Tag: data
Note: If you are looking for information on the data issues from the 4th June 2013, click here. Several users of the 3 network are reporting a complete data outage this morning. Users have taken to social networking site Twitter to complain that they are getting limited or …
Data. We all want more, even if we don’t really need it. Now Virgin Media have announced some new Pay-As-You-Go plans and now unlimited data starts at just £10 a month. It’s a simple setup. There’s two plans – “Big Data & Texts” and “Big Talk”. For £10 …
The iPad mini is here. A 7.9″ 4:3 1024 x 768 display, A5 chip, 5 megapixel rear camera and 1.2 megapixel front camera with a 10 hour battery life. If you’re looking to get one then try Three – they’ve stepped forward to announce that both the iPad …
Teamviewer, the remote desktop application has announced an update that now enables file transfers between your android device and your computer from anywhere in the world with a data connection. The computer can be a Mac or a PC running Windows or Linux. The data is sent using …
Pricing for the iPhone 5 has been revealed by Orange and T-Mobile. Hold tight, because if you want the cheapest iPhone 5 (16GB) free you’re going to have to stump up £46 a month. For that you do get 3GB of internet and unlimited texts, unlimited calls. If …
Today Vodafone have launched a new set of plans called “Vodafone Red”. For £29 a month you’ll receive unlimited calls and texts, plus 1GB of data. If that’s not enough, for £34 a month you can “Red Data” and receive 2GB of internet allowance each month. Available from …
I had a chat with this gent recently on a flight. He spotted me looking at his phone.. Actually I have to admit that I was watching his movie… It’s a Galaxy SIII from Samsung, brilliant thing. Yeah, I know. I’m just watching the new Batman movie. I’ve …
It has been a while since we reviewed a mobile service however as I am a Three UK customer and jetting off to Madrid and Austria for 11 days, it seems like a good opportunity to review a service that I will be using daily and that is …
Amazon have chipped the price of an official SanDisk 16GB microSDHC card (class 4) to just £5.66. The price, apparently, used to be £65. To be honest there’s not a great deal more we can say. If you need more storage and have a microSD brimming over with …
In our recent podcast we were discussing roaming packages and data. It’s a problem that face when they go abroad – that bill shock. A lot of changes have been made recently to ensure that prices are reduced and are more reasonable when you go on holiday. However, …
We love our stats here at CoolSmartPhone, and one big milestone has just been reached by UK network Three. In this last year average internet use by customers has more than doubled from 450MB per month last year to a whopping 1.1GB per month this year. Customers with new …
It’s official, we’d rather not speak to each other. Head down, umbrella up, we’d rather use text and data than actually talk. The research, by Ofcom, reveals that 58% of people sent texts daily whilst 47% of people make a phone call every day. The average Brit sends …
Earlier in the week I received a mobile phone to review. This isn’t unusual, but what I found on it was. There was a definite “pre-owned” feel to it. No, it wasn’t scratched. It wasn’t damaged in any way. Instead it had stacks of data on it. Someone …
Let’s be honest. Look at your phone. Did you get a good deal? Many people choose their phone based on a monthly budget, and want the phone for nothing up-front. For many it’s typical to pay around £36 a month for two years, but you can find yourself …
Carphone Warehouse have today announced the launch of a new app that they have called “Bill Angel”. Designed to track your call, text and data usage, the app will warn you when you reach your limits thus making it easier to stick to your tariff allowances. Currently available for …
Today Virgin Media are going head-to-head with the Three “One Plan” and T-Mobile “Full Monty” tariff. However, the Virgin “Premiere” plan dishes up unlimited data at a lower price point – just £21 per month for unlimited data and unlimited texts. The network, which piggy-backs Everything Everywhere, is …
Shh.. don’t tell anyone, especially not that guy in the office who doesn’t wash and sits with his headphones on all day. Those eXpansys people are flogging a Class 10 Samsung 16GB microSD card for £12.99, but it’s for today only and stock is limited. Go go! Link …
I have arrived in London for the first day of O2 LTE 4G testing using a LTE modem kindly supplied by the network. If you did not know, O2 have a test 4G network covering 40km distance in London and selected websites have been given a dongle to …
You want online storage, you go to Dropbox, right? Well yes, you could, but there’s other providers to choose from. HiDrive free gives new users 5GB of storage and it’s all stored in super-secure datacentres in Germany that are owned and operated by Strato – the people behind …
If you’re looking at this on an Orange data connection then hello! This afternoon a large portion of the UK lost any sort of data connection. It wasn’t just traffic, there was no 3G or GPRS logo at all. Switching to the T-Mobile network didn’t do anything either. …
