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UK Calling made simple for consumers

Posted on April 28, 2015May 29, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

Every day, people use service numbers to make phone calls to companies and organisations, contact directory enquiries or even to vote in TV shows. But the cost of calling these numbers - which start 08, 09 or 118 - used to be difficult to find out. This changed in July 2015, under a system that makes the cost of calling service numbers clear for everyone. It's called UK Calling, and it's the...
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OpenTAP – NEWS UPDATE 2015

Posted on January 28, 2015February 25, 2021 by Daniel Kobale

NOTICE TO ALL "OPEN-TAP" CUSTOMERS! Please be informed that the ONLY primary access number which should currently be used is UK: 09018600011 (calls cost 35p per call plus your network provider access charge) INTERNATIONAL: +448726149997 Any other 070 access numbers are purely back up numbers and should NOT BE used as primary access numbers. If you are a new customer looking for a rel...
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Notice to all OpenTAP users about modem software settings!

Posted on September 17, 2014February 25, 2021 by Daniel Kobale

We recently have had a few customers who are using computer-based modem and compatible TAP software with OpenTAP and they have been having trouble dialling up and sending messages via our OpenTAP dial-up access numbers. Some times for some reason with some customers modems and their software it will not work properly with the PARITY setting of NONE (NULL). Try changing the PARITY setting to TRU...
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HTC One Android 4.2.2 update rolls out across Europe

Posted on July 7, 2013May 21, 2022 by Daniel Kobale

Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update has reportedly started to roll out across Europe for HTC One According to HTC Source, HTC One owners across northern Europe will now be able to download the Android 4.2.2 update. The new update brings launcher bar enhancements, battery level percentage display, widget panel rearrangement, enhanced home button behaviour (black menu bar from screen removed), n...
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TFS EMEA Technical Support Services TIB072INT12 SMS and G2 v1.51 Update

Posted on February 27, 2013June 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

Date of issue: 16 January 2012 Purpose: This Customer Advice Note (CAN 039) provides information relating to the SMS functionality from Galaxy control panels using PSTN landlines and information regarding an update to the G2 Control Panel. Problem: The following email extract has been sent to us by BSIA (British Security Industry Association), who have received information regarding the O2 net...
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TAP Access Number

Posted on February 27, 2013June 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

At our shop we have a piece of kit that calls up a mobile number to communicate to our mobiles with text messages that vtell us when the alarm is set/unset, alarms and other stuff. The number it calls is 07960 980480, but this number now seems either permanently engaged or just doesn't answer at all. O2 (who run the number) don't seem to even know what i'm talking about! Vodafone also have a...
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Do you use TAP messaging on your Honeywell Galaxy alarm systems?

Posted on January 6, 2013April 20, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

If you have "Honeywell Galaxy or Texecom alarm systems" and you used to use the O2 TAP messaging service which was withdraw in 2011 or you currently use the Vodafone TAP messaging service and you are dissatisfied with their service, we have the solution for you! DIDcomms have just released in December 2012 the OpenTAP Gateway the free of charge TAP to SMS/Email messaging PSTN dial-up service. T...
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What You Might Not Know About Your iPhone and iPad

Posted on December 17, 2012May 21, 2022 by Daniel Kobale

It’s with you every moment of every day. It reminds you of little things that you sometimes forget, like calling friends on their birthdays and picking up the dry cleaning. It sleeps by your side, resting when you rest and working when you work. It even talks back once in a while. But how well do you really know your iPhone? After months of watching friends and family use their iPhones and iPad...
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EE 4G pricing revealed

Posted on November 7, 2012August 6, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

What is 4G? 4G is the latest mobile phone technology that promises up to download data up to five times faster than 3G networks. In practice this means you could stream and HD video on your phone, or tablet, without any buffering or delays, just as you might on a good quality home broadband connection. Read our What is 4G? guide for more information about 4G and how it could affect you. How...
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Orange, T-Mobile merge to create UK’s largest carrier

Posted on September 18, 2012January 5, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

Summary: Decreasing revenue and heavy competition trigger the UK's biggest mobile merger, which will give the new joint venture the lead position in the UK with more than 28 million customers Orange and T-Mobile are to merge their British operations to create the UK's largest mobile carrier, their parent companies said on Tuesday. The as-yet-unnamed joint venture will have a combined customer ...
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