{"id":21857,"date":"2020-04-07T15:49:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T14:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=21857"},"modified":"2020-04-07T15:49:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T14:49:20","slug":"free-daytime-calls-for-virgin-medias-vulnerable-phone-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/04\/free-daytime-calls-for-virgin-medias-vulnerable-phone-customers.html","title":{"rendered":"Free Daytime Calls for Virgin Media&#8217;s Vulnerable Phone Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Customers of cable broadband ISP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> UK, specifically those classified as &#8220;<em>elderly<\/em>&#8221; (aged 65+) or &#8220;<em>vulnerable<\/em>&#8221; and taking the operator&#8217;s landline phone service, are being given &#8220;<em>free daytime calls<\/em>&#8221; so they can stay connected &#8220;<em>at no extra cost<\/em>&#8221; during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The change will last until <strong>22nd May 2020<\/strong> and reflects an extension of the operator&#8217;s existing <strong>Talk Protected<\/strong> plan, which adds unlimited free calls to UK landlines and mobiles (currently subscribers to this would only gain inclusive evening and weekend minutes).<\/p>\n<p>Talk Protected is a phone-only plan designed for those over the age of 65 or those with additional accessibility needs. 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