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1) The advantages of having a landline phone
Author:
Paul McIndoe
Category:
Communications
Methods of communication have come a long way since early man developed grunts into language and later worked out how to put words into writing. Now more than ever, information can be readily transmitted using methods such as the internet, television and phones.
Ever since Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it has transformed lives. Previous forms of communication - such as the telegraph and pony express - were less direct and a lot slower with many messages taking da...
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2) Wireless Broadband: The Next Frontier
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Broadband continually is being changed and altered in order to better it on many fronts. Improved speed, improved convenience, and improved price rates are the three areas that see constant activity as various technological leaps and brilliant marketing plans alter the way in which we view our broadband.
What is wireless broadband?
As we move into a 'wireless age', it seems fitting that wireless broadband is on the horizon even now. One type of this wireless broadband is mobile broadband,...
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3) Mobile Broadband: Advantages and Disadvantages
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Wireless is the new kid on the block that seems set for greatness. How could it not be, after all, when it offers various degrees of freedom that previously simply did not exist? By avoiding the clutter of wires, and allowing portable notebooks to truly be as portable as they should, wireless technology has found a place in the hearts of even the most jaded computer users.
Mobile broadband is an extension of this newfound freedom. By offering high-speed, broadband, internet access of a wirel...
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4) Broadband Speed Test: A Short Overview
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
As we progress from dialup modems to high speed ADSL connections, the obsession with internet speed is matched only by the seemingly endless real need for more speed. At some point or other, most everyone has suspected that their internet connection may not be performing as well as it should be, and generally the first port of call to address such suspicions would be taking one of the many broadband speed tests that are widely available online.
How does it work?
Essentially, the workings...
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5) AOL Broadband: Pros and Cons
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
As one of the leading suppliers of broadband internet, AOL is an established name in such circles with a formidable reputation. However just because they have been around for the better part of a decade, does that mean they offer the best deals? Are they being upstaged by the new up-and-coming broadband providers that seem to offer mind-boggling packages at incredibly low prices? What makes AOL better than these?
Solid, Reliable, Award-winning
Although age might not count in everything, i...
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6) Virgin Media Broadband: More than Everything
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Where other broadband providers focus on packaging and pricing, Virgin instead has a decidedly unique focus: speed. Surfing the internet through Virgin is more akin to riding waves using a rocket than a surfboard, as it utilises the latest fibre-optic technology in order to provide speeds that are above and beyond anything that the competition has to offer. For any heavy internet user, the opportunities that such speeds offer are almost too good to be true, and the temptation is definitely way...
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7) BT Broadband: The Safe and Reliable Performer
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Seemingly, every other day or so there is a new broadband service that has somehow taken root during the night. Of course, with every new service come the predictable spate of new offers and the plethora of reasons given for why customers should flock to their service as opposed to pre-existing services. However, no matter how attractive some offers may be by comparison, BT always has had, and probably always will have, a great strength going for it: its safe and reliable pair of hands.
Weat...
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8) TalkTalk Broadband: A Quick History
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
As the name suggests, TalkTalk is hardly one of the many fairly similar broadband services that sprout up every so often. For one thing, it offers its broadband services free of charge, and that alone is enough normally to have most drooling around the mouth. But where did TalkTalk come from, and what is the catch to its remarkable offer? By taking a brief look at the history of this service, the answers seem to be clear.
Phone first, broadband later
What may not be commonly known about T...
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9) Futurephone Controversy - Including Free Calls to Switzerland
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
With the rise of cheap international calls, followed closely by internet calls that are completely free for computer to computer connections, there seems no end in sight as to how far such things can go. Recently, there has been much furor over a company, futurephone.com, which has been offering purportedly completely free calls from the United States to any landline in 54 countries worldwide. Initially, many feared that it was a scam, as most offers that sound too good to be true on the intern...
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10) Cheap Calls to China: Keep Tabs on Friends at the Olympics!
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
With all the focus on China as the Olympic Games come to their town, there are probably at least a couple of friends or family that are bound to be heading over there to be enthralled by the monumental fixtures themselves. If you're stuck in England yourself, and are pretty much resigned to watching the festivities over the television, it can be pretty dull considering perhaps the people you would've watched the events with or telephoned afterwards to marvel at the results may not be in the co...
