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Vodafone’s My Account system exposes user information

By Ewan on September 23, 2010 in Operators

There’s a raft of Vodafone UK customers up in arms because of a recently discovered exploit with the company’s My Account online control panel. Mobile enthusiast-cum-uber-geek Terence Eden documents the joyous experience on his blog. The quick overview? Use the password reminder feature to type in a random phone number and the system will tell [...]

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The mobile reality: I’m in Richmond and I can only get EDGE

By Ewan on July 27, 2010 in Devices, Operators

Well then. Yet again I am reminded of how supremely rubbish the mobile industry is. Occasionally I manage to pull myself out of this stupor and allow myself to get very excited at the possibilities. Then reality slaps me on the face with a big, wet haddock. I’ve been doing some work in Richmond-Upon-Thames. Near [...]

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Vodafone discontinues bespoke 360 handsets; H2 cancelled

By Ewan on July 23, 2010 in Operators, Services

If you recall a few weeks ago I posted an exclusive from the Vodafone 360 team announcing the upcoming arrival of the Vodafone 360 Samsung H2. I’d taken a look at the H2 and found it a rather nice improvement on the Samsung H1 (the original top-end 360 handset). Well, I’ve got some news straight [...]

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Vodafone’s dongles: Broadband for the luddite generation

By Ewan on July 13, 2010 in Operators

I have to say, Vodafone UK is seriously, seriously disappointing when it comes to mobile broadband. I’ve been sitting enjoying both my unlocked Novatel Wireless MiFi unit for quite some time, but I’m hugely frustrated for the rest of the Vodafone marketplace not able to easily enjoy the benefits of MiFi. Pop over to challenger [...]

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Exclusive: The Vodafone 360 Samsung H2 roars into view – photos, video

By Ewan on July 7, 2010 in Devices, Operators

There’s been a lot of inaccurate speculation across the web about the upcoming Samsung H2 handset for the Vodafone 360 service. I’ve been briefed directly by Vodafone and I’m pleased to correct the speculation with these official specifications: Height: 125mm Width: 60.8mm Depth: 11.7mm (smaller than the H1) Weight: 137g Memory: 16GB internal, MicroSD for [...]

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Welcome to 2001

By Ewan on June 28, 2010 in News

I don’t know if there’s much different in the decade since I’ve been actively visiting the States on business. Yeah they’ve obviously now, more or less, got 3G data here, but the stupid data pricing offered by Vodafone (and the rest of the US operators) is utterly, utterly inexcusable. Here’s what I got from Vodafone [...]

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Vodafone on iPhone 4: “We’ve sold everything we have”

By Ewan on June 24, 2010 in Devices, Operators

Bad news if you decided to wait ’til launch day to walk into the Vodafone shop or phone up and get an iPhone. The Vodafone UK site has published this iPhone 4 statement: We’ve seen huge demand for the iPhone 4 on Vodafone – we’ve sold everything we have at the moment. We have more [...]

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Vodafone UK’s iPhone 4 pricing revealed (free on 60/month)

By Ewan on June 18, 2010 in Devices, Operators

If you’re after a free iPhone 4 from Vodafone, you’ll need to get the 16GB version on the operator’s 60/month price plan. At any other price plan below, you’ll need to stump up some cash. On the uber-popular 35/month tariff, you’ll need to pay 119 pound for the 16GB device, or 219 pounds for the [...]

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Vodafone UK wouldn’t sell Steve a phone!

By Ewan on June 11, 2010 in Operators

You can’t make it up, you really can’t. Steve Rowlands walked into a Vodafone shop recently to buy an HTC Desire. He was still in his 24-month contract and thus expecting to be asked to fork out a lot of cash for the privilege of swapping to the Desire. (By the way, Steve is another [...]

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Does a text from your operator constitute legal notification?

By Ewan on May 28, 2010 in Operators

I just got a text in from Vodafone this morning as described here. The text came ‘from’ Vodafone — that was the message identifier. But you and I know that can be spoofed really easily. What would Vodafone do if I sent a text message to 500,000 of their customers saying ‘Good news, international roaming [...]

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Text from Vodafone: “South Africa now included in Vodafone Passport”

By Ewan on May 28, 2010 in Operators

Good news for those who’re heading out to South Africa (and who’re using Vodafone). The country has been added to Vodafone Passport for the duration of June and July meaning that any calls you make whilst in the country will use your standard price plan minutes with the obligatory 75p call setup charge. Good news. [...]

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The low-cost Android dream takes shape with the Vodafone 845

By Ewan on April 28, 2010 in News

Despite the burgeoning fragmentation of the platform, the low-cost Android dream (i.e. a smartphone at a very, very accessible price) is continuing apace. Today, Vodafone UK announce the forthcoming introduction of their Vodafone 845 device, the first Voda-branded Android handset. It’s low cost (no pricing news as yet), it runs on the latest version of [...]

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