By Susan Hargreaves

The newest iPhone on the block has now been available to buy for just two weeks but retailers have already started to discount iPhone 4S deals from their initial prices at point of launch.

When the new iPhone 4S was first released the cheapest deals that provided a free phone were costing the consumer a healthy £46 per monthly in line rental charges, since then both the UK networks and retailers have been busy brokering deals to bring this charge down.

First to lower their line rental charges for a free iPhone 4S was the dedicated 3G network; 3 Mobile, they made this latest Apple phone available free of charge on their ‘Text 900′ tariff which costs £43 per month and includes 900 minutes, 5000 text messages and a good 1GB of internet access.

This deal was officially the cheapest iPhone 4S offer that included a free phone, but over the past couple of days this has now been trumped by a Vodafone deal from an independent retailer of ‘The Carphone Warehouse’.

They are now offering the new iPhone free of charge on a tariff called ‘Vodafone 900 Unlimited’ which provides 900 minutes of calls, an unlimited amount of text messages and 750MB of inclusive data usage every month for just £41 line rental.

This breakthrough deal has seen a massive take up from UK consumers looking for value for money, although not the cheapest overall deal when you take into consideration the contract length and total expenditure over that time it appeals because it has no upfront costs which is something that many consumers are looking for.

The closest any other UK network can get to these two deals is from Orange and T-Mobile with the latter just fractionally cheaper at £45.96 per month compared with the cheapest Orange tariff for a free iPhone 4S sitting at a £46 line rental charge.

Looking closely at these deals reveals a substantial investment over the minimum term contract period which for all above mentioned offers is 24 months, other ways of owning the new iPhone are now available including as a Pay As You Go phone with a £499 price tag which although is far cheaper than the total expenditure of the contract deals does not include any free minutes or text.

Instead the user needs to ‘top up’ their calling credit with set values of vouchers to gain their inclusive minutes and text which obviously adds up over time, although there is no contract or commitment so this can be stopped at any time.

If you are looking for the latest iPhone 4S deals or fancy taking a quick look at the recently discounted iPhone 4 deals then head on over to our website: Phones Limited.

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by: Marie Johnson

Many people want to have some kind of spy equipment for better home security. However, besides wireless spy cameras, VCR or DVR systems, there is also special software used to control those surveillance gadgets.

Large companies use professional security systems along with already built in (embedded digital video recorder or PC based DVR soft) spy camera control software. But what about smaller guys? Do you also have to spend thousands of dollars for professional spy security system and software to feel safe and secure in your house? And the answer is not necessarily.

Webcam for Spying Purposes

You have the ability to use your webcam (connected to your PC) as a surveillance tool. And to control it, all you need is inexpensive webcam surveillance software. As a matter of fact, such software allows you to connect more than one camera. It can display as much as 16 webcam views on your computer screen.

Moreover, webcam surveillance software even allows you to detect motion and start capturing an event within milliseconds. This means that you don´t have to keep your webcam surveillance software turned on all the time in order to secure the area. By using motion detection webcams, you can also save your computer´s HDD (hard drive) space.

You know, video takes a lot of hard drive space. Non stop recording for 24 hours can cost you 1GB of HDD space a day. Well, it depends on the chosen image quality. Lower quality images will require less bandwidth. Also, if you set lower FPS (frames per second), then you´ll save even more HDD space.

But if you have a large HDD (like 160GB or more), then there´s nothing to worry about.

What to Look for in Webcam Surveillance Software?

Before you decide to order webcam surveillance software, there are a couple of things to consider. Let´s take a look at some of the features of webcam software that you should seriously consider, ok.

* Audio Capturing – Does your webcam surveillance software have audio capturing option? If not, then you should consider that carefully. If you want to record a conversation, it´s crucial.

* Compressed Files – Does your webcam software compress video files? If not, then the space of your HDD might fill up quickly. Try to search for software that compresses the video without losing its quality.

* Remote Access – This is very important. If you leave your webcam to record the area, you should have the ability to access your webcam´s view via internet connection. This is very neat function that is absolutely must in webcam software.

* Motion Detection – We´ve already mentioned that. Motion detection is also extremely important. You don´t want to record the area when nothing´s going on, right. So make sure that motion sensing is enabled in your software.

* Alert Options – Does the webcam surveillance software have an alert option? Some webcam software alert when they detect something. They can alert via email or even dial a phone number. You should seek for this feature, because it´s very neat.

* Multiple Webcams – Can your surveillance software record a live view from multiple web cameras? 2, 4 or 16? If you want to connect more than one camera to your PC, then multiple webcam support is absolutely must in the software you choose.

* Stealth Mode – Does the webcam software run in stealth mode? Stealth mode means that nobody can see if the software is running or not. Not even if they Press “Ctr+Alt+Del” and look at Windows Task Manager!

Look for webcam surveillance software that allows you to do all or at least most of the functions mentioned above. If your software isn´t capable of detecting motion, doesn´t have alert option, doesn´t have audio recording options, then search for a better solution.

In Conclusion

Webcam software (for spying or home protection purposes) combined with a few inexpensive webcams, can definitely serve as a basic home security system. You can put your webcams in the most important places and have your PC to record each camera´s view. And if motion sensors detect something unusual, they can alert you via email or phone.

However, if you´re really looking for quality and all-in-one solution for professional home protection, then a more powerful DVR security system with multiple spy cameras could be your best shot. Such systems cost over thousand dollars, but they´re ideal for quality home or office protection.

About The Author

Marie Johnson
http://www.guarddogsurveillance.com

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