Hey you. No, not you. You in the jeans. Come close, and keep this one to yourself. If you’re quick you can get your hands on this Transcend 32GB Micro SDHC card for just £13.99 tomorrow (Friday). The offer kicks off at midnight, so if you want to …
We are Live at the ThreeMWC event here in London bringing you news and any announcements as they happen plus plenty of photos and other content ThreeMWC Event
New plans will shortly be added to the Three offerings to stop out-of-bundle data charges. The network has already delivered “The One Plan” for those wanting the unlimited data experience, but now the “Ultimate Internet” offer something pretty similar – and plans start from just £18. The Essential …
Want a mobile? The selection is insane. Want a plan? The choice is endless. MVNO’s – aka “virtual networks that use other networks” are on the rise and they’re proving popular with those wanting a greater selection and less tie-ins. The boys at Giffgaff who continuously surprise us …
Well, this seems like a pretty good deal. Sure, it’s “only” a Class 4, but for most people that’s fine and dandy thanks very much. Play.com are peddling this do if you want a bit more space on your phone or tablet, you know what to do. Free …
As a mobile network here in the UK, Three are the most vocal when it comes to social media but not only do they communicate with customers online they take the feedback and use it in a positive way. For example when The One Plan launched on a …
Can you remember the LG Prada? We went to press event and we saw a lovely new advertising campaign for it as well. Well now T-Mobile UK are offering if on contract. As to be expected with their new selection of accounts there are a few options to …
If you’ve followed our continued coverage of the T-Mobile supposed “cap” you’ll hopefully know the story by now. Basically, several customers were told that there was a 1Mb/s cap, then we were told that there wasn’t, but people continued to see their Full Monty speeds top out at …
Morning! So, remember the “Full Monty” story ? We added an item showing feedback from the T-Mobile Support guys which showed a cap of 1Mb/s. Shortly after we received a correction from T-Mobile to say that this wasn’t quite right, but we continued to get people telling us …
I recently upgraded my phone, I went from the HTC Hero to the Motorola Atrix. Quite a step and it seems infinitely faster and hence gets a whole lot more attention from me. When I was out and about with the Hero it would struggle along with a lot …
OK, story so far. We picked up some tweets from the T-Mobile UK Help Team stating that “Full Monty Tariffs have a max speed of 1MB/s”. A day later, and T-Mobile told us that this was a mistake, but still we were getting sent phone calls where customers …
We’ve spoken quite a bit about speeds recently. Our recent news item surrounding possible throttling on T-Mobile data plans caused a lot of controversy. We were told shortly after that the information provided to us by various sources was incorrect. But, it got me thinking… In my article …
Breaking – Today (Saturday) at 1.30PM we received notification that T-Mobile provided the incorrect response to this tweet. More information is at the bottom of this story, however it seems that there isn’t a 1Mb/s cap. We will update you with more information as we get it… — …
Today sees the launch of The Full Monty plan from T-Mobile here in the UK which offers 2000 Mins, Unlimited Texts and Internet from £36 a month!. However that is not the only story, before now T-Mobile offered a 500MB data bundle with their deals on the promise …
Last week I spent £10 on two pints of lager in a London hotel. What I perhaps should’ve done is spend that money on this SanDisk 16GB MicroSD card. It’s available from Play.com fire just £10.49 and they won’t charge for postage. Pah, who am I kidding? I’d …
T-Mobile have announced a brand new market leading range of price plans called ‘The Full Monty’ and gives customer access to use their smartphone much more than ever before. This is a real rival to The One Plan by Three which, before now, has been the leading plan …
A new plan, called “The Full Monty”, is set to arrive on T-Mobile. For just £36 p/m this is said to include “truly unlimited data” along with 2000 any-network, any-time minutes. The package also includes unlimited text, unlimited calls to other T-Mobile users and there’s even free 08xx …
O2 have issued a statement on this morning’s revelations regarding their sending your phone number to every website you browse on a phone connected to O2. There is a link to the statement below, but the key points are: this has been going on since 10th January 2012 …
Three have just announced that from 7th October, their fabulous “All-you-can-eat” data policy will be available on ALL plans! At a time when most networks are tightening up and reducing data allowances, Three’s One Plan stood out with its truly unlimited data. From 7th October Three will be …
If you’re browsing the web on Three, T-Mobile or Orange, listen up. A new deal has been struck with VIrgin Media Business to give the networks use of their network, plus they will add 14 regional datacentres to add extra bandwidth to the three networks. The deal is …
