When you receive a bill that’s abnormally high the term often used is ‘bill shock’. The most common cause is when you have lost or had your phone stolen and whoever finds or stole it runs up the bill at your expense. But are UK network providers prepared to excuse these unplanned charges? Tom usually spends around £50 a month wi ...

Regular readers of Mobile News will know about their Mystery Caller feature. As it says on the tin they call the UK networks and try and obtain information about a particular product or service. So given the recent EU reductions in roaming charges they decided to call the networks to ask about their travel plans to Egypt. The re ...

They may have lost to the Lions and will inevitably loose the Ashes but on the upside Australia is the cheapest country to operate a mobile phone, according to a comparison of mobile costs in 12 OECD countries. The OECD has published a study of mobile pricing, examining the effect of up-front handset ‘discounts’ on total cost, a ...

A paper published by the UK Government examining the impact of a Yes vote in next year’s independence referendum warned that mobile phone companies could introduce roaming charges when people cross over the border. It also warns that those living close to the border could inadvertently incur these charges if their phones connect ...

Of course we’d always recommend purchasing a Brazilian SIM card but ahead of next years football World Cup in Brazil their communications minister has recommended the same! The minister,Jerome Valcke’s recommended that fans leave their mobile phones at home to avoid paying “scorching” international roaming fees, and instead get ...

Figures released by The Cloud, the Wifi operator owned by BSkyB, bear out the sense that public hotspots have rapidly become an important way for many of us to get online. According to analysts, nine out of 10 tablets sold in the United States are Wifi-only and there is no evidence to suggest the British market is significantly ...

Here at 0044 we love a bit of tech, especially when it makes use of an existing piece of tech. Take the SatSleeve from Thuraya; a “Made for iPhone” adapter that grants users access to the company’s vast satellite network. The system, which includes an iPhone holder that docks into a separate satellite communications unit, allows ...