Upfront: when next you are tempted to say, “But So-and-So phone does the same thing as that phone does“, please resist the tempation. Until you have actually used a device/platform in the same way as has been described by someone, you do not know whether or not things square out. The joke might just be on you.

There has been so much noise about Android and the devices that run on that platform. Of recent, Dayo and I have been opportuned to use two Android devices intensively – the Galaxy Tab and the HTC Desire HD.

On paper and at first appearance, it didn’t seem that there was any incompetence on the part of those devices. That was until we got working with them.

Attaching Files to Email
The Galaxy Tab could not attach a 19MB PDF file in an outgoing mail. It kept responding that the file size exceeded the maximum limit.

Odd, but the Desire HD handled the same file without any issues. Why the disparity in performance in two devices running Android v2.2?

Also, with tablets being pushed as netbook replacements for some categories of users, why such a silly limitation? Also, one would have expected the Desire HD to have that limitation, if at all, and not the Tab.

Need I say that the Nokia N8 – widely maligned as “underpowered and dated” – has had no problems with email attachements of any size that we have ever thrown at it?

Copying Text in Email
We received a mail and needed to copy some portion of it for pasting elsewhere. For the life of the two of us, the Galaxy Tab offered us no such option to copy the text we needed.

While the Desire HD allowed us to copy text in the text editing section, the option did not exist in the body of forwarded mails.

In one instance, I had to pop out my Symbian-powered Nokia N8 to retrieve the mail, copy the needed section and paste into the required website, then load the website on the Desire HD to complete the editing. Duh.

Excuse me, but why should we have two super-duper Android 2.2 devices in our hands and ever need to look for something else in order to be able to copy text from a forwarded email?

Yes; Android has copy-and-paste but certainly not in the superb way in which it is integrated on Symbian or even BlackBerry. We have not had one situation in which we could not copy text on a BlackBerry device.

So…
Till date, no mobile platform meets my mobile computing needs like Symbian does. If I wanted a superb user interface without lots nof functionality or features, I’d give my cash for a WindowsPhone device. In my opinion, it is the best mobile UI out there for now. But if I want devices that do everything that I need, the logical platform is Symbian. In this regard, iOS doesn’t cut it for me. Android does not either. While BlackBerry (at least the Torch 9800) does, the unreliable BIS from our network providers simply mean its no good either.

PS: I keep wondering; BIS is a business-centric service. Why are our networks unable to provide the kind of reliability that business users need?

It is the versatility of Symbian that will see me upgrading to the Nokia E7 as soon as it hits our shores. The 4.0-inch display and QWERTY keyboard are strong attractions for me. And I am likely to continually give my vote to Symbian till other platforms meet up in terms of versatility, or till Symbian is certified dead.

When I purchased my Nokia N8, I had a serious challenge with the battery. I even returned the phone to the vendor for repairs because I thought it was faulty. The battery discharged completely every 5 hours after a full charge. It was a serious challenge, and I began to have regrets for buying the phone. A brief research showed that I was not the only person with this problem.

I read through what others did and applied the information. Now I can use my phone for 2 days before needing to charge it. The following suggestions are rather extreme but the could go a long way to save your battery power.

Like obtains on many modern smartphones, there are many features on your Nokia N8 that increase the demand on battery power and reduce the battery life time. The idea is to manage those features in order to conserve your device’s battery charge.

