Connection fee: converged on it is worth fifty dollars

Here and there what we were looking forward to: all the operators of the Big Three introduced a fee for connection to most of the most popular fares. In terms of specific figures, the operators here have demonstrated a surprising unanimity in the Moscow region by setting the CCD at a rate of 0.5 rubles per outgoing call. At first glance, higher prices is negligible (only a 50 cents per call), but in some cases price increases in the percentage would be significant.

Review of difficult hours of Sony ICF-C8WM

Package Contents: Hours Remote Control Adapter for Walkman Players Antenna Documentation 3,5-3,5 mm cable I never bought and never wrote nor about any similar watches. Moreover, not even interested in such models, at home using old-fashioned alarm clock, well, mobile phones, of course. What suddenly made me look in the direction of this accessory? Perhaps the fact that Sony have started to actively implement this segment all of their branded stuff. Not so long ago caught my attention from the newly announced systems called Sony ICF-CL75ip Dream Machine - photo frame, alarm clock, stand for the iPhone, and watch all in one. Perhaps a strange segment of the digital clocks would save only universalization, where this thing can work even with your mobile devices into one degree or another. Today's "new dress" just shows how this can be realized.

Mobile content: operators "build" providers, and MTS are turning to i-mode does not face

Sales of so-called "mobile content" - the very sweet cake, with pieces that are actively fighting the independent suppliers. Investments in the project are relatively low, costs of equipment and does negligible. But the real return can be measured in tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a month, good photo faces of Winnie the Pooh or the exposed portion of the female body can be evaluated not in dozens of rubles.

MTS: The August news marketing

Today, we share experiences on joint marketing project in St. Petersburg and the Moscow region for the new service - to transfer money from one account to another.

Wicked sms-content: Not all yogurts are created equal

On various aspects of mobile content, we have already written more than once, the last material on this subject can be found here. Subject content is broad and multifaceted that a "cover" you can at least every day, but try not to abuse it. Today the reason for the return to the topic was a rapid increase in the incidence of sms-fraud.

Overview overhead headphones SonyEricsson HPM-85 and HPM-83

Supplied for the HPM-85: Headphones Headset with Remote Control HPM-82 User Supplied for the HPM-83: Headphones User Frankly, to get their hands on (Crazed, two pieces) HPM-85 I tried for a long time, since last summer, when the section of accessories was not in sight. Fiction, but in the representation they "just had, but disappeared," on sale "order, will soon bring." As a result, companies take modelka have failed, had to take away our chief editor, who bought the headphones in their blood in gadzhetaddiktivnom fit. You should have seen his pitiful eyes as I carefully put them in a bag and walking backwards, out of office!

MTS, the results of the third quarter: the success of a new team?

Yesterday the company announced the results of its operations for the third quarter of 2006. Press release and presentation (see below) are filled with the words "Record", and rightly so: the financial results are really good. You could even say surprisingly good. Surely in this great merit of the new team, which for five months has managed to roll this gigantic and clumsy "telecom monster" in the right direction.

Overview plug headphones Sony MDR NC-22 and Sony MDR-KX70L

Well, finally I managed to get to the more mundane, and so my favorite unusual stuff, pictures are so fond of publishing in glossy magazines, but the long unsold test or review of the network will not find in the afternoon with fire. As you have long understood, I'm interested in everything that I like, and today I liked the curious pair of headphones for neurotics, I hasten to acquaint you with it.

"Sky Link" in Russia: the change of image and the shift to non-voice services

C shift to the principle of CPP (Calling Party Pays - CPP) and all the free incoming calls to the company "Skylink" was in a difficult situation. The traditional perception of the market operator - especially relatively cheap unlimited connection. For which many users were willing to put up with a number of disadvantages: in fact, a complete lack of international roaming very poor selection of expensive terminals, problems with coverage outside of Moscow and Moscow region. With the advent of a heavy fee for interconnect (95 cents per minute) to focus on this category of consumers has been difficult, as subscribers of Sky Link's talk on the phone is traditionally a lot more often and call themselves than accept incoming calls. Which inevitably reduces the profitability of "heavy" a lot of speaking subscribers.

Year The year 2006: CPP, new technology and the official start of 3G networks

The outgoing year may well be regarded as a milestone by finally entered into force the laws of "all free incoming calls" or CPP (Calling Party Pays - Paying the caller). Actively developing new technologies, all operators of the "big three" engaged in deployment of high speed data EDGE. The number of sold and nominally active SIM-cards in Russia exceeded 100% and continues to grow, and GSM-operators have focused their efforts on expanding its presence in the regions and abroad. By the end of the year there was a long-awaited distribution of licenses for the deployment of third generation networks (3G), we can now talk about the projected timing of launch systems fragments 3G. Another significant event - go to the billing in euro, VAT. In the Moscow region, MegaFon has completely passed the ruble since the first day of January, Beeline chose to do so with caution and gradually (by introducing new ruble TA), the MTS stretched with the transition until the New Year, but now are going to count in U.S. Dollars all existing tariffs. Increasingly falls into the newswires MGTS: no increase in costs, digitization PBX, new services and joint projects with MTS. Dramatically escalated competition on the Moscow market, operators are no longer embarrassed to openly poach each other's subscribers. Interesting year, next, is likely to be boring. Briefly recall the most interesting.

