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BT to raise call charges in September

According to the Daily Telegraph, Britain's biggest landline provider, BT is increasing call charges and line rental fees from 20th September which will affect up to seven million customers. BT will increase telephone line rental charges by up to £12 a year and the cost of a 60-minute weekday phone call will be almost 40p higher. Under new rules introduced by the Regulator last month, existing customers will be given 30 days to leave their contract penalty-free.

Here's a comparison of the new BT pricing compared to the other big providers and Flextel. This is for daytime calls to our top destinations, on the cheapest available call plan...

Provider Line Rental Cost of Daytime calls lasting up to 1 minute*
UK Local UK Mobile France USA India Australia
BT £17.99 28p 30p 58p 38p 58p 58p
Sky £16.40 25p 29p 38p 34p 46p 45p
Talktalk £17.70 28p 28p 36p 36p 36p 36p
Virgin £16.99 27p 36p 67p 47p 121p 61p
Flextel** £0.00 3p 5p 5p 5p 5p 5p

* Using the cheapest call plan, including set-up fee and VAT, rounded to the nearest penny.
** No phone line required. Quality Broadband, Wifi or Mobile internet connection essential.

You may be wondering why Flextel is so cheap, but surely the real question is why are the other big players so expensive?

With a good quality internet connection our service can deliver better voice quality than BT, because Flextel isn't limited by old fashioned and expensive copper telephone lines to your home or office. BT's old copper technology results in calls that sound muffled by today's standards. With Flextel you'll not only gain in call quality, but also save on line rental and call costs.

By switching your phone numbers to Flextel you'll also gain all the benefits of a modern Flexible Telecoms system packed with powerful control, monitoring and switchboard features. So isn't it time you moved all your numbers to Flextel?

Find out about moving my numbers to Flextel...

 
 

Six Month Review

Doesn't time fly! We have been very busy over the last 6 months, and with so many changes to our features and services we thought it would be good to have a recap, so that everyone can catch up. So in the news this month we are going to take a look at some of the free and low cost services and features we have changed and the ones we have introduced. They have included setting up our new VoIP service to make and receive calls using the Internet, the Call Blast & Call Hunt Group facilities, the ability to reroute calls using a Diary Function, and we have even written a new Mobile Apps, for Windows phones.

Call Blast Service

Call Blasting - June 2015 News...

The Call Blast Service is a powerful call distribution system that in simple terms allows any Flextel customer to ring a set of phone numbers, all at the same time. The numbers can either be associated with landlines, mobiles or even Internet based soft-phones. This low cost service allows any Flextel customer to ring 8 destinations and the service is ideal for busy individuals or business that would like to ring a group of phones simultaneously..More



Hunt Group Service

Call Hunt Group - June 2015 News...

The new Hunt Group Service, is very similar to the Call Blast Service, but there is one major difference, unlike the Blasting service that rings all 8 destinations at once, the Call Hunt Group Service rings each number in a more controlled cascaded sequence one after the other. The Call Hunt Group Service can be used in conjunction with the Call Blast Service as there is no charge for linking Flextel numbers together..More



Flextel has a new VoIP service

VoIP Service - May 2015 News...

VoIP, sometimes referred to as IP telephone or Internet phone, simply stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, and it enables users to make and receive calls over their Internet connection. All you need is a VoIP capable device and an Internet connection. The new Flextel VoIP Service is fully integrated with our existing dashboard. This means that Flextel customers will now have the ability to originate calls using VoIP...More


Image showing Diary Function new icons

Diary Rerouting - April 2015 News...

Many Flextel customers have been requesting a Diary feature and we have now introduced it. With Diary you can schedule your numbers to reroute at any time of the day or night 365 days a year to any destination...More







Image showing mobile with Windows Logo and App Logos

Windows Smartphone Apps - March 2015 News...

Flextel has expanded its current IOS and Android Smartphone App portfolio to include the Windows Phone. We have worked in partnership with several of our customers to adapt our popular Apps to work with the fast growing Windows Smartphone platform.

If you already have a Windows Smartphone and would like to try the myAccount and myNumber Apps for yourself then click on myAccount or on myNumbers, and you will be taken directly to the relevant Windows Phone Shop pages.More




Cold and Nuisance callers causing you problems then use Call Blocker

Shield against Cold Callers - Feb 2015 News...

Flextel's Call Blocker Service allows you to block unwanted calls in real time from your phone. It also enables you to block after you have received the call, block number ranges like 0870 and it even allows you to block international numbers too.

A new feature of the Call Blocker service is the ability to block or bar a number from our email notifications. You fully control who calls your numbers...More



If you have any questions about any of our features or services then why not contact us and we can talk through all your options.

 
 

Flextel has just added Call Blasting, to its already feature rich service, but not only have we introduced the ability to ring 8 destinations at once, with this new service, we have also introduced a second service, Call Hunt Groups, again 8 destinations can be rung, but in a more controlled manner in a sequence.

Why not take a second to read through the feature pages on the use of the Call Blast Feature and also Call Hunting, to see if you could benefit from using these services.

Call Blast Service

Call Blasting

The Call Blast Service is a powerful call distribution system that in simple terms allows any Flextel customer to ring a set of phone numbers, all at the same time. The numbers can either be associated with landlines, mobiles or even Internet based soft-phones. Once setup all the phone numbers that have been entered into the blast group will be rung at the same time, the first phone to answer will get the call. There is no cost for setting up the service and only a single call-charge is incurred.

This low cost service allows any Flextel customer to ring 8 destinations and the service is ideal for busy individuals or business that would like to ring a group of phones simultaneously.

The service is particularly well suited to small teams providing sales, support, service or helpdesk functions. It can also be used for emergency callout, ringing the whole a list of numbers until someone answers, this could easily and quickly be configured and would allow peace of mind for an elderly relative or any vulnerable person.

