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Merry Christmas from Simpatico!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas from Simpatico!  Hope you have a wonderful, and relaxing time.
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5 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know Your VoIP Phone Could Do

(Number 3 might genuinely change your working life…) If you’ve recently switched to VoIP, or you’ve been using it for ages without really poking around, ...
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6 Surprising Ways We Use Apps Over Christmas…

(…and the annual New Year’s Day spike we all know is coming) We all know Christmas changes our eating habits, our sleep patterns… even our ...
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27 Years in Mobile – How UK Business Mobiles Have Evolved

After 27 years in the mobile phone industry, it’s fair to say I had more hair when it all began. The photo above was taken ...

How the iPhone 17s are shaping up for businesses

Choosing the right business mobile matters more than ever, and Apple’s iPhone 17 range continues to push forward in performance, security and long-term reliability. In this review, we ...
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How Dave came to work in business mobiles

Dave recently featured in a podcast with the entrepeneur James Martin. Interested in hearing how Dave started off in telecoms in the 1990’s with a ...
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Texts and the City

The Rising Threat of Phone Theft in London On a recent visit to London, my friend didn’t want to hold her phone in her hand ...
Dave with a chinese smartphone - the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, he is holding it in his hand and you can see the magic back screen on the phone, it looks like an Apple iPhone, but it's not. There is a also a floating smartphone in the image, also a Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. The background of the image is dark blue and Dave is wearing a black t-shirt with Simpatico written on it. He is also bald.

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Review: Dual-Screen Innovation or Just an Apple Clone?

In a nutshell The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max is an impressive Android phone that highlights how far Chinese manufacturers have come in pushing smartphone innovation. ...
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iPhone Air Review – First Impressions

In our latest iPhone Air review UK, Dave managed to get hold of Apple’s newest business mobile — the ultra-thin iPhone Air. He came away ...
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Did you know you can run a conference call right from your phone?

Most people think you need Zoom, Teams, or some fancy app to run a group call. But here’s a little secret: your iPhone or Android ...
Hi there this is a portrait of a young woman talking on a mobile phone, she is laughing and holding the phone up to her ear. She has dark hair in a bob and is wearing an orange stripy t-shirt. The background of the image is orange, and the text says 'It's good to talk' in white lettering. In the bottom right hand corner is the simpatico logo

Why picking up the phone still matters

It’s hard to remember a time when “having a chat” didn’t mean typing into a box on a screen. Between WhatsApp groups, emails, Instagram messages ...
Hi this is an image set on a blue background. There is a classic magnifying glass looking at a blue question mark. THe wording in white says 'Who's really calling' - it is asking you to question whether the mobile number on your screen is actually a mobile number

Who’s really calling? Don’t trust the number on your screen

Once upon a time, spotting who was on the other end of the phone was simple. If a mate rang, you saw their mobile. If ...
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