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Cost of Service
It is possible to make data calls on all existing
Vodafone price plans, without any extra subscription
costs. Data calls are charged at the same rate
as voice calls and are subtracted from the bundled
minutes in exactly the same way.
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Fax & Data Support
For any questions about data services or general
network enquiries, please call 196 (free) from
a Vodafone (07836 196 196 from a fixed-line).
> Data Communication
For companies that have employees working off-site
and away from a central office, mobile data
applications can be deployed to:
- Save time
- Save money
- Increase efficiency
Below are just a few
examples of what mobile data can do in today's
business environment.
> Field Service
If your company runs a field service or engineering
operation, data services can give employees
the freedom to base their operations from home.
This amounts to major savings and improvements
in efficiency and customer service.
A centralised computer
can create and update work plans so engineers
get to the right job at the right time without
wasting time going to and from a central depot.
Parts can be ordered on the spot and work schedules
and reports can be managed by a database, providing
reliable and simple management of the flow of
information.
> Office Maintenance
If you are a plumber or an electrician, data
services can be used for meter reading and maintenance.
Unmanned measuring equipment can be used in
remote locations without fixed lines to send
daily readings to central computing systems.
> Transport
Mobile data communications is a perfect solution
for logistics or courier companies.
Collection and delivery
details can be sent in advance or changed en
route. Central systems use mobile data to track
the progress of goods to be delivered, providing
a resource to manage large quantities of constantly
changing information.
> Emergency Services
Emergency services are now turning towards mobile
data over GSM for command and control applications.
Firefighters can be kept
up to date with developments while on their
way to a fire. Police can file accident and
crime reports at the scene, cutting down on
administration time. Ambulance teams can forward
vital patient information to hospitals, saving
time and saving lives.
> Financial Advisors
Putting representatives in the field can be
the best way to work with customers and win
business. But there is a limit to the amount
of information they can take with them.
Financial advisers find
mobile data services particularly helpful. Prospective
clients need personalised advice and quotations,
but it takes time to feed their data into a
central database. With a mobile data application,
advisers can send information directly to central
systems which can generate and send a quote
almost immediately.
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Fax Messaging
Your word is as good as your bond, but there
are always going to be times when people need
something in writing.If you are in the office
you might send a fax, but what if you are out
and about, or can't get to a fax machine? With
Vodafone's fax messaging service you can send
text messages from your phone to any UK fax
number by prefixing the number with 9741.
To you, it is just like
sending a text message. To the receiver it is
just like any other fax - it even has your number
and the time of transmission on the top.
Callers can send a maximum
of 160 characters, but a number of shortcodes
can be used. These save space and are translated
into phrases by the fax machine.
There is an auto-redial
facility, in case the fax doesn't get through
at first attempt. You will receive a confirmation
text message when your fax has been sent.
And the service won't
cost you a penny more in subscription charges.
You simply pay 36p (including VAT) for each
fax you send.
For more information
and a list of the shortcodes available dial
our fax information line on 07000 296000 using
the poll retrieve function on a fax machine,
or call 196 from your Vodafone.
> TravelFax
It's like having a fax machine in your pocket.
If you are out on business or aren't around
to get a confidential fax, TravelFax is there.
It saves faxes sent to your individual number
- and it can store up to 10 separate faxes totalling
approximately 50 A4 pages.
Every time you receive
a new fax message you receive a text message
alert on your Vodafone mobile.
You print the messages
whenever and wherever you want - at any fax
machine in the world, in fact. You can also
download pages onto your PC.
And, for a limited time,
subscription to the TravelFax service is free.
Just pay when you use it - at the BT national
rate to send and retrieve faxes on a fixed-line
fax machine, and at your standard mobile rate
to retrieve faxes via a mobile connected to
a laptop.
To make TravelFax work
for you, call your Service Provider for your
personal TravelFax number.
For more information
on the TravelFax service please call our fax
information line on 08700 724727 using the poll
retrieve function on your fax machine.