New Year's Eve there were no pigs podkladyvaniya

Our traditional review "of misery and woe" that hit the New Year night to millions of mobile users, this time will be scarce. Strange but true: Given the extreme holiday load on the network can confidently speak about the excellent work of all operators. At least in Moscow of serious and long-term problems such as not observed. Even uninteresting. However it is not Christmas "gifts" could not have done, and talk about them.

3G Russian-style: "conformed to the three"

On Friday, April 20 were released the results of the final meeting of the competition committee of the Federal Communications Agency (Rossvyaz) over the distribution of licenses for mobile services of third generation (3G). The winners in the competition were MegaFon, OJSC Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and VimpelCom (Beeline).

Operators: interesting new items and continued talking

Significant tariff innovations recently have not spoiled, more is not very significant events in the category "news". However, some of them want to comment on the other are a direct continuation of the already discussed issues.

Beeline: Glamorous office on Arbat

Emergence of a new central office Beeline we waited for many years. Indeed, to get to the famous building on the street named after Women's Day was very awkward. The geography of the new flagship office is ideal, address (Arbat, 1) - is impressive. The interior design also did not disappoint, though ... Well, see photos and read the short comment.

Mobile advertising in Beeline: Who needs it?

Slightly mechanically did not finish "... and who's live?" In the title, so a very specific attitude to any advertising, "good and different." Main novelty of media project Beeline is that ... there is nothing fundamentally new, all in one form or another, we were and continue to take place. A principal difference lies in the attempt to streamline promotional activities, organize and deliver, so to speak, on an industrial basis. With all the attendant outsourcing, research, serious business cases and other indispensable attributes the development budget in a solid company.

Vietnamese launch of Beeline, or "Big Zero"

Vietnam - not the first experience of entering foreign markets for Beeline, those can be considered as the CIS countries. On the other hand, the specificity of these states is different, common in the past, linguistic space does not work so complicated. Another case of Cambodia, it Beeline confronted with a number of national, technical, organizational features. And start planning in Vietnam was carried out with an amendment to this experience. One country in the region, something similar, something different and very strong. Why VimpelCom decided to continue its expansion into the region, what the root causes for such projects?

Operators: regular news and curiosities

Universal recipe for categorical backlog of mobile life - arranged themselves short vacation. 7-10 days - the most it, just manage to accumulate all sorts of hurt-unreached news. Period of more (two to three weeks) are treated much more simply: as the saying goes, "that fell from a cart, then disappeared, and wash up bones last year's snow still not interested. I'll try to briefly run through the major milestones of the new and omissions.

Overview Headphones Apple In-Ear Headphones With Mic and Remote

Package Contents: Headphones Carrying Case Nozzles These headphones have been announced in the autumn of 2008 together with new models of iPod, updating is quite logical, the previous plug-in model existed in the market quite a long time, causing surprise and confusion at times. As the owner of the previous model, I can only say one thing: for the money that ask for this very thing, you can buy a much better model. And given the fact that many manufacturing companies in recent years, especially "vybelivayut" some headphones, pick up stylistically compatible addition does not cause problems. So, in the autumn of 2008 fans and lovers of stamps was a surprise. The new headphones are a small clique of so-called models with balanced armature. It is time. Two - the presence on the microphone cable and remote control. Three - not quite clear moments associated with the destination device. In the list of supported devices, we find the iPod Classic, iPod Nano last generation ... and all. Neither the iPod Touch, or iPhone. On the Web can be found scattered ordering information, reviews of the device, by and large, add me like it is nothing. But on the other hand, none of the material I read is not satisfied. Admiration for packaging design and appearance of the headphones, boasting great sound - all this is certainly interesting, but I was curious to see how this thing will behave in the apple of the universe, consisting of a MacBook, iPhone 3G, iPod Classic. Therefore, in order of becoming, begin testing.

Overview Navitel Navigator 3

Introduction In this article we will begin a cycle of reviews of navigation software for Windows Mobile. In the previous article about GPS technology we have already touched on casual market of navigation devices, and wrote that, in our opinion, the most promising solutions will be built. And the most common among the last to date are the Windows Mobile-device.

The counter-revolution in the market prepaid-tariff

We have made ​​a very interesting offer for the common people, and that $ 10 per bond to pay costly. Now we have this barrier is lifted. That is, our subscribers can now spend $ 2-3 a month or even less. It is a revolutionary step. After that and retired, and the teacher and the student can buy a phone and use our connection.