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Engineers have removed the last satellite dish from the BT Tower in London. Originally there were 29 Dishes on the Tower used to beam most televisions shows around the country. The 450 Kilo dishes have been out of service for years following the introduction of Fibre Optic technology at the Tower.

Fibre Optic Technology, FTTC (Fibre to . . . → Read More: Last Satellite dish removed from BT Tower

The perfect end to Christmas dinner, try the most expensive Mince Pie, definitely one to savour.

A very Merry Christmas to all from Direct Voice and Data

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Text messaging is 19 years old this week and the first person a text was a British engineer from offices in Newbury Berkshire.

The idea was so staff could send short simple messages to each other. Since that day number has grown and by the end of 2011

we will have sent an estimated 8 trillion texts that’s . . . → Read More: Texting is 19 years old this week

Thieves who broke into a museum stole two rhino horns from taxidermy displays were foiled because museum staff had replaced the horns worth £240,000 with replicas.

The Natural History Museum in Tring, said the resin horns were fitted on to two specimens three months ago and had no resale value.

Rhino horn can fetch £60,000 per kg in . . . → Read More: Raiders steal Rhino horn replicas from museum

Direct Voice and Data are wrapping up warm in preparation for the Huddersfield festival of lights this weekend!

Food, drink, lights and laughter!

Starts 2nd December

Click link for more details              Kirklees Festival . . . → Read More: Huddersfield Festival Of Light 2011

“UK consumers are benefiting from a boost to broadband speeds, Ofcom’s latest broadband speeds research revealed.

The average UK broadband speed increased by 10 per cent, from 6.2Mbit/s in November/December 2010, to 6.8Mbit/s in May 2011.”

With faster broadband services now becoming readily available, Direct Voice and Data’s broadband packages are in demand, with competitive pricing and download . . . → Read More: Consumers benefit from UK broadband speed surge

Telecoms giant BT is to raise call charges for residential customers by up to 5% on 3 December – the second increase this year.

UK landline calls will go up from 7.6p a minute to 7.95p a minute. Line rental prices will also rise, but calls to mobiles will be unchanged.

The changes come after a 10% rise . . . → Read More: BT to increase phone call charges by 5%

People subconsciously make thousands of tiny predictions each day, whether it’s contemplating when a bus will arrive, who is knocking on the door or if a dropped glass will break.

Now scientists are beginning to unravel how the brain is such a surprisingly accurate fortune-teller – but only when it comes to mundane events.

Direct Voice and Data . . . → Read More: We can predict the future (a bit):

Plugging gadgets into a socket in the wall, or loading them with batteries – or maybe even unfurling a solar panel – is how most of us think of getting electricity. But what about plugging them into your body?

It may sound farfetched, but under the shadow of the Alps, Dr Serge Cosnier and his team at . . . → Read More: Power from the people

BT is upgrading a further 114 exchanges – the majority of which will receive fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) technology.

The telco said that the latest rollout would serve one million homes and businesses in the UK. Its Openreach division said that it planned to complete the upgrades by the end of autumn 2012.

BT has committed £2.5bn . . . → Read More: BT is upgrading a further 114 exchanges