Tip 1: How to make cheaper mobile Internet
Tip 1: How to make cheaper mobile Internet
There is an opinion that mobile the Internet much less profitable than a wired one. In most cases, this is indeed the case. But there are a number of ways to significantly reduce the cost of using mobile the Internetth.
Instructions
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Make sure you do not use an access point(APN) for WAP. Data transfer through such an access point is charged much more expensive (sometimes up to a hundred times) than through an access point intended for mobile the Interneta. Call the customer support of your operator and consult how to reconfigure your phone or find all the necessary data for this on the official website of the operator.
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Some operators provide access to the Interneteven if the phone is not set up oris configured incorrectly. However, data transfer in this case is billed in a number of cases in the same way as if it were carried out through a WAP access point. In this situation, you should properly configure your phone, guided by the recommendations outlined in the previous step.
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Install on your phone browser with data compression function via an external proxy server. There are four such browsers: Opera Mini, Opera Mobile, UCWEB and Bolt.
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If you use on your phoneJabber-client and use the services of a server that supports Zlib compression, enable the corresponding function in your client. This is done in different ways, depending on which client you use. The volume of traffic will fall several times.
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Regardless of whether you are using yourphone built-in browser or third-party browser, it is possible to reduce the amount of received data by disabling the display of images in the settings.
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Learn about the discounts and promotions providedoperator. Many of them allow you to purchase traffic "in bulk", while the cost of one megabyte is lower than when purchasing traffic "at retail." However, it should be remembered that the unused megabytes usually "burn up" at the end of the month. Some operators have a tariff option, upon activation of which tariffication only a few megabytes of traffic consumed per day are exposed, and all subsequent transmitted and received data is not charged until the end of the day. Finally, the most advantageous option is the connection of an unlimited tariff, in which only a relatively modest monthly subscription fee is paid, and the data transmission itself is not tariffed at all. At the same time, a certain amount of traffic is provided at an increased speed, and then it decreases. This service operators provide in an increasing number of cities.
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When you visit some sites, traffictariffed by operators at higher rates, even if you are served under an unlimited tariff. Read the operator's website with a list of such sites and do not visit them.
Tip 2: How to send a message to your mobile
SMS messages and e-mail notifications can besend in the case when making a call is not very convenient. For example, during important meetings, or when the addressee is in roaming. Receiving and sending letters to the cell phone is much cheaper than calling.
You will need
- - phone;
- - access to the Internet.
Instructions
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Check your balance on the phone. This is important, as some cellular operators do not allow the use of sending SMS messages when there is a shortage of funds on the account. If there is no money on the mobile phone, you need to replenish the account.
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Please note that you may be provided withthe service of USDD-inquiries with a minus balance, when the interlocutor receives a notification of this type: "Money is over, call back". It is necessary to clarify the parameters of such procedures for your operator, since they usually differ slightly.
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Try sending a message from one phone to another mobile. In this case, you must know the number of the subscriber, who will write a short text.
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Go to the cellular menu, find the item"Message" and click on it. Select "New message". Entering the inside, type the required text. After that, look for the name of the recipient in the contacts made earlier, or drive a phone number. Then click "Send".
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Use such a service as sending messages via the Internet to your mobile. To do this, you need a computer with access to the network.
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Set up an internet connection. After that, dial the address of the official website of the telecom operator and find a button called "Send SMS." Click on it and you will see a form for sending SMS.
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Then write in the suggested field numbersubscriber, but pay attention to the correctness of the set of digits. As a rule, the template is indicated in parentheses, then fill in the text of the message in the text field. In the subsequent window, drive the letters and numbers that you see in the image. This is provided in order to exclude spam, that is, sending out promotional letters. Then press the button "Send message".
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In the email agent, open the tab "Add contact for calls and SMS". Then specify all the necessary information, save the contact. Click on the new account twice, enter the message and click "Send".
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To send a notification via the ICQ program, open your contact list. Then, in the dialog box in the "SMS" item, you must specify the phone and name. Write the text and click the "Send" button.
Tip 3: How to save on mobile communication
Most people already have cell phones. Nevertheless, many do not like the various parameters of cellular communication, for example, the cost of services. But there is an opportunity to make the use of the phone cheaper.
You will need
- - money to buy a SIM card;
- - a computer;
- - access to the Internet.
Instructions
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Decide which features you need from the mobilephone. This will help you choose the appropriate rate. If you call often and talk for a long time, then for you the most advantageous is an unlimited option. For fans of sending text messages the tariff with the option of unlimited SMS will suit. To those who often call abroad, operators offer separate tariffs with discounts for calls to the right destinations.
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Find out which carriers are represented in your city. In addition to the standard ones - MTS, Beeline and Megafon - local companies with profitable tariffs can work in your region.
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Study the tariffs of the selected operators. They can be found on the websites of companies or in their offices. Choose tariff plans with the functionality you need.
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Get a SIM card from the operator who has the most favorable tariff for you.
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If you often call one person on a cellular phonephone, you have the opportunity to do it for free. To do this, the person you want to call must register with Skype, and then attach your mobile phone to your Internet account. So you can call him from your computer with Skype for free. There is also the possibility to send SMS. The downside of this method is that you can make calls only from home.
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For calls abroad, do not use roaming -it is unreasonably expensive for all operators. It is much better to purchase a special tourist SIM card. They are sold in the liaison offices and even at the airport. It is best to replenish the balance of this card before departure, in Russia. Keep in mind that, most likely, in the territory of the Russian Federation this SIM card calls will not be accepted. If you did not manage to buy a similar card in your country, you can buy it abroad. At the airport or hotel you will be able to tell where in this country a foreigner can purchase a card for a cellular phone.
Tip 4: How to send a talking letter
A talking letter is a message,containing voice information. In the past they recorded on flexible records. Nowadays, audio cassettes, compact discs, memory cards can be used for this. You can send such a message through the Internet, or a mobile phone.
Instructions
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Record your voice on the audio cassette usinga regular tape recorder or a voice recorder. Then send the carrier to the recipient of the parcel post. Before doing this, make sure that it has the equipment necessary to listen to the recording.
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Record your voice with a computer,equipped with a microphone. Then write the resulting file on a CD, preferably a miniature one. They, unlike cassettes, can not be sent by parcel, but by registered mail. Find out in the post office how to do it so that the drive on the road is not damaged.
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Similarly, you can send a cardmemory. Do not be tempted to put it in a regular envelope - even such a small item can cause a malfunction in the sorting machine, because of this several dozen letters from the post office employee will have to be sorted by hand. Use also the registered letter which, because of smaller weight, will manage more cheaply, than in the previous case. The card itself is more expensive than the disc, but in this way it is possible to correspond by sending one to the other in turn one and the same card.
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If you have a fairly miniature MP3 player,which you no longer use, erase all the files from it (making a backup copy, if necessary), and then write down one, with a voice message. Send it to the addressee with the parcel post and charged with the headphones. You can listen to your speaking letter right away, right at the post office.
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If desired, send an audio file to the recipient fromby voice message by e-mail. He will hear you even if he does not have a program for IP telephony, besides, he will be able to listen to your message an unlimited number of times.
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Some cellular operators offersending voice messages at a price comparable to the cost of SMS. Type a special command, the content of which depends on the operator. Include the recipient's number in the command. Write the text of the message. After that, the receiver will ring the phone, and by picking up the phone, he will hear the file recorded on the server of the operator.
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Finally, if you have an unlimited servicesending MMS-messages, send a sound file to the addressee in this way. In most cases, when you connect this service, you will not be charged sending messages not only to the phone, but also to e-mail.
