UK networks price plan guide: Covering the length and breadth of the Queen's country.

Mobile Telephony in the United Kingdom has seen some amazing growth over the years mainly in the areas of network coverage and price plans. Mobile service providers with their global expertise and advanced technology have connected the entire UK. Price Plans which caters to a wider audience has also made significant impact on the high usage of mobile phones and has brought people from all walks of life into its fold. At present 3mobile, T-mobile, Orange, Vodafone, O2 and Virgin are some of the mobile networks operating in UK and connecting millions of consumers.

The Price Plans offered by these mobile networks are very competitive and give users the freedom of choice. The price plans are intelligently packed and consists of talk time, texts, web services and other value added features. 3mobile has price plans ranging from £ 25 to £ 100. The price includes monthly rent, voice minutes, video minutes, video/picture messages and web services. O2 has categorized its price plans for regular, occasional, high and evening and weekend users to help you select price plans as per your usage.Orange has price plans by the name of Dolphin, Racoon, Canary and Panther. These price plans offer you free texts, voice minutes etc. So, if you use more of texts you can take Dolphin or if you dial more of fixed line numbers you can opt for Racoon. Vodafone the oldest network in the country offers a comprehensive range of plans under the broad categories of 'Any Time' and 'Evening and Weekend' plans. Choose from these plans and cut your mobile bills.

T-mobile has FLEX, RELAX, OFF-PEAK and U-FIX plans which gives you the flexibility to use a combination of texts, minutes and web services as per your budget. Virgin mobile network has price plan in which you get voice mail services for free and many other discounts.

In a nutshell, with increased competition among mobile networks the customer has freedom of choice and is truly a KING.

Mobile phones: Status symbol or a necessity?

Mobile phones being one of the easiest ways for communications have become an indispensable gadget for everyone. In the fast paced world, its obvious that everyone is busy and no one has time to meet people in person. In such a situation your mobile phone plays a crucial role. With technological advancement, new mobile phones are much more advanced as compared to the older one that people would use a few years ago.

With technological advancement, mobile phones form and functions have dramatically changed and new and advanced features are being added. As a consequence, users get more high-end features in their phones. From voice centric phones to third generation phones – mobile market is flooded with options. Whether you are looking for a basic phone, music phone or a business phone – all are available. Mobile companies have also understood consumers changing need and are very much concerned about consumers satisfaction. Mobile manufacturing companies like Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, etc., have launched a series of latest phones that are getting popularity all over the world. Sony Ericsson’s Walkman series phone, Nokia's N-series and Samsung's Slider phones have brought a revolution in the mobile world.

Technologically, mobile industry have come a long way and the latest mobile phones with advanced features including Bluetooth, USB, EDGE, HSCSD, WAP and GPRS have given a new meaning to the mobile world. Users with Bluetooth can now connect and share data with other compatible devices without using a wire. With mobile internet, users can browse and keep them updated with the latest information or they can send and receive emails on the move. For music lovers, Walkman series phones and music phones are much in demand especially from the younger generation. Music phones allow users to download their music tracks – they can listen to the music on the go. On the other hand business phones are also much in demand. Business features like office tools, Smartphone features have been included and professionals can now manage their personal as well as professional world on the move.

Mobile Phones have become a necessity rather than a status symbol.