Apple iPhone: The Future of mobile phones?

Advantages: great look, easy to use interface, many useful aplications... and so much more
Disadvantages: Bluetooth technology is limited, internet access is slow

...The APPLE IPHONE ... just the name sounds remarkable... and i have to tell you; it IS !!! even when you pick up the phone. there are sensors that will dim the backlight of the screen when u put the phone to your ear!!!! It really is a gift from god, becuase the interface is so sound, providing easy accesssibilty to all your files and contacts. the easy to use interface is quick and easy, and anyone can work out how to do something on it, becuase the phone simply tells you what you need to do to get somehwere. as well as just a phone, it is also an ipod playing music video and podcasts. but not only that either, it has maps, wifi, and edge technology. the only downside to this phone, is that the internet connection is not too great. I feel that apple should bring out a new iphone with three technology to provide users with a faster...

joshm12 30.05.2008 · Read review
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iPhone: Apple's debut into the the mobile world

Advantages: Sleek, Touch-pad, WiFi, EDGE, Email, Youtube, Safari, iPod
Disadvantages: Lacks practical features

...Apple makes an entry into the world of mobile phones with the release of the iPhone, a cutting-edge piece of technology aimed at revolutionising the cellphone industry. I recently bagged an iPhone and a fair share of delights and disappointments along with it. The Good: -Amazing, state-of-the-art touch pad system that facilitates much accuracy, innovative commands (eg, zoom by pinching and stretching) and multi-touch recognition by simply using one's fingers -2MP Camera: although only 2megapixels, the camera is of very high quality -WiFi, Edge, Bluetooth, SSH support -Built-in, high quality Internet Browser (Safari), Youtube Application and Email Application -Google Map Application, capable of "emulating" a GPS-like system -iPOD integrated into phone, iTunes support, Standard Audio Format support -POTENTIAL: The integrated OS...

theteejay 25.01.2008 · Read review
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Three's mobile broadband

Advantages: no contracts
Disadvantages: not as fast as many non dongle internet

...I recenly purchased a pay as you go dongle from three, which enabled me to get mobile broadband. I purchased a 3GB allowance top up that cost me 15 GBP. All top ups last for 30 days. I purchased mine on 01/09/09 and it expired 30/09/09. I spend about 4 hours a day on the internet, I do not download any music but frequently watch videos on sites such as youtube.com. I did not run out of top up and found the speed to be quite fast and connection to be quite good. Customer service is great as you can speak to someone by calling the three customer service number if you have any problems, which is an 078 number (so cost the same as a mobile number and not the dreaded 0845 or 0870 number) and the staff are extremely useful. There are no contracts, credit checks or anything like that and work just like topping up a mobile phone....

Ms.Wilson 08.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of 3 (Three mobile)

Three mobile.

Advantages: i cant do it .... i can not lie ..... is there any ?... sorry no.
Disadvantages: you contract ends when they want it to. customer service shockingly bad.

...rental. Wrong we will be charged line rental at the full price no discount nothing in fact the gentleman on the other end of the phone explained how they wanted a one off charge to cover postage. You weigh up your options when you put the phone down and none of it was worth it. We brought yet another 3 mobile phone from ebay and picked it up the same day. Month 16 of our contract all going well, not had to contact three customer services and I am relieved, all bills seem to be present and correct and all in all we are happy with our service provider. My lovely nokia stops working. Oh it is late Saturday night. The phone is less than 12 months old , however I am fully aware I am not covered by three as I brought the phone from ebay. I look through ebay and all mobile phone shops there is not much choice and you can not buy...

abbi2006 01.07.2007 (11.12.2007) · Read review
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Three.co.uk (3 network) could be a good mobile provider.

Advantages: Inexpensive plans and tariff
Disadvantages: network coverage, phone reception/signal, and customer services

...Three.co.uk have very competitive phone plans & tariff against other networks plus Skype and Internet they offer; however, reception (signal) - network coverage of 3 is absolutely unacceptable, yet extremely poor. I won't mind this much until their customer services are the worst I have ever been through and I couldn?t stress it less. Every time I enter a building, that means it will lost connection or very poor reception, even at my home if I close the windows. When I want to make phone call, I have to walk out the building or find an empty room that having large opened windows. In addition, the Three do not let me know someone called me after I have reception back or my phone is turned on again. I know this because a good number of my network and my friends told me if I have been received their calls. Customer services of Three...

