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T-Mobile doubles 0870 call costs

2008-07-01T12:23:12.621-04:00

We wanted to bring to the attention of our customers that T-mobile are changing the cost of calling numbers beginnning with 0870, 0871, 0844 or 0845.
From the end of July these numbers will no longer be included in the bundled minutes for Flext, Just SIM or Solo tariffs. This will affect the majority of our access numbers. Currently Flext customers pay 10 pence per minute to call these numbers this jumps to 20 pence.
For Just SIM or Solo tariffs the cost will rise to 30 pence per minute. T-mobile have taken a very obtuse stance on the guidance being offered by Offcom. Currently lots of companies and government bodies use these numbers with the intent of allowing all there customers to pay the same calling from anywhere in the UK. From a BT landline these numbers typically cost just 6p per minute.

Offcom cannot currently force T-mobile to include these numbers in the bundled minute packages.

www.theregister.co.uk

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South Africa - Rate Reduction

2008-03-31T17:26:42.425-04:00

Great News - A reduction in our rate to South Africa Landlines

We've got some great news. We have reduced the rate charged for calls to South African Landlines. Prices changed automatically on Thursday 28th February 2008.

The cost has dropped from 5p per minute to 4p per minute.

For information on our rates to over 200 countries follow this link to our Rate Checker

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Wii opera browser review

2008-02-17T09:59:00.02-05:00

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Buy train tickets on your mobile phone

2007-10-23T05:38:08.675-04:00

Chiltern Railways are piloting a scheme that will allow passengers to purchase tickets on their mobile phones.

The new system being piloted by fifty passengers allows users to use their mobile phones to purchase a ticket. After completeing the purchase the ticket is sent to their phone in the form of a barcode that can be read by the electronic gates.

This will only work on more modern phones with colour screens, Chiltern have had a service in place since January that allowed users to send tickets to their mobile phone, with the addition of the ability to purchase they have taken the complete process to users on the move.

Anyone who has stood in a ten deep queue at a railway station will appreciate this service.

Read the press release here

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New SMS Callback Service from Voiptalk

2007-03-26T07:54:41.542-04:00

Voiptalk are offering a new SMS callback service, it works by calling back to your mobile then connecting you to your destination. You must first sign up for their silver pre-pay package then register your mobile phone number. Looking at their website it seems that T-mobile customers in the Uk will get the best value as their callback rate is 20 p/min versus 25 p/min.

If you spend a lot of time abroad in a particular country say for example India, if you purchase and Indian mobile you could save on calls back to the Uk from your mobile using this service. The India mobile callback rate is 7 p/min plus the Uk destination rate of 1.4 p/min comes to a total of just 8.4 p/min. On the Voiptalk site their is a calculator click this link to View the Calculator.

To find out more general information about the service use this link

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Print Your Own Stamps

2007-03-14T06:45:49.287-04:00

In the autumn of 2006 the Royal Mail launched a new online service aimed at individuals and small business that would like to print their own postage. The system is easy to use, first you register on their website then pre purchase your postage £3.50 at a time using a switch or credit card.

To send a letter click on the "Print Stamps from your Pc " link you will then see the image below

Click on the button :

You will then be prompted to enter the name address of the letter, you need only enter the person or business name followed by the building number or name and post code, the system will attempt to locate the full address based on this information.

The full address will be displayed on the next page and will allow you to make corrections and enter any additonal information.

When you have the correct address click continue you will be asked how you wish to pay, select your pre-pay account then click continue. You will then be asked to confirm that you wish to send the letter, click continue again.

Finally a screen will be displayed with a message stating your label is being produced, the system generates a pdf document that you can print directly on to an envelope, piece of paper or sticky label.

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Cheap Calls to India - 5p per Minute - 7 days a week

2007-02-19T16:09:51.882-05:00

Dial360

Dial360 is now offering cheap calls to India Land Lines at only 5p per minute 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Dial the Access Number 0844 552 6138
Listen to the recorded message
Dial the Indian number including the interational dialing code e.g. 0091332441031

You will be connected to the number and charged only 5p per minute from a BT land line*.

Customers that have a mobile phone with O2 on a pay monthly contract can use their inclusive minutes to access this number with no additional charge.

For more information and access numbers for over 200 other countries see the Dial360 website.

*conditions apply see website for details, please note prices will vary over time but are correct at time of publication.

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Terrorist Bombing of the Friendship Express in India

2007-02-19T15:31:17.821-05:00

Two coaches of the Samjhauta (Friendship) Express, a biweekly train service connecting Delhi and Lahore that began nearly three decades ago, were set in flames by a crude cocktail of low-intensity explosives and kerosene bombs, say forensic experts.

The bombs went off as the train passed through Mumbai, the number of deaths is being reported in 175-200 range with four times as many casualties. Indians and Pakistanis were killed on the train. The Indian and Pakistan governments have vowed to continue with peace talks stating that they will not let the terrorists halt the peace process.

This is a truly horrific attack which was committed by people who do not value human life, our thoughts go out to all the famillies that have been affected by this terrible tragedy.

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Samsung SGH-D900 wins Best Mobile Handset Award

2007-02-19T12:24:03.625-05:00

At the 2007 Global Mobile awards in Barcelona Samsung and Sony Ericsson picked up the awards. The competition had two categories "Best GSM handset" and "Best 3GSM handset", the SGH-D900 won in the first category whilst the Sony Ericsson K800 Cyber-Shot ™ phone won the latter.

Samsung SHG-D900 - Won Category "Best GSM Handset"

Sony Ericson K800 - Won Category "Best 3GSM Handset"

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T-Mobile Reduces Data charges for Business Customers Abroad

2007-02-16T07:39:22.301-05:00

"T-Mobile has cut by more than half charges for business customers who transmit data over its mobile networks in countries where it operates its own network." (from the reg)

If you are on a T-mobile business tariff and travelling in Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and the UK you will benefit from this price cut, there are a couple of exceptions. "Officelink" customers and customers using BlackBerry or Sidekick devices will not receive the same price cuts. The countries listed above are where T-mobile operates it's own network, Max Miller the head of carrier services at T-Mobile said they are negotiating with other carriers to try and get discounted prices elsewhere.

If the cost of data transmission continues to fall and availability of VOIP enabled handsets improves customers will be able to use their data allowance to place cheaper calls back to the UK and to other countries using technologies like Skype and SIP.

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New SIM Standard for Mobile Phones

2007-02-15T08:59:50.262-05:00

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute has finally approved a new SIM standard based on similartechnology used by the USB connectors in computers.

The standard could eventually lead to rollouts of SIMs supporting Internet and other multimedia applications. The new technology will provide a fast interface between handsets and SIM cards. At present, SIMs and handsets communicate at relatively slow speeds as the communication link is still based on smart card technology introduced 20 years ago. With USB, cards and phones would transfer data at up to 12 megabits per second. This would allow downloads of data such as picture phonebooks and links between SIMs and PCs. It will eventually enable convergence between handsets, PCs and other devices using the SIM as a focal point.

It is expected that USB could take between 18 months and two years to reach the market because handsets will require new chipsets to support a USB-based SIM

China Sets USB Interface Standard for Mobile Phones

2007-02-13T06:40:38.132-05:00

China’s Ministry of Information Industry has announced that all handsets sold in China must include a USB interface for battery-charging and data-transmission.

The government hopes that this will help consumers save money as they will not need to purchase a new power adapter each time they purchase a new handset. Also, with USB as the power standard, devices such as notebook PCs can be used to charge phones.

This makes a lot of sense hopefully this will be introduced in the UK as well.

You can read the full article with technical details here.

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