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Xiaomi Mi A1: Android One Getting started

On 25. March 2018 By Falk Jeromin In Android, Smartphones

Xiaomi offers a mid-range device with Android One in the form of the Mi A1 - updates & LTE Band 20 included. Until now, smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi did not support the LTE Band 20, which is used by many network operators in ...

Congstar LTE: up to 50 MBit/s in the Telekom network

On 1. March 2018 By Falk Jeromin In Smartphones

As reported by teltarif.de with reference to the Freenet press conference on financial statements, Congstar will be able to offer LTE on the Telekom network as of March 6. Up to now, LTE use was only possible in old contracts, which were based on ...

Congstar to Telekom - why I switched

On 17. May 2016 By Falk Jeromin In Netz

For many years, I was satisfied with Congstar as a mobile provider, even though LTE was never officially available with Congstar. However, with the current Magenta 5.0 rates plus €10 advantage, Telekom got me. Until now, the ...

Data security of Ubuntu Phone Aquaris - weaker in the future?

On 31. August 2015 By Falk Jeromin In Netz, Smartphones

What do Android, iOS and Windows have in common? They store data in the cloud, the company computers of the large corporations Apple, Google and Microsoft. Those who did not want to send their data into the orbit of the mighty received with ...

Using your own mobile phone in Australia with Telstra

On 6. January 2015 By Falk Jeromin In Netz, Smartphones

If you are planning a vacation in Australia and want to stay reachable or make cheap local calls, you can use a Telstra prepaid package. Using a German cell phone contract to make calls outside of Europe can very quickly ...

Motorola Moto G - Diary part 1

On 11. March 2014 By Falk Jeromin In Android, Smartphones

If you are looking for an Android smartphone and do not want to spend more than 200 Euros, you will stumble across Motorola's Moto G sooner or later. I bought it and will share my experiences in ...

Congstar and LTE: soon no longer possible?

On 18. February 2014 By Falk Jeromin In Netz

There are currently more and more reports that Congstar is no longer tacitly allowing LTE in its contract rates. This would mean losing an exciting feature of the Telekom subsidiary's postpaid rates. Although LTE was never part of the contract ...

Jammer against Internet price comparison in electronics stores?

On 21. August 2013 By Falk Jeromin In Netz

Golem reports that an employee of an electronics store voiced in an RTL documentary that jammers are being used so that customers can no longer easily compare store prices with Internet prices. Personally, I think this is a daring ...

HTC Desire under test on PCGH.de

On 14. June 2010 By Falk Jeromin In Android, Smartphones

The HTC Desire is one of the high-end Android phones currently on the market. The technical specs are promising, and with Android 2.1, a relatively up-to-date version of Google's smartphone operating system is also used. PCGameshardware has taken a look at the ...

HTC Wildfire: Android smartphone for under 300 Euro

On 17. May 2010 By Falk Jeromin In Android, Smartphones

There cannot only be high-end devices like the Nexus One. The product managers at HTC obviously thought the same and launched the HTC Wildfire: this device offers a complete set of features (528 MHz, support for ...