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Bluetooth
Bluetooth allows devices such as mobile phones to connect wirelessly with other Bluetooth enabled devices. The most common use is with wireless headsets, while in the office or on the move. It's an easy way of enabling your phone for use in the car without buying a car kit. You can also transfer data to all sorts of other bluetooth enabled devices, including printers, digital cameras, computers and more.
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Works in USA (Triband)
Wouldn't it be great to have a mobile phone that works when you go away on holiday? Most of the phones at the Carphone Warehouse work in lots of places around the world, but not all work in the USA. To be sure, check whether the phone has the "Works in the USA" feature. These mobile phones are usually known as tri band phones.
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WAP
Stands for Wireless Application Protocol. Handsets equipped with this technology allow users to browse a limited number of text based websites that have been written by the user's chosen network provider.
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GPRS
GPRS sends data faster than standard handsets which is great if you want to use your phone for sending photos or video, or downloading and sending email while out and about. It also means you are charged for the data being sent or received and not the amount of time you are online. Please note, GPRS is not quite as fast as 3G.
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Music player
Why carry a mobile phone and a digital music player around when you can carry both in your phone? And we're not talking a couple of tracks either! Many mobile phones allow for high capacity flash memory cards to be inserted, which means your journeys to work can be filled with song!
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FM Radio
Tune in to your favourite radio programmes with an FM radio. Handy for the odd spare minute to catch the news, get the latest sport results or just tune in to your favourite station.
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Camera phone
A camera phone is a mobile phone which has a camera built-in and is coupled with a server-based infrastructure or protocol, such as MMS, that allows the user to instantly share pictures and video with someone that has a device adapted to receive pictures and video.
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Colour screen
Now that you can take photos, record video and download much more on most phones a colour screen is a great asset to enrich your mobile experience.
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Polyphonic ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones allow your phone to play music consisting a number of instruments. This means you can have melodies of your favourite theme music or pop tracks playing every time your phone rings. Depending on the phone, you can download new polyphonic ringtones or even compose them yourself!
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Vibrating alert
Don't get caught out at the cinema or at a meeting. If you need to stay in touch but are somewhere you would prefer your phone not to ring then use a vibrating alert to discreetly let you know when you receive a call. The phone will gently vibrate when a call comes in instead of ringing.
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3G
3G mobile phones come packed with features allowing you watch video clips, live footage, send moving pictures and download 3D games. Business users will appreciate the fast "always on" internet access, video-conferencing, and interactive application sharing.
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Picture Messaging
Also known as MMS, this feature allows mobile phone users to enhance their messages by incorporating images, sound and video. Unlike standard text messages (SMS), picture/video messages can be sent to e-mail addresses in addition to other mobile phone users
