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	<title>Save Money on Landlines, Phone Calls, Broadband, TPS, and VoIP &#187; David Rothwell</title>
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		<title>UK Broadband Speeds &#8211; The Poor Relation in Europe?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
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A recent Ofcom report shows the UK leading the world in its use of digital communications, yet trailing behind in 21st position out of 30 for Broadband speeds.
News &#8211; UK prime in most digital areas but not broadband
The UK is one of the world&#8217;s most advanced countries in terms of digital communications, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BT Warns Customers of Phone Scams</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fraud]]></category>
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If you are a BT customer, be on your guard!
BT is warning customers about a series of phone scams involving people claiming to be calling from the company.
If you are targeted, the scammers will call you and warn that your account is in arrears.
They then ask for bank or credit card details to settle the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Speed Broadband &#8211; How to Test Your Broadband Speed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broadband]]></category>

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Broadband Speeds in the UK
Ofcom recently released a report which represents the most thorough examination of broadband speeds ever performed within the UK.
The data they collected was taken from over 60 million speed test results accumulated by 1600 broadband customers and it paints a relatively bleak picture of the UK broadband market as it stands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuisance Calls &#8211; Stop Getting Nuisance Phone Calls Today!</title>
		<link>http://www.businesstelecomservices.co.uk/news/nuisance-calls-stop-getting-nuisance-phone-calls-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nuisance Calls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TrueCall stops nuisance calls, but lets your family and friends through straight away.

    * Simply plugs into your phone line
    * Checks calls before letting your phone ring
    * Starlist your family and friends
    * Zap all Nuisance Callers!
    * Stops telesales and telemarketing calls
    * Stops malicious calls
    * Stops silent calls
    * Stops robocalls
    * Stops market research calls]]></description>
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		<title>BT Rolling Contracts &#8211; are you an unknowing victim?</title>
		<link>http://www.businesstelecomservices.co.uk/news/bt-rolling-contracts-are-you-an-unknowing-victim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.businesstelecomservices.co.uk/news/bt-rolling-contracts-are-you-an-unknowing-victim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landlines]]></category>

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Rolling contracts allow BT to automatically renew your contract with them for a further 12 months *without* your explicit consent.
Their normal contract, however, allows you to leave when the 12 months is up.
Which one did you sign up to?
Because If you miss the annual reminder and try to leave BT for a cheaper alternative phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VoIP Services &#8211; Features and Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VoIP - Voice over IP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Features and Benefits of VoIP Services
VoIP &#8211; Voice over Internet Protocol is a new tool allowing telephone calls to be made across the internet, rather than through a phone line.
For those doing this from home, a computer is usually required for connection. However, simple specialist hardware that resembles an ordinary handset is available for commercial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call India for Just 4p /min on 0844 639 9523</title>
		<link>http://www.businesstelecomservices.co.uk/cheap-calls/call-india-for-just-4p-min-on-0844-639-9523/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cheap Calls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheap International Calls]]></category>

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Call Family and Friends in India from any UK landline  for just 4p per minute &#8211; Call 0844 639 9523   Now!

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		<title>Essential Business Telecom Services</title>
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		<comments>http://www.businesstelecomservices.co.uk/landlines/essential-business-telecom-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landlines]]></category>

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Essential Business Telecom Services
Introduction
Telecommunications technology &#8211; in all forms, and certainly not least in business &#8211; continues to advance at an alarming rate.
Business people, today, are faced with a plethora of existing, convergent or entirely new technologies, and must make important, informed decisions to safeguard the future of their businesses.
New telecommunications technologies, products and services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is LLU?</title>
		<link>http://www.businesstelecomservices.co.uk/landlines/what-is-llu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landlines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LLU stands for LOCAL LOOP UNBUNDLING
The Local Loop connects your telephone socket or switchboard to the telephone exchange.
In the past, this has always been owned by BT.
Since telecom deregulation was introduced to break the BT monopoly and create free market competiton and a &#34;level playing field&#34;, call traffic between telephone exchanges was allowed to pass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You must protect your Computer when using Broadband</title>
		<link>http://www.businesstelecomservices.co.uk/broadband/protecting-your-computer-when-using-broadband/</link>
		<comments>http://www.businesstelecomservices.co.uk/broadband/protecting-your-computer-when-using-broadband/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rothwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broadband]]></category>

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Your computer could be attacked the moment you connect it to Broadband 
Make sure you have a Firewall

Remember &#8211; the Internet is a Public Place
All PC&#8217;s have open &#8220;ports&#8221; by default
Malicious programs lurk online looking for these
Make sure that you have a firewall installed and activated
Windows XP machines and more recent have a built-in firewall [...]]]></description>
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