T Mobile pl: Polish mobile operator. Mobile operator T-Mobile in Poland - choose tariffs, remember useful codes New tariffs from T-mobile with free roaming in Europe

This is a real (not virtual) operator originally from Germany. It would be correct to say that T-Mobile is a large holding (a group of companies subordinate to a single manager in the person of Deutsche Telekom) operating in the field of communications.

The brand is represented almost all over the world and deals not only with cellular networks, but also wired internet, telephony and many other specialized areas of the market. In the context of our material, it is the mobile (cellular) services of T-Mobile in Poland that are of interest.

Before moving directly to tariffs and packages, let us recall that virtual, which we described in detail earlier, is one of the forms of provision of T-Mobile services on the Polish market. Therefore, many of the services of both operators, which involve working “within the network”, apply to both T-Mobile and Heya.

Where can I buy a T-Mobile starter pack?

Finding a starter package for this operator, like any of its competitors, is not difficult. Cards can usually be purchased:

• In special sales offices in shopping centers.
• Representative offices of the company.
• In stores selling home appliance technicians and primarily mobile phones.
• At dealers.
• In newspaper stalls.
• At the post office.

Polish legislation requires mandatory identification of the SIM card owner. Without this, no T-Mobile (or other carrier) phones will work.

How to register and activate a T-Mobile SIM card?

You can register a new SIM card at any point of sale, except, perhaps, newspaper stalls. If the card was purchased there, you need to go to any of the official offices or sales points and make free activation. To do this, you only need a passport or other identification document (Pole card, residence card, etc.).

You can also transfer a SIM card that previously belonged to one of the competitors to this operator. For this T-Mobile offers bonus – 30 days of free use his services. You can go to the operator on this page of the official website.

Now you need to activate the SIM card. In most cases, it is enough to make a call for the tariff/card to become active.

The need to send various codes, words, numbers (for example, until recently it was necessary to send the word “SO” to the operator) has now disappeared.

Tariffs of the mobile operator T-Mobile in Poland

Let us briefly recall what tariffs and packages are and what their differences are.

Rate– these are certain conditions for using your phone / SIM card, laid down initially and valid constantly. The tariff is subject to change.

Plastic bag is a set of services that can be purchased additionally. They can be one-time, designed for several cycles, or permanent. At the end of the package, you can connect any other one or not connect any, continuing to use the phone according to the tariff.

For example, 300 MB per day of traffic are provided according to the tariff. By using it, the client can purchase a package at additional traffic. However, before connecting packages, changing tariffs, etc., you need to buy a SIM card and register it.

Tariffs are a changeable phenomenon. The cost of minutes, megabytes and other parameters change quite often for marketing and other reasons. The rates presented below are current at the time of publication of the article. We will try to keep them up to date.

Before dialing the number to switch to a particular tariff, check on the operator’s official website that it is valid.

25 zlotys for 30 days

This is one of the most popular tariffs, however, perhaps the fact is that the other two appeared relatively recently.

All rates include service inside Poland. We will talk about the cost of roaming services below.

25 + 5 zlotys for 30 days

The tariff is in many ways similar to the previous one, but for 5 additional zlotys a number of advantages open up.

The tariff includes unlimited MMS, as well as unlimited video viewing on sites of a certain list. Since the next tariff includes the same services, we will describe the list of free sites in more detail below.

5 zlotys for 5 days

According to the list of services, the tariff resembles the previous one. The main difference is that it is activated for 5 days.

Among other things, all tariffs imply an account duration of 365 days.

Promotion from T-Mobile

The last two tariffs include viewing free video. The following services participate in this promotion:

• Amazon Prime Video.
• Chili Cinema.
• Filmy Google Play.
• Netflix.
• Player.
• Showmax.
• TVP Sport.
• TVP Stream.
• TVP VOD.
• Vevo.
• VoD.pl.
• WP Pilot/Videostar.
• Wyborcza.pl.
• Youtube.

The playback speed depends on the quality of the coverage at the viewing location.

Advantageous unlimited communication packages

Three subscription options are offered, providing enhanced communication opportunities. Both old clients and upon activation of the “starter” can switch to these tariffs.

You need to understand:

1. The parameters for conversation minutes, SMS and MMS specified below apply to both Poland and roaming in the EU equally.
2. Internet traffic is indicated exclusively for Poland (see below for roaming parameters).
3. The contract is concluded/extended for 24 months.

