T-mobile Pulse: First PAYG Android Smartphone launched in UK
T-Mobile launches the UK’s first Pay-As-You-Go Android handset today, signalling the rise of cheaper smartphones.
The T-Mobile Pulse, manufactured by Huawei, has the largest Android touchscreen yet, matching the iPhone in size (3.5 inches). It has a 3.2 megapixel camera and comes with a 2GB SD card. It also features GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
The phone is available for £176 approximately, making it significantly cheaper than rival smartphones.
The T-mobile Pulse follows its predecessor, the T-Mobile HTC G1 which was the first Android phone to hit the UK and was launched last year.
T-Mobile rearranges price plans for new G1 (UK)
T-Mobile has considerably rearranged its “pay monthly” price plans for the new HTC G1 Android Smartphone which will now be offered for as little as £20 per month (+ £100 for the phone) on a 18-month Combi contract. Initially, the phone was available only on Flext40 and Combi 35 for £31.50 but the Deutsche-Telekom owned company decided to give tough competition to iPhone and other competitors have cut the cost and applied drastic cost-cutting measures.
The mobile phone network operator has initiated a new Flext 30 monthly plan at the cost of £30 that provides you with £140 worth of calls and texts with free Internet, which means that you will pay only £540 for the whole duration of the contract. The most economical Combi 15 package offers the user with 100 minutes and 200 texts and the fact that you have to buy the phone bumps the price of the package to £460. In contrast, the 8GB iPhone 3G is only available for free on £45 tariffs at O2, bringing the total cost of ownership for the duration of the contract at £810. Till now, G1 phone is not available on PAYG.
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