1. Always charge the battery fully (until the battery full notification is seen or the battery status bar stops running and stays in full position and charging indicator light is off).
2. Activate power saving mode. Press the power key, and select Activate power saving.
3. Change the synchronisation frequency for your mailbox. Select Menu > Applications > Mail, your mailbox, and  Options > Settings, and the relevant sync frequency settings.
4. Mute unnecessary tones, such as key tones.
5. Use wired headphones, rather than the loudspeaker.
6. Deactivate the background animation effects. Select Menu > Settings >Themes > General > Options > Theme effects > Off.
7. Deactivate the Big clock screen saver. Select Menu > Settings > Themes > Screen saver > None.
8. Features that use Bluetooth technology, or allowing such features to run in the background while using other features, increase the demand on battery power. To prolong the operating time of your device, turn the Bluetooth technology off when you do not need it (Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Bluetooth > Bluetooth = Off).
9. Features that use wireless LAN (WLAN) increase the demand on battery power. WLAN on your Nokia device switches off when you are not trying to connect, not connected to another access point, or not scanning for available networks. To further reduce battery consumption, you can specify that your device does not scan, or scans less often, for available networks in the background. WLAN switches off in between background scans. When Menu > Settings > Connectivity > WLAN > Options > Settings > Show WLAN availability is set to Never, the WLAN availability icon is not shown in the standby mode. However, you can still manually scan for available WLAN networks and connect to WLAN networks as usual.
10. If you have set Packet data connection to When available in connection settings, and there is no packet data coverage (GPRS), the device periodically tries to establish a packet data connection, which causes increased demand on battery power. To prolong the operating time of your device, select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Admin.settings > Packet Data > Packet data connection > When needed.
11. The Ovi Maps application downloads new map information when you scroll to new areas on the map, which increases the demand on battery power. You can avoid the automatic downloading of map data by downloading the needed map data via PC to your device.
12. If the signal strength of the cellular network varies much in your area, your device must scan for the available network repeatedly. This increases the demand on battery power. If the network mode is set to dual mode in the network settings, the device searches for the UMTS network. If it is not available, the device uses the available GSM network. To only use the GSM network, select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Network > Network mode > GSM.
13. The backlight of the display increases the demand on battery power. To change the timeout after which the backlight is switched off, select Menu > Settings > Phone > Display > Light time-out. To adjust the light sensor that observes the lighting conditions and adjusts the brightness of the display, in the display settings, select Light sensor
14. The notification lights can be turned off to save the battery. Select Menu > Settings > Phone > Notification lights and disable the breathing light in Breathing light and adjust the light settings for different events in Notification light menu.
15. Leaving applications running in the background increases the demand on battery power. To close the applications you do not use, press and hold the menu key, swipe to the application in the list and close it by selecting X.
16. Pay special attention that you don’t leave applications running in the background which are using GPS or network connection, for example Maps, if you are not using these applications.
17. Home screen widgets may periodically connect to internet if the home screen is in online mode. If you are not actively using the widgets, the automatic connection can be disabled by selecting Options > Widgets to offline mode on the home screen.
18. Installed 3rd party applications may consume extra power. Uninstall the application if you have noticed that power consumption has increased after the application was installed and if the application is not needed any more.
19. The AMOLED display in your device consumes more power with white color. Therefore the themes with a lot of white colors (e.g. in wallpaper image) may consume more power than the other themes.
20. When connecting to the internet, use a WLAN connection, rather than a packet data (GPRS or 3G) connection.
21. When you are listening to music, and do not want to make or receive calls, activate the offline profile.
22. It is recommended that you use the Nokia battery charger (AC-15) that was included in the sales package of your Nokia device. This charger is optimized for your Nokia device’s battery.

While having a conversation with a friend yesterday evening about the BlackBerry craze, he narrated an interesting experience. While in church during a marriage ceremony, two of the groom’s men were busy punching their BlackBerry smartphones. It took the preacher to call them to order. Even at that, one of them was still peeping by the side and looking at his phone every now and then.

This is just an example that I am sure you can relate with. The BlackBerry craze is everywhere. If you have never owned a BlackBerry, or don’t use yours as intensely, you might be wondering, What is this all about? I use a BB device intensely and have often asked myself how I would live without my BlackBerry. The truth is, that is exactly how many BlackBerry folks feel.

In this article, I will share with you how I use my own blackberry and the applications that have endeared the device to me.

Work
I need to be connected to the internet on both my phone and PC, because they are my tools for working and learning. For work, email is essential to me, and the experience on a BB is excellent. I have Gmail account setup on my device. It also synchronises my Gmail contacts with my phone. I can also customise my signature from the email set-up too. If there is any email that requires my urgent attention I am able to respond to it quickly. Yes; I know that so many other phones do that too. Still, that doesn’t take anything away from the BlackBerry.

BlackBerry Messenger is awesome as a collaboration tool. Not only can you chat with people,you can also send them voice notes, files, and pictures. I use BBM to hold meetings with teams I work with.

Play
I work hard and play hard too. I work in the mobile technology and social media industries. As such, tools like Twitter and Facebook are my trade. I use Ubbertwitter (now Ubbersocial), an app for Twitter and Facebook for BlackBerry devices.

