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1) Getting the Most From Your Telephone Provider
Author:
Paul Buchanan
Category:
Communications
If you fancy chatting to your friends for free, no matter where in the world they are, then look no further than your internet connection and computer. There are different types of software you can download which work seamlessly with your internet connection to allow you to chat to friends and loved ones without worrying about the cost.
Instead of using your landline you can benefit from the capabilities of your laptop or PC and in a few easy steps you can be up and running to make and re...
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2) Getting the Most From Your Telephone Provider
Author:
Paul Buchanan
Category:
Communications
If you fancy chatting to your friends for free, no matter where in the world they are, then look no further than your internet connection and computer. There are different types of software you can download which work seamlessly with your internet connection to allow you to chat to friends and loved ones without worrying about the cost.
Instead of using your landline you can benefit from the capabilities of your laptop or PC and in a few easy steps you can be up and running to make and re...
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3) Cut Down On Your Phone Bills During The Economic Slump
Author:
Victoria Cochrane
Category:
Finance
With the economy continuing to plummet further each day, it pays to cut costs wherever you can. While many individuals and families are choosing to cut larger expenses - such as holidays - out of their overall budget, countless others are economising on a more daily basis. This could entail anything from thrifty food shopping and minimized retail shopping to a cut on utility bills.
But one of the most prevalent daily expenditures that people are trying to cut down on is their...
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4) VoIP Technology can Help Beat the Credit Crunch
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
Communications
They say that the best things in life are free. But the inherent costs throughout 21st century consumer culture would perhaps suggest otherwise, given that most leisure pursuits and products come with at least some sort of cost attached. And due to the current economic climate across much of the world, people could be forgiven for watching their spending habits just that little more carefully, as they strive to stave off the hard-hitting effects of the credit crunch.
Indeed, th...
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5) Time for a Chat: Free Instant Messenger Calls
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
Communications
Of course, one of the basic needs of most people is to contact one another. The first step towards answering this need and allowing a global network of people in different locations to communicate via technology, was the invention of the telephone. Officially designed by Alexander Graham Bell in the 1870s, the invention eventually revolutionised global interaction.
In recent years, it is the internet that has replaced the telephone as the primary tool for personal and business...
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6) Free Online Calls: You Know You Want To!
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
Communications
Since the late 1800's and the invention of the first telephone, the way people connect with one another has fundamentally changed. Indeed, the world has seen the telecommunications market revolutionised over the last 130 years, with advancements in technology shifting the way individuals approach communication.
Therefore, not only can you now speak with people almost instantaneously, but it doesn't matter where you are. Take the mobile phone as a prime example: its introduction...
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7) Use internet technology to 'phone home' when on holiday
Author:
Isla Campbell
Category:
Communications
Travelling abroad has always involved an element of adventure, but even as recently as 20 years ago visiting countries as technically advanced as the USA meant that you literally went into a communications black hole until your return. That is because the cost of transatlantic phone calls was so outrageously high that your entire holiday budget could be used up calling home, and that was just for a few minutes.
However, advances in competition amongst telephony companies have ch...
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8) Talk is Cheap, but Free is Better
Author:
Isla Campbell
Category:
Communications
If you have been to an airport recently its likely you have sat next to or close to someone with a laptop and looked on enviously as he or she appeared to communicate effortlessly with someone. Making your way through the latest best seller seems altogether less fun when you could have been online and in touch with friends, colleagues or loved ones.
Airports are one of a number of places where time can be killed effectively by chatting or catching up with old friends. Rather tha...
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9) Leave your phone at home this holiday
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Travel and Leisure
The internet has long been associated with disruptive technologies, the most obvious case being the entertainment industry, where stagnating record labels and Hollywood studios have found that polarised tastes and easy transferability have turned power over to consumers.
Another, perhaps not as obvious case, is the telecoms industry. A decade ago, backpackers would keep in touch with friends and family with the odd letter retrieved from a poste restante. Then, following the tur...
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10) How To Stay In Touch Online
Author:
Daniel Collins
Category:
Computers
It has been said that using a computer can be a very isolating experience, but that isn't altogether true. In reality it all depends on how you use it.
Presently, many people do some portion of their work on a computer, whether it's on a desktop machine or a laptop. However, just because you are using a machine on your own, that doesn't mean you need to be separated from everyone else. In fact if you set your computer up properly you can be in touch with friends, relatives and c...
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11) Still using the phone when you don't need to?
Author:
Isla Campbell
Category:
Internet
Nobody likes to pay for anything that they can get for free. Yet, there are still millions of people in the UK paying for something that would cost them nothing if they simply downloaded free software that takes only a couple of minutes to obtain and install.
That's because many UK internet users are still using landline telephones to call friends and family, who crucially, are also internet users. Picking up the telephone to call your nearest and dearest may be second nature, but today's co...
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12) Lunches may not be free, but calls are on the internet!
Author:
Paul McIndoe
Category:
Communications
There's an old maxim: 'there is no such thing as a free lunch'. Essentially, it is derived from economic theory that states in a free market economy everything has a price; so if someone offers you something 'free' then there are usually hidden costs somewhere.
The phrase is believed to have originated as a result of the practice of saloon keepers in the USA in the late 19th century who offered a 'free lunch' to those who bought at least one drink. Of course, the saloon keepers...
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13) Getting in Touch Without Paying a Penny
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
Communications
In the hectic world we live in, it's a wonder we find the time to keep in touch with anyone. But luckily thanks to the advent of the internet, we have lots of options when it comes to contacting other people.
Email is a hugely popular way to send a message to someone, but instant messaging is arguably even better as it enables you to have a proper conversation in real time. Yet nothing beats being able to hear the other person's voice - it makes for a closer connection and it...
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14) Welcome to a new Christmas tradition!
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
Home and Family
Festive traditions have changed across the generations, but one thing remains constant and that is our desire to contact absent family and friends on Christmas Day. We all cherish our nearest and dearest, but if some of them have moved abroad, for example to pursue career opportunities, they are missed most at important family times such as Christmas.
In an oft repeated scene throughout the UK, many families will excitedly crowd around the telephone on Christmas Day in order to...
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15) How to Save Money With a Mobile Phone
Author:
Elisha Burberry
Category:
Communications
The vast majority of us now have and use a mobile phone on a daily basis, and many people now wonder how they ever managed without one.
What's more, technology is now advancing at such a rate that a phone can be much more than just a phone - with camera, internet and messaging options now available as well. However most of us still use our mobiles for making quick - and not so quick - phone calls to our friends and family, especially when we're away from home. So it makes sens...
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