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Are you paying for your web hosting by Direct Debit yet?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

You’ve been asking us for all sorts of things over the past few months and by far the most popular has been for the facility to pay for your web hosting and domain name renewals by Direct Debit.

Direct Debit makes renewing your web hosting and domain names even simpler. No more worrying about your credit or debit card expiring or having to update your details when you get a new card.

If you’d like to pay your bills by Direct Debit instead of that pesky credit or debit card, login to your client area at www.simplewebhosting.co.uk/secure and click the Direct Debit link.

What are benefits of Direct Debit I hear you ask?

Direct debit is the preferred payment method for over 48% of the UK bill paying population because it provides so many advantages:

It spreads the costs
Spreading the cost of bills across the year, allowing easier budgeting.

Peace of mind
Peace of mind of knowing bills are being paid automatically and payment dates will not be missed.

It’s often cheaper
Apart from eliminating the expense of mailing cheques, it enables you to take advantage of the many direct debit discounts available.

It’s more convenient
Many organisations offer a choice of payment dates giving you the convenience of choosing a date that suits you best.

It’s guaranteed
The reassurance of knowing that every direct debit is protected by three main safeguards: an immediate money back guarantee from the bank or building society if an error is made, advance notice from the organisation if the date or the amount of the direct debit changes and ultimately, the right to cancel.

What’s left is available to spend
Paying regular bills by direct debit means it is easy to see what disposable income is left to spend after all other commitments have been met.

Manage your .tel domain from your Blackberry (and your iPhone and iPod Touch and from within Microsoft Outlook!)

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

We recently told you about how you could update your .tel domainfrom your iPhone or iPod Touch … well now you can even update your .tel from your Blackberry.

The .tel application for BlackBerry devices with OS 4.1 and later enables you to integrate .tel data into your Address Book. With this application, you can view contact information in .tel domains and save it to your address book.

After installing the application, you will see a new .tel icon on the home screen, and new options in your address book. From the main screen, you can launch the .tel application to do the following:

  • Lookup .tels to view public contact details
  • Import .tel data to your address book
  • Synchronize your contacts with .tel data
  • Manage friend relations
  • Switch between profiles in your .tel domains
  • Adjust .tel application settings

Telnic, the people behind the .tel domain name, have also released an Outlook plugin.

The .tel Outlook Plugin 1.3 enables you to browse public and private contact data in .tel domains, save .tel data as Contacts, and switch between profiles in your own .tel domain in real time.  You’ll be able to:

With this plug-in, you can:

  • View public contact data in .tel domains
  • Save .tel data to your Contacts
  • Update your Contacts with .tel data
  • Log into your TelFriends account to see private data in .tel domains
  • Add your .tel domains and receive friend requests
  • Switch between profiles in your .tel domains
  • Configure Outlook to launch custom applications when clicking .tel contact items
  • Configure .tel Plug-in updates

If you haven’t registered your .tel domain yet, head on over to www.simpledomainnames.co.uk!

Protx is now Sage Pay

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Sage Pay (formerly Protx)A lot has been going on over at Protx over the past few months, the most exciting news being that Protx is now Sage Pay.

Over the past two years Protx has doubled in size, both in terms of its customer base and its people. In 2008 the company invested heavily in their data security and recovery systems to ensure a robust and reliable service. And they’ve recently taken their first steps towards being able to offer better ways to manage business finances by integrating  mail order and telephone facilities with Sage 50, Sage 200 and Instant Accounts packages.

After the switch on 21 April 2009, services will be as reliable as ever, but you will notice some improvements, including:

  • 24/7 telephone and email support
  • Premium fraud screening packages
  • Merchant services offering
  • Outsourced payment solutions to help you become PCI DSS compliant

24/7 support is a particular milestone for the business. From 21st April, no matter what time of the day or night, Sage Pay advisors will be on-hand and ready to help.

If you want to sell online, have a look at our e-commerce offerings and find out more about simplewebhosting.co.uk’s relationship with Sage Pay.

Where’s your nearest simplewebhosting.co.uk customer?

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Have you ever wondered how far you are from your nearest simplewebhosting.co.uk customer? No? Really? Well, tap in your postcode below and you can find out anyway!

Update your .tel from your iPhone or iPod Touch

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

My.tel is a brilliant (and free!) iPhone application that lets you manage your information directly from your iPhone or iPod Touch.

The application frees you from using web-based tools to manage your .tel domains. Update your .tel domain before boarding a plane, on a road trip or just to tell your friends which bar you’re in!

Features:

  • Publish your location with an embedded map
  • Update your status
  • Add, remove, hide or show contact information
  • Add or remove folders and profiles
  • Manage privacy settings
  • Add or remove keywords

Download the .tel iPhone application from iTunes and if you haven’t registered your .tel domain yet, visit www.simpledomainnames.co.uk

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