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Tuesday 23 September 2008

Sky+ Remote Record

I have just discovered this cool service from Sky. With their Sky+ Service you can set up a Remote Record feature, which allows you to set your Sky+ Box to record from anywhere you have access to the internet or via text message on your mobile phone. You do need Sky+ for this service and to register for it before hand. It is completely free of charge when done over the internet and £0.25 for the confirmation message when done by mobile phone. For more information click here.

Free iPod Nano available on Orange

There is currently a Free iPod Nano available for customers who purchase the Nokia 6301 with a contract over £30 through Orange. Click here for more details.

This weeks top selling handsets at Orange

This weeks top selling handsets at Orange.

On contract:

LG Secret KF750
Nokia 6500 Slide Black
Samsung Tocco F480
Samsung G600 Purple
Samsung Tocco Pink
Sony Ericsson W890i
Sony Ericsson C902
Nokia 6500 Classic
Samsung G600
Samsung U800

On pay as you go:

LG KS360
Nokia 1208
Nokia 6500 Slide Black
LG KS360 Pink
Samsung G600 Purple
Samsung E250 Blue
Nokia 2610
Sony Ericsson W910i Red
Sony Ericsson W200i
Sony Ericsson W910i Black

Nintendo Wii with Wii Fit Gift Now in stock with OneStopPhoneShop

Nintendo Wii with Wii Fit Gift Now in stock with OneStopPhoneShop. Click here for full list of offers.

Thursday 18 September 2008

T-Mobile improves Pay as you Go Mobile Broadband rates

T-Mobile has improved the rates ou are charged when using Mobile Broadband on their Pay as you Go option. Instead of the previous £4.00 per day it is now £2.00 for one day, £10.00 for seven days, and £20.00 for 30 days.

Tuesday 16 September 2008

Orange offering HP Laptop with Built-in Mobile Broadband to Business Customers

I've just come across an offer from Orange in their Business section. One of their Mobile Broadband with Laptop deals is HP Compaq 6730b Notebook PC.

£45+VAT a month with mobile broadband inside on a 18 month contract.

* 2 GB RAM
* two-year HP extended warranty
* Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 160 GB hard drive

Monday 15 September 2008

NO Fair Use Policy Applies on Sky Broadband Max

I have just seen confirmation that there is no fair use policy on Sky Broadband Max, and so it is truly Unlimited downloads. More info on Sky Home Broadband.

Saturday 13 September 2008

This Months Top 5 Handsets

This months Top 5 Handsets as sold by 3.

Nokia N95 8GB
Nokia 6500 Slide
Nokia N95
Sony Ericsson C902
Samsung Soul

Coming Soon: New USB Modems on 3

3 will soon be releasing new version of their USB Modems.

The Huawei E160 will be updated to the Huawei E160G which will come in 3 new colours, Pink, Blue, and Green.

And a brand new Huawei E169 will have a built in memory card reader, so you will be able to transfer files to your USB Modem and to use it as a card reader.

Both of these will be available on Contract and Pay as you Go.

Hot new Phone on 3

The latest phone to be released on the 3 network is the Nokia 6600. This comes to two versions, the fold version and the slide version.

The fold version has a 2MP camera, Dual LED Flash with Autofocus, External OLED display, and a electromagnetic auto opening mechanism.

While the slide version has a 3.2MP camera, 2.2" QVGA screen, and Nokia Maps.

Thursday 11 September 2008

Where you can get the Nokia E71

The Nokia E71 is available from:

Three
The Carphone Warehouse
Onestopphoneshop
The Phone Spot

Cheapest Push Email

3 has decided to combine their Push Email service with their internet service for mobile. This means that for a low price of £2.50 per month you get the Internet 10 add-on and Push Email or for £5.00 per month you get the Internet Max add-on and Push Email.

This is just available to their contract customers, but you can get a 2 week free trial and it is unlimited data for email and attachments, anything else is as per the add-on.

3 Skypephone S2

For information on using VoIP with Mobile Broadband, click here.

The 3 Skypephone S2 is the best way to take advantage of 3's free Skype to Skype calls.

