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Landline-to-mobile calls to become cheaper, Ofcom rules

...Tuesday, the regulator imposed cuts of around 80 percent to mobile termination rates (MTRs). These are the charges that a mobile operator levies on other... Read more

15 March, 2011 by David Meyer

BT profits rise 20 percent despite revenue drop

...customer base has almost trebled in the last six months." Mobile termination rates The drop in transit revenue was mainly caused by the cut in... Read more

28 July, 2011 by David Meyer

Orange and Vodafone go it alone with PAYG price hikes

...is a response to new Ofcom rules. Photo credit: Vodafone The new rates at Orange, which came into force on Friday, see calls go up... Read more

4 July, 2011 by David Meyer

Police arrest alleged O2 mobile scammers

...on Thursday in connection with "an elaborate and expansive fraud" involving premium rate numbers, the police force said in a statement. "Today we have struck... Read more

19 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner

BT to raise prices for line rental, calls to landlines

...landline. "The calling patterns of customers means the impact of the daytime rate and set-up fee changes will be minimal," BT said in its... Read more

19 July, 2010 by David Meyer

O2 drops unlimited mobile data allowance

New and upgrading customers have two weeks to sign up for a mobile plan that gives them unlimited data usage, after which caps will kick in at different price levels Read more

10 June, 2010 by David Meyer
Instant Call Recording 2.1

Instant Call Recording 2.1

...as well as non-geographic 0800, 0844, 0845, 0870, 0871 and premium rate numbers.- Great for keeping an accurate record of important business calls and... Read more

26 May, 2012
GeoDialer Free 1.1.18

GeoDialer Free 1.1.18

...calling cards, but also for using special services to dial other premium rate numbers that may otherwise be expensive if dialed directly from your mobile... Read more

9 November, 2011
GeoDialer 1.1.16

GeoDialer 1.1.16

...calling cards, but also for using special services to dial other premium rate numbers that may otherwise be expensive if dialed directly from your mobile... Read more

9 November, 2011
Metro CabFinder 2.1

Metro CabFinder 2.1

...been checked to ensure you have a safe, reliable service. No premium rate numbers! All calls are to 03 numbers which are included as free... Read more

16 September, 2011
Trafficmaster Companion 1.8

Trafficmaster Companion 1.8

...WARNINGS now included* Calls to the PA are charged at a premium rate. Network charges may vary. Calls typically last less than 40 seconds, and... Read more

4 March, 2011
fonelock 1.5.1.29

fonelock 1.5.1.29

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23 August, 2010
Top 10 Linux browsers: How I <endeca_term>rate</endeca_term> them

Top 10 Linux browsers: How I rate them

...comes to web browsers, so Jack Wallen picks his top 10 and rates them for usability Read more

4 February, 2011 by Jack Wallen

EC asks for suggestions on dealing with roaming rates

...European Commission has launched a consultation on its regulation of mobile roaming rates. The cost of using a mobile phone for voice or data services... Read more

8 December, 2010

ISP Association attacks government over fibre rates

The ISP Association has accused the government body that sets business rates for broadband networks of showing a 'complete lack of understanding' of the... Read more

17 August, 2010

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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...... and PDP11s too

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

14 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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...

14 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

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....

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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...

18 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

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

19 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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

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