UK ISP TalkTalk Launches Free Weekly Chats for Older People Living Alone

[Noreen]

Older people who live alone are to be offered a friendly weekly phone call from phone and broadband provider TalkTalk UK. The free service,'We'll Call You', is designed to provide older people a guaranteed weekly natter. We can only imagine the comical chats they might have if Victor Meldrew (BBC One sitcom - One Foot in the Grave) was one of their customers.......................

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/02/18/uk-isp-talktalk-launches-free-weekly-chats-for-older-people-living-alone.html

[Steve]

I get those from them anyway , they're a dam nuisance.

[bobleslie]

Perhaps Talk Talk should concentrate its efforts on providing an an adequate broadband service.

[Supanova]

Perhaps Talk Talk should concentrate its efforts on providing an an adequate broadband service.

Haha! Perfectly written. Karma.

[bobleslie]

Ta! 

[Rik]

I'd love to eavesdrop on one of the calls, just to see how long it took to get to the sales pitch.

[Simon]

Yes, it's like the interviews on Songs of Praise, isn't it?  You're just waiting for the... "And you know..." 

[Myst]

Whilst it won't be to everyones taste or need, i'm sure there maybe some elderly people who it might be of benefit, equally, as we hear on the news there are people found dead in their homes days/weeks after the event, now i appreciate thats the extreme, but rather than call it a potential sales pitch or scoff at it, in theory it could be a good thing for some.

[Rik]

It could, Myst, I just don't trust TalkTalk enough to believe they are being altruistic.