UK Mobile

Smartphone overseas internet warning from Which?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8576941.stm The consumers' association Which? is warning that people going abroad with smartphones can still face huge bills if they connect to the internet. By 1 July, new rules will come into force in the European Union which will cap bills for downloading data. But, un... 22 Mar 2010 02:47

Time to create GPS navigator safety standards -- & endcorporate secrecy about safety records
On 2010-03-19, andy <andy.ggrps(a)googlemail.com> wrote: On 18 Mar, 23:09, "Graham." <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote: "E.B.G. McAllister" <edward.goehr...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:dfe13136-b897-4956-8d45-573d31a08fa0(a)k4g2000prb.googlegroups.com... [...] The suggestion is like a joke anyway On th... 22 Mar 2010 15:32

Skype NOT on 3 abroad
Do I need to log off from Skype on my 3 Skypephone S2 before going abroad not to be charged for connection? divoch ... 29 Mar 2010 11:22

Smart Phones - beginners guide
Thinking of getting a 'smart phone', but need some *basic* advice as to how it all does/doesn't work. Reception, 3g, e mail, web etc Does anyone know of a website that can tell me? -- J B ... 29 Mar 2010 05:51

Time to create GPS navigator safety standards -- & endcorporate secrecy about safety records
On 2010-03-18, E.B.G. McAllister <edward.goehring(a)gmail.com> wrote: [...] Contact your legislators and ask them to look into GPS navigator safety -- before more people die lost on some lonely road. Those who can't correctly interpret what they can see around the vehicle, shouldn't be allowed to drive ... 18 Mar 2010 20:07

Bset way to get a data tariff in Las Vegas?
I'm going to Vegas for a few days in October, and would like to be able to use my O2 locked iPhone 3G similarly to how I use it here in the UK, ie web, maps, facebook, but not much in the way of calls or text. Can I get a PAYG sim, or something similar so I don't end up with a �100 data bill, like I did aftefr... 19 Mar 2010 19:02

Time to create GPS navigator safety standards -- & end corporate secrecy about safety records
Given the number of people worldwide who have died or been lost for days in bad road conditions due to relying on their GPS navigators for directions or road condition information, perhaps the time has come to urge our legislators to create safety standards for navigator manufacturers. We have safety rules for tr... 21 Mar 2010 07:14

Reliable sim reader
I've got one of those blue deal extreme sim readers. It uses the prolific usb to serial drivers .If I had any software with it, I've lost it. All the software I've found doesn't seem to work. I don't want to do anything fancy, just save my txts and phone list from the sim. Does anyone here have any recommendati... 18 Mar 2010 09:21

Are Orange GPRS rates still a rip off???
Some years ago I was with Orange PAYG, and ocasionally used their GPRS for access to the web and email. Problem is it was a complete rip off. Are Orange still a rip off for GPRS, or have they become better value these days? I am considering using them again, but only when I cannot get into the three network. Ho... 29 Mar 2010 16:59

uk.telecom.mobile mini FAQ (weekly posting)
This is a weekly short posting giving brief details of where to find more information about the subject of uk.telecom.mobile: mobile telecommunications in the UK. There is also a companion group called uk.telecom for discussion of non-mobile topics. Before you post, please consider which group to use and then po... 17 Mar 2010 03:36