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Every time I log in to any of my T-Mobile online accounts, I always click the flipping huge link that says: SEE IF YOU CAN GET AN UPGRADE. Of course I can’t — I’m a geek — I know exactly where I am in my various contracts.  I know that their computer will do a [...]

Link: Springwise: Calling for a cause. Belgian Ello Mobile is a new mobile operator that was established with the sole aim of giving away 100% of its profits. Ello is a mobile virtual network operator – it uses an existing network. Instead of offering bargain-basement cellphone plans, the company offers its customers the chance to [...]

It’s all very well knocking up a ringtone or a new service for your customers, but it’s rather useful it it works first time, thus testing/monitoring services such as Argogroup’s Mosaic are worth a look.  Ok, so MMS on my new handset works here in London – but does it work in Cannes?    Who [...]

Fresh Mobile is Rubbash. Just got a text message from Fresh Mobile asking me to top up my phone account.  I haven’t made a call in 70 days, you see, and shortly they’ll deactivate my number. The reason I haven’t made a call is because I can’t top up online.  Every SINGLE time I try, [...]

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Link: Springwise: Because avatars need phones, too. Continuing what’s becoming a Springwise theme, another brand has popped up in the virtual realm of Second Life. This time it’s Telus, Canada’s second largest telco, who opened a store in the sim of Shinda last week. Won’t be long before we’re all shopping on Second Life, eh?

Sourceo2.com used to be o2′s developer service to help you get your products and services to market via o2.  I used to be a member.  It was quite interesting getting their regular newsletter. Anyway I had an email today from a reader wondering what happened to Sourceo2.  I’m not quite sure.  The site’s down at [...]

Link: BBC NEWS | Business | Vodafone exits Belgium for �1.4bn. Vodafone has sold its 25% stake in the Belgian mobile phone business Proximus to Belgacom for 2bn euros (�1.4bn) This is ‘in line with Vodafone’s strategy of pulling out of markets with limited long-term commercial benefit’. Riiight. Might as well dump the UK too [...]

Link: Mobile users turned on by 3. Mobile phone group 3 now claims a total of 3.75 million customers in the UK and Ireland, up from 3.5 million six months ago, despite the strongest level of competition for subscribers in the whole of Europe.

Following on from the M&S Mobile expose (honestly, the amount of people who thought I was joking about that!) I’m wondering everyone’s viewpoints are on Tesco Mobile. Any good? Any thoughts? Any gossip?