User Guides

Not fussed with all the fancy bells and whistles of modern day phones? Want a no-frills device for just calls and messaging? This is the Omio guide to purchasing a basic, no nonsense handset.

Confused by all the jargon? Baffled by sheer weight of choice? With hundreds of handsets to choose from, we understand more than anyone just how daunting choosing a mobile phone can be. Don’t worry though - Omio is on hand to help!

Why are you still carrying around a separate mp3 player and phone? That's so 2005. Smartphones these days come will a range of features that make them the ideal replacement for stand alone MP3 players. So, here is Omio's guide to picking the perfect music phone....

We cut through all the glossy marketing guff to take a look at all the essential elements of a smartphone, what to look out for and how each element comes together to create a great life-enhancing device.

Simply put, dual SIM phones are handsets that hold two SIM cards. Why would you want to do that though? Read on and find out!

The market is currently filled with a range of handsets at all shapes, sizes and pricepoints. Here are a few points to think about when considering a touchscreen phone.

Finding a decent mobile phone deal is quite a trick, but Omio exists to help you so we put together some tips to help you through the process...

Cashback deals offer you an opportunity to recoup a significant amount from the cost of buying your handset or the monthly cost of your mobile phone tariff. We take a look at the different kinds of cashback deals available and their benefits.

Transferring your mobile number is simple and needn’t be the mystery it once was with our straightforward guide: You can keep the same telephone number from contract to contract via a process process known as porting.

Running out of battery charge is one of modern life’s little irritations. If you’re smart however, there are a number of things you can do to help prolong your phone’s battery life.

It’s a familiar story – nice new phone, lovely camera – but your pictures are still coming out terrible. However, this needn’t be the case - with a little practice you can learn how to get the best out of your camera phone!

As smartphones edge closer to the desktop experience, the part of the device that manages the demands of it's hardware - the operating system - has become increasingly important. Unless you're an avowed gadget freak making sense of the differences between each of these operating systems might seem daunting. Thankfully Omio is on hand to help....

We give an overview of each of the services provided by the 5 big mobile phones operators in the UK - O2, T-Mobile, Orange, Vodafone and Three.

For Omio's Jargon Buster, we've picked out all the geeky terminology from the world of mobile and jotted it down in a way that normal folk can understand!

If you have yet to unlock your Blackberry’s keyboard shortcuts then you are missing out! Keyboard shortcuts allow you to quickly access features on your phone at the touch of a button. To enjoy these shortcuts however, first you’ll need to activate them. Here's how…