I also have Snaptu installed on my BlackBerry. With Snaptu, I have access to Facebook, Twitter, my RSS feeds and so much more.
There’s also Google Mobile app, which includes, Gmail, Google maps, Google search and more via the browser.

WhatsApp allows me to chat with iPhone, Nokia and Android users.

The BlackBerry Catch
For me the main BlackBerry catch is its messaging convenience and how it is integrated with serviceslike Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Email, Gtalk and Yahoo Messenger. It may not compete with Android, iOS, WindowsPhone7 and Symbian in terms of number of available applications, but the BlackBerry’s communications capacity is simply awesome.

Another catch is the data compression technology. I have not been able to exhaust the monthly BIS subscription (See Why every Small Business Team Should Consider BlackBerry).

If I were using an Android, iOS, Symbian or WP7 phone, I am sure that I would need more than 1GB worth of data monthly (you know that costs N5,000 with Glo). If I were using mobile data on any of the other networks, I may have to use the mobile data plans of N1,000 per month which gives me just 100mb or 150mb data. Obviously with the many apps installed, that would not be enough.

Now you have it. I am sure many other BlackBerry users share my sentiments.

So, what is your own reason for loving the blackberry so much? Which blackberry apps do you use and why do you use them?

Some people just spite blackberry users due to the craze and attachment. Let’s hear from you too. Why would you never use a BlackBerry device?

All aboard!

Nokia played host to key bloggers at the Zen Garden, Isaac John Street, Ikeja yesterday. It was an informal, roundtable meeting at which participants discussed possible points of collaboration between Nokia and bloggers.

Nokia’s Communications Manager, Osagie Ogunbor, was chief host at the lunch event which lasted a couple of hours. There was lots to drink, eat, and sip.

Blogs represented at the event included:

• Mobility Nigeria
• Femme Lounge
• Linda Ikeji
• Bella Naija
• Brandwork Nigeria
• 24/7 Nigeria
• Supple magazine
• IT Realms
• TechnoWorld

Enjoy pictures from the event:

Etisalat Nigeria have re-packaged their mobile internet plans.

• 100MB Plan – N1,000 – Dial *229*2*1# to activate
• 500MB Plan – N3,000 – Dial *229*2*2# to activate
• 1.5GB Plan – N5,000 – Dial *229*2*4# to activate
• 3Gb Plan – N6,500 – Dial *229*2*3# to activate
• 6GB Plan – N8,000 – Dial *229*2*5# to activate

Other Plans include:

• Daily Plan (24 hours) – 10MB – N100 – Dial *229*3*1# to activate
• Weekly Mobile Bundle (7days) – 50MB – N500 – Dial *229*3*4# to activate
• Night Time and Weekends (Mon – Thurs; 9pm-7am) (Fri – Mon; 9pm-7am) – 3GB – N5,000 – Dial *229*3*3# to activate

Etisalat are also offering up to 1GB free data depending on the plan you purchase.

Purchasing the 1.5GB plan gives you 500MB to use in the next month. Buying either of the 3GB and 6GB plans, gives you 1GB free to use in the next month. This freebie is a limited-time offer running for three months only.

RIM has launched a new update to Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones that adds features users have been asking for – including geotagging, which allows users to identify their location with their tweets; new language support; cleaner interfaces; new notifications and more.

New Twitter for BlackBerry v 1.1 features include:  

 • @mention Push Notifications – Users are now alerted with push notifications to the ribbon when they have @mentions, helping users quickly reply to @mentions    

• Direct Messages – Renamed “Messages,” direct messages are now threaded in the style of BBM conversations. Related messages are grouped together, making the direct message area less cluttered

   • #Topic Autocomplete – When users include a hashtag in their tweet, a dropdown list of key words will be presented based on previously used #topics

   • Social Feeds Integration – Deeper integration with Social Feeds allows users to perform Twitter actions right from Social Feeds, without launching the app

   • Retweet Updates – Retweets now appear in the Home timeline with a tag of “retweeted by you,” quickly alerting users that a retweet has been sent

   • New Gesture Support – BlackBerry smartphone users with a touch screen device can now refresh page content by simply dragging a finger down the device screen and releasing it

   • Additional language support – New languages supported include: Polish and Czech

Did you know?
Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones has been downloaded more than 10 million times!

