype said in a blog post. People can also... Read more

23 April, 2012
IM+ Talk for BlackBerry 4.5

IM+ Talk for BlackBerry 4.5

...for free with other Skype users and call cost-effectively to any landlines and mobiles outside of Wi-Fi zones. Within Wi-Fi spots you... Read more

10 April, 2012

Ofcom pushes for free 0800 calls for mobiles

...pence per minute on a BT line, calls may vary on other landlines and cost considerably more on a mobile', the message will say, 'This... Read more

4 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

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Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

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Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

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Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

13 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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