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My ideal handset strategy with Vodafone

Started by Ewan · 9 months ago

I am having a real problem using all my mobile phone accounts.
I’ve been giving a lot of thought, for example, to upgrading my 3 account with one of their funky E71s. Whilst Ben Smith didn’t rate it, James Whatley in today’s MIR Show was raving about it. ... Continue reading »

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  • TerenceEden

    9 months ago

    It works by magic.
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  • TerenceEden

    9 months ago

    For Syncing all my contacts, I use www.zyb.com/ (It's a Vodafone product). It's free*, fast and works. Also keeps your number sync'd with your friends.

    All GSM providers should allow you to divert your number. The problem is, you pay for the diverted portion of the call. If I divert my Vodafone number to another Voda, it's only a few pence per minute. If I divert it cross network, or to a premium rate number - it costs more. You can do the same for video calls. Annoyingly, no provider allows you to divert text messages. I don't think it's part of the standard.

    Your phone will have an option hidden away called Divert, or similar. If not, you can use the USSD codes manually - http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=945&catid=80

    Vodafone used to offer a product called MultiSIM. It gave you multiple SIM cards with a single number. The SIMs could be switched on and off at will. So you get in your car, activate your car phone, step out and activate the phone in your pocket etc. It didn't do text or (for technical reasons) GPRS. It has now been discontinued.

    Basically, you're probably better off signing up to, say http://personalnumber.com/ and giving that number out. You then use the web to divert your calls to the SIM of your choice. Again, it won't forward SMS.

    Right, where's my consultancy fee?

    T
    *data charges apply.
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  • Ben Smith

    9 months ago

    Actually, I loved the E71... I just said it was too weak in the multimedia functions to be the 'great all round smartphone' I wanted.... I'm still dreaming of a QWERTY N82 *sigh*.
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  • James Whatley

    9 months ago

    Agreed - as I said in my review - the content creation aspects of the E71 are lacking, but I still LOVE it.

    :)

    ...and the N82/N95 Functionality with the E71 design is something I mentioned to pretty much every Nokia employee that would listen when I was in Helsinki.

    ;)
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  • Mike42

    9 months ago

    Since you didn't ask ( :-) ) the E71 is IMHO the sexiest Nokia for years. Everyone comments on it. Now all they need to do is double the processing power.

    The GPS implementation makes it actually usable as a navigation device too. Pity Nokia Maps is so utterly, utterly pants that they force you to use the brilliant new Google Maps instead.

    /m
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