BlackBerry Storm at Vodafone
Fans of BlackBerry smartphones should head to Vodafone where the superb Storm is now available.
This is RIM’s first attempt at a touch screen and the results are impressive, especially as it boasts to be the UK’s first clickable touch screen. The screen actually depresses slightly when pressed and releases again with a single click.
Other features include a 3.2MP camera with auto focus and flash, 1GB of built in memory, 3G connectivity, built in GPS for sat nav and geo-tagging photos and a 3.5mm headset jack.
Business mobile phone users will be please to see that the phone comes with DataViz Documents to Go software, so MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents can be edited.
The handset also features an accelerometer, which means the screen view can switch between landscape and portrait as the handset is rotated.
The SureType keyboard is available in portrait mode and a full QWERTY keyboard is available in landscape.
Head to Vodafone for more details.
International Calls – Cheapest Network Providers
If you are planning a holiday or travel on business into Europe you should pay close attention to the tariffs your network provider charges.
Prices can vary dramatically and at the time of writing the cheapest two providers are 3 and Vodafone.
3 currently charges £0.25p per minute to call the UK from most EU countries. The cost of receiving a call is £0.10p per minute. These rates are available to all 3 customers on both pay-as-you-go or contract deals.
If you are with Vodafone then you will more than likely be able to benefit from Vodafone Passport. This can be used in many European countries and allows you to talk for as long as you like for a flat fee of £0.75p per call made and received, plus your UK local call rate.
If you make long calls Vodafone Passport will almost certainly work out cheaper than 3.
Nokia N96 - Free with Vodafone
New Nokia N96 with Vodafone…
If you are looking to purchase the new Nokia N96 in time for Christmas then consider opting for a tariff offered by Vodafone.
Until November 30th Vodafone are offering the N96 for FREE on 3 selected tariffs as follows:
Unlimited Texts & 600 Free Minutes
£15 / month for 3 months, then £30 / month for next 18 months
Unlimited Landline Calls, 700 minutes and 250 Texts
£30 / month
Unlimited Texts, Email and Internet, 900 minutes
£45 / month
Head down to your local Vodafone store or one of the high street retailers such as phones4u to take advantage of these deals.
Vodafone Price Increases
Vodafone has hit its mobile customers in the pocket with an increase in prices.
Customers dialling numbers beginning with 05 and 08 are subject to higher prices and are not included in the inclusive free minutes.
Vodafone has also hiked minimum call charges for calls made outside the free minute period. For pay-as-you-go it has doubled to 20p/minute and for 05 and 08 numbers it is 25p/minute. For contract customers the minimum call charge has trebled to 15p, calls to 0871 numbers will cost 35p/minute and other 08 numbers are 20p.
For more information visit www.vodafone.co.uk or other mobile providers.