A huge number of people throughout the country currently use BT for their phone services; mainly due to the reliability of the service and the consistent, reasonable prices.

BT however recently announced that their prices would increase by 10% by the end of 2010, stating that the increase was due to the recent recession. The changes, set to begin in October this year, means connection charges will rise by 1p, with the minimum cost of making a call rising to 17.3p. Monthly line rental is also going to get more expensive, rising up to over £12.00.

BT has been writing to its 12.5m customer base individually to inform them of the change, which it realises may be a struggle for some people. Although BT acknowledges the price increase will hit some families hard, it has stated customers could avoid the charges by signing up to a year’s line rental or taking an all-inclusive package. As well as this, BT customers will need to sign up for paperless billing via email to avoid the price increases.

If you’re a BT customer and you’re looking to reduce the cost of your phone line and calls, it might be in your interest to look past the more traditional phone providers and considering getting a VoIP (or similar) phone system. Theses phone work over the net, meaning they don’t require analogue lines, so you don’t need to pay line rental. You’ll also find you can make drastically cheaper phone calls, even to people in other countries. On top of this, a lot of phone systems will allow you to call other users of the same system completely free, hugely reducing your monthly outgoings.

It’s not only home-life where these kinds of systems can have a beneficial impact; a business telephone system can provider the same financial benefits to a business, no matter the size. Not only will using this kind of system reduce your monthly outgoings, but can allow you to make your business more efficient with integrated communications. Your phone, mobile and computer can all be integrated into the system, offering you a much greater range of options to help improve the communication and efficiency of your business.

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