minhp 28.10.2009 (06.11.2009) · Read review
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Cowboys of the mobile phone world - 3

Advantages: Cheap initially
Disadvantages: Didnt want to help when things went wrong

...I hadn't the 3 mobile network a second thought until I met my partner. I use Virgin personally and am very happy with them considering I bought my phone almost 7 years ago and have never ever had a problem with it or the network coverage. I did consider switching to 3 a year ago when I discovered my partner and I could get very cheap calls to each other, that is until he started having problems with this phone. I forget the exact name and model of my partners phone but it's a clam shell design one made by Sony. He upgraded to this particular model a year into his contract and at first seemed very happy with it. After about 3 months though things started to go wrong, the phone would after being charged up for several hours suddenly lose all battery power and switch itself off after only a few minutes, once it happened during a call...

liz3yy 25.06.2009 · Read review
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3 Three Mobile, Very poor coverage, useless customer service

Advantages: Try as I might........can't really think of any........no... sorry, nothing!
Disadvantages: worst customer service ever, poor coverage, second-hand handsets

...back to them for repair, and leaving you 'phoneless', which I think is unacceptable. When I was with Vodafone and had a problem, they would send a new phone out by courier, and pick up the old phone at the same time, THAT is good customer service. Thirdly, The choice of phones available on 3 is very limited, and if you wish to purchase another handset via ebay for example, there are much fewer to choose from, remember that to use a 3 sim card, you must have a 3 phone, and they always seem more expensive second hand compared to other network phones. I think I have talked myself into moving back to Vodafone, UPDATE I really cannot believe how stupid I can be sometimes. I was due an upgrade with 3, and, because I was too lazy to shop around, and couldn't be bothered to move my phone number to another provider, I upgraded with 3...

bobbob455 08.04.2009 (04.07.2009) · Read review
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Three Months In The Pokey For Using Your Mobile

Advantages: See text of opinion
Disadvantages: See text of opinion

...~ ~ I don’t think anybody with any kind of sense in their heads could possibly think that it’s safe to use a mobile phone when you’re driving a motor vehicle. Traffic today is so heavy, and the attitude and driving habits of a lot of drivers so aggressive, that it takes 100% concentration all of the time you are behind the wheel in order to avoid an accident. Arguably, woman may be slightly safer than men when using a mobile in a car, as they appear to be better than us fellas when it comes to ‘multi-tasking’, and seem to be able to carry out various functions at the same time without too much difficulty. But it’s a trick that I’ve personally never been able to master, and to do something well I have to concentrate on that single task exclusively. ~ ~ Don’t get me wrong. I’m no...

the_mad_cabbie 07.06.2002 · Read review
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the iPhone the phone that ticks all the boxes

Advantages: applications for everything, really intelligent and attractive phone
Disadvantages: the really good applications can be quite expensive, battery needs charged more often

...Having purchased an iPhone in the last few months I have to say that it has to be the best mobile phone that I have owned. At first it takes some time playing about with it and admittedly a couple of phone calls to Apple support to discover exactly how to get the most out of the phone and to get my head around using it but actually when you do get over the initial newness it is one of the easiest phones to use. The iPhone has all the typical basic functions of any standard mobile phone but it then goes beyond that as i have been able to download loads of applications, there is a range of apps many are free and others have a charge for downloading them. Some of the applications i have downloaded are sky news, euro sports, games, facebook, and i am even learning Italian on my phone. The style of the phone and the way you can store your...

Cosia 29.09.2009 · Read review
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Mobile Wonder or Rotten Apple?

Advantages: Wonderful user interface, class-leading internet features, huge range of applications, fun to play with
Disadvantages: Expensive, perhaps not too robust, only available on O2, some bewildering limitations

...-before-you-buy. Text messaging, as with any other text input on the iPhone, is conducted via an on-screen QWERTY keyboard, which also changes to show numbers and symbols at the tap of a finger. The challenge of cramming three dozen virtual keys onto the phone's screen means that each letter is necessarily rather small, an issue which is compounded by the baffling inability to orient the keyboard horizontally and thus make the best use of the phone's screen. With that said, you may be surprised to discover that after a little practice, my typing speed on the iPhone has come to exceed greatly that on a standard keypad, even in comparison to the full physical QWERTY keyboard which my previous phone boasted. A lot of this, as strange as it may sound, comes in putting your trust in the phone. Not only does the screen recognise your presses with uncanny accuracy...

mattwood 28.11.2008 · Read review
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