Hello again everyone,
A very interesting battle is brewing within the mobile phone industry. That threatens to open up a real can of worms when chossing your mobile network provider. The manufacturers and networks in the UK have always had a very good relationship with networks heavily subsidising new handsets to the public to try and lure them to their network. This has meant that consumers within the UK have had a great time with mobile connections meaning unlike in Europe a new up to date Smartphones usually comes free with the new contract.
However with manufacturers such a Sony Ericsson now offering Skype on new models a storm is brewing. What this means is that using IP people could make phone calls extremely cheaply from their mobiles over mobile internet rather than using the traditional method. Now the networks cannot stop selling popular handsets because of this, as they may affect their own sales if they cannot offer the best range of handset options.
So what they have done? Well the answer is simple, they have started to phase out unlimited downloads on their tariffs. This means that the cost for using Skype will increase and thus they can rest a little easy.
So please be careful if you do not change your usual mobile internet usage as you may find you are hit with higher bills in the future.
So until next time people keep recycling.
Mr Mopay believes mobile phone networks worried over Skype on smartphones!
The iPhone 4G is coming!
Hello again everyone,
The new iPhone is due to be released on the 24th June in the UK. And as usual the tech hungry people of Britian will be in sleeping bags outside their local Apple store with only a Pot Noodle and Dan Brown's The lost symbol for company. I mean don't get me wrong, I like technology as much as the next man but I would not be willing to spend the night like a tramp to have a new phone one day before my friends.
This whole process really amazes me I mean what do you do once you have it, ring your mum and your best mate and say "Hi I am calling on my new iPhone 4G", the usually answer I would get from my Mum is it sounds no better than your Dad's 6310i! (In his eyes still the best phone ever as it has never gone wrong!)
All this being said people will be out there in the thousands doing exactly this on the 24th of this month. The only question left really is the location. Now 02 no longer have their exclusivity this could be with any of the networks. Currently all of them have stayed quite on pricing, tariffs and reasonable data caps, and I suspect this is due to the fact they are waiting to see what the others do, but be assured who ever has the best deal best have a good amount of stock on the day a demand we bill great.
May I suggest people that if you are getting a new 4G iPhone then please recycle your old mobile phone and sell it for cash with mopay and earn yourself a little towards your new purchase.
Until next time people, keep recycling.