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At last, 4G is picking up speed

8th August 2013 by admin

At last, 4G is picking up speed

Last week O2 announced that they will be rolling out a 4G service on 29/8/13 and this week Vodaphone have revealed they will launch a similar service, on the same day.

EE (the first network to offer a 4G service in the UK) has a base tariff of £21 per month. O2’s lowest 4G tariff will be £26 p/mth and Vodafone’s will start at £26 p/mth (without a handset) or £34 p/mth (with a 4G-ready device). The service will cost Vodaphone customers on average, £5 a month more than their 3G packages.

Vodaphone have indicated smartphones will be able to download data at six times the speed of the typical 3G service, whilst O2 committed to providing a service five times faster.

Vodaphone will also be providing unlimited data-use within the UK for the first three months of contracts, (but afterwards will impose an 8GB cap). Vodafone said this would help customers pick the right data package.

In a clever marketing move, Vodaphone are partnering with both Spotify & Sky Sports for their launch, to demonstrate how the new service can be put to good use. Unfortunately, this launch won’t mean 4G is available for everyone just yet though.  It will launch in London on 29/8/13 and extend to a further 12 cities by the end of this year.
Three have advised they plan to launch a fourth 4G network before the end of the year, but exact details have not yet been confirmed.

Filed Under: Mobiles

Latest ‘Data Roaming’ info for EU holiday makers

20th June 2013 by admin

Latest 'Data Roaming' info for EU holiday makers

Following a vote by the EU you will soon be able to use smartphones and tablets across Europe, for the same cost that you do at home.

This welcome move comes following shocking reports that the average holiday maker comes home to a bill £120 more than they would usually pay.

Whilst there were already plans to cap Data Roaming charges (A capping rule came into play last year and was due to be reduced further both this year and next year), this latest announcement is great news for anyone that travels abroad.

In the meantime, you still need to be careful 1MB data  (the quivalent of downloading 5 webpages or 40 emails) will currently cost you up to 60p but from 1st July 2013 this will come down to 38p.  Then from July 2014 the charges will be in line with what you pay at home. 

Not having to worry about switching your data roaming on/off will mean that you will be able to do what you are meant to do on holiday….. Relax!!

Filed Under: Hints and Tips, Mobiles

Talk/Text/Surf & Drive…..!

19th March 2013 by admin

Talk/Text/Surf & Drive.....!

We all know how dangerous it is to drive whilst under the influence of alcohol.  It is illegal for a very good reason and those caught face being disqualified.  But it is also just as dangerous to drive whilst using a mobile phone (talking or texting) yet you will often see people doing it anyway……

It has been illegal here in the UK to use a mobile phone whilst driving (or while stopped with the engine on), since December 2003 . If you break this law, even if you are otherwise driving safely, you could face a fine, penalty points on your licence, or even taken to court.

Whilst it is not illegal to use a hands-free phone, if you are seen not to be in control of a vehicle while using hands-free you can be prosecuted and the penalties are the same.

So why do people do it…?  Are there ever texts that are ‘so’ important they simply cannot wait…? Or why do we find it a nuisance to pull over to take a call safely…?  Family, work, there are many things that are important to us in life.  But does that mean that we should risk life (ours or someone else’s) – No!

Reports suggest that you are 4 times more likely to crash if driving whilst talking on the phone. Yes, hands free included! So next time your mobile rings, why not let your answer-phone take it.

For help with call forwarding, call recording & automated services on your business line – talk to us!

Filed Under: Hints and Tips, Mobiles, Services

Could you live without your smartphone…?

14th February 2013 by admin

Could you live without your smartphone...?

There are now well over 1 billion smartphones in use around the world and in the UK more than 50% of mobile owners use smartphones.  

We all remember when Apple introduced their ground-breaking first iPhone in 2007, but smartphones have been around longer (albeit in less advanced formats). Ericsson described its 1997 GS 88 “Penelope” concept as a “Smart Phone” before anyone understood what we now recognise the term to mean.

Blackberry, Samsung & HTC all offer challengers to the popular iPhone and with each new model that manufacturers develop, come a whole host of new features, functions and capability.

We humans are becoming ever more reliant on our hand-held devices….. Often it is not a traditional alarm clock we reach for in our half-woken state of morning, but our phone.  What do we do whilst we brush our teeth these days…?  We check our emails, twitter, Facebook!  Waiting in a queue for something…? We pull our phones out again to fill that 90 second void with some app checking/game playing activity, because standing still, not doing anything, is just NOT common behaviour anymore!

Smartphones are vital not only in our personal lives but for work too.  How long would you survive without being able to check your emails via 3G (or 4G for some) whilst out and about?  It has become normal to share ONLY our mobile contact telephone numbers with work colleagues, customers, etc so that we can be contacted anytime, at all times.

So for a device that we all place such high value on (as well as in monetary terms), why do we not treat them so….?

According to reports, 1 in 5 of us have dropped our phone down the toilet.  And so many more have suffered those heart-lurching moments when your phone manages to jump out of your hand and dive towards the floor.  Many of these drops miraculously cause no harm (bar a few more scratches, to add to the collection) but some result in cracked screens or worse. 

Whilst we cannot do that much to ease our ‘butter fingers’, there are things we can do to protect our phones in other ways:

  • Don’t carry your phone in your back pocket – You wouldn’t walk around with £500 hanging out of your back pocket but we seem to forget what our devices are actually worth!
  • Always use a PIN – Only 29% of us use this FREE yet potentially life-saving feature that ALL phones (not just the smart ones) offer.
  • Keep a note of your IMEI number – This unique 15-digit is usually printed under the phone battery, or can be accessed by keying *#06# into most phones. If a mobile phone is stolen, the IMEI number helps your mobile service provider block the phone.
  • Register your mobile (or other gadgets) at Immobilise – just in case in falls into the wrong hands.
  • Turn off WI-FI, Bluetooth & Data Roaming when you’re not using them.  And definitely when you are away on holiday!
  • Keep your operating system updated and/or consider anti-virus protection.  You do this for your PC after all, so why not your phone?

The UK are less mobile security aware than many other countries, but following these simple steps can help to change that and keep our most prized processions safe!

Filed Under: Hints and Tips, Mobiles

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