It also comes with a 3.2MP camera, 50MB of internal memory, as well as a slot for a microSD memory card. You can easily switch between multiple running programs. And you can also plug it directly into your computer like a dongle, so this makes it great to use with Mobile Broadband.

You can get this phone on Contract and Pay as you Go. It's free on contract, and just £69.99 on Pay as you Go, making it affordable for use with Pay as you Go Mobile Broadband.

Unlimited landline calls

3 have now added Unlimited landline calls to their Mix & Match 1100. This plan comes with 1100 minutes or texts for £27.00. So, you can get 1100 minutes and 0 texts, 0 minutes and 1100 texts, 550 minutes and 550 texts, or any other combination adding up to 1100.

This offer is only available through their telesales and Online, so click here to take advantage of this offer.

Wednesday 10 September 2008

Sky Home Broadband

For information on why you might want Home Broadband as well as Mobile Broadband click here.

Sky have some good offers on their home broadband service at the moment.

One thing to note about the Sky Broadband service is that it is only available to Sky TV customers.

If you are already a Sky TV customer, then you get your Home Broadband added to your package for between £0.00 and £10.00 per month.

The free option is Sky Broadband Base which gives you up to 2Mb download speed and a 2GB usage allowance.

Then for £5.00 per month you have Sky Broadband Mid which gives you up to 8Mb download speed and a 40 GB usage allowance.

And finally for £10.00 per month you have Sky Broadband Max which gives you up to 16Mb download speed and Unlimited usage allowance.

All of these come with a free wireless router and McAfee Security (even the free option), although there is a set-up cost of £30.00 for new customers and £75.00 for existing customers who are adding Sky Broadband Base only. This is reduced to £50.00 for customers taking Sky Broadband Mid and £25 on Sky Broadband Max. Existing customers can save £25.00 by also adding a Sky Talk package, making it free installation if taking the Max package.

For those who do not already have Sky TV, you can take one of their Get all 3 See Speak Surf packages. Which give you Sky TV, Sky Broadband, and Sky Talk in one package. These are priced from £17.00.

Current Top Deals from 3

Here are the current top deals offered by 3.

Samsung U900 Soul Silver + 300 minutes or texts for £20.00 per month on a 18 month contract.
Nokia 6500 Slide Silver + 300 minutes or texts for £15.00 per month on a 18 month contract.
Nokia N95 8GB + 300 minutes or texts for £24.00 per month on a 18 month contract.

3 USB Stick Modem Black with HP 550 Laptop + 5GB Data for £30 per month on a 24 month contract.

Tuesday 9 September 2008

New Gift from The Phone Spot - Fujitsu Siemens Laptop

Fujitsu Siemens Laptop is now available as a gift when taking out selected contracts with The Phone Spot.

The Phone Spot offers free next day delivery, seven day return policy, and a Price Match Guarantee. If you find a better deal elsewhere they will match it.

Top 5 UK Mobile Phones and Tariffs

These are the top 5 mobile phones and tariffs as sold by thephonespot.com.

1) Nokia N95 Black 8GB – O2 £35 600mins + 500 txts 18 mths
2) Samsung SGH F480 black – Dolphin £35 18 mths
3) O2 Universal sim card – O2 £30 400 mins + 500 txts 18 mths
4) O2 pay monthly sim card – O2 600 mins + 500 txts 18 mths
5) Samsung I8519 Innov8 16GB Black – O2 £45 1200 mins + 500 txts 18 mths

There is also a selection of Mobile Broadband with Laptop deals.

Tuesday 2 September 2008

Mobile Phone offers for September 2008

Orange have a great selection of offers for this month.

Great offer for students this month, all you need to do is enter your UCAS or NUS number and you can get a £5.00 discount on your line rental on a Mobile Broadband contract or a £10.00 discount on selected Pay as you Go handsets. And on top of that you get entered into a prize draw with a £3,000 prize.

Their Mobile Broadband with Laptop offer is still running as well.

For new Blackberry contracts there is a £5.00 discount on the Blackberry service, making it £2.50 per month instead of the standard £7.50 per month.

An exclusive handset is also being released on Orange Pay as you Go. Pink LG KS360 (Etna). It has a slide out full QWERTY keyboard, which makes it great for messaging. This is available this month at a £20.00 discount, £59.00 instead of £79.99.