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Mobile Industry Review: Help! My Mobile Network has been impounded!

  • James Whatley · 1 year ago
    Awesomeness. Pictures. At once Sir.

    As soon as you can upload them on your own network... ;)
  • Mike42 · 1 year ago
    Interested to hear the customer support interaction on this one, when the SMSTextNews (Foreign Branch) Financial Controller bills you £273 for ordering a Banana Daiquiri and a club sandwich from the poolside...

    Ewan: Hello? SMSTN Desert Island Mobile Networks PLC? <Thinks: need to work on brand> Yes, I'd like to discuss my latest bill...you know, the one written on hotel notepaper about 10 minutes ago....yes, the concierge just dropped it by with my FT & jandals, thanks.....it's a bit steep, don't you think?...what's that?...no, I don't know where your sunglasses are dear....have a look in the backpack....anyway, about this bill...hello? Hello?
  • SteveRowlands · 1 year ago
    When i started reading this post, I thought it might have been rubber glove treatment for you! Ha!

    Good job it's just a case of pen-pushing, rather than finger-pushing....... ;-)
  • andrewgrill · 1 year ago
    Ewan, you are an amazing chap - I loved reading this post.

    Please make sure that you and Hetty get to spend some quality honeymoon time as well - congratulations to you both.

    Enjoy your honeymoon!
  • John Camobell · 1 year ago
    How does this device work from a spectrum licensing point of view? Presumably it uses standard GSM frequencies so you need a license to actually use it.
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    John, I'll be able to post a lot more about this as I'm going to ask
    Teleware to give me a few lines on it. The short answer is that the unit
    uses 'guard band frequencies' and Teleware have a license for this in the
    UK. In other countries it is advisable to check if you need permission.
    For example I emailed the Maldavian telecoms regulator, who, rather
    annoyingly, hasn't quite got back to me yet with a response.