Mobile tech - I've just reached c2002.
So, how long has the internet on mobile phones been around? Forever? I finally changed my P&G tarif to Text&Web, so last night I surfed the interwebs on my phone for the first time ever.
Of course, my phone is a proper phone, and therefore only has a small (non-touch) screen, so it's not really designed with surfing in mind, and it's not 3G so it's a little slow, but I can check facebook (and post and comment) while on the bus, which is novel. I've not tried checking emails yet. Also, I suspect it eats power, though I was looking at fbook while waiting for my bus for 10mins this morning and that doesn't seem to have used much battery at all.
I had thought that the tarif would give me 500mb a month (which would give me a fair amount of simple browsing), but the text I got through from O2 when I topped it up said that my 300 free texts and unlimited web had been uploaded. Nice. My old tarif, which I'd been on for a few years, just gave me the 300 texts for the same price, so I should have changed to this one ages ago.
Of course, now that I've unleashed the monster of mobile web, I sort of want to upgrade to a handset with a nice big touchscreen for web use, rather than the Nokia 6700 I've been eying up. Touchscreens are far pricier, though.
moose_biscuit is making noises about wanting to get rid of the landline phone in the house (and the Virgin cable tv :() to save on the bills. She doesn't really use the landline, because she gets free minutes on her mobile contract, but because I'm P&G I don't. So, if we lose the landline I might have to finally get a mobile contract (after a decade of prepay), so that I can affordably use my mobile for calls. However, O2 contracts with web seem to start at about £25 (I currently top up a tenner every two months, though I may start doing it monthly to get my free web).
Of course, getting a contract would get me a discount on a phone, and a wider choice - I quite like the Nokia X6, which O2 only do on contract, and I'd kill for an Android device (likely an HTC).
However, a tenner a month on P&G might be enough for using it for call, too - I could always start spending £15 if necessary, and it would still be cheaper than their cheapest web tarif. But I'd have to spend more on the handset, especially if I want a nicer phone.
Indecision: I has it.
Of course, my phone is a proper phone, and therefore only has a small (non-touch) screen, so it's not really designed with surfing in mind, and it's not 3G so it's a little slow, but I can check facebook (and post and comment) while on the bus, which is novel. I've not tried checking emails yet. Also, I suspect it eats power, though I was looking at fbook while waiting for my bus for 10mins this morning and that doesn't seem to have used much battery at all.
I had thought that the tarif would give me 500mb a month (which would give me a fair amount of simple browsing), but the text I got through from O2 when I topped it up said that my 300 free texts and unlimited web had been uploaded. Nice. My old tarif, which I'd been on for a few years, just gave me the 300 texts for the same price, so I should have changed to this one ages ago.
Of course, now that I've unleashed the monster of mobile web, I sort of want to upgrade to a handset with a nice big touchscreen for web use, rather than the Nokia 6700 I've been eying up. Touchscreens are far pricier, though.
moose_biscuit is making noises about wanting to get rid of the landline phone in the house (and the Virgin cable tv :() to save on the bills. She doesn't really use the landline, because she gets free minutes on her mobile contract, but because I'm P&G I don't. So, if we lose the landline I might have to finally get a mobile contract (after a decade of prepay), so that I can affordably use my mobile for calls. However, O2 contracts with web seem to start at about £25 (I currently top up a tenner every two months, though I may start doing it monthly to get my free web).Of course, getting a contract would get me a discount on a phone, and a wider choice - I quite like the Nokia X6, which O2 only do on contract, and I'd kill for an Android device (likely an HTC).
However, a tenner a month on P&G might be enough for using it for call, too - I could always start spending £15 if necessary, and it would still be cheaper than their cheapest web tarif. But I'd have to spend more on the handset, especially if I want a nicer phone.
Indecision: I has it.