Twitter for BlackBerry 1.1 runs on BlackBerry Device Software 4.5 or higher and requires a data plan.

Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones v1.1 is a beta download available through BlackBerry Beta Zone ( www.blackberry.com/beta ).

Dayo and I had to make a quick trip to the rock city, Abeokuta, yesterday afternoon. Though I was violating the doctor’s orders to get some rest, the trip was an absolute essential. The drive to the city was a pleasant one as we chatted about everything under the sun.

Arriving at Abeokuta, I thought, How good would Ovi Maps be in leading us to our specific destination? Detailed drive guidance in Lagos is one thing. Outside of Lagos is another.

Quickly, I whipped out my Nokia N8, launched Ovi Maps, selected “Drive”, and typed in “Quarry Road”. GPS lock took place in less than a minute. In a few moments, that sweet female voice kicked in as the app drew out a route for us to follow.

I did know the way to our destination road and could tell that the directions given were good, though not my preferred route. Because we were pressed for time, I opted to take my preferred route and so ignored the initial directions. Ovi Maps promptly recalculated and drew up another set of directions that accurately matched my preferred route.

Yes; it was a simple and brief test, but again it underscored how good and helpful Ovi Maps can be when you are out and about. With Ovi Maps, the maps are pre-installed on your device and so no data connection is required. Ovi Maps is also free.

If you do a lot of travelling, you should consider Ovi Maps. The mobile app is currently available on Symbian smartphones, and later this year or early 2012 on Nokia Windows Phone smartphones as well.

Mobile data usage has been in global debt over the years, especially as more and more smart mobile devices are developed and released into the market. Nigeria however is not left out as telecommunication companies are promoting a lot of data packages in the market.

We cannot deny the fact that a lot more Nigerians than ever before now own and use smartphones. Some use these devices for work, some to enhance their profile or perceived value, others for PR, and so on. Regardless of usage pattern, one truth is that you can not maximise the use of your smartphone without a data plan.

The question is, what do you do with your smartphone? For me, email is primary. For others, it is their mobile office (I know of a guy that runs his bulk SMS business on his Blackberry device). So, determining your usage should help you determine the data plan that you should pay for.

I use a Nokia N8. Till recently, I used to spend N1,000 on mobile internet service every month. However, I noticed that I do most of my browsing on my laptop and I only use my phone to receive and reply my mails. After this analysis of my data usage I was determined to know the amount of data I use in a month on my smartphone.

I went online and downloaded Data Quota, an application that helps you determine the amount of data you use in a month.

You can download Data Quota  here. Data Quota supports both Symbian 5th and 3rd edition.

If you have a pre-determined quota from your operator of how much packet data you can use in a month, it’s a pain to first find the Logs application, open the packet data counter, then try and work out how much data you have left from the amount used so far.

Data Quota shows two simple bars: one showing how much of the data for this month you have used; and one showing how much of the month has elapsed. This lets you tell at a glance if you’ve been using data up too fast or two slow, so you can be more frugal or let rip! It is important to clear your packet data counter on your phone before use so you can have accurate readings.

After installing and using data quota for a month I was able to determine that I use only 40MB out of the 150MB that I pay for every month.

I notice that I have been receiving 15MB every week from Etisalat for free, So I switched my MTN line to another phone (to receive calls) and use my Etisalat line for voice calls and data on my smartphone and I have not been paying for data on my smartphone since then.

Do you know of other ways to reduce expenses on mobile data usage?

Please share your ideas.

It’s heavy!

That was my first impression of the Nokia E71 Symbian smartphone. It’s not like you are going to grow muscles using the E71, was someone’s reply to me when I voiced the above sentiment. Still, you guys need to believe me when I say that I am not only growing muscles, but in addition, those muscles are being toned.

Yes; the Nokia E71 is relatively old by today’s smartphone standards, but you will be amazed how many units of this device are still in circulation and are still being sold on the market till date. Part of the reason for that is cost. How else does the average person on the street get top smartphone features at affordable cost? Get the point?

So, while you bleeding edge, geeky ones are probably thinking, “Nokia E71? Since when”, the E71 is still very much on contention, especially because of the drop in price over time.

