Telecoms
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Sky tells Virgin Media customers: “We’ll pay your BT Sport subscription when you move”
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Sky is targeting rival Virgin Media’s customers with an offer to pay their subscription to BT Sport if they move their TV and broadband services. While BT’s forthcoming sport channels are available to Sky customers, both free to those who buy their broadband from BT and via a £12pm subscription for those who don’t, the…
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Virgin claims UK’s “lowest” priced Samsung Galaxy S4 deal
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Virgin Media TV, broadband and home phone customers can now get the Samsung Galaxy S4 from just £29 per month with no upfront fee. The quad-pay telco has dropped the upfront fee for a limited time only, allowing it to offer the handset at what it claims is the lowest price on the market. The…
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BT announces “more than half a million” sport channel sign-ups
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More than half a million households have signed up to receive BT’s three sports channels, the company announced in Thursday. Available free to BT Broadband customers and BT TV subscribers, the channels will be available via tablet and smartphone apps, YouView from BT and BT Vision+ boxes and Sky HD+. Sky customers who have broadband…
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Top tips to avoid being burnt by ‘bill shock’ this summer
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In time for the summer holiday exodus, Ofcom has today published a new guide to help travellers protect themselves against ‘bill shock’ when using their smartphones and tablets abroad. These devices are now as much a holiday essential as suncream and swimwear, with tech-savvy travellers watching films by the pool, social networking on the beach…
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Virgin Media offering BlackBerry Q5 from just £20 per month
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Virgin Media is now offering TV, broadband and home phone customers the new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone from just £20 per month. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone runs the new BlackBerry 10 operating system and includes ever-popular BlackBerry Messenger app, a 3.1” touch screen and a classic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard, which has been re-designed to give customers…
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Sky extends Football League deal until 2018
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Sky Sports has extended its deals with the Football League for a further three years, giving it access to 37 live games per season until 2018. The agreement encompasses television, broadband internet, video-on-demand and mobile services. The new deal will also see Sky Bet become the league’s title sponsor. Announcing the new agreement, Football League…