Mobile Phones
Don't get piste off when calling from abroad this winter
Brits venturing abroad this winter could be in for a nasty shock when they return home to their mobile phone bill.
Free the 0800
moneysupermarket.com is urging Ofcom to look into the regulation of call charges from mobiles to Freephone numbers. Not one mobile provider offers all 0800 calls for free, even though calls to 0800 numbers are often essential.
Recycle your old phone and ring in the pounds
Over 1.5 million mobile phones are thrown away each year and a further 50 million could soon find their way to landfill sites as over two-thirds (67 per cent) of people fail to recycle old handsets, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.
Enhanced set of Hotel Services now available over mobile devices
GeoSentric Oyj’s GyPSii, the market-leading mobile digital lifestyle application and geo-mobility social networking platform, has announced an agreement with one of China's leading web-based travel companies eLong, Inc., to provide GyPSii-powered hotel information and reservation services to visitors to China, including such popular cities as Beijing and Shanghai.
Ryanair to allow mobile calls on flights
Commenting on Ryanair's decision to allow mobile calls on flights, Rob Barnes, head of mobiles and broadband at moneysupermarket.com says: "It was only a matter of time before an airline began to offer this service, BMI have said they will provide the service but it'll be interesting to see which major airlines follow suit.
European Commission decision to cap text and data charges
Commenting on the European Commission's decision to cut the cost of texting and data downloading abroad, Rob Barnes, head of mobiles and broadband at moneysupermarket.com, said: "At last we're seeing a significant price cap put on the inflated charges imposed by mobile networks for texts and data.
Mobile users wasting money on wrong tariffs
Mobile phone users are wasting millions of pounds each month paying for text and talk minute packages they do not need found Omio.com the mobile phone price comparison site.
Sidestep mobile phone charge increases
Mobile phone costs will rise by a third for Vodafone Pay As You Go users from next month. On 1 September, contract customers who exceed their monthly allowances will pay 25% more for every minute used over their agreed usage.
Supermarket slashes PAYG tariff to Britain's lowest flat rate
ASDA has unveiled a new flat rate UK pricing structure for its Pay As You Go mobile phone service, which is set to save 45million UK PAYG users £2.38billion a year. Calls will be slashed to 8p a minute and texts to just 4p, making it Britain's lowest PAYG operator.
£5 to donate to BEN on every mobile connection
When Jerry Bart joined a small telecoms company ‘Ecocall’ in 2000 and founded the BEN Telecom Alliance, little did he know how successful the project would be?
Holidaymakers set to be stung by mobile roaming charges
UK holidaymakers jetting off this summer, could be in for a ‘pocket shock' when they return home to their mobile phone bill.
Where Are You Now? Mobile!
Location based social networking community WAYN.com (‘Where Are You Now?’) aims to help you make the most of your whereabouts thanks to the launch of its mobile service, giving users access to global people and places search from their pocket.
Calculate the cash inside your mobile
Mobyko.com, the independent world leader in mobile to web innovation, unveils its online calculator ('The Mobilator') designed to show how much money is tied up in our mobiles.
Teenagers can't budget
Teenage children are preparing to take on credit cards, loans and overdrafts when they turn 18, despite not being able to undertake basic budgeting tasks efficiently, according to a new study by the AXA Financial Task Force.
Mobile customers speak out
With hundreds of different mobile deals on the market it's becoming even more difficult for people to differentiate between them. To assist people when choosing their provider moneysupermarket.com has launched its mobile satisfaction survey.