You can activate packages in offices, points of sale or through your personal account on the website / in mobile application. To make the online transition, you must have an account (register on the website).

Roaming in EU countries

Despite the adoption of laws on the abolition of roaming in the European Union, operators still continue to indicate different numbers of services for domestic and external use.

Exact data on roaming costs can be found on the operator’s website. For example, this link will open prices for Ukraine. There you can change the country to any other and check the prices.

However, two of the three tariffs above (“25 to 30” and “25+5 to 30”) already include some intra-European roaming conditions:

• 100 minutes (both incoming and outgoing minutes are taken into account).
• 50 SMS.
• 500 megabytes of traffic.

Upon completion, as well as for the “5 to 5” tariff, the following prices apply:

• 0.04 pln per minute of outgoing call.
• 0.01 pln per minute of incoming call.
• 0.01 pln per SMS.
• 0.01 pln per MMS.
• 14.91 pln for 1 GB of Internet traffic.

All these parameters are already included in tariff plans and additional orders don't require.

Special offer for Ukrainians

At the moment, there are two packages, the activation of which will allow you to save money on calls to Ukrainian operators. Please note that the offer is interesting specifically for calls, because... sending SMS will be equivalent to 1-2 minutes of the package.

All letters in SMS are Latin, capitalized. Writing in Cyrillic will lead to an error.

How can I additionally order internet?

In the specified tariffs, calls and SMS are provided without restrictions. Two out of three have unlimited and MMS. Accordingly, there is no need to increase their number.

Additional packages for Internet traffic may be relevant:

Volume (Poland/EU)	Cost, pln	Duration, days	Activation code
1/ 0.64 GB	10	30	*140*702#
2 / 0.97 GB	15	30	*140*703#
3 / 0.64 GB	10	10	*140*704#
3 / 1.29 GB	20	30	*140*705#
5 / 1.93 GB	30	60	*140*706#
12 / 3.22 GB	50	60	*140*707#
25 / 6.44 GB	100	120	*140*708#

These and other services can be activated through your personal account by registering on the operator’s website, and through the automatic menu, which must be called up by pressing the combination *104# .

How can I find out my number?

To find out if your number is activated (registered), dial *100# — you will receive an SMS with all the registration information, including phone number, current tariff, etc.

How to call the operator?

To contact technical support (“ Hotline") type:

1. From your T-Mobile: *9602.
2. From another number within Poland: 602 960 200.
3. From abroad: +48 602 960 200.

The above numbers are used for technical issues. Problems with the financial component of relations with the operator are resolved by these phones:

• Through a special website doladowania.t-mobile.pl.
• In your personal account “Mój T‑Mobile”.
• At T-Mobile sales offices.
• Purchasing coupons in stores, kiosks, stalls, and gas stations.
• At ATMs.
• Through Internet banking.
• Using Bitcoin.

Of course, many methods overlap: for example, to pay through the above site, you can use by bank card etc.

Useful codes

The operator stopped publishing various information access codes on the website, rightly believing that the data personal account more than enough.

We will recall some old codes, however their performance is not guaranteed, and services may be subject to payment.

How to check your balance on T-Mobile?

The account was previously verified using the code *101# . The data came via SMS message. Funds were withheld for the service according to the tariff.

How to connect to the Internet?

This question is often asked by our readers, but modern tariffs are already sold at activated functions, incl. and internet connection. All you have to do is register the card and you can use it. If there is not enough traffic, purchase additional packages, which are described above.

Please note that Internet inoperability may not be due to the need for activation, but to incorrect/missing phone settings.

How to find out the remaining Internet traffic (megabytes)?

By analogy with checking the balance, the remainder of the traffic was previously checked with a special code. This *100*860*1# . However, it is currently recommended to check the parameters through “My T-Mobile”.

Conclusion

T-Mobile is one of the leading players in the market mobile communications Poland. Having their drawbacks, the operator’s tariffs also provide a lot of additional amenities. When choosing a cellular provider, be sure to compare all available offers and connect the one that turns out to be the most interesting.

Gadget manufacturers

The name T-Mobile International AG belongs to the holding company of the various mobile communications subsidiaries of Deutsche Telekom AG outside Germany. Based in the German city of Bonn, the subsidiaries operate GSM, UMTS and LTE-based cellular networks in Europe, the USA, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The company owns financial stakes in mobile operators in both Central and Eastern Europe. In total, the T-Mobile brand is present in twelve European countries, as well as in the United Kingdom, USA, etc. Its subsidiaries have more than two hundred million subscribers around the globe. T-Mobile can confidently be called the fifteenth largest supplier mobile services for subscribers all over the world.

