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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / October 2003Does anyone still do "proper" carphones?
Can you still get proper fitted car phones? How much? With the change in legislation I reckon its the best thing to do. Vodafone used to do (still do?) a "multi-sim" service where you can have something like 3 mobiles with the same number. Trouble is, I am on Orange, do they have anything similar? I couldnt get any sense out of CS. > Can you still get proper fitted car phones? Yes. http://www.nokia.co.uk/nokia/0,8764,19021,00.html. > How much? £455 SIM free. http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=810 > Vodafone used to do > (still do?) a "multi-sim" service where you can have something like 3 > mobiles with the same number. They still do, it's called 'MultiSIM'. > Trouble is, I am on Orange, do they have anything similar? No. > > Can you still get proper fitted car phones? > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > No. If you have a 6210 or 6310i then a CARK-91 kit is your best option. There is also an external handset HSU-1 that allows a passenger to use the phone while it's still in the cradle, as their voice is unlikely to be picked up well by the microphone if it is in the best place for the driver. It also allows a degree of privacy (if someone else is driving, of course..!) Ivor >Trouble is, I am on Orange, do they have anything similar? They used to have Everyphone, which was better in some respect, and free. It is officially discontinued, but it seems to work as well (or otherwise) as it ever did. >I couldnt get any sense out of CS. Hardly surprising. Blood out of a stone!  SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! > >Trouble is, I am on Orange, do they have anything similar? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > It is officially discontinued, but it seems to work as well (or > otherwise) as it ever did. It still works fine for me by dialling 330, but I can't access it online any more, and I was definitely able to do so _after_ it was supposedly withdrawn. These things are flaky though- are other people still able to access it online? David SignatureDavid Horne- www.davidhorne.co.uk davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk >It still works fine for me by dialling 330, but I can't access it online >any more, and I was definitely able to do so _after_ it was supposedly >withdrawn. I had so many problems with the online version that I stooped using it a long time ago. SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! > >It still works fine for me by dialling 330, but I can't access it online > >any more, and I was definitely able to do so _after_ it was supposedly > >withdrawn. > > I had so many problems with the online version that I stooped using it > a long time ago. I can't access it on line any more, but I'm reluctant to spend money calling 330 unless I *know* it's going to work..! Fortunately I was never a heavy user of the system, it was just nice knowing it was there if I ever forgot my phone when I went out. Ivor > I can't access it on line any more, but I'm reluctant to spend > money calling 330 unless I *know* it's going to work..! > Fortunately I was never a heavy user of the system, it was > just nice knowing it was there if I ever forgot my phone when > I went out. The option has been removed online but still works perfectly on 330 - been using at least twice a day. Works better than before as far as I can tell :) -- Chris Spyrou numero communications limited > >It still works fine for me by dialling 330, but I can't access it online > >any more, and I was definitely able to do so _after_ it was supposedly > >withdrawn. > > I had so many problems with the online version that I stooped using it > a long time ago. Oddly, the only time I ever _used_ it online was a few weeks ago- and it worked perfectly, and was easy to use. Then again, I've never been able to view my bills online... David SignatureDavid Horne- www.davidhorne.co.uk davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk > > >It still works fine for me by dialling 330, but I can't access it online > > >any more, and I was definitely able to do so _after_ it was supposedly [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > worked perfectly, and was easy to use. Then again, I've never been able > to view my bills online... Funny, I've never had a problem with that..! It's the inclusive minutes report that doesn't work for me..! Ivor tony reckoned that: > Can you still get proper fitted car phones? How much? Yes. motorola 2700 or Nokia 6190, but these are fairly old. > With the change in > legislation I reckon its the best thing to do. Not convinced. A 6310i and CARK-91 is hard to beat. > Vodafone used to do (still > do?) a "multi-sim" service where you can have something like 3 mobiles with > the same number. Trouble is, I am on Orange, do they have anything similar? > I couldnt get any sense out of CS. Multi-SIM is exclusinve to Vodafone. Signaturewww.unlockingshop.co.uk Motorola remote unlocking - £10 (includes A920 on '3') Now unlocking Siemens x5x (SL55, S55, A55 etc) - £10 Change 'spam' to 'jon' to email > tony reckoned that: > > Can you still get proper fitted car phones? How much? > > Yes. motorola 2700 or Nokia 6190, but these are fairly old. Do you mean the Nokia 6090..? That one is getting on a bit, true, and from the leaflet I have only works on the 900 MHz band and not 1800 MHz, which I find surprising. However on their website they have just announced a new model, the Nokia 810 www.nokia.co.uk/nokia/0,8764,19021,00.html which looks very nice, but isn't cheap..! > > With the change in > > legislation I reckon its the best thing to do. > > Not convinced. A 6310i and CARK-91 is hard to beat. Can't argue with that for personal use. A fixed phone is useful for commercial fleets though. > > Vodafone used to do (still > > do?) a "multi-sim" service where you can have something like 3 mobiles with > > the same number. Trouble is, I am on Orange, do they have anything similar? > > I couldnt get any sense out of CS. > > Multi-SIM is exclusinve to Vodafone. And doesn't work all that well either. Ivor |
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