Share the connection between the iPhone and to IPAD Movistar will be free for a year
At the announcement of the specific rates for IPAD in Spain, Movistar unveiled its intentions to allow sharing the same data rate across multiple devices at once without extra charge and now we know their conditions.
How to share this connection through the service will Multisim (or multi-homed) that allows two or more SIM cards with the same phone number and thus with the same benefits associated with the rate of voice and data that had already contracted.
This service is available with any of the incumbents, but the difference is that Movistar will offer it for free for one year if requested by 31 October 2010 Contracts (or have hired) a data rate of 25 euros minimum fee per month or higher.
The cost of maintaining the service once the promotion and over 12 months is 3 euros / month those who will have to add a fee of 12 euros if you request from November.
Although in principle the promotion only lasted a year, is thankful that at least one operator at no cost for sharing a same data rate across multiple devices at once and that increasingly Internet-connected devices, are necessary responses like this that much more expensive fixed costs and we usually pay.
More info | Movistar.
Latitude Google has 3 million active users, but needs to be more social
Everyone likes to positive numbers, especially if we consider that the neighbor is not doing anything wrong business, and is a few days ago we informed you that the young man had Foursquare than one million users.
According to Google, its Latitude geolocation service has more than 3 million active users, and slightly more than 8 million users are those who have ever accessed the service. (# )
Do not talk about him does not mean that there is, is that as Google informs us, Latitude has been growing at a rate of 30% per month during the past year. The main reason for growth could not be other than the expansion of the Android platform in the world of mobile telephony, with a specially enhanced version as a widget on Google Maps.
Currently 10% of users use Android Latitude, in respect to the other major active platform, iPhone, Google is aware that Latitude does not have a good support for the Google phone, so that users have opted for social solutions as Foursquare or Mytown.
One of the important advantages of Android and their terminals is the possibility of leaving the service running in the background, an issue that until the arrival iPhone OS 4.0 and the subsequent updating of the applications will not be possible, so I'm sure Google will pay attention on this possibility.
However Latitude not emphasized in their social skills, people used to Foursquare mark the places where you are and share it with others, giving further places significant value on the social network that is generated. Google promises to work in this direction, but without forgetting the original model that we already have operating.
Other aspects Latitude are working on the history of locations as data layer, integration with Google Buzz, and privacy of our content. Reviewing Article I have the idea that all do very well, but not sleep because it comes Facebook.
Vía | TechCrunch.
Vodafone begins to take redial and DictaSMS, services that were previously free
Vodafone has started to send messages to customers who have activated the Call-back service or DictaSMS to inform you that since May 30, 2010 cease to be free and go on to have cost 20 cent (plus VAT) per use.
This value-added services when a number is not available and although Vodafone is not required to offer as the other operators, who now move to have cost not sit well with users who increasingly feel more stifled by traditional carriers and that the slightest movement of this kind can jump to any low cost operator.
Recall facilitates contact with a number at the same time becomes available (to stop or turn on the mobile communication) and is activated following a free speech but will be charged if we wait to hear the signal (beep). To shoot it down and keep us in the future can charge, dial # 203 # plus key tone.
DictaSMS is a service that converts voice messages into SMS exclusive agreement between Vodafone customers have the moving off or communicate. As in the previous case, the speech will remain free but will be charged after the beep so if you want you can disable it by dialing # 203 * 1 # more call key.
More info | Vodafone. (# )
Vodafone Launches You and Me: flat rate to talk to a favorite number from Vodafone
Vodafone launches new savings module (additional and independent voice to the price that you already have under contract) in the form of "flat rate" which allows calls and video calls to Vodafone numbers you choose, paying only a monthly fee to be able to predict the expenditure.
The service is called You and Me and customers can activate particular contract or prepaid card, although the number of their choice may be any number Vodafone ( Also in business). But the best part is that it is not necessary that the activation is reciprocal (as if it occurs with the Flat Rate Plus or Family a2) if each user can freely choose your preferred number (for example, you chose me, while that I can choose you, to another different number or I can go without logging in ).
You and I is not high although the cost of regular fee: 6 euros / month if you contract with ceiling of 1,000 minutes per month free for those who do not pay llamada.1.50 establishment of euros / week if you prepay so in this case is limited to a maximum of 250 free minutes a week without pay establishment.
The calls included in the quota which only serve to pay the fee and in case of exceeding the limit or call other destinations, the applicable rate or have already engaged module: 90 × 1 Flat Rate Voice, tiny, a2, VIP, family account, etc.. as it is only compatible with consumer control.
should be borne in mind that this service renewals are automatic promotion although as the quotas will be free until May 31 so that it can be switched if you want to pay anything, you can shoot it down with no problem before 1 June.
To activate or deactivate free only have to apply more pressing * 368 # call key and receive instructions on how to proceed in any case. It will also be possible to change You and I free number twice while the rest of the changes will cost 6 euros / change.