The first mobile communications in Germany were radiotelephony, operated and owned by the state postal monopoly Deutsche Bundespost. It launched the first-generation equivalent of C-Netz (also known as C-Tel) in 1985, the first true German mobile network.

In the summer of 1989, West Germany set about reorganizing DB and consolidating telecommunications into a new bloc, Deutsche Bundespost Telekom. Three years later, work began on the first GSM network in Germany - together with C-Netz as a subsidiary of DeTeMobil. In 1995 the company shortened its name to Deutsche Telekom. The following year, its privatization began. At the same time, DT began to rename its subsidiaries, adding the prefix “T”. Thus, DeTeMobil became known as T-Mobil. By 2002, the subsidiary had become known as T-Mobile. In early April 2010, it merged with T-Home and formed a new branch. The T-Mobile brand was simplified and replaced in Germany by the Telekom brand. However, it is still used in markets outside the country.

In November 2010, the English branch of T-Mobile created a joint venture with the mobile operator Orange (provider of France Telecom UK). Thanks to this event, the largest mobile network operator called EE appeared in the UK. Despite the creation of a joint venture, both brands continue to coexist in the country's market.

In the summer of 2014, the Telekom group bought two Romanian companies, acquiring almost 40% of the shares. Previously, in 2001, T-Mobile acquired 100% of the shares former network max.mobil. network, thanks to which the new T-Mobile Austria brand was introduced in April 2002. In 2005, the former competitor tele.ring was purchased, now used as a discount brand. Today it is a well-known Austrian mobile operator. Since T-Mobile's acquisition, it is no longer a legally independent entity.

The company entered the Croatian market in the fall of 1999, when DT bought a 35% stake in Hrvatski telekom, including the service provider cellular communications Cronet. Two years later, an agreement was signed with the Croatian government to purchase another 16% of the shares, which was necessary for a majority in the holding. In January 2003, Hrvatski telekom collected all their mobile assets under a single brand, HTmobile. After some time, the brand became known as T-Mobile Croatia, which corresponded to the names of all branches of the global T-Mobile “family”. The brand remained active in the mobile business until 2013, when it was replaced by a single brand, Hrvatski Telekom.

In the Czech Republic, T-Mobile was originally known as Paegas. She has worked in the market of this country since the spring of 1996. More than five million clients used the company's services. The Czech branch works with mobile networks GSM standard in the 900 and 1800 megahertz bands, and also has the right to operate UMTS networks. In the fall of 2005, they became the first operator in the republic to launch third-generation Internet 4G technology.

As mentioned above, the history of the company in Germany began with the postal state monopoly Deutsche Bundespost. It was they who launched the “C” networks, which began to function in 1985. After German reunification in 1990, this network expanded to the eastern part of the country.

Since 1992, the DeTeMobil subsidiary began operating the first GSM frequency of 900 megahertz in Germany. At the same time, digital services were sold under the D1 brand. Analogue cellular services continued to be provided by DeTeMobil simultaneously under the existing C-Tel brand. In 1994, Short Message Service (SMS) was introduced. By 1996, the names of subsidiaries acquired the prefix “T”. In 1997, D1 introduced the prepaid service "Xtra".

C-Netz services were discontinued in 2000. Despite numerous changes to brand names and subsidiaries, Germans sometimes continue to use the T-D1 name in Germany and refer to T-Mobile as D1. Since mid-spring 2010, the company merged with T-Home. In Germany, the brand was replaced by the Telekom brand. In the country's domestic market, it remains the largest mobile operator, with almost 38 million subscribers (as of early winter 2013).

On the day Hungary joined the European Union, the former Westel company decided not only to change its name, but also its entire approach to marketing as a whole. At that time it was the most popular Hungarian cellular network. The company was named T-Mobile Hungary. After a series of financial changes, it formed Hungarian Telekom (though the Hungarians themselves still use the name T-Mobile). In parallel, the company is committed to providing high-speed services, including 3G, EDGE and HSDPA in major cities in Hungary. Since early 2012, it has also provided LTE at 1.8 gigahertz.

