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Latest Generation Mobile Phones


If you still remember, the first generation of mobile phones which appeared in Japan in 1979 and used analog technology. The second-generation started in Finland twelve years later and used digital technology (GSM and CDMA).

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Posted by Matt on the 17th June 2010 in: News

ASA Complains against Vodafone Mobile Broadband Booster Ad


The UK Advertising Standards Authority known as ASA has upheld several complaints made by T-Mobile and O2 against a poster advert for Vodafone. It is about the Sure Signal indoor mobile phone and mobile broadband reception boosting device.

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Posted by Matt on the 17th June 2010 in: News

Why choose BT Total Broadband?


There are several reasons why so many people have subscribed to the services of BT. One of these is the speed. After all, BT have been named the best performing ADSL provider in 2007 and 2008.

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Posted by Matt on the 16th June 2010 in: News

UK Group Criticizes ISPs Claims of Unlimited Broadband


A recent study conducted by uSwitch, the online site offering price comparisons on different services and products, finds a disparity between what customers think about their monthly usage allowance and what their ISP shows.

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Posted by Matt on the 16th June 2010 in: News

Fibre optic broadband in most of London by 2011


BT are investing big money in fibre optic broadband. They have recently announced that they are going to increase their investment in fibre broadband from £1.5 billion to £2.5 billion. In this way it will be made available to 40% of the UK by the year 2012 and to two thirds of the UK by 2015.

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Posted by Matt on the 16th June 2010 in: News

Choosing the best mobile broadband provider


Latest figures have shown that the average broadband download speed has decreased a bit in the UK in the last month. Since BT and Virgin Media have done their best to install super high speed fibre optic FTTC and FTTH, continuously competing with each other, this is rather weird.

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Posted by Matt on the 15th June 2010 in: News

Free computers from Redten with home broadband


Last year Talk Talk offered free broadband with their home phone service. Sky and Orange offered the same with their TV and mobile phones. We love such offers as they give us the feeling that we get much more for what we pay.

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Posted by Matt on the 15th June 2010 in: News

Mobile broadband helps people get online on holiday


A survey conducted by a mobile broadband provider on 850 people shows that 94% of Brits are going to access the Internet while they are on holiday this year. It seems that we cannot get away from the Internet even when we are on holidays, far away from home.

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Posted by Matt on the 15th June 2010 in: News

Smartphone users, prepare to say good-bye to unlimited mobile broadband data contracts from O2


O2 mobile broadband has decided to withdraw the unlimited data contract for new Smartphone customers which will be replaced by three data bundles; beginning with 24th June, there will be set monthly download limits.

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Posted by Matt on the 14th June 2010 in: News

The 'one-touch' MiFi device from Three mobile broadband


Mobile broadband operator Three has now introduced a one-touch MiFi device - Huawei 585. The device allows its users to establish a localized WiFi hotspot that can be used by up to five devices.

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Posted by Matt on the 14th June 2010 in: Mobile broadband network