Archive Stories: 2008

BT drop net prices and offer free support

Two important announcements from BT Broadband today: Firstly, they’re dropping their prices – Option 1 drops from £17.99 to £15.99 (discounted to £7.95 for the first 3 months). Option 2 also drops by £2 a month. Secondly, from today, BT Total Broadband tech support is free – they’re replacing their 0845 helpdesk number with an [...]


ISPs have desires on your data

US firm Phorm are working with UK broadband providers BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk to collect information on the website you visit, so that they can target ads at you. Phorm and BT have been quick to claim that no personal information about your browsing habits is collected, and that they are following all appropriate [...]


Keep your mobile phone contacts safe

We’ve recently been taking a look at Mobyko – this is a handy service for backup up your phone’s address book. It supports 200 different models of phones and backs up your handset’s contacts to secure webspace. It works over-the-air so there’s no mucking about with cables and PC software. The service works well, and [...]


Top mobile broadband from o2

Looking to get mobile broadband on your laptop? We’re now seeing O2 Mobile Broadband offering the best option in the UK. o2 will provide you with a PC and Mac compatible USB dongle on contract or on Pay-as-you-go. Here are the options: Pay-as-you-go: Get the dongle for £29.35 then choose to pay £2 a day [...]


Mobile Internet advice page added

We’ve added a new page of information outlining the options for getting Internet access on the move, or where there’s no fixed-line Broadband access. Take a look at our new guide at www.filesaveas.com/mobileinternet.html


Apple iPhone Software Patch to 1.1.3

Apple has issued a software update for the iPhone. The new version, v1.1.3, can be installed via iTunes. New features include: New Maps application – Find location by mobile phone cell site Send SMS text messages to multiple recipients Customize Home Screen – Rearrange icons and add browser bookmarks to Home Screen IMAP support for [...]


o2 now offering 4 free SIM cards

Mobile phone firm o2 has increased their “two free SIM card” offer to up to four free SIM cards. Each SIM comes with up to 500 free UK texts every month, worth up to £50 a month. To receive their free 500 texts customers simply have to top-up their O2 mobiles by a minimum of [...]