When signing up to a new mobile phone contract, you’ll probably be hit with a hundred reasons why you should get insurance. In the opinion of WhatPhone, paying the extra $5 – $7 a month is likely to be a waste for many – but not necessarily all – phone users. How ‘attached’ are Continue reading…
VoIP – Or Voice Over IP Is Calling Using Data Voice over Internet Protocol (‘VoIP’) is one of the fastest growing telephony solutions in the world. Businesses and private individuals are adopting the technology for its cost-effectiveness and wide range of features. Talking on a V o IP connection offers voice calls and other Continue reading…
What the heck is AMOLED? The technology world has enough complicating terms and crazy acronyms to puzzle even the smartest people in the world. Walk into any mobile phone store nowadays and you will see a number of confusing terms like GPRS, GSM, UMTS, EDGE and HSDPA to mention a few. And just to Continue reading…
There were ‘Smartphones’ before the iPhone . The Apple product, now embodied in the iPhone 4S, the top selling Smartphone category of the moment is sold by every one of the main operators in Australia, Optus, Telstra, Vodafone and Virgin Mobile. They have to. It’s such a great product, their sales would almost literally Continue reading…
Smartphone coverage is clearly, very important when you’re finding what phone is right for you.Whatphone has some helpful hints to guarantee you get the best coverage for you. Whatphone tries to understand you better so we can design a site which will help you make your Smartphone choice quickly, safely, and get on with Continue reading…
Smartphones – Whatphone helps you compare Whatphone has its tongue in its cheek as concerns strong views on either the Android or Apple Smartphone phones. Team members routinely debate both points of view – Android’s better for this reason, Apple’s better for that. The truth is that the team is passionate about not one Continue reading…
How can I unlock my Phone ? One of the most common support problems people face at the end of their Smartphone contract is how to keep the phone and change providers. Few people throw their phone away when the contract ends. They can be kept as back up phones or sold on eBay. Continue reading…
The most commonly asked question in telco: can I keep my mobile number? Yes. The short answer is a healthy and trouble free yes. I know. It’s not usually this simple. These days people have far too many ‘information identities’ to manage. They have logins for this, passwords for that, fixed and mobile numbers to Continue reading…
Best Phones – The Top 7 Whatphone believes that choice is a wonderful thing. It makes you feel free. Feeling like you can choose freely from a broad array is one of the fundamental elements of modern life. People take it for granted now but we all remember the inspirational stories we heard when Continue reading…
At Whatphone, we read the world’s telecommunications press too. We follow the trends, await the release of new devices and gossip about them because we’re a bit geeky like that. Recently, we were exposed to videos and written reviews of a massive change in the industry which made us all go do-lally. Here is Continue reading…
What is Phone ‘Tethering’? Smartphone Tethering is also known as “hotspotting” and is the process of attaching your phone to your laptop and using it as a 3G or a 4G modem. If you have your laptop with you and you are out and about, tethering allows you to attach that laptop to the Continue reading…