25Mar
If you are looking for a telephone directory online for a phone number lookup then we have compiled a list of phone number search sites for you to choose from.
BT phone book directory – Residential Name search - no need to register – Free phone number search
BT phone book directory - Business Name search - no need to register – Free phone number search
UKPhoneBook.com directory – Name search – Need to register – Free phone number search
Mobile118 mobile phone directory – Mobile phone search – Free mobile phone number search
118.com directory – Residential name search – Free phone number search
118.com directory - Business name search – Free phone number search
These sites offer a free search for those people who are non-ex-directory, which is no different from you calling say 118 118 and paying for a telephone number search.
Tags: phone directory, phone number lookup, phone number search
24Mar
YouTube has revamped the Symbian and Windows Mobile versions of the YouTube Mobile application.
YouTube is claiming that the new mobile phone application is as much as 90 percent faster at loading videos that the old version. Also with this new version you can determine the kind of connection the user is using, for example, EDGE, WiFi or EV-DO in advance.
With the new Mobile YouTube application Windows Mobile smartphones, including Motorola, HTC, LG and Samsung and Symbian smartphones like the Nokia N95 you will see performance gains.This new version is still in it’s beta stage though.
Tags: mobile phone application, Symbian, Windows Mobile
21Mar
The Cloud is a Free WiFi provider which was founded in 2003.
The Cloud evolved from an indoor hotspot provider into the number one wireless broadband network in Europe. In addition to thousands of indoor locations, they also provide extensive outdoor coverage in cities across Europe like London, Amsterdam and Stuttgart.
Recent news from The Cloud is that leading food retailer Pret A Manger (Pret) has announced plans to deliver free WiFi access to 130 of its UK shops.
The Cloud has expanded to Germany, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway, and is actively looking for further expansion opportunities.
The company looks for partnerships with the world’s leading telecommunications operators, device manufacturers and broadcasters to deliver a world class wireless broadband experience for those on the move.
The Cloud is great for mobile phone users looking for Mobile WiFi Hotspots – and remember these are FREE WiFi hotspots.
Tags: Free WiFi, Mobile phones, Mobile WiFi hotspots, The Cloud
21Mar
If you want to get your hands on an iPhone for FREE then you can sign up to O2s latest 24-month mobile phone tariff.
There are two 24-month tariffs available depending upon the iPhone you want:
- For a Free 8GB iPhone 3G is £34.26 per month.
- For a Free 16GB iPhone 3G is £44.05 per month.
Both of these tariffs will be available from 3 April 2009 and customers will be able to enjoy access to over 9,500 public Wi-Fi hotspots, courtesy of The Cloud and BT Openzone. If you are not willing to sign up to these two year contracts O2 have kept their 18-month mobile phone contracts available for £44.05 for the 8GB iPhone and £73.41 for the 16GB version.
You will be able to get your hands on these deals on the iPhone 3G from O2, Apple and The Carphone Warehouse.
Tags: 24 month mobile phone contract, iphone, Mobile phones
21Mar
The problem that mobile phone retailers have is that the customer cannot fully appreciate what a phone looks like, so they loose out to the high street mobile retailer.
A British company Astera3D has taken a step in the right direction by producing online 3D rotating images, as per the one below:
By clicking on the rotate buttons you can look at the phone from any angle so that you can see how the phone looks. by playing with the buttons at the bottom of the image you can even remove the back cover and see how the battery removal works – so instead of trying to work this out over the phone with customer support lines, you will be able to see it in action yourself.
The technology works by using a series of photographic images spliced together in a movie and it works great – so maybe the playing field between online mobile phone retailers and the high street has been levelled a bit more.
Tags: Astera3D, Mobile phones
13Mar
Do you want to be able to track your journeys using a “Free Cell Phone Tracking Software“?
Buddyway is a free GPS track software designed for mobile devices and allows you to track any mobile phone or PDA, as long as it has built-in GPS. However, if you have an older device and one that does not have GPS, then so long as it has Bluetooth you can purchase a GPS receiver for a small investment.
To track your journeys in real time you need to register at BuddyWay and then install the application on to your mobile device.
Once installed, you will be able to track your trips and even visualise them on Google Earth. Your trips can be saved so that you can share them with your friends and family in real-time. The BuddyWay software provides information on your trip about the duration, length, and even your altitude. You can also set the software to notify you of certain locations on your journey.
With BuddyWay’s GPS cell phone tracking system you can:
- Track and save your trips
- Share your trips with your friends
- View your trips in 3D in Google Earth
- Show friends your location
Tags: BuddyWay, Free cell phone tracking software
13Mar
If you are thinking about looking up to whom a phone number belongs you can do this by clicking “To Whom a Phone Number Belongs“.
You might have thought about using a free reverse phone lookup using a phone directory on the internet, some are free whilst others you will have to pay a small fee, enter the telephone number you are looking for, including area code, and start your phone number search.
Depending on whether the phone number you are looking for is a land line or a cell phone line will depend on the information you are given. For a land line you should get their name and address of the individual to whom a phone number belongs. With cell phones there is no central database so you will not get the same information – also the number you are looking for might not be listed.
To find out to whom a phone number belongs click here.
Tags: cell phone, to whom a phone number belongs
10Jan
VoIP which stands for Voice over Internet Protocol allows you to make telephone calls using a computer. The computer uses a data network like the Internet to transmit the information and then converts your voice signal when you speak into your computer microphone or VoIP phone into a digital signal.
This signal travels across the internet and is converted back to a voice signal so that the person can hear your voice either on their phone or on their computer speakers.
In order to use VoIP you will need to install software onto your computer, for example Skype, and for the best results use a headset with built-in microphone. You can also buy an adaptor for your regular home phone or buy a dedicated VoIP telephone, which looks just like a regular phone.
Tags: Skype, telephone, VoIP
03Nov
If you live in the UK and want to call overseas then you are usually better off not using your usual phone service provider, but instead there are dedicated websites with cheap rates and here are just a few:
Overseas calls from the United Kingdom
Cherry-call – Calls cost just 1p per minute to the US right now! (this 1p per minute applies to both landlines and mobiles within the USA)
Cheery-call – Calls cost just 1.5p per minute to Australia right now to landlines in Australia and 6p per minute to mobiles.
Joy telecom – Calls to the USA from the UK for just 3p per minute (for both landlines and mobiles)
Joy telecom – Calls to Australia from the UK for just 3p per minute for land lines (15p per minute to mobiles)
Tags: Cheap UK phone calls, overseas telephone calling from UK
19Oct
A call center is an office used for the purpose of making and receiving a large volume of telephone calls, many of which in the UK have been transfered overseas to places like India.
A call centre is operated by for example a company like Visa and other credit card companies to administer incoming product support or to recieve information inquiries from their customers. Many of the large companies use call centres, including telephone companies themselves. For example, companies like Tiscali have moved this srvice over to India.
Outgoing calls from these centres are made for the purpose of telemarketing, debt collection and other services to their customers. A call centre is often operated through an open workspace where each operator will have a telephone headset and at the work stations they will have a computer for each agent. The telephone headset is connected to a telecom switch to make connections to telephone lines easier. You may have received one of those marketing calls when the line goes dead, this is where the computer has automatically dialed out, but there is no phone operator to take the call when the line connects to you.
Most of the UK’s major businesses use call centres to interact with their customers and examples include utility companies, mail order catalogue firms, and customer support for computer hardware and software. Some businesses even service internal functions through call centres. Examples of this include help desks and sales support.
Tags: Telephone call centre, telephone companies
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