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Archive for December, 2011

Isaac FofieIsaac FofieTop tips for improving your internet connection this Christmas

My name’s Isaac Fofie and I’ve been a TalkTalk engineer in South London for 3 years. Not many people realise that there are some simple things they can do themselves to increase their internet speed. Here are my top tips to avoid a Christmas morning melt down.
Internet speed and connection depend on a lot of [...]

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Tristia ClarkeTristia ClarkeGadget crazy Britain gears up for most connected Christmas

This Christmas looks set to be the most connected of all time with an estimated 16 million gadgets connecting to the internet on Christmas day.
Last year traffic on our network trebled compared with the previous year and this year we’re expecting a further 25% uplift in broadband traffic across our network compared to last year [...]

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Alex HollingdaleAlex HollingdaleThe lifetime cost of communication

The cost of keeping in touch can quickly add up. In fact, according to research that we’ve just commissioned, we’ll spend a whopping £65,564.94 on average keeping in touch with friends and family during our lifetime.
Whether it be calls and texts, fixed line rental, data roaming charges, buying and replacing handsets, insurance, accessories and broadband [...]

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Adrian TaylorAdrian Taylor5 holiday online safety tips from TalkTalk and F-Secure

With the Christmas season nearly upon us, there’s a good chance that you’ll be going away for at least a couple of days. And whether its visiting friends and family nearby, or heading off on holiday to another country, you’ll probably still be connected to the internet in some way.
To help make sure that the [...]

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Tristia ClarkeTristia ClarkeIt’s the final countdown…

So after 12 weeks, 16 contestants, numerous highs and lows and the odd scandal, the time is finally upon us for the X Factor Final weekend.
And this year’s Final is more exciting the ever as we’re hosting it live at Wembley Arena exclusively for TalkTalk customers.
Over 50,000 of you applied for the ‘money can’t buy’ [...]

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