Telecoms industry manager Ofcom is taking a long and hard look at the way it organises the non-geographic 03, 08 and 09 numbers in the UK, after it found that some callers avoid using them due to worries about being charged rip-off rates. Read More >>
Featured comment by strongp:
"Ofcom promised to rationalise these numbers in the last century. 09 for premium, 08 for cheap and free, 07 for mobile, and so on, for the same reason ..." More »
Microsoft has finally decided to roll out web-based Skype calling. Starting today, users will be able to make Skype video and voice calls from within Outlook.com using their browsers. Read More >>
Featured comment by Billster UK:
"What an oddly negative article for something which is free and now more accessible to use. I use it daily to allow my daughter to speak with far-flung..." More »
One of the great modern injustices about using your mobile will soon come to an end, thanks to regulator Ofcom formally decreeing that it wants to unify freephone numbers and make 0800 lines free to call from our mobiles. Read More >>
Featured comment by dunksterp:
"I consistently get really good speeds, I can download at over 600kbs. The reason I use so much data is I don't have broadband at home (no space in the..." More »
The new O2 Refresh contract option from the mobile network sees it offer customers a separate contract for their calling plan and mobile phone, making it less of a fiddle to switch handsets mid-contract. Read More >>
Featured comment by Westyfield2:
"This is a great idea to be upfront and honest!
I'm paying EE 12months of £66pm (8GB, 4G). I paid £139.99 up front with them for the subsidised han..." More »
Landlines suck. The phones themselves are a throwback to the days when phones were for, y'know, phoning people, and you can't even play Snake on them! There's one thing going for them though: they're cheap. This app lets you access landline prices when you're out and about, or better, abroad. Read More >>
Cheapo airline Ryanair has launched a mobile VOIP chat app, letting iPhone and Android users call each other through a wi-fi connection in a sort of budget Skype style. Read More >>
A new mobile reseller has arrived in the UK, with The People’s Operator (TPO) selling some feel-good calling plans that donate profits and a share of customer spending to worthy causes and charities. Read More >>
Vodafone has joined O2 in offering a new cross-Europe mobile data and calling option, designed to help put an end to the sheer terror we feel upon landing in another country and imagining how ludicrous our next phone bill will be should we dare check Twitter in a moment of weakness. Read More >>
Featured comment by higgins91:
"Vodafone Euro Traveller works out incredibly expensive if you are mainly a data user with varied roamed call use.
Data Traveller cost only 10 pound..." More »
Virgin's just rolled out in-flight calling, provided AeroMobile, which will set you back about the same as your regular roaming provider. Finally, you'll be able to make that crucial in-flight call to your mates, to find out what the hell caused you to get that effigy of Sir Richard Branson tattooed on your back when you were blind drunk last night. Read More >>
Featured comment by flynndean:
"Good to know I'll have a method (admittedly an expensive one) of saying my final goodbyes the next time some nutter tries to blow-up a plane..." More »
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