Crackly calls and dropped connections will be a thing of the past next year, as Orange plans to roll out HD voice technology, boosting quality across its network as early as 2009.
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Bargain watch: free gift mobile deals
It’s Monday, it’s the 24th, and while that might mean at least another five days until your money rolls in, we’ve been scouring the net for deals you can afford right now.
Last week it was designer mobiles, this week, it’s the mobile phones with genuinely free gifts. None of this “free but you have to sign a 72 month contract and pay us £200 line rental” business, just top quality deals which we suspect companies could even be making a loss on. Check out the bargains on offer after the jump!
O2 broadband boasts quarter million customers
Japan may have already plunged into recession, but over here at least, the broadband market hasn’t been affected by the credit crunch, as O2, has announced an increase of 16% on the last four months.
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iPhone price cuts incoming?
Looking for a festive bargain? Orange in France looks poised to lop €50 from the iPhone’s price, bringing it down to €99, or just over £80 in proper money.
Orange offers 3G-equipped Eee 901 for £25 per month
Bargain hunters, prepare to put down your calculators and tuck away the notepads - we’ve just found the best Eee PC deal going. Orange are offering an Eee 901 for just £25 a month, and it comes with 3G built in too!
Stat clash: HTC Touch HD vs T-Mobile G1 vs iPhone 3G
In case you haven’t noticed, HTC has been very busy this last week, gatecrashing the touchscreen smartphone party. First it dropped the Google Android-powered T-Mobile G1, then just yesterday we unboxed another touchtastic beaut, the HTC Touch HD.
It seems every one, their dad, and their second cousin wants to get in on the touchscreen phone bonanza, but just how do they compare to the mobile that started it all, the Apple iPhone? We compare HTC’s latest to the iPhone 3G to see how they stack up. Let the prodding commence!
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Stat clash: BlackBerry Storm vs HTC Touch HD vs T-Mobile G1
Number pads are dead, long live the touchscreen! Ever since Apple showed the world how it’s done with the iPhone, practically every phone maker on the planet, from Nokia to Samsung has tried to jump on the bandwagon.
Not all touchscreen phones are created equal though. We’ve jammed together three of the latest entries, the T-Mobile G1, HTC Touch HD, and arch rival RIM’s BlackBerry Storm, to see which one comes out on top, and which deserves the pleasure of your fingering.
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