The TalkTalk Blog

Welcome to the TalkTalk blog. Here you'll find regular entries from our Chairman Charles Dunstone, our CEO Dido Harding and members of the TalkTalk team.

From the launch of free broadband in 2006 to the release of our innovative new myTalkTalk package, we're always thinking of ways to change the phone and broadband market for the better. Through the blog you'll be the first to hear any news.

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Archive for May, 2011

Bright SparksBright SparksHow has technology affected your family’s life?

It’s National Family Week and to mark it some interesting research has been released on how technology affects family life.

Apparently parents spend an average of 1,500 minutes on the phone to family members over the course of a year, as well as sending an average of 312 emails and 600 texts messages to their children.

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Tristia ClarkeTristia ClarkeHomeSafe tops comparison chart for internet security

We really pleased to see that TalkTalk has been selected as having the best broadband package for internet security by Simplifydigital, the Ofcom-accredited broadband comparison site.HomeSafe

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Tristia ClarkeTristia ClarkeCompetitors behind the times when it comes to offering better value

We were interested to hear that BT was calling on its competitors to match its prices for landline calls to mobiles because at TalkTalk we more than match them – in fact, we’ve been offering much cheaper rates for some time and are still better value than BT even after this latest price change.

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Duncan JefferiesDuncan JefferiesThe appeal of retro gadgets in a digital age

“The past is a foreign country,” said the writer L.P. Hartley. If so it’s one we’re increasingly keen to visit. Mad Men helped kick-start the craze for mid-century fashion and furniture, and every aspect of 80s pop culture has been repurposed for today’s tastes. But its not just retro clothes, music and Sly Stallone action films that have made a comeback. Gadgets once consigned to the attic have been dusted down and rediscovered by a generation weaned on iPods and Xboxes.

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Dido HardingDido HardingMaking sure we’re always better value

Since TalkTalk started, we’ve consistently challenged ourselves to be the UK’s best value phone and broadband providers. Today, we’re proving our commitment to always deliver better value by reducing the prices of Essentials and Plus, whilst enriching our services.
The cost of TalkTalk Essentials has been reduced from £6.99 to £6.50, while TalkTalk Plus has dropped [...]

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