Shop Android Apps, Android application store new Vodafone
Will come under the name Shop Android Apps and will launch next month of June this year with the intention of reaching a vast majority of users of Google's new platform . Will be available in the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and the UK and Vodafone will be part of the package 360.
In addition to integrating the convenience of payment against invoices, without need for credit card use at any time, which can serve as a lever for further sale of non-free applications, managing the company in collaboration with Arvato Mobile Germanic, which is not only responsible for the distribution of income at a rate of 30% the operator and the remaining 70% for developers, but will also ensure the integrity of the applications built to the catalog, approved or not.
Android Apps will be accessible to Shop through a proper application will be preinstalled on the operator terminal Android multinational British-distributed shortly before June, some of them such as Legend and Desire HTC and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and expected Google Nexus One .
However, Vodafone is preparing a terminal itself with the operating system of Mountain View, coinciding with the launch of the new applications store, after the French raid of Orange in this field of labor your Orange smartphone Boston.
Is an initiative that most likely favors the dissemination of work of many developers who have left other platforms to make a killing by selling particular programs on a platform which has experienced rapid growth in a short period of time.
However, the high rate of fragmentation suffered in the market for application stores can play on the counter in the face of inexperienced users, if they start to put the "technological issues" too complicated.
Vía | EuroDroid.
Balance Transfer Now Available in Orange
The truth is that it has been a while since that 2007 Movistar and Vodafone began offering the service that allows you to pass a line balance to another prepaid card that had already become more of a utopia, a service that is actually demanded and more if we consider that as an MVNO with Orange network and MÁSmovil Simyo and offered it for some time.
But Orange has finally decided to offer this service and now can be sent between 2 and 10 euros for the balance (up to 40 euros per month) from the contract or other mobile Orange prepaid card (or fusion) with a minimum of 3 months in Orange, less than 1 euro balance and not have outstanding invoices.
The service cost is 19 cents (U.S.) transfer fee and this will be deducted from the balance received by the receiver. To send your balance will be sent an SMS to 470 with supplied text "LEASE (amount) (number transfer is performed)." For example: LEASE 5 6xxyyyzzz.
More | Orange.
Vodafone renews its “rewards program” with declines in all cell
Vodafone has decided to give a facelift to renew the system that allows mobile customers and special contract card through the points program has now entered into force April 1 2010.
The system for collecting points will remain the same so far getting 1 point for every 1 euro consumption / charge more points a birthday gift in the operator to vary depending on several factors such as see in the following table:
From now may redeem all phones from 100 points (which are obtained simply by consuming minimum power for a year) and the price as reduced from shorter sections (instead of in steps of at least 250 points as required until now). Specifically, the price will be lowered in steps of 100 points between 100 and 600, in steps of 200 points from 600 to 1,000 points and 250 points in installments from 1000 to 4000.
Far from mobile to find as affordable as those offered in portability and migration, Vodafone now offers several improvements:
$ 0 Five models with 100 points such as the Nokia 1662, Samsung C3050, Sony-Ericsson W205 Vodafone 541 or touch screen, 2GB memory, bluetooth and MP3.Precios lower in most models as compared to the same stretch of points ahora.Más calling up to get free mobile facility as it greatly reduces the maximum number of points required to redeem for any mobile. Some examples are the Nokia N97 Mini (passing of 11,900 points to 3,750), Samsung 360 H1 (of 7,300 points to 2,500), Nokia N85 (6,800 points to 2,250), Nokia 5800 (of 6,300 points to 2,000), Sony Aino-Ericsson (4,900 points to 2,000) or the Samsung Corby (2800 points to 1000 ).
Customers can choose to redeem your points stay of 18 months or without residence (with higher prices) but in no case shall remain in the data rate if the customer decides to activate it (or is automatically activated.) In addition, users wishing to renew their residence and still have an earlier effect may do so every 12 months if they are standard clients every 6 months if they are Gold or whenever they need if they are platinum customers.
In addition to the program is simplified and only exist a single catalog for all customers which eliminates the customer-specific Gold and Platinum as for the simple fact of having accumulated the most points, the greatest discounts.
Recall that for Platinum customer, the user's account (by adding all the lines that are under the same owner) must accumulate 1500 points or more per year (from 1 April to 31 March of the year below), for Gold customers need to build between 600 and 1499 points per year or have contracted the Tarifa Plana Familia Plus while the other guests (who accumulate between 0 and 599 points) Vodafone customers will be considered standard.
follow promotions exist
For almost two years, Vodafone launched a monthly promotions linked to price discounts on mobile marketing gifts or items associated with other products such as free flights, hotel stays, spa vouchers, free calls, etc. .
The campaign for contract customers during the month of April is intended for those who decide to renew your Nokia mobile terminal with a permanence that will enter the draw for 5 Bonus for 2 people Ruralka 5 bike power.