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11) Cheap Calls to Canada: Where to Draw the Line
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Increasingly, we find ourselves living in a world with copious amounts of accessibility. This accessibility can come in many forms. Through the internet, we have a portal to more information than could be held in any library, but we find that not all of that information is correct. Through supersonic jets, we can get from place to place faster than ever before, yet the impact it has on our surroundings is harsh. Through cheap international calls we can affordably call practically anyone, anywhe...
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12) Cheap Calls to New Zealand: Two Things to Consider
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Most everyone by now recognises that the availability of cheap international calls offers a lot of great price-savers for anyone, regardless of their reason for wanting to make an overseas call. However, just as many are quickly drawn in by a 'good deal', without realising that just like anything else there are some careful considerations that should be taken into account before making a move. Jumping the gun and making a hasty choice can lead to a lot of time being spent rectifying a bad decis...
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13) Cheap Calls to Columbia: Frequent Price Changes
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
One thing that regulars of cheap international calls notice is that every so often the prices by most such service providers tend to change. Of course change can sometimes be good, as no one would generally object to being charged less. The cases when the price per minute actually increases, however, is when problems arise as what may have once been the cheapest provider to a country like Columbia, may end up no longer being the cheapest.
What Makes the Price Change?
Price changes fluctua...
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14) Cheap Calls to Australia: What Would You Use Them For?
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
If you had the ability to make cheap calls to Australia, would you use it? Lets face it, even with the wide range of cheap calls out there to practically every country you could think of (and a few you possibly couldn't), in order to want to make a call, you need to have someone to call in the first place. So what could you do now that the world is at your fingertips?
Call Friends and Family!
Maybe you have close friends or family who migrated to Australia? Maybe there are some on holiday...
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15) Cheap Calls to Turkey: Possible through Least Cost Routing
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Increasingly, it is common knowledge that there are a wide variety of options available for cheap international calls. With the one exception of internet based calls, others seemingly are merely service providers that somehow manage to give out better rates for calling certain countries as if by magic! Because of this, many have occasionally found themselves wondering: How is it done? Why is it that these providers can give massively lower rates, whereas regular phone companies do not? What is...
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16) Cheap Calls to Belgium: Necessity or Luxury?
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Today's world of high-speed internet connections, mobile phones, and budget airlines is truly much smaller than that of yesteryears. We have grown so used to being able to communicate with people so effortlessly, at any time and any place. So, are the cheap international calls that help to allow for easy and affordable communication worldwide a necessity? Or are they simply a luxury that we have become too accustomed to having around?
The Right to Communicate Quickly
At core, humans are s...
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17) Cheap Calls to Italy: Using Mobile Phones
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Mobile phones tend to differ greatly when attempting to use many of the cheap international call options. For the uninitiated, it could take a great deal of trial and error to find the most efficient method of calling overseas mobiles, or using a mobile to call overseas (or both!). Unfortunately, this is not helped by the fact that there are no official 'rules of thumb' that can be universally applied to mobile phones, but rather they tend to vary from network to network.
Access Numbers Deci...
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18) Cheap Calls to Japan: Post-paid Access Numbers
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Whenever people look into cheap ways of calling overseas, the one fairly familiar method that constantly pops up are various post-paid access numbers. What these numbers amount to are, at face value, numbers that a person can dial to get cheaper rates on international phone calls. Some even offer such ridiculously low rates as 0.5 pence per minute. It almost sounds too good to be true, and unless people know how they work, it just may be.
How the charges work
Most post-paid access numbers...
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19) Cheap Calls to Brazil: Pros and Cons of Prepaid Calling Cards
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
One of the more popular methods when making overseas calls is to simply head over to the nearest store that sells prepaid calling cards offering remarkably low rates per minute. As a whole, it seems to be a bargain, but is it really? With the influx of a variety of new options, many now find that they are sticking to their trusty prepaid cards simply out of familiarity, and wonder if they are being left behind as others save more money for better services.
Why use prepaid calling cards?
W...
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20) Cheap Calls to Russia: Calling through the Internet
Author:
Caroline Telford
Category:
Communications
Increasingly over the last few years there has been much hype to do with cheap international calls using the internet. Unsurprisingly there are a variety of ways that they can be carried out, and while some even appear to be completely free, there are several conditions that may result in appearances being deceiving.
Calling PC to PC
Calling one PC from another through the internet is probably the cheapest way to go about things. All that is really needed is an internet connection, a mic...
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