giffgaff, at a little over two years old, is one of the newest additions to the pay as you go sim cards market. Its ingenious business model has been winning over pundits and customers since its 2010 launch. Here’s why…
An internet-only operation, one of the first things to strike you about giffgaff is the sense of relief that you’ll never have to set foot in a store again. Provided you’ve got a working handset, there are no call centres or depressing retail outlets to fight your way through. You just sign up online and order a free sim card. Just five fields to fill, with your name, email and mailing address, and that’s you signed up to giffgaff. This video provides a nifty introduction to the concept:
Designed for people who are happy with their phone, and have no desire to keep up with the Joneses latest smartphone, it’s great value when compared to even the most competitive of competitors. One of their great offers is the 15 pounds a month deal (or ‘goodybag’), which gets you 400 minutes and free, unlimited internet and texting.
The only hurdle you may have to jump before replacing your current sim card with a giffgaff one is to unlock your phone. Mercifully, the website provides a comprehensive list of companies that are able to unlock phones – with each one rated and ranked so you don’t waste any time chasing after cowboys. They even show you how to unlock some handsets for free with simple step-by-step guides.
Once your phone is unlocked, and you’ve gone through the simple registration process, you become a member of giffgaff. ‘Member’ really is a more appropriate word than ‘customer’ as you are free to get involved in every aspect of the company’s operation, from marketing to customer service. In return for answering problems in the community forum and writing blog posts about the latest handsets, you are rewarded with free minutes. You also get money back for introducing new members to the site.
To find out more about the various goodybags offered by giffgaff, visit giffgaff.com, where you’ll also be able to link to the blog, sign up and order one of their free, pay as you go sim cards. Click here to learn more about prepaid mobile phones.
Recently LG announced its first Town series handset called LG Town GT350. It comes with a wide range of social networking and messaging services that would definitely tempt the teenage mobile enthusiasts. The handset has a 3 inches large resistive touch screen along with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It also looks great in the stylish design.
LG Town GT350
You can easily access your favorite SNS sites like Facebook or Twitter using the customizable shortcuts keys of the device. This 2G messaging handset is supported by Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The internal memory is plentiful, though it can be expanded to 8 GB using a microSD card slot onto the device.
Take quick snaps with your mobile phone while you are travelling with your friends or family. The phone is equipped with a basis2 megapixel camera. You can upload and share the pictures with your friends as well via Facebook or email and SMS. The handset provides wonderful social networking experience and that also with better connectivity. The phone will arrive in the market later this month. Initially it will be available in few selective colours including aqua blue, light silver, purple and black.
Palm Pre Plus is an updated version of Palm Pre which was launched last year. The design of the mobile handset is quite eye catching because of its simplicity. The edges and corners are rounded and so one can hold the handset in hand quite comfortably.
Palm Pre Plus
The display of the mobile unit is 3.1 inches and the resolution of the phone is 480×320 pixels and hence all the images and objects can be clearly visible in this high resolution screen. The objects are clearly readable even in bright sunlight.
The keyboard of the phone is hidden behind the display and one will have to slide the screen sideways in order to get access to the keyboard. One of the most attractive features of Palm Pre Plus is the Mobile Hotspot. It helps the user to create an on-the-go mobile network and get connected up to five devices.
The user can get connected to the Internet as the handset supports WiFi connectivity. It is also safe for use while driving as it has got Bluetooth connectivity. The music player also works great as there is Amazon MP3 application which can help the user to buy new music. The YouTube also work well in this mobile handset.
Apple has launched their iPad in UK and stores were opened to sell the gadget. The buyers can get it from the stores and can also buy them online and the product will be delivered at their doorstep.
The initial reaction of the users is negative as it has a closed system and people will be able to do very limited things with the books, magazines, video and the music. If anybody is interested in using the 3G version, then he will have to buy extra airtime and only after that, he will be able to use the gadget. But in general, the Britons are excited about the fact that iPad stores have been opened in the UK.
The iPad has got 9.7 inch, LED backlit IPS display with a wonderful multi-touch screen. It weighs only 1.5 lbs and is only 0.5 inches thin and hence it will be quite easier for the user to carry it. This iPad comes with Wi-Fi and 3G and hence the user will be able to access Internet very fast on this advice. One can also watch the latest movies just with the touch of a screen. This great product will be available in the UK market at a price of only £429.
Apple iPad
Apple has launched iPad in UK and stores were opened to sell the gadget. The buyers can get it from the stores and can also buy them online and the product will be delivered at their doorstep.
The initial reaction of the users is negative as it has a closed system and people will be able to do very limited things with the books, magazines, video and the music. If anybody is interested in using the 3G version, then he will have to buy extra airtime and only after that, he will be able to use the gadget. But in general, the Britons are excited about the fact that iPad stores have been opened in the UK.
The iPad has got 9.7 inch, LED backlit IPS display with a wonderful multi-touch screen. It weighs only 1.5 lbs and is only 0.5 inches thin and hence it will be quite easier for the user to carry it. This iPad comes with Wi-Fi and 3G and hence the user will be able to access Internet very fast on this advice. One can also watch the latest movies just with the touch of a screen. This great product will be available in the UK market at a price of only £429.
As the competition is becoming tough, there is massive cutting going on among the service providers in order to capture the market. The 3 network is coming out with 10GB of usage of data for £7.50 and that is a real price cut as far as Vodafone and O2 are considered. The same level of usage with Orange or O2 will come around £25. By spending £15 with O2, you will get a mere 3 GB of data usage, which is much below the amount offered by 3 Networks. Vodafone gives just 5 GB at a price of £25. The real affordable rate is really going to take the market by storm as the offered rate is much lower than that offered by the competitors. One can see that the difference in price is too much to lure away the customers from other networks.
The company has clearly stated that the data plans for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G in the UK is going to be most competitive in the UK. They have claimed that their network has also been optimized for the smooth functioning of the Internet. The deal will be very much useful to the people who go for heavy data use as they can download lot of data at this throw away price.
Based on the concept of the KG800, the LG Chocolate BL20 is the second in the series of chocolate phones produced by LG. Although the concept is the same, yet it is a modern 3G slider phone. The BL20 is equipped with a 5 mega-pixels camera along with auto focus and flash and Schneider Kreuznach optics. Other features of the phone include FM radio, Bluetooth, a multimedia player and microSD expandable memory.
If we look into the phone there is nothing new with the features but the shortcut and navigation keys, the slim design and the glossy finish make it an attractive handset.
Though the set is a little disappointing when video recording, still photos with a BL20 come out very good. It has a tri-band GSM network support which differs as per the area of operation. The set has a decent talk time that goes up to 4 to 5 hours with 12 to 24 days standby time, largely depending on the network configuration.
As per the reports from the LG Corporation, the phone would be available in a variety of networks in the European markets from October onwards. Suggested to be in the price band of nearly €269 SIM-free, it is a little difficult to assess whether that is a little expensive for a simple 3G handset or is the price okay for a fashionable and attractive phone.
Being a good update for a very good phone, this handset is sure to be very popular in the coming Christmas season. LG Chocolate BL40 is also coming in this series.
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