Mobile phone roaming charges cut within EU

UK consumers using their mobile phones in Europe will see reductions in their bills from Saturday. Further caps are coming into effect on roaming – or connection – charges within all 28 countries of the European Union (EU). From June next year, roaming charges in the EU will be abolished completely. The government said that those…

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Apple WiFi Assist, help or hinderance?

Apple WiFi Assist help or hindrance? WiFi assist is a new Apple feature launched on the iOS9 software release; the feature automatically switches you from slow or poor performing WiFi connections in favour of mobile 3G or 4G data. Sound good? Apple thinks the feature is a winner, so WiFi Assist has been turned on…

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Britons Check Smartphones 1.1bn times a day!

Britain’s mobile phone owners look at their devices nearly 1.1 billion times a day, the equivalent of 400 billion times a year, according to the latest research from Deloitte, the business advisory firm. The fifth annual Mobile Consumer report analyses the mobile usage habits of over 4,000 UK consumers as part of a global survey…

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