In addition, 250,000 customers will be encouraged to exchange their points to stay up to 130 euros giving discount on the price of the terminal. Customers selected for this promotion will receive an informational message but if you want to know and if you have been chosen, you can make your points for free consultation (by pressing the sequence * 114 # and call button) will indicate where the discount is for you if you been selected.
also giving away an 8GB memory cards for redeeming your points for a GM750 LG, LG Chocolate New BL20, Nokia 5230 or Sony Ericsson Aino Zero and get it will have to access www.vodafone .com / promocionespecial. However, if you buy a Samsung 360 M1 also get a memory card requesting it in www.samsungmobile.es Gift
Will have to see these changes with the proximity of the portability that will prevent the operator express way to retain more effectively to customers
Ovi Maps and navigation aid available for the Nokia N86 8MP
The Nokia N86 8MP stayed out of the party that has mounted the Finnish company with free shipping Ovi Maps. Some major terminals like the Nokia N97 had a chance a week later, but there are still phones like the present one in this story that we have not heard from him.
Fortunately it's the turn to famous photo phone from Nokia, with version 3.3 of Ovi Maps access the same opportunities as the rest of his brothers.
It appears on the official website have not reported anything, but users are doing with it through the application of updates from Symbian, and appears under the name Ovi Maps with free navigation, with a size of almost eight megabytes.
The reality is that the level of Ovi Store downloads since January has been awesome, and now that the support is coming major terminals and extended based on Symbian S60 third edition, the number of downloads will continue to rise.
With regard to functioning, it's like in other versions, and has said it did not have the functionality of digital compass, but it is false, since you must enable it by pressing 5 once chosen a location.
Ovi Maps 3.3 is available for the Nokia E72, E55, E52, 6730 and 6710 (S60 3rd Edition Pack 2) and all Nokia Symbian phones touch ^ 1 (S60 5th edition). We hope that little by little will reach the rest of phones with the ability to use the service.
The Nokia N86 is a phone 8MP I recommend for those who do not like touchscreen phone with one of the best cameras market, and it's easy to find them a good price in the market, for example with the operator Orange. I leave a link to my analysis of the phone.
Vía | All about Symbian.
Orange Launches Messaging Nokia push email solution
For almost a year and finally announced the Orange launches in Spain "Nokia Email" which is how they have called the new service with which users can access up to ten accounts email from your mobile in real time (push ).
Apart from the Blackberry service, so far only offered Orange in terminals with push email Windows Mobile operating system but after the deal with Nokia Messaging extend this service to terminals as Nokia E63, Nokia E72, Nokia X6 16GB, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia 5230 and Nokia N97 mini among others.
The service will be available to enterprise customers as individuals and will have no additional cost as it will be included in all postage rates and current navigation of Orange.
Nokia Email lets you read, send, forward, reply emails in real time and download, read and attach files at all times.
More | Orange.
Vodafone launches prepaid Card Plus for some
The differences between prepaid and postpaid mobile telephony has always been clear at least between incumbents and that in exchange for a minimum consumption of the contracts, offer lower rates among other advantages but this changed when Movistar Orange and then fired between contract and hybrid solutions known as Fusion card and Mix, respectively.
Now Vodafone launched a similar option but is not intended to subsidize mobile but Plus Card will help control spending with the same benefits of the prepaid contract but with rates in exchange for a minimum recharge every month without any kind of permanence.
are interested in purchasing a mobile also will have to comply with any of those offered on prepay as if they prefer a higher subsidy for that traditional contracts remain with limitation of peak consumption and avoid shocks invoice can be produced in this form of payment.
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Card Plus will be offered only to new high, portability and migration autonomous or particularly those who currently are required to activate bond as a contract and thus guarantee an alternative to those unwilling to pay the deposit. ( #)
The customer is always treated as any prepaid but must commit to making a regular monthly charging $ 10 to qualify for two of the same contract rates: Card Plus 90x1 a Todos (evenings and weekends you pay 35 cents for each call up to 90 minutes to any destination and establishment included) or Classic Plus Card (with calls at any time and destination for 18 cents a minute and 12 cents / establishment ).
The first valid mandatory reload from the day of discharge until the 5th of next month and for the computation of $ 10 will be taken into account all recharges made before 5th of each month. The balance that the client may have accumulated not remove the monthly recharge In the case of that one month does not perform mandatory reload, will be migrated to the prepayment rate without benefit Vitamin (38 cents / minute) and for 1 month will be allowed to reactivate Plus Card if you recharge needed and requested customer service.
Combining the benefits of the contract and the card can be a good option for many but Vodafone should have allowed his contract to any customer who requested it and open the range of rates to any of the available instead of only two ways that fall far short of the 9 cents a minute recientemete announced by Orange in exchange for a minimum recharge of EUR 5 per month.
