Neowin News Feed for: Landline

OpenAI: You can now chat with ChatGPT via landline and WhatsApp

David Uzondu — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:40:01 +0000

OpenAI is expanding the ways to chat with its flagship product, ChatGPT, to a place you probably did not expect: landlines. Read more...

Shell Energy named as UK's most complained about broadband company

Paul Hill — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:34:01 +0000

Ofcom has released lists of the best broadband and mobile companies in the UK based on the number of complaints they received. The report suggests Shell Energy was the worst among all. Read more...

BT told to cut landline-only customers' bills

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 20:58:01 +0000

The telecom regulator, Ofcom, has ordered BT to put a price cap on its landline-only offerings because customers aren't getting their value for money. This will mostly benefit vulnerable customers. Read more...

BT to raise phone and broadband prices for the third time in 16 months

Andy Weir — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 20:16:01 +0000

BT has announced that it's raising its phone and broadband prices for the third time in less than a year and a half, and introducing a new charge of £3.50 per month for BT Sport for some TV customers. Read more...

BT launches free landline 'junk voicemail' service to tackle nuisance calls in the UK

Andy Weir — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:30:01 +0000

BT's new Call Protect service is free for its home landline customers, diverting nuisance calls - such as those from accident claims firms, or computer scammers - to a new 'junk voicemail' box. Read more...

UK: 60% of people only have line rental for internet connectivity

Paul Hill — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 02:26:01 +0000

A new study carried out in the UK shows that many customers only buy line rental for the sake of getting online. Those that buy line rental to solely use the internet was put at 60% in the study. Read more...

Google announces $10 home phone service for Fiber subscribers

John Devon — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 22:00:01 +0000

Home phones aren't dead yet. Despite the decline of landlines in the wake of rising mobile phone usage, Google will offer a home VoIP service called Fiber Phone for its gigabit Internet customers. Read more...

EE and O2 UK acknowledge issues preventing some customers making or receiving calls [Update]

Andy Weir — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:35:49 +0000

EE and O2, two of the UK's largest mobile carriers, have acknowledged network issues that have left some customers unable to make or receive calls today - but the cause is not yet clear. Read more...

BT is increasing prices for broadband and landline customers by 7%

Andy Weir — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:52:01 +0000

Leading UK telecoms provider BT is increasing its prices from September, less than ten months after the last 6.5% increase. Line rental will go up by £1, and broadband charges will rise by almost 7%. Read more...

BT increases home broadband and landline prices by up to 6.5%

Andy Weir — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:31:04 +0000

BT is increasing its broadband and home phone prices by up to 6.5% - almost four times the rate of inflation - from December, but its CEO says the company is "sensitive to the tough economic times". Read more...

Texting preferred over talking in the UK says Ofcom

Steven Parker — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:12:34 +0000

Brits no longer feel the need to have a good chinwag on the old dog-and-bone, with the younger generation leading the charge of sending text messages over making calls, so says a recent Ofcom study. Read more...

iPod Touch with camera, the new landline

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:19:56 +0000

Previous rumours regarding a new generation of Nano with inbuilt camera functionality seem to have faded to dust. According to Wired magazine's website, this has paved the way for a fresh bout of rumours, this... Read more...