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| Skobbler: Free turn-by-turn GPS navigation application for iPhone Skobbler is a free application which provides iPhone owners with free turn-by-turn GPS navigation.
Which iPhone or iPod Touch do I need to use Skobbler? Skobbler is compatible with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G S and iPhone 4. Skobbler also claim you can use it with iPod Touch, however we struggle to see how you could use the app with only wi-fi functionality. We would suggest buying the in-car MiFi package from Three. It’ll create a wi-fi hotspot in your car with Pay As You Go internet access over Three’s 3G network. This should allow Skobbler to download the maps that it requires to work. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solved: The mystery of missing credit on iPhone Pay As You Go Ken’s Tech Tips investigates reports of Pay As You Go iPhone customers having their Pay As You Go credit eaten up.
In this report, we’ve got a solution to this problem for iOS 4 users and for everybody else, a few tips on how you can reduce these charges. The solution (iOS 4 users only) If you’ve got the new iOS 4, you should disable “cellular data”. This will stop the iPhone and all applications from using data over your mobile connection. It will still allow you to access the internet through wi-fi. If you have an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S, you can download a free update to iOS 4 (although many iPhone 3G users report performance issues after the update). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three launch iPhone 4 and it’s the lowest prices on the market Three have launched the iPhone 4 on their network – and they’re providing the best value deals on the market so far.
What tariffs is the iPhone 4 available on? In total, the iPhone 4 is available on 4 tariffs:
All Three iPhone tariffs come with 5000 Three-to-Three minutes, free voicemail, free Skype-to-Skype calls and Windows Live Messenger. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three’s launch UK’s cheapest Apple iPhone tariffs yet, provide free memory upgrade Three have launched the iPhone 3G S on their network – and have undercut the prices of the other networks in the process. Plus a free storage upgrade from 8GB to 32GB.
The iPhone 4 will be available soon on tariffs from £30/month with 500 minutes, 5000 texts and 1GB internet (more in a subsequent post). iPhone 3G S: Get 32GB of storage for the same price as 8GB Most networks offer 3 different models of the iPhone: 8GB iPhone 3G S, 16GB iPhone 4 and 32GB iPhone 4. Three are currently unique as being the only network to offer a 32GB iPhone 3G S too. Bizarrely, the 32GB model doesn’t cost a penny more than the 8GB model – which means that anyone considering buying an iPhone 3G S can quadruple their storage for free by choosing the 32GB model on 3. One thing though: the 8GB model is in Black and the 32GB model is in White. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buyers Guide to iPad & iPad Data Tariffs: micro-SIMs, tariff comparison The Apple iPad is hitting the stores in the UK this Friday. In this guide, we outline what you should be looking for in an iPad data tariff, what it’ll cost you and how to get the best deal on your iPad data tariff. Which iPad should I buy?
If you want to the internet on the go using a micro-SIM tariff (discussed below), you will need to pay the £100 extra for 3G connectivity and then to purchase a data tariff. iPad data tariffs typically cost around £10-£15 per month. We strongly recommend that you think about how you will actually use your iPad in reality before stumping out for the £100 upgrade and signing up for a data tariff. Can you really see yourself carrying around the iPad with you everywhere? Will you use the iPad on the daily commute to work? Do you really need 3G data on your iPad when you’ve got it on your smartphone? If the answer to those questions were “No”, you might be wasting your money shelling out for 3G connectivity and a data tariff. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclusive: O2 loophole – Get the iPhone on a cheaper, 12-month contract
How does it work? This new loophole has been introduced by O2′s new “Simplicity for iPhone” tariffs. The “Simplicity for iPhone” tariffs provide customers with the exact same airtime allowance as the standard iPhone tariffs (i.e. the same number of minutes, unlimited texts, unlimited internet and visual voicemail) but it doesn’t provide an iPhone. For this reason, the “Simplicity for iPhone” tariffs are aimed at existing iPhone customers and are cheaper by roughly £15/month to £20/month. However, this does not stop new iPhone customers from signing up to “Simplicity for iPhone”. The only thing is, you’ll have to source your own iPhone. And you can do that from O2 itself! By purchasing an iPhone on PAYG and then a “Simplicity for iPhone” contract, it is often sometimes be cheaper than buying the official contract. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O2′s “Simplicity for iPhone” tariffs now from £15/month; unlimited texts
O2 are offering a range of “Simplicity” tariffs for iPhone users from £15/month with 300 minutes, unlimited texts and internet. Yesterday we were the first to bring you news of the updates to O2′s iPhone tariff and the incorporation of “unlimited” texts onto their iPhone tariffs. O2 have today announced a much larger range of “Simplicity for iPhone” tariffs which are all available online. This includes a £15/month tariff which is the cheapest iPhone tariff to date. Simplicity for iPhone is a SIM-only tariff for your iPhone. SIM only tariffs are contracts which only provide you with airtime and do not provide you with a free phone. They offer good savings (about £180/year) to people who already have their own iPhone and have completed the original contract length. It’s also ideal if you’ve purchased a second hand iPhone or had one handed onto you. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O2 to introduce unlimited texts on iPhone tariffs
What has changed? The main change is that O2 are introducing unlimited texts on their iPhone tariffs. This is probably in response to Vodafone who launched their iPhone tariffs with unlimited texts last month. There are a few changes in the airtime allowance and cost of the iPhone too. To compensate for the increase in number of texts, O2 have either reduced the number of minutes or increased the price of the iPhone on most of the tariffs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vodafone’s £25 iPhone SIM Only tariffs reviewed & compared to O2
What are the Vodafone SIM only deals? Vodafone have two SIM only iPhone tariffs: both at £25 per month. Both of the tariffs offer 3000 (“unlimited”) texts, 1GB mobile internet access and 1GB BT Openzone wi-fi hotspot access every month. The tariffs differ in the length. On the 1 month contract, you’ll get 600 minutes; sign for 12 months and you’ll get 900 minutes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iPhone 3G contracts ending now: your options, alternative money saving tariffs Thousands of iPhone 3G contracts are coming to an end this month. This means it’s now possible to switch tariff or network and you can save between £180 and £300 over the next year by switching. If you bought an iPhone 3G from O2 at launch in June 2008, your 18-month contract will be coming to an end this January. In this article, we explore the options which are now available to you. There are some huge savings to be made: most people should be able to save at least £180/yr with a quick phone call and other alternatives can give savings of up to £300. Keep your iPhone 3G and Switch to O2′s Simplicity for iPhone O2 offer two secret ‘Simplicity’ tariffs for iPhone customers who have completed their original contract. The cheaper of the two options costs £20/month giving you a saving of least £15/month on your current contract. O2 don’t advertise the tariff but we wrote about it last month and most readers have reported success in switching. It takes just a quick phone call to change (several readers said it took just 5 minutes) and you’ll start saving straight away. |
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I’ve received several reports from PAYG iPhone customers who complain that their Pay As You Go credit has been mysteriously dropping even though they’ve not made any calls or sent any text messages. This problem usually affects users who don’t have an inclusive data allowance on their PAYG tariff (or haven’t topped up enough to receive their free data allowance). Your iPhone continues to the data connection in the background even if you’re not actively using it to browse the web, etc. Although background data usage is usually fairly small, Pay As You Go tariffs such as
Three have today launched the iPhone 4 in both 16GB (stores only) and 32GB models and in both black and white editions. The
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