Small and medium-sized businesses can benefit from a new set of packages from Vodafone to help curb the cost of phone usage. Among the available services are flexible data, voice and text schemes as well as access to Microsoft Office’s 365 and BT’s OpenZone UK.
Office 365 can provide a small business with email via a browser-based version of Outlook. This is an online sharing site for documents, and also includes instant messaging, online meetings and video calls. Using the provided services can provide small and medium sized businesses with cost-effective ways of communication.
“Small businesses are the lifeblood of the country and for these customers our sole focus is to help them thrive and grow,” says Tim Stone, small business sales director for Vodafone UK. “Everyday, our small business customers tell us they must be armed with the right tools so they can run their business from wherever they are.”
By using Vodafone’s new One Net Express service, small business owners can obtain a virtual landline number which will forward calls to a their company’s mobile devices. There are no call diversion charges and the deal includes 3,000 call minutes and voicemail. This can be set up for £10 a month as an extra on an existing deal.
At the moment, with businesses and individuals suffering rising costs for their company and home phone lines, Vodafone’s new packages aim to help conserve outlay from phone usage.
“[Businesses] need to be able to adapt quickly and find new ways of working in order to remain competitive in the current economic climate. That’s why we’ve combined our existing tariffs with our innovative One Net Express service into one, simple, value-for-money plan,” added Tim Stone.

Orange are also offering their business customers the chance to save money with a half-price 30-day Sim-only deal for mobile phones. Offering 200 minutes, free phone line calls to UK homes, unlimited Orange-to-Orange calls, email and unlimited Wi-fi, the deal aims to contribute to the SME market by helping businesses save money on calls. The deal will run until the end of the year.

For small businesses, instant responses are vital to survival. One missed phone call can have a huge impact on business. The new packages offered by Vodafone and Orange aim to combat this, with landline diversions offered with no extra charges. Business owners can also share minutes and texts between up to 110 employees with Vodafone’s One Net Express service.

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•    Primus Saver line rental deal costs only £6.79 per month
•    Low-cost calls to UK landlines: just 1p per minute evening and weekends; 6p per minute in daytime
•    Price busting package available exclusively through Ofcom-accredited comparison site Homephonechoices.co.uk until 4th April

Brits can slash their phones bills with the latest Homephonechoices.co.uk exclusive offer in conjunction with with low-cost home phone and broadband provider Primus Saver.

The Primus Line Rental Saver package costs just £6.79 per month and offers evening and weekend calls at 1p a minute, whilst daytime calls cost 6p per minute. This package would be ideal for light phone users who make the majority of their calls in the evenings, or for those who simply need a phone line for their broadband connection. Compared with other costlier line rental deals, consumers could save themselves over £80* per year by switching to Primus Saver.

In addition to Primus Line Rental Saver, Homephonechoices.co.uk continues to offer the Primus Home Phone Saver deal available exclusively through its site. Also incredibly good value, this line rental package includes free evening and weekend calls to UK landlines for just £7.99 per month.

Michael Phillips, product director at Homephonechoices.co.uk, commented:

“As an Ofcom-accredited price comparison site, we are committed to securing the cheapest possible deals for visitors to our website.

“There have been a number of line rental price rises from major providers over the past year with more undoubtedly on the way, so households need to review their monthly bills carefully to see where costs can be reined in.

“Line rental, in particular, is often overlooked in this respect. The Primus Saver package offers excellent value; households who haven’t switched in the last year should compare prices to ensure they are still on the cheapest deal.”
Homephonechoices.co.uk top tips on cutting your phone bills:

1.    Pay by direct debit – Nearly all providers discourage payment other than direct debit and impose charges of anything up to £5 per month for dealing with cheques.  However, The Post Office accepts payment by various means with no additional charges.

2.    Go for paperless billing – Some providers offer useful savings if you receive your statements online, not by post. You’ll also be doing your bit for the environment.

3.    Check the small print – If you’re tied to a 12 or 18 month contract, you may be faced with exit fees if you want to switch before the contract term ends, but new rules may mean this is less of a problem going forward. So check any fees and switch to a better deal.

*Saving based on switching from BT Unlimited Weekend Calling (£13.60 per month, total annual cost £163.20) to Primus line rental saver (£6.79 per month, total annual cost £81.48). Total first year saving £81.72. Terms and conditions apply. Information correct at 07/03/2011

About Homephonechoices.co.uk

Homephonechoices.co.uk was founded in March 2005 and the UK’s only Ofcom-accredited home phone comparison calculator.

It is the UK’s largest website to offer price comparisons of line rental and calls packages based on a postcode search. Our search results let consumers easily compare line rental prices, package costs and pence per minute call charges.

Results can also be sorted and filtered to compare tariffs for calling landlines, mobile networks, and non-geographic numbers (0870/0845). Each package listed shows detailed supporting information on additional extras like minimum call charges, contract lengths and caller features (1571 / Caller display).

Established online brands including Confused.com, Comparethemarket.com and GoCompare.com rely on Homephonechoices.co.uk to power their home phone comparison services.

Homephonechoices.co.uk – working hard to save you money

One of the best features of BT is their scalable products. From your home phone line to television channels, BT allows you to choose exactly how much service you wish to purchase. So many people come back to BT for exactly this reason. A case in point is the changeover of what had been BT’s Get Connected plan to its new name of Talk and Surf, along with a new pricing structure.
As one of the United Kingdom’s leading phone line providers BT is rated highly among consumers for their reliable service. But the ability to only pay for what you need is quickly gaining favour with UK consumers.
The new Talk and Surf allows for up to 20MB speed and a 10GB download limit. It does not include line rental and has an introductory price of £7.49 for the first three months increasing to £14.49 thereafter. 10GB per month is fine for the casual web surfer and the plan allows for unlimited free nights and weekend phone calls. But consider that if you like to download movies, a little web surfing and the download of 2 high quality movies will put you over your 10GB limit.
Fortunately, BT offers an unlimited calling and internet download plan that simply puts an end to wondering whether or not you have exceeded your limits. This new plan simply called Talk and Surf Unlimited is positively the way to go for anyone that takes their work home with them or simply spends a great deal of their entertainment time on the web. Needless to say this unlimited calling and internet plan is a must for large families. With an introductory cost of £19.99 a month for three months and £27.99 a month thereafter, exclusive of line rental, this is an overall excellent value.