In the Republic of Macedonia the company was previously known as Mobimak. She has been working on the Macedonian market since 1996. In the fall of 2006, rebranding took place. By the beginning of the next summer, T-Mobile Macedonia already had one million subscribers, of which 85% were active and using the services. Over time, the company covered 98% of the country's population. It received a GSM 900 license. In addition, the company began offering GPRS, MMS and mobile Internet. EDGE was also introduced. In 2007, a license application was submitted to use UMTS.

The company's appearance on the Montenegrin market occurred in 2006 after the acquisition of the mobile operator MoNet GSM. The newly founded company T-Mobile Montenegro was wholly owned by T-Crnogorski Telekom (a subsidiary of DT). Since the launch of MoNet GSM as part of this organization, the operator has become an independent limited liability company. In the 2000s, the company began to occupy more than 30% of the Montenegrin market, using GSM9 900, EDGE and GPRS technologies. Since the summer of 2007, 3G and UMTS have become available in large cities and on the coast of the country.

The company entered the Dutch market in the fall of 2002 when it acquired Ben. Like other subsidiaries, it soon acquired a new name, namely, T-Mobile Netherlands. The 2007 acquisition of Orange Netherlands (part of France Telecom) made the subsidiary the third largest mobile operator in the country. Back then, there were rumors in the telecom industry about Deutch Telecom's poor performance in the market.

In the spring of 2010, the company made a statement that there were difficulties with the throughput of its 3G networks. After strong pressure from clients and the media, she finally admitted that the problem existed. The company has also been unable to keep up with the times, namely, to meet the growing demand for smartphones. Initially, she stated that the cause of the problem should be sought either in the mobile phone or in the SIM card, but this turned out not to be the case. Poor throughput was most noticeable in cities and densely populated areas.

There were problems making or receiving calls, text messages, or data transfers. A huge number of customers were unable to use any of these services at all in cities or urban areas when the network was congested (Amsterdam and Utrecht were affected, for example). Under public pressure, the company began refunding money to those consumers from whom complaints were received. Tens of millions of euros had to be invested to modernize the network.

In Poland, T-Mobile has more than thirteen million customers. The subsidiary holds licenses for GSM 900, 1800 and UMTS. It was previously known as Era. The rebranding took place in the summer of 2011. It should be noted that the Polish branch has some of the most expensive offers for local customers with their own phones. Despite this, he, together with the Polish bank Alior Bank, owns a low-cost Internet bank. The official name of this bank is one of the longest in the history of the market.

The company entered the Slovak market in the spring of 2005. This happened after the EuroTel network was rebranded and renamed T-Mobile Slovensko (now Telekom). Eurotel Bratislava was partly owned by Slovak Telekom, the incumbent fixed-line operator, which later bought 100% of its shares. This operator is merged with T-Mobile Slovensko on the Slovak market under the name Telekom. The T-Mobile brand is no longer active in the mobile business market. The Telekom network offers GSM, UMTS and Flash OFDM access. Mobile data transmission is carried out via GSM, 3G and 4G (with UMTS and EDGE extensions). The Flash OFDM network has proven to be commercially successful, despite the fact that it is not very widespread. It supports download speeds of up to 5.8 megabits per second.

In the UK, the company launched its operations as Mercury One2One - the world's first mobile phone service. GSM standard 1800. The company was later known simply as One2One, and was acquired by DT in 1999 before being renamed T-Mobile in 2002. Now the branch offers two forms of payment for the user to choose from (on a monthly contract or subject to availability) Money).

The contract's monthly payment includes a variety of minutes, as well as "flexible boosters" that allow you to change them from month to month as needed. 3G UMTS services were launched in the fall of 2003. At the end of 2007, the upcoming merger of high speed 3G and HSDPA networks was confirmed.

In 2009, Orange and DT announced negotiations to merge in the UK to create the largest mobile operator. In the spring of 2010, the merger was approved by the European Commission. The new company was named EE. T-Mobile and Orange continued to operate in the market as separate brands for at least eighteen months. Both were run by the new parent organization.

T-Mobile USA is also a subsidiary of T-Mobile International AG. They provide wireless voice, messaging and data services in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (under the T-Mobile, MetroPCS and GoSmart Mobile brands). The company operates the fourth and fifth largest wireless networks, the largest in the American market. It has more than fifty million customers and annual revenue exceeding $21 billion.

The nationwide network reaches 96% of Americans. The company is licensed to operate 1900 MHz GSM and UMTS digital cellular networks covering areas of the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It provides coverage even in places where it does not have the appropriate radio spectrum licenses - thanks to roaming agreements with other compatible network operators.

