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 account. If you ask for proof or refuse to pay, the fraudsters then offer to prove who they are by disconnecting the phone line then and there. [...]

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 today. The findings basically revealed what many people already knew to be true, that broadband speeds vary wildly depending on a number of factors and in the most [...]

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Features and Benefits of VoIP Services VoIP – 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 users. VoIP telephone calls are not restricted to other VoIP phones – calls can be made to any type of line. As a result, its is beginning to [...]

Essential Business Telecom Services Introduction Telecommunications technology – in all forms, and certainly not least in business – 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 must be suitable for conveying important business information, in the first instance, but must also offer immediate payback in terms of efficiency, flexible working and customer [...]

Your computer could be attacked the moment you connect it to Broadband Make sure you have a Firewall Remember – the Internet is a Public Place All PC's have open "ports" 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 which is adequate If in doubt, go to Control Panel on your PC and check the security settings To strengthen your firewall, download the FREE [...]

Why Do You Need Broadband? Modern PC’s need frequent updates which are large files and require a fast connection to reduce download times and ensure success Without these regular updates for Windows, Anti-Virus protection, and SpyWare alerts your PC can quickly become riddled with dangerous software, causing slower performance, unreliabilty and the risk of Identity Theft Surfing the Internet becomes much easier and faster You can get free telephone calls and video conferences to other broadband users with VOIP (Voice over IP) What is Broadband? [...]

If you transfer your BT phone bill to a different service provider, you can enjoy big savings on your phone calls. Usually it is free to transfer your BT phone bill and you can be getting cheaper calls within just a couple of weeks. There are many service providers to choose from, with a range of packages depending on when you make most calls and where they are to (e.g mobile phones, International calls etc.) To transfer your BT phone bill simply select your new [...]