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Mobile firm 3 has agreed a tie-up with top internet firms in a move it claims will make the mobile internet work properly for the first time. | Mobile firm 3 has agreed a tie-up with top internet firms in a move it claims will make the mobile internet work properly for the first time. |
Third generation (3G) mobiles have proved a financial disaster as companies have struggled to interest consumers in using the new technology. | Third generation (3G) mobiles have proved a financial disaster as companies have struggled to interest consumers in using the new technology. |
Firms spent billions on technology making it possible to surf the web or watch television through handsets. | Firms spent billions on technology making it possible to surf the web or watch television through handsets. |
But they found customers were only using them for simple phone calls. | But they found customers were only using them for simple phone calls. |
Service promise | Service promise |
3, the company which launched Britain's first 3G network, now says it is going to make the mobile internet more interesting. | 3, the company which launched Britain's first 3G network, now says it is going to make the mobile internet more interesting. |
It is launching a partnership with internet firms including Skype, Google and eBay. | It is launching a partnership with internet firms including Skype, Google and eBay. |
The promise is that users will be able to make free internet phone calls, watch their home television on their phone and tap into their home computers on the move. | The promise is that users will be able to make free internet phone calls, watch their home television on their phone and tap into their home computers on the move. |
The price for all these services will be a flat-rate monthly fee. | The price for all these services will be a flat-rate monthly fee. |
Mobile phone companies often make big claims when launching new products - but analysts say 3's move could change the industry. | Mobile phone companies often make big claims when launching new products - but analysts say 3's move could change the industry. |
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