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The slimline INQ Mini 3G is going to be available on 3UK, free on the £15 Internet Texter plan, from … now! The tariff, created for the launch of the INQ1, offers free internet, free 3-to-3 calls, free voicemail and 75 minutes for £15 a month. It will also be available free on any Mix & Match tariff.
On Pay As You Go, the handset slots neatly into the value end of 3’s range at £59.99, offering a market leading price for such an anticipated phone. Top-ups start from £5 online and £10 from all other outlets, and with every top-up customers get a bundle of free texts, a generous allowance of Mobile Internet access, free 3-to-3 calls and free voicemail. The larger the top-up, the greater the rewards – and you can use them for 90 days whether or not the balance is in credit.
Both Pay As You Go on 3 and all contract tariffs come with free Skype-to-Skype calls and free Windows Live Messenger in the UK. And if you buy the INQ Mini 3G on the £15 Internet Texter plan, or on Pay As You Go, all your internet, including Facebook and Twitter, is covered by your bundle.
In case you’ve not come across the Mini 3G yet, it adds Twitter to the range of great internet products built into the heart of INQ’s phones, adding to Facebook, IM and Skype. Applications are easily accessible from INQ’s carousel menu system which can be pulled up on any screen using the handy switcher key.
The new Twitter application lets customers make the most of the ‘always on’ capability that the applications on the INQ1 are known for. Like Facebook, IM and Skype, after the first log in, Twitter stays ‘on’ in the background, letting customers send ‘tweets’ and ‘retweet’ using the phone’s application.
As well as improved software and additional functionality, the INQ Mini 3G is the first mobile to follow the new look and feel for future INQ handsets. It can also be customised with a range of seven coloured backs. INQ Mini 3G will be available with red backs in-box, other coloured backs will be available from 3 Stores.
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
