A recent press release from The Post Office stating that children in the United Kingdom are racking up big time on the telephone really should not come as a surprise to anyone. I mean honestly, teenagers spending time on the telephone, no one should be shocked by this. No doubt when the first telephone was invented the second user after Alexander Graham Bell, was a teenage girl calling her friends.
What is newsworthy about this is that landline usage by children in households exceeds one hour per week. If one does not have an unlimited calling plan or if these calls are going out to mobiles, the price per week for one child’s home phone line use can be up to 10 pounds per week! If that household has three children of social ages, the amount can be horrendous. The easiest way to limit these fiscal damages is to sign up for an unlimited talk plan from Virgin Media or any other major UK landline connection provider.
Virgin Media is currently offering free calls from landlines to mobiles within their network. At the very least one should make sure their home phone provider offers a plan for free evening and weekend calling. Needless costs for phone calls between friends and family members can easily top 1000 pounds a year if unwatched. One simply must make an online home phone pricing and service comparison before signing any long term phone line commitment.