Entries tagged: Answerphone

With the work situation changing rapidly. Many people either by choice or necessity, are setting off down the path of working for themselves as a freelancer.

For many, this is new territory and may…

Although it looks like things aren’t going to be changing in the short term, it seems increasingly likely that the lockdown restrictions will be easing in some way over the coming month or two.

We’ve covered a few topics related to remote working recently, so now seems like a good time to summarise them and remind you how Callagenix can help during these unusual times.

First of all,…

The COVID-19 Coronavirus continues to cast a shadow over the world, causing massive disruption to all aspects of everyday life.

While we don’t want to spread doom and gloom, the reality is that this…

A great way to get started with Callagenix is to set up an 08 or 03 number with our Basic Service.

In fact, the Basic Service might be all you need if you're…

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For most businesses, the volume of incoming calls remains pretty steady or increases and decreases in a predictable way…

“High quality, widespread communications, fixed and mobile, are an engine of our economy and the pulse of our society.”

These words used by Ofcom to introduce their Connected Nations 2015…

You know how it is; you’ve done your research, you’ve got all your paperwork together, you’ve cleared some space in your diary and now you’re ready to call. When you do, the phone rings and…

At the time of writing the tube strike planned to take effect in London next week has been suspended following talks between the RMT and Transport for London. Across the capital, businesses will breathe a…

The railway line to the South West has been repaired, the sun is shining and the schools are out.  Yes, it’s the start of the Easter break; and we hope the start of a long…

What is marketing?  In days gone by marketing used to be fairly straightforward.  You advertised, you wrote letters and pamphlets and that was pretty much it.  Fast forward through the years of the internet revolution…

The combination of high winds and rain experienced over the Christmas period has led to floods, structural damage and thousands of homes being left without power.  With more bad weather on the way the Environment…

The latest Markit/CIPS PMI services figure came in at 62.5, compared with 60.3 the previous month. Not only was this rise well ahead of expectations, it signalled the highest level of growth since May 1997.

When nature decides to throw a storm at us there is little we can do to turn aside strong winds and driving rain but that doesn’t mean that we needn’t bother to act. The October…

There was an interesting article in the Times of India recently which covered the methods which some people are using to “digitally detox.”  Recognising that smartphones and other devices can actually drive a wedge between…

The man behind PayPal has unveiled his plans for a closed Hyperloop which he believes could see passengers being transported between Los Angeles and San Francisco in a fraction of the current time.  Powered by…

When Wimbledon, Glastonbury and the British F1 Grand Prix all coincide one thing is certain; mobile lines will be humming.  Texts, tweets, status updates, pictures and videos will be shared and uploaded in their hundreds…

“There are so many things that can be accomplished when a human being is connected to the rest of the world”. In an interview recently with the BBC the father of the mobile phone, Marty…

It is perhaps ironic that with the Ofcom consultation into mid-term price increases closing in mid-March, Everything Everywhere (EE) has announced price rises. Affecting those Orange and T-mobile customers on pay-monthly deals the charging increases…

The meteor which exploded over Russia on February 15th literally struck “like a bolt from the blue”. Whilst all eyes were on an asteroid which was due to fly past the Earth later that same…

A telephone lifeline in Staffordshire is calling for more volunteers who could spend a few hours chatting to the elderly and housebound on the phone. “ Staff” (Staffordshire Telephone and Friendship Facilitators) has been operating…

We’ve had the Norovirus and we’'ve battled through the snow, now if we can survive the floods there’s only the flu to overcome and we can look forward to the spring. So far this winter…

The rise in popularity of the smart phone has claimed yet another casualty in the ongoing debate between privacy and practicality.  Golfer Phil Mickelson became so frustrated with the number of fans taking photos with…

In the past we have written about the role which smart phones have played in the rise of social media as a business force.  Now, thanks to Facebook, we have had a much needed warning…

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth’s School of Computing have come up with a new app which is designed to help people to manage their stress levels when receiving text messages.  Using a combination of…