In addition to its cellular network, T-Mobile USA operates a nationwide Internet Wi-Fi access under the T-Mobile HotSpots brand. The brand offers more than 8,000 hotspots in a variety of locations, such as offices, hotels, airlines, airports and cafes. By the way, the history of T-Mobile in the USA goes back to 1994 and originates from a subsidiary of VoiceStream Wireless PCS. After being separated from the parent organization in the spring of 1999, it was purchased by DT.

Unfortunately, this was fraught with problems due to differences between the US and German services. In particular, difficulties were expressed in the inconsistency of frequencies between different countries, and also in the fact that images in text messages could not travel from one network to another.

T-Mobile's parent company, DT, is known as a sponsor of the German football club Bayern Munich during the championship. It also became the official sponsor of the professional club West Bromwich Albion in the English Football Champions League, and previously provided financial support to Rotterdam United, Rangers and Celtic.

The company is widely known as a manufacturer mobile phones and communicators. For example, a well-known smartphone is the myTouch 4G Slide model - a smartphone with Android control, which came out in 2011.

In 2012, the Concord communicator was released.

The large number of citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in Poland can be explained by several reasons: some work there, some came to visit relatives or friends, some as tourists. Whatever purpose you are there for, you will need. One of the most popular mobile operators in this country is T-Mobile. In this article we will look at the services provided by T-Mobile in Poland.

Procedure for purchasing and registering a T-Mobile SIM card in Poland

T-Mobile is a popular German mobile operator. Present in many countries, including Poland. In this country it still exists under the name Heyah (virtual operator). Let's first consider the procedure for purchasing and registering a SIM card from this operator.

According to Polish law, when purchasing a SIM card from any operator, registration of its owner is required. Some Polish operators offer certain bonuses for registration. Heyah offers unlimited calls for 30 days and 10 GB of mobile data.

To purchase and register a SIM card, you must present an identity card at the point of sale (for citizens of other countries - a foreign passport, a Pole card or a residence card). Then, to activate the card, you need to send an SMS “TAK” (in Latin letters) to the number 80575. The minimum cost of the T-Mobile starter package is 5 zlotys.

Tariff plans

The T-Mobile operator offers several tariff plans for Polish subscribers:

• 2w1 – unlimited calls within the network (T-Mobile and Heyah);
• 3w1 – unlimited calls within the network + 1 GB of mobile Internet (for a month);
• 4w1 – unlimited calls within the network +1 GB of mobile Internet (for a month) + free SMS.

This operator has tariff plan with free roaming in Europe. It costs 25 zlotys and is valid for 30 days. This tariff plan includes unlimited calls and SMS within Poland and EU countries, as well as 10 GB of mobile Internet. Of these 10 GB, 1.26 GB can be used for roaming within the European Union. T-Mobile also offers a one-night plan. It costs 1 zloty and includes free calls and SMS throughout the country, as well as 300 MB of mobile Internet. If there is not enough traffic, the operator gives you the opportunity to purchase additional megabytes or gigabytes.

additional information

To recharge your balance on T-Mobile, you must purchase a 14-digit recharge code. This code can be purchased at any store of this operator, as well as at any grocery store or kiosk. Then you need to dial the combination *111*code#. That is, in this combination you must enter the purchased code.

Virtual operator Heyah offers calls to Belarus and Ukraine at discounted prices. A minute of conversation to Belarus will cost 1 zloty, to Ukraine – 0.69 zloty. To do this, you need to enter the combination *100*870#.

Competition forces mobile operators Poland to attract clients different ways. Each operator has its own pros and cons. T-Mobile's plans aren't the cheapest. However, this well-known operator has an undeniable advantage - the highest quality communication. And this is important.

Despite the fact that the only major manufacturer supplying smartphones to the Russian market on the MS Smartphone platform ( Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphones) is Motorola (in fact, representing Chi Mei products), the main global supplier of such products is HTC, which produces, in addition to PDAs, a full range of smartphones and communicators based on Microsoft OS. We are already familiar with the products of this company based on the Pocket PC platform (see reviews of T-Mobile MDA III and MDA Compact), now let's get acquainted with their smaller brothers.