It has been only a few days of handling the E71, and I am finding myself making comparisons between it and the LG-GW305. Of course, they are not evenly matched. The E71 is a mini-computer and costs over twice as much as the GW305 which is a basic feature phone with a QWERTY keyboard. But the bottomline is that they are both targeted at the messaging segment of the market.

The GW305 over the E71 
The LG is lighter in weight, the buttons are a bit bigger and have many characters that are lacking on the E71′s keyboard.

The GW305 has a 3.5mm jack while the E71 has a 2.5mm audio jack, so if you are particular about music i.e. using the best available headphones/earpieces, stay away from the E71. The GW305 can be charged via a USB port, something that cannot be done on the E71 old horse.

The GW305 also reads contacts immediately from a SIM placed in it and has photo editing options of sepia, negative, emboss, sketch, etc.

In messaging, the GW305 has threaded SMS view, which the E71 lacks.

The LG GW305 also takes a shorter period of time to get fully charged, compared to the Nokia, which takes longer and seems to run down at the same pace as the LG, if not even faster.

The E71 over the GW305
And here are areas in which the E71 simply blows the GW305 out of the water – The Symbian smartphone spots 3G and WLAN.

The E71 is smaller in size, has document editor and a dictionary built-in.
It also has an infrared port (lacking on the GW305), and the phone can be used as a modem.

The E71 has a 3.2MP camera, which tops the 2.0MP snapper on the GW305. The E71 is multitasking device i.e. it can perform different tasks at the same time, a function that is beyond the GW305.

Lastly, third party apps beyond java can be installed and run on the E71.

So, which seems better?
If you are on a limited budget and out shopping for a QWERTY messenger. If you are not on a limited budget, you shouldn’t be considering the E71 at this time.

Well, of course, you alone can be the judge of what meets your needs. Mull over the available info, your requirements and your financial muscles, then decide which of these two preys is worth devouring.

Nokia has outlined a new strategic direction, including changes in leadership and operational structure to accelerate the company’s speed of execution in a dynamic competitive environment. In connection with this new strategic direction, Nokia has set new financial targets and forecasts for Nokia and the mobile device industry and for Nokia Siemens Networks and the mobile and fixed infrastructure and related services market.

Targets and forecasts for Nokia and the mobile device industry
Nokia expects attractive mobile device industry revenue growth in 2011 and over the longer-term, driven by the further adoption of smartphones by consumers globally and the further adoption of mobile devices and services, particularly in emerging markets. Over the longer-term, Nokia expects mobile device industry gross margins to come under pressure due to competitive factors.

Due to the initiation of Nokia’s strategic transformation on February 11, 2011, the full-year prospects for its Devices & Services business are subject to significant uncertainties, and therefore Nokia believes it is not appropriate to provide annual targets for 2011 at the present time. However, Nokia expects to continue to provide short-term quarterly forecasts to indicate its progress in the company’s interim reports as well as annual targets when circumstances allow it to do so.

Nokia expects 2011 and 2012 to be transition years, as the company invests to build the planned winning ecosystem with Microsoft. After the transition, Nokia targets longer-term:
• Devices & Services net sales to grow faster than the market.
• Devices & Services non-IFRS* operating margin to be 10% or more.

Targets and forecasts for Nokia Siemens Networks and the mobile and fixed infrastructure and related services market
Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks expect overall industry revenue to grow slightly in 2011, compared to 2010. While growth is expected in certain areas, such as mobile broadband and services, this is expected to be offset to some extent by declines in certain areas and a continued challenging competitive environment.

Due to Nokia Siemens Networks’ solid position in industry growth areas, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks target:
• Nokia Siemens Networks net sales to grow faster than the market in 2011.
• Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS* operating margin to be above breakeven in 2011.

Additionally, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks continue to target Nokia Siemens Networks to reduce its non-IFRS* annualized operating expenses and production overheads by EUR 500 million by the end of 2011, compared to the end of 2009.

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About Nokia
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia’s NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab evokes mixed feelings in me. For the most part, I love the device. But then, the things I dislike are so major that it is already obvious that my relationship with the Tab will be a short one. The thought of this really saddens me, but then, this is 2011 and certain design choices are just unpardonable.

For a device made in 2010, it is just unimaginable that USB charging would be omitted. Why would Samsung not implement USB charging? Even China phones do USB charging. Yes, I said it!

