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We’ve seen a lot of chat about MiFi recently, but we’ve also had people trialling the INQ phones and @matgreenfield and @matthewhoare are the latest to share their opinions on the phones.

@matgreenfield had the INQ Mini 3G and what sold the phone to him was:

“its phenomenal design, sturdy keyboard and social featuresâ€

He also enjoyed the free Skype and WLM services that come on all phones on Three’s network.

@matthewhoare took his INQ Chat 3G to the Isle of Wight Festival with him last weekend and made the most of it, using it to update his twitter followers and facebook friends from the festival, and make sure they were all very jealous of him!

So what did he think of using the INQ Chat 3G on Three’s network?

“Throughout the whole weekend the phone held up extremely well and managed to do exactly what I wanted it for […] I never had problem finding 3G with the device, it always seem to pick up the signal to access Twitter and Facebook.â€

He did have one criticism, which was that at times he found the phone to lag when he was typing quickly using the qwerty keyboard.

We loved that Matt took his trial phone to the Isle of White festival with him. @gadgetvenue is trialling a MiFi at the moment and is taking it with him on a road trip around the country in a couple of weeks.

If you’re going to any events / on any trips that you think having a Three phone or MiFi would help you make the most of, let us know!

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21 April, 2010.INQ Mini 3G

For roughly a week Matthew Hoare of Matthew Hoare’s Journal has been in possession of an INQ Mini and he has posted a review on the handset.

Overall he takes the rough with the smooth, noting good integration of apps, but finding them too basic. He made use of the Twitter and Facebook apps most seeing as these are services he uses on his regular device. An example of what he saw as short-comings would be the display of status updates from Facebook on the INQ Mini,


“Peoples names are in the same font style as the statuses. Therefore it’s hard to distinguish between the names and the actual statuses. Perhaps having names in bold would improve it. Maybe this is just me being picky.â€



He was however more impressed with the navigation through the user interface of the phone,


“On the side of the phone there is a scroll function where you can scroll through your apps, which works well. You can use the scroll whilst in the apps to change between the tools and apps you looking for, which I thought was quite useful.â€



This also tied in with the overall aesthetics of the device, the bright and vibrant styling of the menus and especially the red back.



So what did a week with the INQ Mini teach Matthew?


“I think this phone is aimed at the younger teenage market, which I think this phone would be perfect for as its compact and lightweight, therefore perfect for teenagers to catch up on with their friends when they are out and about.â€



Do you agree? Leave Matthew a comment on his site.


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13 April, 2010.INQ Chat 3G INQ Mini 3G

Fred Weimer over at tekIMage has reviewed the INQ Chat, which comes hot on the heels of last months INQ Mini appraisal.

The INQ Chat was a pleasure to use according to Fred, with all the elements of the Mini on board, but with the advantage of a bigger screen and full QWERTY keyboard that he believes has a ‘great feel to it’. He goes on to explain it is these two features that make the difference where the Chat is concerned, making it ideal for Twitter and Gmail especially. Two of the reasons that lead Fred to the conclusion that,

“…if you want a mobile with full QWERTY keyboard, fabulous social media tools and great Gmail syncing then this phone is for you.â€

Do you agree with Fred? Either leave us a comment below or head to his post to let him know your thoughts.

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So, last night the #FreeTwitteron3 Mission was well and truly accomplished! : )



@adonisdemon, @Bucky366, @reyes, @Godfrey_G2da3, @TarikF, @shinythoughts, @wishwishwish, @kisandie @RandomProdInc and @Dan_Vivian made the perfect spies last night.



Agent T briefed the group before they set out on their mission and armed with HTC Heros, INQ Chat 3Gs and INQ Mini 3Gs they received clues via Twitter and had to twitpic the answers in order to get the next clue.



The teams worked hard to solve the clues and find all the birds. The Agents’ Twitter followers were also called into action to help find all the birds.



The team that worked the hardest and our overall winners were @Godfrey_G2da3 and @TarikF!



Take a look at the pictures from the evening on flickr and search #FreeTwitteron3 to see what the Agents were getting up to last night.



Mission complete agents…over and out.


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Craig (@geekcomputers) has recently been trialling the INQ Chat 3G and has posted his thoughts on his blog.



His first comment was that the INQ Chat 3G seemed to be a ‘cool kid’s blackberry’, but that it could also aim to target a broader spectrum of consumers wanting a smart phone.



Fred of tekimage (@wingdisk) who trialled the INQ Mini 3G and posted his review last week made similar noises about the INQ phones being another option for those who wanted the capabilities of a smart phone but in a simpler form.



In his post on geekcomputers Craig covers the camera, battery life, widgets and social networking apps that come preinstalled on the phone, amongst other things. For more detail jump over to his blog to read more.


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Fred (@wingdisk) of tekimage has been trialling the INQ Mini 3G and has gone as far as to compare it to Superman!



He has been putting it through its paces testing out the Skype and Twitter apps and uploading photos straight to facebook.



Fred also talks us through his experience with 3’s 3G network and the improvements he’s seen over the months, due to the work that 3 has been doing to enhance and expand its network.



So, who does Fred see using the INQ Mini 3G? Not just the youths of today – pop over to his blog post and find out. Do you agree?


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