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Auction moves 5G smartphones a step closer to reality

Auction moves 5G smartphones a step closer to reality
The advent of 5G mobile and smartphones has moved closer with the completion of the auction of the bandwidth for the next generation of mobile internet services. Regulator Ofcom said £1.36 billion was raised in the auction, which saw Vodafone, EE, O2 and Three all managing to secure the necessary bandwidth. Not only will access to the internet be generally faster on 5G, but Ofcom…

Keep it CleanKeep it Clean

No matter how you choose to sell your mobile phone, there is one thing you should do first – erase all personal data. Your phone has a wealth of personal information inside it, from the content of text messages to the numbers of all your contacts. Some people even store vital information relating to finance of banking in their phone’s memory and smartphones such as…

Keys to Touchscreen – Are You Ready?

Getting used to the latest mobile phones and tablets might not be high on your list of things to do, particularly if you’re of the I’m-used-to-this-one school of thought. According to Apple, touchscreens are the present and future. According to Blackberry, it’s not quite time to count out keypads. Here are a few pros and cons for the touchscreen virgin thinking of an upgrade (and…

The Ethics of Your Home Electronics

We all want to live ethically and with pertinent environmental concern, but it can be tough to spot the perpetrators when it comes to choosing ethically produced electrical devices for your lifestyle. As mobile phone recycling experts with global reach, we’re pretty in tune with world issues of ethical production and waste disposal. So while you mull over sending us your old mobiles for cash,…

Tablet or Smartphone

As the festive season draws in and Christmas lists are compiled, our own little elves are busy getting ready for the huge influx of used mobile phones and tablets we handle over the holiday period. Not content with filling our stockings with phone recycling treasure, here are a few tips to help you decide between those two fabulous devices for your Christmas present – smartphones…

Upgrading to Apple iPhone 5 could be made cheap with Mazuma

The eagerly awaited Apple iPhone 5 will be officially announced tomorrow and by no doubt existing Apple iPhone users will be cramming to get their hands on the latest iPhone. As experienced during the Apple iPhone 4 launch in 2009, Mazuma Mobile predicts many savvy iPhones users will sell their old iPhone to help fund their new Apple iPhone 5 purchase. In June 2009, when…

Contract or PAYG?

It’s an eternal conundrum; the shiny new phone of contract mobile service... or the cheaper option on PAYG? As mobile phone recycling gurus (if we might say so ourselves!) we’ve really done our research in this field, and even here in Mazuma HQ we’re a mix of PAYG devotees and contract crazy fanatics!