Number two, Samsung implemented a proprietary port that serves multiple purposes. It is used for charging, PC connectivity via USB and HDMI out. Again, I know I sound like a broken record right now, but for a device made in 2010, this is annoying. What it means is that, if for instance I forget my charger at home, I’ll not be able to charge the Tab until I get back home, except by some stroke of luck I run into someone who also uses that kind of port and they have their charger with them.

What I don’t understand is why Samsung couldn’t use more than one port on this device. It is big enough to accomodate them. Besides the microphone pinhole, the left side of this Tablet is bare. Is it not strange that in this day and age, you are not able to charge and connect your high end device to a PC at the same time?

Okay, enough of what I dislike and unto the things that I really love about this Tablet.

First up, the 7-inch touchscreen with 1024 by 600 pixel resolution is very bright, sharp and crisp. Plus it is capacitive which makes it very responsive to touch. The more I use this device, the more I’m loving the screen size. Yomi has asked me to come back to phones with smaller screens, but I’m seriously not looking forward to it.

Video playback on this screen is the best experience I’ve had on any mobile device I’ve used. Also, the onscreen QWERTY keyboard in both portrait and landscape modes are large and well spaced to give a first class typing experience, all thanks to the screen size.

If there’s anything I hated about touchscreen phones, it is the fact that typing on their virtual keyboard was always a big issue for me. You see, I have very big thumbs. On the Galaxy Tab, my big thumbs are well taken care of.

Speed kills is the warning the Federal Road Safety of Nigeria gives every Nigerian road user, but the Tab preaches the opposite message. It does not know slow and doesn’t do slow. The 1GHZ snapdragon processor, plus 512MB of RAM is the reason for the sanppiness of this device. Switching between applications is a breeze. The only times I experienced slowness was no fault of the phone, but rather that of the crawling internet service that MTN advertises on TV as super fast.

Before getting the Samsung Galaxy Tab, I had read a number of reviews about it online and the majority of the reviewers complained about poor battery life. My experience is exactly the opposite, and battery life on the Tab perfomed way beyond my expectation.

To keep this review from being too long and boring, it has been divided into two parts. So watch out for the second leg, which like the first will be a mixture of what I like and dislike about a device that I would otherwise have loved to keep forever.

On this fateful day, I was tired and bored in the office after several meetings with my clients. I picked up my Nokia N8 with the intention of finding a game to play but found that I was not in the mood for games. Next, I drifted online to look for any exciting app to install on my N8. It was at this point that I ran into this incredible app DsTV Mobile. It is a widget developed by DsTV for the Nokia N8. With this app, you can watch Euronews, Supersport Blitz and SawSee for free.

You can download DsTV for Nokia N8 here.

The app works by streaming content over your mobile internet connection. As such, the drawback of this app is that it requires a lot of data to stream. I had to find a way to use this app without exhausting my 15mb from Etisalat that I use for email, since I do not pay for data plan (this is gist for another day).

I went hunting online again for an application to help me turn my laptop into a wifi hotspot (I was fed up with setting up peer to peer network every morning to use with my mobile device).

Here I encountered yet another challenge – most of the apps available support only Windows 7. My Acer Aspire AS3810T runs on Vista. With some peristence, after about an hour of search, I found what I was looking for in Bzeek.

Bzeek turns your laptop into a software access point for free and with ease.

Bzeek supports Windows 7, Vista and XP.

A few highlights from the Bzeek website:

• Bzeek has a built-in Firewall that protects your computer and network.
• Bzeek creates a totally separate network for other visitors, which works next to your existing network.
• Bzeek’s security features ensure people connecting to Bzeek cannot access or even see your computer.
• This means they cannot see your files, to know who you are, or to have any kind of access to your computer.

With Bzeek I was able to share the internet access from my Starcomms modem with my Nokia N8. This helped me to save money on data and I could also take my moblie office anywhere and share my internet access with any device. Of course, this worked just fine for watching sports and news via Dstv mobile on my N8.

To get more information on how to install and use dstv mobile,click here.

Please Note:
You may have to turn off your firewall to use Bzeek (since it comes with it own firewall). I had connectivity problems after I installed it until I figured this out.

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Coming up next from Etimbuk Bassey: Your Smartphone: Data usage and Business Productivity.