Category: Smartphones
Giffgaff top performing ‘lockdown’ mobile network
According to business consultancy Yonder, Giffgaff was the top-performing mobile network, followed by Tesco Mobile, for meeting customer needs during lockdown. Giffgaff was named by Yonder as the fourth-best performing business across all sectors under lockdown, behind Netflix, Amazon and Amazon Prime. Tesco Mobile followed closely in fifth and O2 was eighth out of 65…
Mobile firms banned from selling locked handsets
Mobile phone companies will be banned from selling locked handsets, under a range of new rules from Ofcom designed to make switching suppliers even simpler. Some companies – including BT/EE, Tesco Mobile and Vodafone – still sell mobile phones that cannot be used on other networks unless they are unlocked, a potentially complicated process which…
Can I still be offered cash for phones if they are locked on to any specific UK network
Getting cash for network-locked phones is not tough if you are aware of the basic rules. Here are some helpful tips to help you understand if it is worth it.... Whenever you try to sell your mobile phone, one of the questions you'll get asked is if your handset is locked to a specific mobile…
Brits miss out by not trading in handsets, claims survey
TV Presenter and Consumer Affairs Champion, Michelle Ackerley, has been appointed as Vodafone’s Chief Trade-in Officer Brits are missing out on £6.9 billion of potential savings by not trading in their existing handsets as they upgrade to the latest technology, according to a new survey for Vodafone. Despite the huge potential…
OPPO unveils 5G Reno4 Series
Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO has unveiled its new Reno4 Series - a range of new 5G ready, Android handsets with prices starting as low as £329. Announced today, the new range of 5G-ready smartphones from OPPO includes the Reno4 Pro, Reno4 and Reno4 Z. The Reno4 Pro and Reno4 both come in Galactic Blue and…
Men spend two days longer choosing phone than women
Men spend two days longer choosing a new mobile phone than women on average, with four in ten females (43%) picking the first device they see, according to new research by Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. On average men take seven days and 19 hours choosing a handset, compared to women who spend five…
Half of Brits ‘couldn’t live’ without mobile, claims Kaspersky
More than 55% of Brits would be devastated if anything happened to their mobile phone A further 70% never turn off their phone More than a quarter (26%) of people in the UK spend between five and 10 hours a day online However, 47% of Brits don’t protect their mobile devices. New research has revealed…
1 in 3 mobile customers still being ripped off, claims Which?
Consumer watchdog Which? is calling for an end to the £182 million mobile phone overpayments rip-off, as it reveals one in three ‘bundled’ customers are still being charged the full price of their contract EVEN AFTER paying off the cost of their handset - leaving some potentially overpaying by more than £400 a year. Last…
Doro announces Response Premium subscription service
Mobile phone company for seniors Doro has launched a subscription service for its users. Called Response Premium, it gives users access to instantaneous, 24-hour support for £15 a month – all the more important during the ongoing pandemic. The service allows users to invite an unlimited number of family or friends to be notified instantly…
Prices of top-end phones risen 490% since 2000
Prices of top-end mobile phones have risen 490% since 2000 and now cost more than half the average monthly wage, according to price comparison website Uswitch.com. The data is revealed as Samsung prepares to launch its Galaxy Note 20 Ultra on 5th August at the predicted cost of £1,300. The phone is set to join…