In the last generation HTC smartphones There are three similar products, differing only in design details and keyboard construction. The basic model is called Typhoon and is equipped with an elongated joystick button (it is sold under the designations i-Mate SP3, Qtek 8080), its slightly improved modification is equipped with a round five-way joystick and is called HTC Feeler (i-Mate SP3i, Qtek 8020), the latest version supplemented with four special keys on the front panel to control the player function and is called HTC Amadeus (T-Mobile SDA Music, Qtek 8020i). In general, these three slightly modified products are available under the full range of brands under which HTC products are sold.

T-Mobile SDA is an HTC Feeler, the design of which has been slightly redesigned exclusively for the customer - a large Western European operator. It features a black plastic body (as opposed to silver aluminum with a black insert on the front panel) and a pair of additional keys for accessing Internet Explorer(in which the home page is, naturally, the T-Mobile service) and a program for working with messages.

Design and Construction

T-Mobile SDA is a monoblock device of average size for today's times. It is often claimed that HTC Typhon/Feeler/Amadeus is the first smartphone whose dimensions are no larger than regular phone. This is not entirely true: SDA is still slightly larger than devices such as the Motorola E398 or Sony Ericsson K700i (namely, these products can be considered “average” for today), although the difference is minimal. Secondly, the Motorola MPx200, even at the time of its release, was about as much larger than the average flip phone, and much more compact than most smartphones of its time, and even smartphones today. However, this does not detract from the advantages of SDA, and it can be considered one of the smallest modern devices based on an open OS, at least it is significantly smaller than Nokia smartphones, even the latest 3230 and 6680/6681 are slightly larger than it.

As we already said, SDA is the exclusive design version of Feeler. The body consists of two halves, back panel black, matte, front - also black, but glossy, concave sides are also black, but smoother than the back surface; next to them, closer to the front surface, there are two metal overlay plates that add silver to the color scheme of the design. The assembly of the case is very neat, the materials are quite hard, so there are no backlashes or creaks even when the smartphone is compressed quite strongly. The only drawback is that the back surface is quite easily soiled; fingerprints are clearly visible on it, having a smoother, glossier surface than a clean panel. Unlike dirt on glossy panels, which is more noticeable but easily erased, these stains cannot be removed by simply rubbing the phone on clothing; they need to be removed specifically.

The main keyboard consists of a standard digital block and management group. The main keys are medium in size, they are located closely, but have a convex profile, both in vertical and horizontal sections, making them clearly distinguishable to the touch. The control group consists of a five-way joystick, call and end keys, two soft keys, and two more standard buttons for MS Smartphone - Home And Back, as well as two special keys added to the special version for T-Mobile - calling Internet Explorer with the home page T-Mobile services and access to messages. The joystick button and end call keys are convenient, their sizes and mechanical forces are optimally selected. The soft and Windows keys, lined up under the screen, are too small, they are not very convenient to find, and besides, the small width makes pressing uncomfortable, the keys slightly cut your finger.

On the number keys, only Latin letters are printed by the factory; on our sample (as, probably, on most batches of this device), Russian letters are applied by laser engraving. They are dimmer than Latin ones, but they can be seen quite easily, especially with backlighting.

Apparently, the smartphone does not have a keypad lock. The instructions on this matter are silent, and standard key combinations do not work. This is very inappropriate, since the keys are quite light and are often pressed accidentally. The joystick especially suffers, as it is pressed almost constantly if the phone is placed with its front side facing some relatively hard object in the pocket, for example, a wallet. Other buttons also work.

Additionally, volume control and photography keys are located on the side faces. The two-position rocker volume control is on the left edge, near the very top edge, and is small and difficult to find due to both its size and location. Exactly the same, but on the opposite side there is a button Photo, it is just as inconvenient, but for working with a smartphone it is not so critical.

On the top edge of the smartphone there is a power switch and an infrared port window, on the bottom there are headset connectors (standard concentric micro-jack with a diameter of 2.5 mm) and Mini USB, to which you can connect both a data cable and Charger.

On the rear surface there is a built-in VGA camera lens and a mirror for self-portrait photography.

An unusual element of SDA equipment is a photosensor located under the keyboard. The phone can be configured so that, depending on the readings of this sensor, the system will decide whether to turn on the keyboard backlight. Despite its apparent uselessness, this system allows - in theory - to resolve eternal problem readability of inscriptions on backlit and non-backlit keys in different lighting conditions. But in practice, the SDA color combination - white letters on a black background - is not subject to such problems, so to some extent the precaution is unnecessary.

