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O2 has just launched a credit crunch incentive to their Pay & Go users whenever they top up, as they now receive presents each time they do so. Making Christmas day happen every time they spend money; who said it was better to give than receive?
This is all aimed at those 11.5million users on the [...]
So o2 has currently been behind all the other networks when it came to mobile broadband, however it seems they may have pulled the cat out of the bag.
From Mobile Today;
O2 is looking to accelerate sales of its mobile broadband by offering a money-back guarantee amid growing consumer uncertainty regarding speeds and coverage for dongles.The [...]
Continue ReadingWith a gag we’re going to flog until someone laughs, a new PDA phone arrives on O2 under the Xda brand on both pay as you go and prepay contracts.
Running from the same Marvell PXA930 processor as the soon to be released BlackBerry Storm, the Asus P552w comes to us under the guise [...]
We didn’t nominate o2’s Bluebook mobile address book backup service in our recent awards for a number of reasons. All discussed in this week’s 6th (and bonus) episode of the MIR Show:
(By the way, here’s Ben’s original review of the service.)
Continue Reading“It’s all very well for folk in London”, I thought, as I walked through the O2 Dome the other day, “But if you’re sat in Hartlepool, there’s not much value to be got from being an O2 customer.”
The multi-year sponsorship of the Millenium Dome is rather nifty. Renamed ‘the O2′, you can get priority tickets [...]
Kip has, apparently, used up more than 3GB of data on o2. This, according to that letter that he got from o2. The dreaded ‘you’re abusing our network’ letter.
The first he heard was this experience:
Was doing a brief shop around Sainsburys when I got an SMS through from O2. It said
‘O2 : Due [...]
Reader Rob was not impressed with o2 Ireland recently.
Hey Ewan
A couple weeks ago, I was in a carphonewarehouse where I was told I was eligible for a platinum upgrade on one of my O2 Accounts.. however, the handset which I wanted had not been released, and did not have a release date on it for [...]
Yes, we’re reporting news about the iPhone 3G again. If you’re not the iPhone type, we’d still suggest that you be all ears for this. Apparently, even after having its fair share of problems and different lawsuits being filed against it, the Apple iPhone 3G is doing fairly well in the UK, reports MobileToday.
The device, [...]
I was surprised to read (via Mobiletoday) that o2 isn’t bothering with the Nokia N96. Apparently they have allocated the majority of their subsidy budget to the Apple iPhone.
O2’s management team is looking to rein in the spiralling cost of Nokia’s Nseries handsets in light of the lower average monthly spends on postpay. The [...]
While Ewan is having a nightmare with T-Mobile’s billing system I got a call from O2’s earlier this evening.
This month I completely messed up a bank transfer to my bills account (thanks to the UK’s antique banking system transfers take ages) which meant there wasn’t enough money in there for the O2 payment (cue loads [...]
We asked Ricky to look into the new prepay iPhone:
It is going to cost you £350 for the 8GB version, and £400 for 16GB. This will include unlimited browsing and Wi-Fi for the first 12 months. It launches Sept 16th.
Who is the prepay version of the iPhone aimed at? I would at a guess estimate [...]
In my post last Thursday I commented on Rebtel’s dispute with O2 Germany over access to Rebtel numbers. Rebtel has just announced that O2 is no longer blocking these numbers. There’s no detail in the annoucement as to how this was resolved but it would seem that common sense prevailed. This is great news for [...]
Continue ReadingThat is just one idea that has been floating around Mobile Industry Review for sometime; and it seems like after a trial period, people like it!
The Near Field Communications (NFC) which O2 had been trialling with Nokia has had some optimistic results. Apparently nine out of ten (90%) of the five hundred trialists said they [...]
Im being serious here. Since my time here as Mobile Industry Review Ive read hundreds of news articles on the latest goings on with the mobile industry. Yes a lot of the so called news is terribly boring, but every now and then, I have to sit back laugh, and ask why?
Ricky kindly sent me [...]
According to a notice on O2’s website, there appears to be a bit of a shortage of the Apple devices: there’s no iPhones to be had online according to the operator, and stores are also running a bit short.
The operator says:
We are experiencing unprecedented demand for the device and whilst we are confident that all [...]
If you’re getting annoyed with the data compression that o2 apply by default to your connections (It’s really annoying if you’re trying to take a screenshot of a webpage when you’re out and about!), Kip has got a work-around…
Link: kcjh’s world: Removing O2’s Image Compression on Mobile Web - Handy for iPhone users!
Anyone who uses [...]
Social networker Bebo has got itself a brand spanking new head of mobile, the form of Sean Kane, former GM of International at mobile social networking platform provider Intercasting - the two companies already have a relationship, with Bebo using Intercasting’s Anthem platform/
Bebo has already got a few deals with mobile operators in the [...]
After fellow contributor Dan Lane figured out how to unlock the Apple iPhone 3G with just 16 pounds and a hole punch (full details including a video coming on Monday’s video podcast), I’ve been considering the way ahead for me.
I think the ultimate iPhone 3G experience must be on UK network operator, 3. Their data [...]
This is my iPhone, it’s the iPhone I’ve been waiting for because it’s running on the Three network. Find out how to do this in Monday’s Mobile Industry Review podcast!
Continue ReadingThis week has seen the launch of two new music services from operators: Vodafone Music from Vodafone and My Play from O2.
Vodafones music service will have single track downloads at 99p a go, albums for 7.99, has a try before you buy option and is available on 11 handsets. O2 is pitching its offering as [...]
This is rather neat. In fact if I’d known about this a few days ago, I’d have held off going and buying the bog-standard BT Broadband for my new place.
O2 have launched a service combining both home broadband and mobile broadband. That makes a lot of sense to me. It’s a wickedly [...]
This buying-an-iPhone business is getting a bit annoying.
I’m accustomed to the great capitalist mode of operation. That is, I pay, they deliver. THEY being anyone who wants my business.
I specifically looked at the o2 website to check that their Basildon shop was one of the lucky few favoured with iPhone stock.
“They’ll probably only have [...]
My iPhone 3G is boxed up. Boxed up and packaged and ready to go back to o2’s PR.
Thank you for the loan, gents.
Now, I need to get one myself.
So I’m heading off to normob-central (Basildon town centre, Essix) to see if I can obtain one.
o2 shop first. Then Carphone Warehouse as a back-up.
I just chatted to the folks at o2 regarding this piece we posted earlier about the possibility of UK network Orange carrying the iPhone.
o2, naturally, aren’t in the business of commenting on rumours. But here’s a key quote from their response for us to mull on:
We’ve publicly said we have a multi year exclusive [...]
I’m sure you’re sick of hearing about my troubles with O2 by now, but it’s not over yet!
After my SIM was FINALLY activated last week it was time to wait for my T-Mobile number to be ported to O2. The T-Mobile SIM went dead at around 4pm on Friday and upon calling my number I [...]
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