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Archives for July 2010

Touch screens are old technology!
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/34601/video-hitachi-minority-report-system i wonder when phones will get these sort of screens! the google earth rendering on this video was cool. I wonder if this will be coming to android anytime soon. hope the cost is not prohibitive though, just needs some sort of motion sensor to detect…
change 02 contract onto micro sim
HI, i hope somebody can help me as the phone companies have no idea. I have bought a iphone 4 from apple. This uses a microsim so i asked for one from o2 my current supplier. They say i need to buy out my contract that has over 12 months left and get a new plan. That makes no sence. My current plan also has unlimited data…
skype on t-mobile
I am going to have a HTC desire. I am a skype user, which will take the unlimited internet package from t-mobile. I read somewhere that t-mobile internet boost does not allow voip, only the web'n'walk could do. I confused now. Anyone have any experience about it? thanks for that
Help/ Advice needed
Hi I am currently on a 3 contract and renewed back in May for 2 years. I got a new Sony Ericsson Vivaz with my contract. From day 1 it was freezing when doing certain things and I kept saying I should take it back to the shop. The final straw came in June when one day the battery went flat and I couldn't recharge it. I…
Expert Advise on where to get please
Hi there, I'm not clued by on mobiles. My daughter wants a touchscreen phone for her birthday, with plenty or internet and text, but not much call required. What and where would people suggest ? Contract would be not be ideal (long story). Thanks, Falze.
Blackberry Bonus 24 months from O2
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Mobile phone with WI-FI
I am looking at getting an unlocked mobile phone from ebay which is wi-fi enabled. Do I need a specific sim card to allow the wi-fi or can I use the one out of my old phone (Vodafone)?
Co Pilot live only £2.99 on itunes usa only
Co pilot Live 8.0.0.817 for only £2.99 from Itunes,with USA maps only. Might be useful for people travelling over there. For Iphone only
iphone 3g 8gb problem
hi my girlfriends iphone 3g 8gb has several dead pixels unfortunatly she failed to tell me about them. I spoke to apple and been told its 229 days out of warranty. anyone had apple fix this problem outside of warranty? or any help? thanks mike
Orange not caring about their customers
Me & my dad are having trouble with orange. We took out a joint contract with them when I was working and was able to keep payments up etc. However in February this year I left my work (due to health reasons) and was immediately on the phone to Orange to discuss what we could do to help pay the bill until I was on JSA. I…
QWERTY Smart Phone
I am looking for a good QWERTY smart phone, either a slider or with a design setup like the blackberry. Does anyone know any good deals and or models which I should look into.
Vodafone scam - mis sold a contract
About 15 months ago vodafone were very insistent that I renew my contract with them. They came back to me on a few occassions with offers on the phone I wanted & each time came abck with a cheaper deal. It went from £35 a month to £22 for a blackberyy storm. I did state that I wasn't prepared to enter into a 24 mth…
Mis-sold mobile insurance
Hi I wonder if someone could give me advice as to what to do. I renewed my mobile contract with Orange and was told that for £16 a month I would get 200 mins and unlimited text plus mobile insurance. I wasn't really bothered about the insurance but seeing as it was included in the price I thought it was fine. A number of…
Do you know iPhone application to record my phone conversation.
I am being bullied on the phone and I want to record the conversation. What app will allow me to do this??? I have searched for record calls and record phone but cannot find one... Thanks
Stuck? How do you set a photo as Wallpaper on Samsung Marvel S5560 Touch screen Phone
Hi everyone! :) This is really bugging me and I was just wondering if anyone could help me to sort it - Please? I have had the phone a couple of days and am slowly figuring it out as I haven't had a touchscreen phone before. But.......I just can't seem to sort the wallpaper out. If you choose one of the samsung "template"…
blackberry curve 8520 or pearl 3g...??
am going to upgrade and have whittled my choices down to blackberry curve 8520 or pearl 3g. does anyone have any experience/knowledge of either? can't seem to find a decent comparison site to check this out. any help gratefully received. thanks in advance x
T-Mobile contract
Hi All, I am desperate to get out of a T-Mobile contract. Prepared to pay to get out of it but not the entire amount as when we got the handsets signal at home was okay. Over a year it has degraded to almost nothing. Now they have done a network 'improvement' and I have gone from: - Awful signal on T-Mobile - Full signal…
i finally got an iphone 4
on t mobile today. im so excited. i know ive waited for ages and now its being delivered on tuesday.
Android mobile phone
Hi i just got an android mobile phone which is meant to have the best Downloadable apps, but i have tried going to Google on the computer and on the new phone but i have no idea how to download them on my phone :mad: does anyone know??? Thanks Rigsby
Iphone 4: The case apple should be giving away.
Iphone 4 hard case available in white or black> NOT THAT THE IPHONE 4 NEEDS A CASE!

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