BT ToGo - BT's Anywhere handheld device Explored

This page provides information on the BT Total Broadband mobile device, the BT ToGo.

What is the BT ToGo?

It's a small handheld device that lets you surf, send and receive emails, and make receive phone calls. In May 2008, BT started bundling the BT ToGo with their top-end BT Total Broadband Anywhere package.

Launched by BT in May 2008, BT's clearly going after the Blackberry market, offering this portable email / websurfing / phone device with it's home broadband service. The ToGo detects whether it's in range of a BT Home Hub or other wireless network, and will use this for data and calls. If it's out of range, it'll use the mobile phone network. The BT ToGo is a BT-branded version of the HTC S620

The ToGo becomes part of the BT Broadband offering, costing an extra £5 a month for the service and the free ToGo Smartphone (worth at least £150). If you're with BT and fancy an almost free Blackberry-like portable email device, this is worth a look.

BT ToGo: Specs

Review of the BT ToGo

OK - As yet, we've not got our hands on one of these to try out, so can't do a full review of the BT ToGo handset at the moment - BT, if you're reading... be good to hear from you!

Until we're able to provide a full review, here's some information about the ToGo, and what it has to offer...

BT ToGo: Internet access

The ToGo lets you surf for free over wi-fi or using the BT FON WiFi hotspot network. You also get 500 minutes a month of time at BT Openzone hotspots. If you're not in range of a free wi-fi access point, then you can use the GPRS / EDGE mobile data network - you get a fairly stingy 10 Megabytes per month download allowance. Each extra meg costs £1.50, but heavy users can opt to pay a little more for an unlimited data service.

BT ToGo: Email

The BT ToGo comes preset with your btinternet.com email address, and you can add a further four email accounts if you wish.

BT ToGo: Phone

The BT ToGo acts as a standard mobile phone. It's supplied with a BT Mobile SIM card. If you want to use this as your main mobile phone, you can keep your existing number, otherwise, it's a second phone with a seperate number.

You can also make calls over a data network, which work out chesper for the majority of calls. BT Total Broadband Anywhere gives you 50 any network, any time call minutes and 50 texts so you can keep those conversations going when you're not at home. You can also use BT ToGo to make BT Broadband Talk calls in Wi-Fi hotspots.

BT ToGo: Camera

The ToGo has a built-in 1.3 Meg camera, which, with BT's Snap and Send, can be used to send photos to the Digital Vault that's supplied with BT Total Broadband.

BT ToGo: PDA

The ToGo is actually fairly decent Windows Mobile Smartphone, and comes with the standard Windows Mobile apps, including: Contacts, Calendar and Email. More on Windows Smartphone.

Availability

The BT ToGo handset is available free on the BT Total Broadband Anywhere.

BT Total Broadband anywhere includes Broadband access (speeds up to 8Meg), BT Broadband Talk service, BT Vision (free digital TV recorder), BT Home Hub, and the VoIP Hub Phone, plus a range of other services.

BT Total Broadband Anywhere costs £23.99 a month for the first 3 months, then £29.99 a month. More at www.bt.com/btbroadband/.

Useful links

• Check if Broadband's available in your area at www.bt.com/broadband
  
  
• For details on Broadband access in the UK, see our dedicated Broadband page.
  
  
• FrequencyCast - The UK Technology podcast

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