Initial details on 3′s new ‘Facebook Phone’

By on November 13, 2008 in Devices

The INQ1 or ‘The Facebook Phone’ is launched today. Our man RobK is on the scene. We’ll have more from you shortly — plus I’m hoping to be able to meet with one of their top executives tomorrow for a sit-down interview on camera.

We’ll bring you more on the handset shortly — but I’d like to highlight the shockingly good tariffs:

You’ve got a choice of two.

Tariff A: £15 per month

That includes: -

- Unlimited email, data, Skype etc.,
- Unlimited 3-3 on-net calls
- Unlimited cross network UK texts
- 75 cross network UK minutes

Tariff B: £20 per month

The extra fiver gets you an upgrade to 200 cross network UK minutes.

The handset itself? £79.99 PAYG.

We’ll have more on this shortly…

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  • http://intomobile.com constantine

    Can't wait to see the full MIR show on this handset! Now I love the crew, but please please please focus on the UI and UX of the device.

    Ideally copy this format and give us a COMPLETE over view of the hardware and more importantly, software: http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?…

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    That's good feedback Stefan, we'll focus on that. Tomorrow I think it'll be more about a chap talking about it — we'll hopefully get a look at the device too, but expect more in-depth stuff later on.

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Looks very impressive, specially for Facebook nuts – but what about Twitter?? Can you also ask the man from Three how the hell PAYG customers talk to humans – http://kiphakes.com/?p=67 :)

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    There's a reason Vodafone put you through to a British person in a British call centre within 3 rings… and it's an extra few zeros on the end of your bill ;-)

    I reckon they've got it about right. I know when I phone up and speak to the 3 Indian Call Centre chaps that … well… it's cheap, innit?

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Yes – but cheap doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to speak to anyone surely?

    Three seem massively keen to push their PAYG product, and it IS good – don't get me wrong – but it is fundamently flawed when you can't actually get customer service. No matter how much money I chuck onto my dongle – I am a customer – and expect service.

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    It's all about economics — it's cheap as chips. I reckon — unfortunately — if you want consistently GOOD customer service, you need to swap networks. 3 isn't configured to offer Voda levels.

    3 have made a commercial decision to NOT speak with you. Pretty shocking stuff, but actually, when you get down to it — it's cash related.

  • http://intomobile.com constantine

    Can't wait to see the full MIR show on this handset! Now I love the crew, but please please please focus on the UI and UX of the device.

    Ideally copy this format and give us a COMPLETE over view of the hardware and more importantly, software: http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?…

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    That's good feedback Stefan, we'll focus on that. Tomorrow I think it'll be more about a chap talking about it — we'll hopefully get a look at the device too, but expect more in-depth stuff later on.

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Looks very impressive, specially for Facebook nuts – but what about Twitter?? Can you also ask the man from Three how the hell PAYG customers talk to humans – http://kiphakes.com/?p=67 :)

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    There's a reason Vodafone put you through to a British person in a British call centre within 3 rings… and it's an extra few zeros on the end of your bill ;-)

    I reckon they've got it about right. I know when I phone up and speak to the 3 Indian Call Centre chaps that … well… it's cheap, innit?

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Yes – but cheap doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to speak to anyone surely?

    Three seem massively keen to push their PAYG product, and it IS good – don't get me wrong – but it is fundamently flawed when you can't actually get customer service. No matter how much money I chuck onto my dongle – I am a customer – and expect service.

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    It's all about economics — it's cheap as chips. I reckon — unfortunately — if you want consistently GOOD customer service, you need to swap networks. 3 isn't configured to offer Voda levels.

    3 have made a commercial decision to NOT speak with you. Pretty shocking stuff, but actually, when you get down to it — it's cash related.

  • http://lostupstairs.tumblr.com/ Constantine

    Can't wait to see the full MIR show on this handset! Now I love the crew, but please please please focus on the UI and UX of the device.

    Ideally copy this format and give us a COMPLETE over view of the hardware and more importantly, software: http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?…

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    That's good feedback Stefan, we'll focus on that. Tomorrow I think it'll be more about a chap talking about it — we'll hopefully get a look at the device too, but expect more in-depth stuff later on.

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Looks very impressive, specially for Facebook nuts – but what about Twitter?? Can you also ask the man from Three how the hell PAYG customers talk to humans – http://kiphakes.com/?p=67 :)

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    There's a reason Vodafone put you through to a British person in a British call centre within 3 rings… and it's an extra few zeros on the end of your bill ;-)

    I reckon they've got it about right. I know when I phone up and speak to the 3 Indian Call Centre chaps that … well… it's cheap, innit?

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Yes – but cheap doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to speak to anyone surely?

    Three seem massively keen to push their PAYG product, and it IS good – don't get me wrong – but it is fundamently flawed when you can't actually get customer service. No matter how much money I chuck onto my dongle – I am a customer – and expect service.

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    It's all about economics — it's cheap as chips. I reckon — unfortunately — if you want consistently GOOD customer service, you need to swap networks. 3 isn't configured to offer Voda levels.

    3 have made a commercial decision to NOT speak with you. Pretty shocking stuff, but actually, when you get down to it — it's cash related.

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