Six Reasons to Spring Clean Your Digital Life

While many people associate spring cleaning with tidying up their homes, it's likewise important to extend this ritual to the digital realm, specifically to our smartphones and computers. Spring clean...

New Community Login - Everything you need to know

Hey everyone, Firstly, I’d like to thank every community member for their continued feedback and usage of the community, without you, we’re just a website. Today, I’m sharing some exciting news and an...

Copper Telephone Network Switch Off - What does it mean for you?

You may see stories in the national press or on the internet about the switch off of traditional (analogue) copper phone services. This is because from 5th September 2023 telecom companies such as BT,...

Getting back to school safely – a quick guide

The times when education was limited to textbooks and classrooms are long gone. Now school and student life happen more and more in the digital world. Especially since the pandemic, virtual learning e...

A password manager makes your online life safer and easier

On average people have about 100 online accounts. And on a weekly basis, we all likely use at least 10 accounts. However, most of us can’t name all the sites and services we have signed up for. Just t...

6 easy tips for securing your family’s online life

Using the internet safely is a good habit. The online world touches so many aspects of our lives. Banking, shopping, communicating, entertainment… And all these moments we spend online are worth prote...

How to spot a Christmas shopping scam

Fake deals, trick surveys & bogus gift cards: How to spot a Christmas shopping scam Scammers, fraudsters, and phishers take advantage of every season. But the Christmas shopping season – which include...

Purchase scams

Purchase scams are now the most common online scam type affecting the UK. In 2020, UK citizens reported a staggering £57.1 million of losses to purchase scams. You need to be particularly careful of p...

7 things to teach your kids about Internet safety

Keeping children safe from online threats starts with awareness. Share these seven tips with your kids, so they can enjoy the Internet’s benefits safely. Getting a child their first phone is a mile­st...

5 FAST WAYS TO BOOST YOUR SAFETY ONLINE

Tackling online safety issues does not always have to be expensive and tiresome, so check out these 5 quick tips from our cyber security partner F-Secure to help give your online safety a boost. Check...

Top tips for gaming safely in the Metaverse

The Metaverse. A huge online network of virtual, 3D worlds where visitors can do everything from shopping to meeting friends, trading NFTs, buying property… even attending Fashion Week shows. Steven S...

5 tips for secure online gaming

Gaming has a huge following and is big business with game purchases, in-app content and subscription fees, that add up to an industry with an annual turnover of over £100 billion. Not only that, there...

How to use all our parental control products together

Keeping your children safe from accessing inappropriate content is important to every parent. It's equally important to stop your children from having too much screen time. In this article we'll expla...

How to stay safe online on the run up to Christmas

Brits are starting their shopping earlier this year following warnings from major retailers, including Smyths Toys, that there could be a shortage of stock in the run up to Christmas. Some people may ...

New 159 fraud hotline

A new emergency hotline has been launched for people to report and check financial scams as they happen Anyone who receives a call or message from someone claiming to be from a trusted organisation an...

Award-Winning Internet Security To Keep The Whole Family SuperSafe

At TalkTalk, we believe it’s important to provide our customers with a comprehensive security solution that keeps you and your loved ones safe from the continually evolving dangers online – whether yo...

TalkTalk’s Password Manager is solving those password woes

Ever forgotten a password or struggled to remember your National Insurance number? Or the PIN code for your debit card? Or found it hard to log into your online bank on your mobile device? Or pay with...

How to Secure Your New Devices

Did you buy or receive any new tech over Christmas? While receiving a new smartphone, tablet or laptop over the holidays can be exciting, it is not without risks, because in many cases, the default de...

Mental Health Day 2020

Mental health is just like physical health: everybody has it and it’s important to take care of it. We all need to check in on our mental wellbeing from time to time, whether we have mental ill health...

Great value broadband, that's super fast

We are all using the internet more than ever – to work, shop, learn, keep entertained and stay connected; with Netflix, Amazon, and online gaming services proving to be the most popular online destina...

Full fibre comes to Bolton

The Bolton area is set to become the UK’s next ‘gigabit-ready’ area, as work begins on a multi-million pound project to bring full-fibre connectivity to the area of Bolton. As part of FibreNation’s co...

Get your festive Christmas avatars 2019

Hey Everyone, Step this way for your Christmas Avatars. Yes it’s that time of year again, so to spread some Christmas cheer we’ve assembled an array of festive avatars to brighten up your posts. We’d ...

Shopping smart & staying safe this Christmas

Love it or hate it, shopping is something we all need to do. Thanks to advancements in technology, there are more ways than ever to do it; on an app, in-store collection, click and collect, using Amaz...

Left to their own devices - striking a balance with screen time

The Internet is an exciting place, full of possibilities. But it has its risks, too. At TalkTalk we’ve always been passionate about online security, including how to help keep children safe online. Re...

TalkTalk kicks off its move to Salford with sponsorship of Salford City FC

Kicking off at the start of the 2019/20 season, the five-year deal comes ahead of the relocation of TalkTalk’s Headquarters to the Soapworks in Salford Quays this Autumn. The sponsorship is a natural ...

Tackle Wi-Fi weak spots for just £25

Wi-Fi weak spots are places in your house where you don’t get a reliable Wi-Fi signal. The signal might not reach, or be very weak, because there are many different things that can affect Wi-Fi in you...

Bringing you up to speed with full fibre

Technology is a part of everyday life and many of us use multiple devices in our homes, often at the same time, which can cause slow speeds, buffering and reduced reliability – frustrating! With UFO, ...

TalkTalk TV launches Amazon Prime Video

We’re really excited to announce that after a year of planning and development we’ve now launched Prime Video from Amazon. Over the past few weeks we’ve been busy updating all compatible TalkTalk TV b...

Teenage loneliness and technology

Loneliness can be defined as a subjective, unwelcome feeling of lack or loss of companionship, which happens when we have a mismatch between the quantity and quality of social relationships that we ha...

Join TalkTalk TV’s movie Easter egg hunt

This Easter weekend TalkTalk is encouraging families to spend more time together and take part in a nationwide movie Easter Egg hunt. If you’re wondering what that is then you’re not alone, as new res...