The (Text) Nightmare at Christmas
December 4, 2009 at 11:42 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentThe number of texts we send goes into overdrive when the festive season rolls around, so PleaseCallMe are here to offer you some useful tips to stay in credit at Christmas.
Group Texting
Group texting (sending the same text at the same time to two or more recipients) is at it’s most popular towards the end of December. Whether it’s saying Merry Chrsitmas to your mates or Happy New Year to the family, many of us will fire out one of these generic messages.
Everyone uses their mobile at Christmas
Tip: Keep it short and sweet. Remember, if your text runs into two messages, then you’re sending two messages to everyone who gets it. So if it’s going to 50 people, you’re actually sending 100 texts. Ouch!
Saying Thanks
When we open our presents on Christmas morning, a lot of us will have our phones at the ready to text people and immediately thank them for their generosity. But while it’s always a good thing to show gratitude, it’s also a quick-fire way to run out of credit.
Tip: Instead of texting, why not send an email or write a letter to say thank you. Not only does it save you valuable Christmas credit on your mobile, but it also shows you’ve gone to that extra trouble, so the message will be even more kindly received.
The Repeat Text
During peak-times, particularly New Year’s Eve around midnight, texts have a habit of getting lost in some kind of phone network vortex and you’re never quite sure whether the messages you’ve sent have gone through or not. And what often happens, is that you try to send the text repeatedly hoping it will go through, only to find out you’ve sent the same message about twenty times and paid for all of them. Ouch!
Tip: It’s quite simple, wherever possible, try not to text at peak times. For example, even just sending a text at 11:45 on New Year’s Eve significantly improves your chances of the message going through smoothly, as does sending the text at 12:15.
Of course, if you want to make sure you can always send a text message to your love ones, whether you’ve got a credit or not, the PleaseCallMe Service is the perfect solution.
HTC Hero Review
November 27, 2009 at 12:52 pm | Posted in Pay As You Go Mobiles | Leave a commentAs the PleaseCallMe service is aimed at the Pay As You Go phone market, we thought it only right to tell the world what we think of the latest PAYG handsets. This week, we’re looking at the HTC Hero.
If you’ve got cash burning a hole in your pocket (around £400) and are determined to get one of the best Pay As You Go handsets on the market, then the HTC Hero is well worth consideration.
Styling
It’s not as sleek as the iPhone, but the HTC Hero is still a beauty. Simple design, a good size and choice of colours to boot.
Functionality
This is where the HTC Hero really comes to the fore. Powered by Android, Google’s amazingly intuitive operating system, this handset can do pretty much anything you could ever want a phone to do. Watch videos on YouTube, catch up with your friends on Facebook, send email on the go; whatever you demand, the Hero delivers. You can visit the Android Market at the touch of a button and download thousands of games and useful applications in an instant, meaning the Hero’s capabilities are seemingly endless. A perfect example of what a modern handset should be able to do and match for the market leading iPhone.
Camera
Most smart phones (including the iPhone) don’t have a particularly good camera, normally settling for 2.0 megapixel device that does a decent job of capturing everyday shots. However, the Hero crams in a quite brilliant 5.0 megapixel camera, which delivers crisp and clear images, perfect for every occasion. And once you’ve taken a picture, you can immediately upload it to Facebook and Twitter or attach it to an email for friends and family to enjoy. Easy.
Conclusions
If you’ve got deep pockets or are feeling particularly flush, then you can’t really do much better than the HTC Hero. Looks brilliant, can do practically anything you want it to and handles tasks with the simplest of ease, thanks to Google’s excellent Android operating system. If you can afford it, buy it.
Marks
9.5/10
Images
Mobile Internet Changing The World
November 5, 2009 at 7:30 pm | Posted in Emergency Phone Call, Emergency Text Message, Mobile Internet | Leave a commentAll the latest mobile phones use Internet connectivity to enhance their features and offer all kinds of new and interesting services to their users.
When you’re on the go a mobile phone that allows you to get online is a great thing to have. Here’s what we reckon are the top three things people do online using their mobiles.
Mobiles like the iPhone have made web surfing on the go far easier
1. Checking Email – Whether it’s work or pleasure, we’re a world obsessed with getting mail. And because we’re so obsessed, we want to check for new messages whenever and wherever possible. Mobile phones allow us to read and send emails. The only downside is there’s no reason for not replying!
