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Mobile Phones – Text Before You Buy
You know what it’s like – you’re on a budget and find yourself having to go from shop to shop in order to find out where the cheapest price can be found. However, consumers in Italy have been given the opportunity to receive such information in a new way.
Government departments have worked together with a number of consumer groups in order to create a service that will send informative text messages about the cost of food directly to the mobile phones of consumers. The service is free and will provide users with information about a range of food products, comparing prices from supermarkets as well as farmers’ markets.
The process would involve sending a text message with the product you want to check the price of to a free number. The reply message would contain information about prices in local stores, and could help families to plan budgets more efficiently. With many now making use of cheap mobile phones in order to stay in touch with each other and suppliers, in the case of business, a free service could be welcomed for it’s time-saving potential.
With many struggling to afford basic foods – such as bread and pasta – as a result of the ongoing credit crunch and the soaring cost of wheat, the idea of receiving details of food prices on your pay as you go mobile phone may seem an unusual idea at first, but could the idea indeed save you a little time before you’ve even started out for the shops?
By: David Collins
Free Ringtones By Text
The telecom boom has got with it various innovative ways of offering new forms of entertainment. The most common feature that users demand is ringtones. A ringtone is just an alert to an incoming call or an SMS text message. But the mobile service providers have gone one step ahead in order to popularize their business and provide innovative ringtones to their subscribers. This has indeed lead to a great boost in the mobile phone business.
Initially, when the ringtones could not be downloaded directly from the Internet and the market penetration was less than it is now, ringtones would be passed on to users via text messages. It’s still a very simple and easy form of sending ringtones, especially as many users still use old handsets. And with the popularity of this feature, it has evolved from a paid service to a free add-on feature to users.
The procedure for getting ringtones via text message is very simple. The service providers use a SMS number wherein any subscriber can send an SMS along with a 4-digit code of the requested ringtone. Once this SMS is sent, the service provider forwards the ringtone as a text message attachment to the user. The user then installs it on his or her handset and is free to use it as their ringtone. The users can also forward the same SMS to their friends. This is like a chain reaction and has lead to a phenomenal rise in the business of mobile service providers. It still remains a very popular way of sending ringtones around. But the only catch is that the user who originally requests the tone has to pay for it. However, from there, all the others who get it from the original user get it for free. So whole nothing in the world comes completely free, this is a case where it comes pretty close.
By: Thomas Morva
Using Your Cell Phone in Germany
Is my cell phone Tri-Band? To find out if your phone is Tri-Band you need to contact your cell phone manufacturer, dealer or just refer to your user manual. Once you identify that your cell phone is Tri-Band you must find out if you need a separate SIM card. To find out if you need a separate SIM card for use in Germany once again you would need to speak with either the cell phone manufacturer or dealer. Most cell phones are able to send and receive text messages whether they are Tri-Band or not.
If you know that your phone will work in Germany you should find out how much you will have to pay to use it, it can be expensive if it is not a German phone. If you plan to stay in Germany for two weeks or more it may be in your best interest to just buy the cheapest cell-phone that runs off of pre-paid cards you can find. You should be able to find one for around 50 EUR at most phone shops, ie. Telekom, With a pre-paid phone you can use a normal long distance calling card by dialing 0800callatt and reach back home for a reasonable rate.
One good thing about cell-phone use in Germany is that you are not charged for incoming calls. If your friend back home has a good rate to call Germany, have him/her call you and you will not have to pay a penny.
In the very worse case scenario, if you have an emergency, you can contact the police at any time with any cell-phone, with or without a SIM card by just dialing 110. All phone service providers are configured to transmit the signal dialed from 110 even if your phone is not activated and/or does not have a card.
By: Josh Spaulding
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