T-Mobile SDA is equipped with a 2.2″ TFT display with 65,536 colors and a resolution of 176×220 pixels. The screen is visually larger than the Motorola MPx 200/220, with the same resolution, this means that it has a slightly larger grain size, but this does not affect image quality too much. The picture is bright, clear, medium color saturation. The display is transreflective, so it can be read normally in the sun.

The phone comes with a 1050 mAh lithium-ion battery. It is held in the socket by a pair of protrusions at the upper end, the lower edge is held by friction, and the battery is also pressed by the lid. For ease of removal, there are cutouts in the side walls of the compartment through which you can grab the battery with your fingers using specially made protrusions on the side faces. Under the battery there are slots for a SIM card and a miniSD memory card, so in practice there is no question of hot-swapping the latter - it cannot be removed without removing the battery, and therefore without turning off the smartphone. The battery compartment is closed with a plastic cover on a sliding mount.

Equipment

The smartphone is equipped quite richly. In addition to the device itself, the delivery set includes a charger with a Mini USB output connector, a data cable with a USB interface, a stereo headset of average quality, a fabric holster, a user manual (including a small booklet in Russian, it is well published, but it contains speech This is not about a modified Feeler, but about a classic Typhoon, which is noticeable in the pictures), a disk with standard software (ActiveSync and Pocket Outlook), and also - attention - a disk with software localization from Paragon. Taking this opportunity, we would like to say hello to Dixis and the Russian representative office of Motorola, who, for the sake of exclusivity, did not supply official MPx200 smartphones had a localization distribution kit, which forced us to run to the service center after each “hard” reboot to restore the localization. Even the absolute and undisputed “serial”, which is T-Mobile products in Russia and the CIS, provides better user support.

Configuration

T-Mobile SDA (as, indeed, all other products based on HTC Feeler) is based on the TI OMAP 730 processor. The device is equipped with 32 MB random access memory and 64 MB - permanent. From the first, 23.76 MB are available for recording user data, from the second - 9.79 MB. The expansion slots include miniSD - as follows from the specification of this interface and its location, only memory can be connected to it, but not peripherals. The SDA has only one wired interface - USB (with the ability to charge the battery from the USB bus), wireless ones include IrDA and Bluetooth. The latter supports Headset, Hands-free and Serial Port profiles; the phone does not have the ability to directly transfer files via the OBEX protocol.

Software

T-Mobile SDA runs Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphones and is equipped with a corresponding set of standard software applets. Their capabilities are described in detail in Motorola reviews MPx200 and MPx220, so here we will only focus on distinctive features S.D.A.

Control. With the exception of two shortcut keys, it fully complies with the MS Smartphone standard. The only exception is one annoying moment: when exiting a submenu with the key Back, the menu of the previous level is displayed from the first page, even if the corresponding sub-item was on the next one. For example, if you exit the submenu Standard, or Games(which are on the third page of the main menu), the system will display the first page of the main menu (items Call log, Messages, Contacts etc.). To go after this to one of the neighboring points (the same Games or Standard), you will have to scroll through the main menu from the beginning, which, naturally, is inconvenient.

Contacts. Now access to the built-in address book, SIM manager and Photo Caller ID program, allowing you to assign photos to contacts that are displayed when incoming call, are collected in one main menu item, accessible immediately after pressing the key Start(left soft key).

T-Zones. Read: "Internet Explorer". A browser is disguised here, and, naturally, the home page of which is set to the main page of T-Mobile services. The phone comes pre-installed with a fairly large list of links recommended by the operator in the section Favorites. Of course, both this list and the home page You can redefine it yourself.

Camera. This is access to the functions of the built-in camera. It allows you to take photos and record videos. You can take photographs with resolutions of 640×480, 320×240 and 160×120 pixels, there is also special modes to take a photo card for a contact and a background image for a desktop theme. Provides: four times digital zoom, selectable white balance, night photography, monochrome photography and two color filters (sepia and cool tones). Video can be recorded in MPEG-4, M-JPEG and H.263 formats. In all cases, two resolutions are available - 176x144 and 128x96 pixels. You can limit the file size to a specified number of kilobytes or use a preset that sets a file size limit for sending via MMS. The shooting quality is typical for VGA cameras.

Album. This is a proprietary HTC applet designed for centralized work with graphics, audio and video. This program is familiar to us from MDA Compact; in many cases it replaces Windows Media Player.

EmailWiz. This is a simple wizard to configure your email settings.