2. Facebook & Twitter – In fact, it’s not just these two social networking sites, but all of them. Most of us are signed up to at least one of these services that allow you to log-on and see what you’re friends are doing. Mobile phones allow us to keep up with all our mates on the go. Slightly obsessive but perfectly normal of course.
3. Passing Time – Before we had the Internet on our mobiles, we used to play games like ‘Snake’ and ‘Solitaire’ on our phones. Mobile web browsing has changed all that, so whether we’re passing time waiting for something or just getting distracted, having the Internet in the palm of our hands is of great benefit.
The only problem with using the web on your mobile, is that it costs a lot of money and if you’re on a Pay As You Go deal it can quickly use up all your credit.
That could mean that in an emergency situation, when you need your mobile phone the most, you might not be able to use it.
The Please Call Me service allows you to spend your mobile phone credit however you see fit, without having to worry about not being able to make a call or send a text when you really need to.
Click here to learn more about all of our services.
Mobile Phone Unlocking Tips
November 1, 2009 at 7:25 pm | Posted in Emergency Phone Call, Emergency Text Message, Mobile Phone Unlocking | Leave a commentThe most common misconception about unlocking a mobile phone is that it’s illegal. It isn’t.
The reason that phone networks, such as 02, Vodafone, T-Mobile, etc, lock mobiles is so people can only use a handset on their service, making it more difficult for customers switch to another network and take their business elsewhere.
Getting a mobile phone unlocked is completely legal
Whilst these operators are perfectly entitled to take this action, you as a customer are equally within your rights to unlock any handset, as long as it hasn’t been reported lost or stolen, and use it on your network of choice.
How To Unlock a Mobile Phone
In order to unlock a mobile phone you first need to learn its IME number. This is a unique number given to all mobile phones, which gets marked as invalid when phones are reported lost or stolen.
In order to find out your IMEI, simply enter *#06# into your handset, and make a note of the number that appears.
The next stage is get the unlock code. Every code is different, as it relates directly to your IME number. You can phone up your phone network and request an unlock code, but they won’t always provide you with one, or in some cases you might be charged a fee.
If your network can’t provide you with the code, there are plenty of phone unlocking services on the web, although some aren’t particularly good. If possible, look for a mobile phone shop in your high street. That way, you don’t have to hand over any money until they’ve done the job for you.
Stay Safe
Of course, if you’re unlocking a contract phone to use on a Pay As You Go Service, it might mean that you run out of credit when you need to make an emergency call.
The Please Call Me service removes this danger and allows you to enjoy your newly unlocked phone, without having to worry about running out of credit when you need to make an important call.
Click here to view our full range of services.
Times You Don’t Want Your Phone to Ring
October 28, 2009 at 7:23 pm | Posted in Emergency Phone Call, Emergency Text Message | Leave a commentIt’s just typical that when you want somebody to ring you, the phone sits there silent. Yet the second you’re out somewhere where you don’t want it to make a sound, it goes off. Here are the top three places you don’t want your phone to go off.
It's embarressing when your phone rings in a quiet cinema.
1. The Cinema – There are countless adverts shown before every movie, telling audience members to switch their mobile phones off. So if yours starts to ring during the film, expect stern looks from your fellow cinemagoers.
2. In Lectures or Meetings – If someone else is speaking and trying desperately to concentrate on what they’re saying, the last thing they want is to hear somebody’s mobile phone ringing. The embarrassment of frantically scrambling to find it and turn it off is also pretty horrific.
3. On a Plane – There a lot of nervous flyers out there and you’ll almost certainly feel their wrath if you have your mobile phone on when you’re specifically told not to. Plus, if you believe what you’re told, it can also be incredibly dangerous, both to you and other passengers.
Of course, the one time you’d always want your phone to ring is if it’s your child calling you or texting to say they’re in trouble.
Unfortunately though, many children have Pay As You Go mobiles, meaning it’s all too easy to run out of credit at the worst possible time.
The Please Call Me services ensure this never happens and your child can always get in touch with you, should an emergency situation occur,
Click here to learn more about our services.
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