Iingcebiso zokusebenzisa "i-Mobile" e-UK
Ukuba uhamba e-UK uhambo olufutshane, usenokuzibuza ukuba ungasebenzisa iselfowuni yakho (ebizwa ngokuba "iifowuni zefowuni" okanye nje "i-mobiles" eLondon). Unenqweno emithathu xa ufika kwi-call e-UK: 1) Qalisa isicwangciso samazwe ngamazwe kunye nomboneleli wefowuni yakho; 2) Ukuqeshisa iifowuni yomhlaba jikelele; okanye 3) Ukuthenga ifowuni evuliwe kunye ne-SIM (I-ID ye-Subscriber ID Module) esebenza kwelinye ilizwe.
Inketho yokuqala, ukuthenga isicwangciso samazwe ngamazwe, kubonakala ngathi kulula, kodwa kuya kuba yindleko kakhulu. Uninzi lwababathwali bahlawula intlawulo yenyanga (okanye irhafu yexesha elilodwa), kunye nomrhumo wokubiza ngomzuzu ngamnye, umrhumo we-texting, kunye nemali yedatha (leyo ingaba yimali eninzi kwidatha encinane). Ukhetho lwesibini, ukuqasha i-cell phone yehlabathi, kulungelelanise-ifowuni ithunyelwa ekhaya lakho kunye ne-initialtime balance balance-kodwa uya kufuneka uthumele ifowuni emva kokuba ubuyele kumazwe; kuba kukho imali yemihla ngemihla, unokuphela ukuhlawula iintsuku ungayisebenzisi ifowuni. Ngenhlanhla, ukuhlawula-njenge-you-go-fowuni zithandwa kakhulu eLondon, kwaye kukho indawo ezininzi zokuthawula umvuzo-njengoko-uya-fowuni kunye neendlela ezininzi zokukhetha.
Ifowuni yakho, i-SIM entsha
Ukuba ifowuni yakho ivuliwe, unokukwazi ukuthenga nje i-SIM khadi entsha (inombolo yomnxeba kunye nekhadi lomnatha wolwazi olungena ngaphakathi kwi-handset) kodwa kuxhomekeke ekuhambelaneni nenethiwekhi yakho yangoku kunye nenethiwekhi yase-UK oyikhethayo.
Thetha kwikhompyutha yakho yangoku yefowuni ukubona ukuba ingaziphi ii-SIM zekhadi ze-UK eza kusebenza kwi-handset yakho.
Iipakethi zekhadi le-SIM ukusuka kwiNtombikazi, umzekelo, indleko kwindawo ethile phakathi kwe-£ 5 ne-£ 10 (i-$ 6.50 kunye ne-10.30), kunye nefowuni ekhoyo. I- SIM khadi ingasetyenziswa kwakhona. I-Cellular kwamanye amazwe inikezela nge-SIM yehlabathi kwixabiso leexabiso elingaphantsi kweefowuni ngaphesheya ukwenzela ukuba le nto ibe yinto enhle yokuhlala uxhumene nekhaya.
Isilinganiso sendawo sisona siphezulu ukuze ucinge ngeemfuno zakho ngaphambi kokukhetha i-SIM deal.
Ifowuni entsha (Ifowuni), i-SIM entsha
Ukuba ifowuni yakho ayiyi kuvulwa okanye awufumani ikhadi leSIM elihambelanayo-okanye awufuni ukusebenzisa ifowuni-ke umvuzo ohamba kunye nawe uhamba kunye neefowuni kunye namakhadi e-SIM yindlela efanelekileyo ukuhamba (kwaye uya kufumana isikhokhwa samahhala kumakholi kwakhona).
Iinkampani eziphambili zeefowuni zase-UK ziyiVodaphone, i-Orange, iT Mobile, i-O 2 , Virgin Mobile, kunye neThathu. Amanani okufowuna ayahluka kunye nenkampani nganye ukuze ukhangele oko kuhambelana neemfuno zakho. Abantu baseLondon bahle kakhulu ekuthumeleleni imiyalezo yokubhaliweyo ukuze bagcine kwiindleko zefowni (ezinokuziphindaphinda amahlanu ngeetekisi).
Hlaba-njenge-You-Go Cwangcisa
Ukuba ufuna kuphela ifowuni ukwenza iifowuni zomhlaba wonke, iLondon inezitolo ezininzi ezithengisa iifowuni ezihlawulwa kuqala. Olu luhlahlo lwabiwo-mali, iifowuni ezingabonakaliyo ziza kunye nesicwangciso sokuhlawula njengesikhokhelo. Isicwangciso sokuhlawula njengesikhokhelo sinengcamango ecacileyo malunga nohambo olutshanje njengoko ungasidingi isivumelwano-uthengela ityala kwifowuni esuka kwii-newsagents okanye kwiivenkile zefowuni-khangela iimpawu "eziphezulu." Ukuze uthole enye ingcamango yento ekhoyo, khangela i-Carphone Warehouse ne-Argos ukuze uhlawule i-pay-as-you-go.