Java Manager. A program for managing and executing Java MIDlets, it is extremely easy to use.

Task Manager. This simple program allows you to manage tasks and applications running on your smartphone - view the list of programs currently running and close unnecessary ones. Previously, you had to install it yourself (although it was often included in the package), but now it is pre-installed in the smartphone from the very beginning.

Impressions and conclusions

The quality of communication provided by the T-Mobile SDA is quite sufficient for urban conditions, however, the range of radio technical characteristics of this model, as it seemed to us, is somewhat lower than that of most other modern phones. At least, wheezing and frame dropouts when reception conditions deteriorate appear earlier in this smartphone than in other modern devices.

From a full battery charge, the device operates for 3-4 days with moderate active use of functions and programs, and a small number of conversations.

The polyphonic ringer sounds quite loud, its power is greater than that of other smartphones on the Microsoft platform, and its volume is approximately equal to that of Nokia smartphones. The vibration signal is well felt; it is characterized by a frequency slightly higher than average and a fairly large amplitude. Vibration is felt more strongly on the side surfaces of the device, but the front and back sides also transmit it well.

Our opinion of the T-Mobile SDA (and therefore of the entire family of smartphones based on the Feeler reference design) ends up being good. The device is attractive due to its small size, fairly high performance (in this respect it is noticeably better than the Motorola MPx200 and even slightly superior to the MPx220), large size and good quality display, fairly convenient controls, and the presence of a Mini USB connector. In general, the device is easy to use and functional.

However, we cannot call the Feeler the “ideal smartphone” that some people consider it to be. The disadvantages include the already mentioned issues with sensitivity and minor problems in ergonomics (lack of keyboard locking, small soft keys), and the main competitor - Motorola MPx220 - has a number of advantages in comparison with it (more convenient access to the memory card, 1. 3-megapixel camera instead of VGA, a larger set of pre-installed programs).

Overall, however, T-Mobile SDA is a very good solution that is attractive to users, especially given the MPx220's limited availability and reasonable, gradually decreasing price.

Tinkoff Mobile summed up the activity of its clients abroad and in Russia in the period from June 1 to August 31, 2018. This summer they visited 125 countries, but Tinkoff Mobile was the leader in the number of subscribers registered in the networks local operators, became Türkiye.

Top 10 countries by the number of tourists - Tinkoff Mobile subscribers in the summer of 2018:

1. Türkiye
2. Italy
3. Spain
4. Belarus
5. Germany
6. Finland
7. France
8. Greece
9. Poland
10. Czech Republic

Users spent the longest time talking on the phone in Turkey, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain and Greece - here Tinkoff Mobile subscribers spent almost half of the total minutes spoken outside Russia this summer. At the same time, while on vacation, they were equally active in making outgoing and receiving incoming calls. The average duration of calls by Tinkoff Mobile clients abroad was 2.7 minutes.

Tourists most often used mobile Internet in Italy - it accounted for about 20% of all Internet traffic downloaded by Tinkoff Mobile clients. On average, this summer each subscriber of the operator spent 70 MB of mobile Internet per day abroad. It is worth noting that the average daily consumption of Internet traffic by Tinkoff Mobile clients is growing monthly.

In international roaming, the operator’s subscribers also actively used messengers and social networks. Thus, Instagram became the most popular service - on it, users of Tinkoff Mobile services spent almost 20% of the total foreign Internet traffic of the summer season 2018. In second place was social network“VKontakte”, followed by the WhatsApp messenger.

For foreign trips, Tinkoff Mobile offers the “Unlimited instant messengers per day” option, which allows you to make an unlimited number of audio calls and send text messages to WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, iMessage, TamTam and IMO.IM.

When traveling around Russia, Tinkoff Mobile clients most often chose the Tver, Novgorod and Tula regions. Almost a quarter of all subscribers who traveled around the country this summer visited these regions.

Clients from Moscow turned out to be the most sociable - while traveling around Russia they spoke over 60% of all minutes. The leader in the number of outgoing calls was St. Petersburg, and the Krasnodar Territory for incoming calls. The longest average duration of a voice call in the summer was recorded in the Sakhalin region and amounted to 5 minutes 3 seconds.

Tinkoff Mobile clients most actively used mobile Internet in the Krasnodar Territory, Leningrad, Kaluga, Tver and Tula regions. These regions accounted for almost 40% of all Internet traffic downloaded by the operator’s subscribers while traveling around the country.