Flextel has a new Hunt Group service

Call Hunt Groups

The new Hunt Group Service, is very similar to the Call Blast Service, but there is one major difference, unlike the Blasting service that rings all 8 destinations at once, the Call Hunt Group Service rings each number in a more controlled cascaded sequence one after the other. The service rings the first number and once the timer has expired the second number will be rung, this occurs until all numbers in the pool have been exhausted.

The Call Hunt Group Service can be used in conjunction with the Call Blast Service as there is no charge for linking Flextel numbers together, i.e. a user can now setup a series of hunt group destinations, those destinations all have an associated blasting group of 8 numbers.


The Call Hunting and Call Blasting services carry no monthly charge and users are only charged when a single call is connected. Both services allow Call Recording and Voicemail as normal.

Flextel users have the ability to combine multiple features, such as Auto-Attendant, Hunt Group, Call-Blast or Diary Rerouting to build powerful tailored solutions, designed to suit your needs.

If you have any questions why not contact us and we can talk through all your options.

....find out more about these services by clicking Call Hunt Group or by clicking Call Blasting.

 
 

Flextel is pleased to announce that we now have our own in house VoIP service, please take a look at our VoIP feature page to find out more or contact one of our customer service representatives, by completing this simple form, and we can discuss the new VoIP service with you. Flextel has a new VoIP service

VoIP, sometimes referred to as IP telephone or Internet phone, simply stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, and it enables users to make and receive calls over their Internet connection, without the need for a traditional telephone landline. All you need is a VoIP capable device such as an IP Phone, a Computer or even a Smartphone, and an Internet connection.

With over 20 years experience in the telecoms arena, Flextel has not rushed into providing a VoIP service. We believe that quality and reliability, backed up with great customer support are key factors for providing a cloud based VoIP solution and we have tried to introduce a service that reflects that ethos.

The new Flextel VoIP Service is fully integrated with our existing dashboard, and with a few simple clicks or taps; you can easily change a traditional Flextel number into a VoIP one. This means that Flextel customers will now have the ability to use any Flextel number that they own, with the new VoIP service.

To try Flextel VoIP, either convert one of your existing numbers, by following these simple steps or visit our shop get a new number and then follow the same simple steps. The great thing about Flextel is that any number converted to use VoIP can easily and simply be converted back to being a normal Flextel number, so you still retain your cherished Flextel number.

If you have any questions or would like to use other equipment such as IP PBXs, then why not , contact us , and we can talk through all the options with you that relate to our new VoIP Service.

....find out more about our VoIP services

 
 

Over the last few months, you may have noticed we have been gradually introducing changes to our website. We have also been adding new features too, one notably is the Diary Function and over the coming months we will start showcasing others.

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Many Flextel customers have been requesting a Diary feature and we have now introduced it. With Diary you can schedule your numbers to reroute at any time of the day or night 365 days a year to any destination.

There are many benefits to using the Diary and If you would like to try the Flextel Diary feature then just click on this link to go to the relevant feature page and follow the steps outlined.

If you need any help with our new Diary feature or with any other feature then click here. Complete any extra information and one of our Customer Services team will be happy to help.


...find out more about our Diary Feature

 
 

Flextel has expanded its current IOS and Android Smartphone App portfolio to include the Windows Phone. We have worked in partnership with several of our customers to adapt our popular Apps to work with the fast growing Windows Smartphone platform.

Image showing mobile with Windows Logo and App Logos

If you already have a Windows Smartphone and would like to try the myAccount and myNumber Apps for yourself then click on myAccount or on myNumbers, and you will be taken directly to the relevant Windows Phone Shop pages.

What is the difference between the two Apps? In very simple terms the myAccount App allows you to have full functionality over your accounts on the move and the myNumbers App has a more limited functionality set and is especially well suited to users who do not need to change account details, but still need to manage their numbers.

If you need any help getting our new Windows Apps or with any of our Apps then click here, complete any extra information and one of our customer services team will be happy to help.

...find out more about our Smartphone Apps

 
 

The UK Government has just announced sweeping changes to crack down on nuisance callers. New regulations to increase fines on cold callers, are planned to come into force in the future, but what can you do NOW? Why not contact Flextel, we can discuss your options? Cold and Nuisance callers causing you problems then use Call Blocker

Flextel's Call Blocker Service allows you to block unwanted calls in real time from your phone. It also enables you to block after you have received the call, block number ranges like 0870 and it even allows you to block international numbers too.

A new feature of the Call Blocker service is the ability to block or bar a number from our email notifications.

You fully control who calls your numbers and if you have made a mistake and blocked a number you shouldn't have, account holders have a special section dedicated to Call Blocker. You can see who you blocked and with the click of a mouse or the tap of a finger remove the block, it is that easy.

How do I get the Call Blocker Service? Firstly you will need a Flextel number, which you can use as a virtual shield against unwanted callers. If you do not want to setup a new number you could transfer your existing one to us by porting and our porting team would be happy to help, just contact us and we can discuss your options?

So are you fed up with receiving nuisance calls? Why not try Flextel, just get in touch to discuss your options.

....find out more about our Call Blocking Services

 
 
Our popular rewards scheme is enhanced and now includes online purchases. Rewards can be exchanged for cash, credit or vouchers. Image showing mobile with rewards as money and coins
 

As well as eligible call minutes, reward points are now also earned on the purchase of FlexCredit, Monthly plans and all Flexible numbers.

Reward points are awarded immediately and can instantly be converted to FlexCredit or Vouchers. Points can also be converted to cash after a security check period.

Resellers and Flextel customers who give away Vouchers or recommend Flextel using a special referral link will also receive rewards the moment a customer or friend buys online at Flextel.

...find out more about rewards