Orange and T-Mobile customers are now able to use either network. 30 million customers – the combined customer base of Orange and T-Mobile in the UK – are offered the opportunity to access both networks, enabling them to make calls and send texts in more places in the UK for no extra cost.

So if you’re on Orange your phone will pick up a T-Mobile signal if it doesn’t pick up an Orange signal, and vice versa. Charges stay the same, nothing will change, you’ll just get more network coverage.

Customers need to sign up at the Orange or T-Mobile web sites using either of the links below.

Orange customers click here

T-Mobile customers click here

Orange clearly aims to delight their PAYG customers with a revamp of the animal tariffs and better value for all. The diversity of today’s PAYG customers has led to a wider range of needs and the animal tariffs include something for everyone.

The Racoon tariff is the most simple of the range and Orange have recently reduced the flat call rate from 15p to 12p per minute.

The Canary plan promotes itself to regular talkers and the existing 100 minutes of free evening and weekend calls has been matched with 100 free texts messages or photo messages, again for off peak use.

The Monkey tariff is youth orientated with 1000’s of free music tracks just waiting to be downloaded and topping up with £5 will now gift users a free daily internet pass and free text messages (a fair usage cap is in place).

If you have friends or relatives living overseas then the Camel tariff, with international calls starting from 5p per minute, will quickly become your best friend. Free international minutes to 50 countries are now to be given away with each top up, a £10 top up gives 60 minutes, £20 gives 120 minutes and finally £30 will give 240 minutes.

If you haven’t picked Orange yet for your PAYG provider, then these offers should surely tempt you. Pick up a Nokia 1661 for just 90p on Orange (that’s not a mistake) with free delivery.

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Receive the new iPod nano free with almost any mobile phone on an 18 or 24 month contract. It’s a superb free gift to choose - for yourself or for someone else - and has been re-mixed for fingertips to enhance your music enjoyment. Multi-touch allows for tap and swipe operation whilst the motion sensor performs nifty tasks such as shake to shuffle music tracks.

Weighing only 21g and sporting a handy clip for attaching to a sleeve, jacket or bag the iPod nano is completely portable and the anodised aluminium body is highly fashionable.

The iPod nano also boasts colour co-ordinated wallpapers that look great on the 1.5 inch display (240×240 pixels) whilst album art and photos can be viewed with tap-to-zoom bringing into focus even the finest of details. Sounding as great as it looks the nano is highly intelligent and can provide a playlist with songs that go together by tapping the Genius icon when you hear a tune that you like.

The iPod range has always been a fitness fanatic’s best friend and the new nano is no exception. It’s easy to keep fit with the pedometer that provides daily step goals and your progress can be monitored via the Nike Website. If you need extra focus then the iPod nano can pause live FM radio broadcasts for up to 15 minutes.

The Apple iPod nano can provide 24 hours of non-stop music from one charge and with access to iTunes, now featuring a 30-second preview of tracks before you buy, the nano is practical, flexible and fashionable.

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Sooner or later someone was going to challenge the way tariff pricing has been formulated and revolutionise the industry with a new and simplified pricing method that makes sense. So, it should be no surprise to most that it is the 3 network that has taken the initiative and created The One Plan.

The One Plan offers peace of mind and freedom of use by removing the so-called ‘unlimited packages’ that are capped with a fair usage policy that can often cripple users with large and unexpected bills. Instead, The One Plan brings a huge amount of clearly defined free usage that comprises of 1GB of data, 5000 text messages, 2000 minutes to any network any time and 5000 minutes for calling other mobiles on 3.

If you’re thinking about an iPhone 4 then you’ll be delighted to see a SIM only option with The One Plan at a low price of £25pm on a 12 month contract. Pick up a SIM free iPhone 4 direct from Apple for £499 and it works out cheaper than any of the deals available on Orange, O2 or Vodafone.

If you prefer a new phone on The One Plan then 24 month contracts are available. The cost of line rental depends on which phone you choose, it starts at £28 per month for phones such as the Nokia E63 or the LG Viewty GT. The HTC Desire is available for £35 per month.

The The One Plan has placed 3 at the forefront of the UK networks with probably the most attractive and easy to understand price plan that simply makes sense.

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Outstanding optics, refined looks, on-demand TV for channels like CNN and National Geo, and a huge array of features take the Nokia N8 straight to the head of the pack. The 12 megapixel camera records 720p video and professional optics from Carl Zeiss combine with a xenon flash, face recognition and geo-tagging to bring possibly the best camera and video package available. The multimedia story doesn’t end here though, with thoughtful inclusion like an HDMI interface for TV or projector connectivity and Dolby Digital Plus technology for compatibility with home theatre systems.

The Nokia N8 has a 3.5 inch OLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 640×360 pixels. Your own widgets can be added to the three customisable home screens which can be accessed with a simple finer swipe. The home screen shows live updates from social networking sites and there’s a dedicated widget for Facebook and Twitter, bringing them into one application.

The N8 can download applications from the Ovi store via the 3G HSDPA web browser. For music addicts there’s an FM radio and Nokia’s Music Player. There’s 16GB internal memory (expandable up to 48GB) for storing your music files and the N8 can play back an impressive 50 hours from one battery charge, you can listen to music all day long.

Connectivity options are also varied with quad-band roaming, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Emails are handled by a unified email client whilst instant messaging capability and SMS in a conversational view perfectly round off any users communication needs. Nokia are also offering navigation for free with GPS and Ovi Maps providing turn-by-turn, on foot or by car, voice guided instructions. The Nokia N8 is a tremendous smartphone package with too many features to mention.

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Google have released fantastic news for smartphone users who have the Android 1.6 operating system or above with the launch of Google Maps voice guided navigation software available FREE of charge for users in the UK and Ireland. Popular smartphone models such as the Desire, Xperia X10 and the Milestone can all take advantage of this great offering from Google.

The features included rival those available on dedicated navigation devices. Searches can be made via text input, voice command and by double tapping on contacts with address information. Knowing the address of desired destinations is of no consequence, guided navigation can be activated with either a business name or type of business.

When nearing a destination the display changes to the highly publicised Street View. Handy additions also include traffic awareness as the road ahead is highlighted in green, yellow or red to give forewarning of traffic congestion. Multiple levels of information layering can also be added with the 3D-satellite view and optional icons for petrol stations, restaurants and parking, etc.

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