Telecommunications UK

Talk was launched in 1999 and is a unique way to cut call costs. Talk monitors the rates of a number of the UK's leading telephone companies and offers its customers the lowest rates available for each call. Talk uses its patented technology to ensure that optimum call routing is always selected. Talk is also very proud of its Customer Service record and in a recent survey, 88% of Talk customers said they would be happy to recommend Talk to a friend.

Smart Talk is a money saving telephone service from Tiscali, one of Europe's leading Internet and telecommuncations providers. It offers much cheaper calls than BT - including the BT Together scheme for local, national and international calls, as well as calls to mobiles. It is easy to use with no fees, no ties and no catches.

Alpha Telecom provides prepayment telephone services to more than one million users every month. Alpha Telecom's services are available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. To access Alpha Telecom you dial 1833 from a BT line or 0800 279 1833 from any other provider.

The Post Office offers a pay as you go home phone service, provided by Tele2 UK Communications Limited. The service is available through using a 1466 prefix number, or by using an autodialler.

Saving with One.Tel is easy. You simply pay line rental to your landline provider (BT, NTL, Telewest, etc.) and One.Tel bill you for your calls. That way you can save money and still enjoy the full range of line services like 1471, 1571 and Caller Display.

Telewest is a leading provider of broadband services in the UK with more than 1.7 million homes taking Telephone, TV and Internet services. Telewest?s network passes 4.9 million homes in London, the south east, the south west, the Midlands, Merseyside, Yorkshire, Tyneside and Scotland.

8Mb unlimited broadband is just £6.50 a month with Homecall's Anytime calls package (total package including line rental = £29.99). Includes unlimited local and national calls, a free mobile option, free modem and connection and free calls for life between all Pipex Homecall customers.

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Telecom plus' objective is to save their customers money by providing significantly better value than they were previously receiving from monopoly suppliers like BT. They use the collective buying power of lots of individual small users to negotiate bulk buying deals with major suppliers, passing the benefit back to their customers.