“Europe finally abolishes mobile phone roaming charges” was an appropriate headline in The Guardian yesterday. For this was the end of a long, and also pretty tortured, journey, and one that tells us quite a lot about the nature of
Continue reading
Tag: Mobile Phones
How to choose a 4G/LTE data plan for a smartphone in Germany
My old 3G mobile is on its last legs, so I am investigating how to upgrade to a 4G/LTE phone, and hence will need an accompanying data plan. A blog about my handset choice will follow – this blog entry
Continue reading
Could I survive without a mobile phone call plan?
I’m moving to Germany at the end of this month, and – as ever with this sort of move – I need to work out how to get the best deal on mobile phones and home internet. But before looking
Continue reading
Base’s 3G network in Brussels is now so slow it’s basically unusable
Working all over the EU as I do is more or less only possible thanks to mobile internet – I have 3G and tethering on my iPhone when in Denmark (notionally home), and 3G data sim cards for a Huawei
Continue reading
One mobile phone charger for the EU – the devil’s in the… adaptor
We’ve all been there – every time we’ve bought a mobile phone it comes with a lumpen black charger, and you can bet the plug on the end of the cable will be different for just about every mobile phone
Continue reading