21c Telecom News - August 2009

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This blog will be dedicated to the latest news and offers specifically aimed at business mobile users.

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But be careful, a sharp alarm can shock your mind and body. Instead you could opt for a more considerate wake-up call.

Scientists in Finland have devised an alarm for your mobile that when rested on your pillow monitors the sound of your breathing and wakes you up when you are in your lightest sleep (within 20 minutes of your latest alarm setting).

Get a free BlackBerry Curve 8520 handset with 500 inclusive mobile minutes, unlimited landline calls, 250 texts, 500mb of data (BlackBerry Internet Solution) all for only £25 per month.

On the Vodafone network you can also get 3 months free line rental during August!

Click here to order your free BlackBerry Curve 8520.

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The price is £500 and it will be available exclusively in the Orange Bond Street store.

There is limited availability so it is first come, first served. They will also be sold online from mid-September and pre-registration is available on the Orange website.

This is expected to increase to 70% by 2012, and sales are likely to increase markedly in the run up to Christmas this year.

These feature-packed phones are replacing other devices such as MP3/4 players, cameras and satnavs, plus they also offer business features including office programs (Word/Excel/PowerPoint etc).

If you don't have one already and would like to find out more please contact us by email or phone.

What are the pros and cons? Read our pay as you go versus contract article.

The best business phone deals website should be up and running this month with a range of the latest and best business phone deals online.

Unleash the power of your business mobile smartphone with a range of apps for business and pleasure.

For any questions, help or advice needed or to submit details of your current contract for a free no obligation quote.

Currently networks make this fairly difficult in order to keep their business wherever possible. They use retention teams offering special deals to keep customers on their network.

Even when you get your PAC code it takes two days to transfer the number.

OFCOM have now stepped in to try and reduce this time to 2 hours and also to put pressure on the networks to make obtaining a PAC code easier. It may even be possible in the future to transfer without getting a PAC code yourself, the code being obtained instead by your new network.

LG are due to launch this month with Samsung set to follow suit soon after.

Before you get too excited, these mobile phone watches are expected to retail at over £800 each.

By using GPS, video, and accelerometers together it is now possible to provide a Terminator-style view of the world on your mobile phone where you can view notes and interact with your surroundings as you walk.

The information available on your screen could include phone numbers, opening times, and other information of interest relating to the buildings all around you.

Full details will be posted here once the package is confirmed and the handsets are in stock ready for despatch. In the meantime please contact us to register your interest.

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You can use your mobile phone to connect your laptop to the internet at broadband speeds.

Read our mobile phone broadband article.