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UK Mobile Phones
The market for mobile phones in the UK is highly competitive. As more individuals are getting mobile phones, the major players in the UK mobile market are eager to get their piece of the action. To entice users, mobile phone contracts in the United Kingdom have attractive terms and almost always come with very attractive bonus offers. Read
By: Ian Ball | 13/08/2007 | Cell Phones
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The New Social Era
Thanks to mobile phones, we have a new social era. Staying in touch with friends and family has never been easier and we, as a society, are taking advantage of that connectivity. Of course, every change brings with it new issues or concerns and that is certainly the case with mobile phone use. We are staying connected, but are we connecting as deeply? Read
By: Ian Ball | 13/08/2007 | Cell Phones
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Saving on Mobile Phones
There are two major mobile phone plans in the United Kingdom. The first is the standard monthly contract that comes with a combination of voice minutes and texts. The second is a more flexible pay-as-you-go plan. Many mobile phone users elect to use the pay-as-you-go plans on the illusion that they will be saving money on their mobile phone service. For most of these users, however, this is not the case. Read
By: Ian Ball | 13/08/2007 | Cell Phones
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Mobile Phone Stores: is This the End?
Mobile phone stores have been shrinking and may disappear all together. For years, storefronts for mobile phone companies were common in busy shopping areas. Special promotions were advertised in windows and the latest phone and handheld devices were proudly displayed for customers. Read
By: Ian Ball | 13/08/2007 | Cell Phones
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Mobile Phone Showdown: US V. UK
Things are different on either side of the Atlantic. Not only does the supposed same language seem so vastly different, the mobile phone industry is different as well. Although many of the actual mobile phone models and manufacturers are the same, the rest of the industry begs for comparison. Read
By: Ian Ball | 13/08/2007 | Cell Phones
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Mobile Phone Etiquette - the Rules
Mobile phones may be outrageously convenient, but many of us also become outrageously rude while using them. Mobile phones bring with them their very own set of etiquette rules for both business and personal use. Before you insult your most important client or romantic interest, brush up on the do’s and don’t of mobile phone use. Read
By: Ian Ball | 13/08/2007 | Cell Phones
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Mobile Phone Contracts, American Style
United States mobile phone contracts are vastly different than other locations around the world. The standard contract in the United States has some great features, and some most of us can do without. Read
By: Ian Ball | 13/08/2007 | Cell Phones
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Life Without a Mobile Phone
The modern mobile phones make it seem almost impossible to live without electronic accessories these days, but not everyone is taken by the connectivity movement. In fact, I went many years shunning the mobile phone, and lived quite nicely without it. In fact, life without a mobile phone wasn’t as backward as people make it out to be. Read
By: Ian Ball | 13/08/2007 | Cell Phones
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iPhone: Boom or Bust?
The iPhone arrived in the United States this summer with great fanfare. The device was larger than life and was touted to be everything technological and multimedia a handheld can hold. Read
By: Ian Ball | 13/08/2007 | Cell Phones
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Welcome to Bluedating
Has anyone ever been bluetoothed by a complete stranger? Its called bluedating (who makes these things up?) and it's a new behavioural phenomenon! Read
By: Ian Ball | 24/05/2007 | Cell Phones