Ideas for saving time and money on your mobile phone
Sometimes if you’re making a call from your mobile to a company it can cost you a small fortune if you have to phone an expensive 0870 number or similar. However, if you have access to the internet, then there is a site called say no to 0870 http://www.saynoto0870.com/search.php which is very good at listing alternative numbers that are geographic (i.e. regular land lines) instead. It lists by company and there is a search facility so it’s usually quite easy to find an alternative number. (If you only have a mobile phone and no access to the internet, but have several companies who you have to ring regularly that use these sorts of number, it might even be worth a trip to use your library’s internet facilities or even an internet café so you can write them all down safely for future use.
Does it irritate you when you’re surfing the web on your phone having to type in those long winded website addresses? There is an alternative! There’s a site called digiturl http://digiturl.com/what.php which will give you a digit based code to put into your phone instead of you having to type in the website address. The best way to use digiturl is with some software that you can download here: http://digiturl.com/imodedownloads.php it’s free to download and use, and will mean you can easily copy and save simple phone number style addresses for all your favourite websites.
Don’t pay for costly ringtones, instead, have a surf round the internet and you’ll find lots of websites available who will give you free downloads either indefinitely or for a limited amount of time or a limited amount of free downloads. Make advantage of these – and better yet, get together with a friend who has the same taste and they can do the same and then you can share with each other. The same applies to wallpapers and games, there are lots available for free out there, so don’t waste your money on ones that cost, be aware though that some sites that offer a free ring tone will still charge you to join the service. So they might charge you £3 to join and then £1.50 per ring tone and offer you one for free once you’ve paid for 5, in other words, read the small print carefully before you sign up!
Truphone is something that could become the voip of the mobile phone world. It’s aim is to bring internet phone calls to mobile phones. The idea is that you could make calls to other truphone users for free, and calls to non truephone users at much cheaper prices than it normally costs from a mobile phone. How well the service will work is something no one really knows yet as it’s still in it’s early stages, and only some handsets are supported at the moment (mostly nokia ones). However, it’s definitely worth looking into if you happen to have a compatible phone, and even if you don’t then it’s something to keep an eye on as it develops. There is more information about the service here: http://www.truphone.com/more_info/more_info.tru
