Internet on your phone
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Internet on your phone
What is it?
With internet on your phone, you can:
- Keep the conversation moving with your friends and family with email and social networking on your phone
- Be part of what's going on - whether it's your mate's latest tweet, sharing photos from last night's party or the menu of a newly opened restaurant that grabs your attention on the bus
- Make your phone your own by adding your favourite websites to 'My Stuff' on your internet homepage
- Get quick and easy access to the latest stuff from the internet that's important to you, direct to your phone with widgets
Do it there and then
If you've got internet on your phone, you never have to let opportunities pass you by.
- Win every pub quiz - why spend evenings at home, swatting up on useless trivia? All you need is a loo and a silent phone.
- Find the perfect job - gone are the days of staying late or nipping to an internet cafe in your lunch hour. Search for jobs by industry, location, city or employer.
- Keep your eye on that bid - hunting for rare trainers? Trying to get your hands on tickets for your favourite band? Use your phone to place that all-important bid
Internet FAQs
If Content Lock has been applied to a phone, it recognises 18-rated sites or services and stops them being accessed . More info on content lock.
There are many variables which can affect the mobile data speeds you will experience on our 3G network - such as the type of phone you have, the number of people browsing on our network at that given time, and how far away you are from the nearest network mast.
We continually look at our customers’ data needs to ensure we’re able to provide a great network experience for everyone - including data downloaders with the latest smartphones and data services such as video streaming, social networking, browsing, emailing, and music downloading.
T-Mobile customers can now benefit from access to signal and coverage from both the Orange and T-Mobile networks. Thanks to the ‘big 3G switch on’ last year, we now offer the UK’s widest 3G coverage.
How can I find out what speed I can get?
3rd party apps are available to download from your smartphone’s app store enabling you to perform a speed test at your given location. Remember, there are many variables which can affect the mobile data speeds you will experience on our 3G network - such as the type of phone you have, the number of people browsing on our network at that given time, and how far away you are from the nearest network mast. So speeds may vary.
If you use mobile broadband, you can also test your current mobile broadband speed.
How can I find out if I will have coverage?
You can check and compare the coverage in up to three locations using our coverage checker.
Yes you can. Twitter can be accessed in several ways:
- You can go to m.twitter.com on your phone's browser
- You can access Twitter using a widget that updates automatically on your phone. Currently the only supported phone is the MDA Compact V - more coming soon
- You can install a Twitter application on your phone. Find out more on the Twitter downloads page
These methods use your internet connection, so for the best value make sure you have an Internet or Mobile Broadband booster on your account.
You can also send and receive Twitter updates by SMS
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