User Suggestions

Posted by Fox on January 13, 2008 at 11:52 AM

If you're anything like me, you'll have a couple of old mobile phones sat in a drawer somewhere. I hate throwing them away. Well envirofone will pay you to recycle them.

This is only available to UK users. Obviously the amount you get depends on the mobile phone model. You get paid in cash or you can opt for an Argos gift card which gives you slightly more money than if you opt for cash.

Posted by Fox on August 16, 2007 at 7:25 AM

I got an email from Ricardo over at moipal.com, a mobile social network and free mobile game for your mobile phone.

MoiPal is a friend you create on the internet and that lives in your phone. With MoiPal you can play fun games or just hang out and have a talk with some other pals. Choose your clothes and friends, compete and explore a virtual world full of excitement. To get MoiPal for free, just go to:
moipal.com

I've had a look around, and it fun. It took just a couple of minutes to get going, and create my pal (moi pal - geddit?). You choose the style of home yourpal lives in and one of four regions that home is located in. I was torn between the city and the beach, but went with the city in the end.

Once your account is created, you download your pal to you mobile phone and you're good to go. Currently it's compatible with most Nokia handsets, but imagine this will be avilable on other handsets over time.

I highly recommend you check it out for yourself at moipal.com

Posted by Fox on July 31, 2007 at 11:45 AM

Backing up your Mobile Phone data is real easy with "Bubble". Bubble is a subscriber based service that allows you to backup and restore all your mobile phone contacts over the air, like making a phone call. No cables, no cradles, no problem. So you can bubble your phone anywhere, anytime.

Bubble is more adavanced than a straight forward data back up and restore service. It allows you to do a fully automated synchronisation between your mobile phone and your “Bubble”. This means during a synchronisation your phone will automatically work out what information has changed since your last sync and sends only the new changes to your bubble. Meanwhile, your bubble automatically works out if you have made any changes via the web site and downloads these to your phone.

Neat! See trustbubble.com

Posted by Fox on July 11, 2007 at 6:53 PM

If you've yet to discover Zedge you're in a for a real treat, because it has the largest selection of free mobile downloads available on the interweb.

A MASSIVE MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK
Zedge's free mobile downloads are created and uploaded by it's users (over 5 million registered at the time of writing this), and thankfully there are enough really good mobile content developers on Zedge to ensure that you'll find at least 3 or 4 "must have" downloads for your mobile within half an hour.

The rating system works really well, as all of the free mobile downloads are rated by the users, making it easy to avoid wasting your time.

WHAT FREE MOBILE DOWNLOADS ARE AVAILABLE?
All the usual suspects. There are thousands of free mobile downloads in categories including Free Ring Tones, Free Mobile Themes, Free Wallpapers, Free Mobile Games, Free Picture Messages and Free Mobile Videos.

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Posted by Fox on July 9, 2007 at 4:42 PM

Just noticed on the homepage of Yahoo UK that Orange are running an offer, giving anyone that completes an online form a FREE Pay as You Go SIM card.

You can skip the yahoo page and go straight here. No idea how long it'll last, but grab it while you can.

• Keep you existing Mobile Number.
• Up to 1000 free texts every month when you top-up.
• Call anyone, anytime, for 15p a minute.
• Free evening mobile Internet browsing when you top-up with £20 a month.
• A Reserve Tank of £2.50 extra credit in case you forget to top-up.
• gigsandtours – hear about your favourite artist's gigs before everyone else.
• Enjoy Orange Wednesdays – 2-for-1 cinema tickets every Wednesday.

Don't forget to tell a mate or two. Use the "email this" link below, and your mate will know where you heard it first.

Posted by Fox on July 5, 2007 at 6:04 PM

Following the hysteria of the iPhone in the USA, it's the UK's turn to swallow the hype with rumors that the O2 network has named the contract to supply the Apple iPhone in the UK. Me? I gonna set up my tent outside the O2 shop in Norwich. You bring the flask, I'll bring the soup.

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Posted by Fox on June 30, 2007 at 8:03 PM

I'm having fun with a new Mobile Social Network here in the U.K. Before I review it for you, I thought I should give a quick introduction to Mobile Social Networks.

SO WHAT ARE MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKS
Imagine Myspace or Bebo on your cell phone. Once you create a space on your chosen mobile social network, you can post messages, upload mobile video and share your photos. Your friends and family can view and respond to your messages, mobile video and photos.

It's not limited to friends and family. By indicating your interests when you sign up, you can join 'interest groups'. The range and topics of interest groups varies with each provider, but the more advanced Mobile Social Networks will allow you to create new interest groups yourself, other people with the same interest can then join the group and share their messages, mobile video and photos.

So in addition to getting clever with your friends and family, it's a great way of making new friends and contacts that have the same interests.

WHAT DOES IT COST?
Nothing. Mobile Social Networks are entirely free. They are funded by advertising, so there is no cost to you, your family or your friends to to access your mobile space.

That said, I have to tell you of a possible indirect cost. Accessing any mobile internet service or site via your cell phone will incur a charge from your mobile network or operator. MAKE SURE you have a low cost data plan, or better still get an unlimited data plan from your network or operator.

FREE MOBILE DOWNLOADS
The biggest difference with Mobile Social Networks and the web based ones such as myspace, is that they give you access to free mobile downloads such as mobile games, mobile wallpapers and mobile video. Mobile Social Networks are gonna be huge. As more and more mobile social networks pop up, your chosen one will want to keep you happy so you don't move to another.

WHERE CAN I FIND A MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK?
Well, here in the U.K. I recommend Mobikade. In the USA & Canada, peekamo. looks great.

Read my review of Mobikade

Posted by Fox on May 30, 2007 at 3:31 PM

So, it just struck me that I should give you the ability to suggest a fun cell phone services or download you've spotted on your travels around the interweb.

Use the comments button below to give me and other Thumb Loungers the heads up. For example, what mobile game can't you put down right now? Found a great version of you favorite ringtone? Let us know so we can all check it out.