Posted: 07th Jul, 2011 By: MarkJ

The budget conscious, if often troubled, internet and phone provider TalkTalk UK ( AOL UK , Tiscali ) has announced the launch of two new
SIM-only mobile packages, which can also be taken in conjunction with their fixed line phone, broadband services and the 100 or 500 Mobile Minutes boosts.
TalkTalk Mobile 5 offers 50 texts and 50 minutes of calls to UK mobile and landline numbers for just £5 a month. Meanwhile
TalkTalk Mobile 15 offers 400 minutes of calls, unlimited texts and 500MB (MegaBytes') of data for £15 a month.
Tristia Clarke, TalkTalk's Commercial Director, said:
"Our new packages ensure that we now have a range of tariffs that suit all of our customers, whatever they’re looking for – whether they be budget-conscious customers who just want a basic package of calls and texts, or tech-savvy smartphone users who need lots of data.
This means that, for just over £27.10, our customers can get a fantastic value triple-play deal. And for under £40 a month, they can get superfast broadband, unlimited landline calls from their home phone, 500 minutes of free calls to UK mobiles, and now 400 minutes of free calls from their mobile, unlimited texts and half a gig of data. We think that’s an unbeatable deal."
The ISP informs that customers who also take the 100 or 500 Mobile Minutes Boost with
Mobile 15 will get a
£5 discount from their bill each month. The 100 minute boost would normally cost £3, while the 500 is £5.
Separately
New Call Telecom (
Primus) has announced the acquisition of certain assets of
Value Call from the TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc. The assets comprise the International Instant Dial Around services trading under the brands
Just Dial,
Rate Buster and
Topup2talk. In the year ended 31st March 2011, the Value Call business being acquired generated revenue of £3.8m.
Value Call offers international calling cards, international calls from landlines and international calls from mobile phones.