Mobile Phones

The Latest Mobile Phones

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3G mobile phones, video calling and internet access have been around for some time now, so what new products are available for the start of 2006?

The latest mobile phone’s are smaller and slimmer than ever before and come crammed with features including 2 megapixel digital cameras and MP3 players.

The thinnest mobile phone around the Motorola RAZR V3, remains a top seller and feature and integrated digital camera, bluetooth and a selection of great games.

Sleek and smooth, the new Panasonic VS6 camera phone has a 16 million colour display to show off the quality snaps taken on its built in 2 megapixel digital camera.

For consumers wanting the latest 3G phone the new Sony Ericsson P990i is a top seller. A high quality video phone including 2 megapixel camera, WiFi, web browser and a QWERTY keyboard.

The Sony Ericsson K750i remains one of the top selling camera phones and includes a 2 megapixel camera with auto focus and flash, FM radio, video recorder, 3D games and high resolution screen.

The worlds first Walkman branded mobile phone the Sony Ericsson W800i is great for downloading and listening to music. A well designed MP3 player and 512Mb memory card combined with the 2 megapixel digital make this phone the perfect choice.

Nokia have a large selection of new handsets available including the N91 mobile jukebox. This stylish mobile phone has room for up to 3,000 of your favourite track along with a 2 megapixel digital camera.

The Nokia N80 is the most advanced Nokia 3G handset ever and includes a 3 megapixel digital camera, MP3 player, games console, mobile office and email. Communicating is made simple with video calling, WiFi connectivity and Bluetooth.

Samsungs popular D500, D600e and X660 mobile phones all feature stylish designs and a packed full of feature sure to appeal to consumers.

Whether the latest handsets packed full of great features or the mobile TV services being offered by 3G providers are the big winners for 2006 it looks set to be a great year for innovations and new products.

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Mobile Phone Glossary

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3G

The third generation of mobile networks, with video calling, web browsing and multimedia downloads of up to seven times faster than standard 2G networks.

Bluetooth

A specification for short-range wireless connectivity that allows users to make wire-free connections (via radio link) between a wide range of communications devices.

Dual-band

Phones that can switch between two different bands of frequencies. Most phones in the UK are now dual-band, capable of switching between GSM1800 and GSM900 frequencies. Useful for travellers allowing roaming on a greater number of networks across the world.

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service. Data communications upgrade for GSM networks, enabling a maximum data rate of up to 115kbps.

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communications. A digital cellular communications standard used throughout Europe, and elsewhere around the world.

Pre-pay/Pay-as-you-go

Service plans with no-contract and no line rental where you buy credit ‘vouchers’ in advance for calls. Each network has its own pre-pay service.

PUK

Your Personal Unblocking Key is an eight-digit number used to unblock your phone if you enter your PIN number incorrectly three times.

Roaming

The ability to use your phone abroad, this varies according to your service provider and their agreements with overseas networks.

Service Plan

A contract selected by subscribers when they purchase a pay monthly mobile phone, it usually consists of a base rate for network access and a per-minute rate for any calls made.

SIM

The Subscriber Identity Module is the smart card used in digital phones containing the user’s identity for accessing the network and receiving calls. It can also store personal information, such as a phone directory and received SMS messages.

SMS

Short Message Service allowing messages of up to 160 characters to be sent between phones on any network.

WAP

Wireless Application Protocol. An agreed standard which enables compatible mobile phones to access Internet-type services such as news, travel, entertainment, finance and sport.

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Mobile Phone Buyers Guide

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If you already have a mobile phone, you can switch to a different network and take your phone number with you, although you may need a different handset. You could get a connection with a new number, using your existing handset.

Networks

When you buy a phone you need to choose a network - O2, Vodafone, Orange and T-mobile are mobile phone networks. Each network is a collection of radio towers all over the country, linked together and transmitting people's conversations.

A mobile phone service usually comes as a package, made up of the phone itself and access to a network. There are five main mobile phone networks in the UK - O2, T-Mobile, Orange, Vodafone and most recently '3' with its growing third generation network which can support mobile video. Other operators such as Virgin and BT Mobile use the 5 main networks and there are many airtime resellers dealing with one or all the networks. They offer two ways of using their services; by "pay as you go" or by monthly line rental. If you do not intend to make a great number of calls from a mobile phone, a pay as you go package may suffice but any reasonably regular use (especially during business hours) probably warrants a monthly package - which package will depend on the volume of calls you anticipate making.

You don't need to put pen to paper for most mobile phone contracts nowadays, but they are still legally binding. Contracts can be 'signed' over a website or over the phone.

The network should be the first thing you choose when you're starting out. Your choice of network will decide where you get good coverage, and how good the customer service is. Some networks have better coverage in particular areas than others, but customer service varies from day to day, depending on demand.

Price plans

Next, decide whether you want a pay as you go phone or a traditional contract arrangement.

Pre-pay, where you pay (usually by buying vouchers) before you make calls. There is no risk of a high bill, but sometimes this is an expensive option, adding vouchers can be inconvenient and you may run out of credit during an important call.

Pay as you go packages are useful if you only expect to use your mobile occasionally, and are cost effective if you expect to receive a lot of calls, but not to make many. But you should be aware that some companies set an expiry date on their credits, meaning that the credit must be used in the time allocated.

Contract - where you get a bill each month, but the call charges are usually lower, and there are more facilities offered.

With rental you pay a monthly fee in the same way as you would for a land line. Many monthly rental packages include some inclusive call minutes or talktime

Monthly line rental costs from around £6, with a wide range of call-plans available. Look at several to work out which is best for you, and to ensure you spend the least amount of money relative to the use you expect to make of the service. Spending more on your monthly call-plan will result in more inclusive minutes, and calls made with inclusive minutes tend to be cheaper then calls made outside of the call-plan Generally, paying higher line rental gets you cheaper call charges

Before you commit yourself, check whether you can change contracts later as your usage and circumstances may change.

When you buy a phone, it is subsidised by the network or service provider, the higher your monthly fees the cheaper the phone will be. A mobile phone can be included 'free' when bought as part of a subsidised package, but without the subsidy even a basic model would cost at least £70, and you could pay £300 or more for the latest models with WAP access, GPRS and Bluetooth or other mobile data features. Expect to pay more for the handset with a pay as you go package because you are also getting a line but without a monthly rental charge and minimum contract.

Choosing the handset

There are lots of different phones to choose between. Read the Handsets section before deciding.

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Some users are far more interested in gadgets than others, as a general rule you should get a phone with as many feature as you think you will need. If you think you need lots of features then there are plenty of mobile phones to suit you.

You should also be careful before opting for some of the pay-as-you go deals. Some use phones that skimp on features for the sake of cost cutting.

Look for a phone with good battery life, the phone should get you easily through a full day or weekend of normal use.

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