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Virgin Mobile have just announced a fixed-price per day of 30p for pay-as-you-go (albeit post-paid) data and unlimited use.
For fun, let’s remind ourselves of the definition of ‘unlimited’:
un-lim-it-ed [adjective]
1. not limited; unrestricted; unconfined: unlimited trade.
2. boundless; infinite; vast: the unlimited skies.
3. without any qualification or exception; unconditional.
Wow… Infinite, unrestricted data… no conditions? For 30p a [...]
Another network exclusivity was announced today the HTC Touch is going to Orange according to this article over at Mobile News.
The Touch HD comes with a 3.8 inch, high resolution, widescreen WVGA touchscreen and a 5 megapixel auto focus camera. The device also comes with HTC’s TouchFLO 3D user interface and is fitted with a [...]
Pete’s updated MobileMeg. It’s looking good. I am a particular fan of his rather comprehensive table that breaks down the data rates at all UK MNOs.
Useful!
Here’s the note from Pete:
Hi all,
Just a quick update, to let you know about the new release of MobileMeg.
As you’ll probably remember, the aim is to publish [...]
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 [...]
No surprise, actually, is it? Have a read of this:
3 UK’s Mobile Broadband offering has been named “Best Mobile Broadband” by the UK’s most popular dedicated broadband comparison site, www.top10-broadband.co.uk. The independent site, which claims over a million unique users each month, has given 3 UK the award based on [...]
New statistics out on how much we love our mobile messaging (guess what? It’s a lot) from the analysts over at Strategy Analytics. According to them, the world will be spending $88 billion on messaging by 2012 - that’s 15 percent up on 207 - and while text messaging will still make up the lion’s [...]
Continue ReadingI’m pleased to report that I’m now on a Vodafone price plan that includes ‘unlimited’ fair use policy data.
That’s my primary handset.
My other handset is a Blackberry.
And oh boy, I’m being royally nailed. Nailed to the wall. Here’s a snapshot.
I blew just under 50 quid last month using my Blackberry.
My mistake is to [...]
Microsoft has added another firm to its mobile arsenal, announcing this week that it’s buying MobiComp, a Portuguese mobile content sharing and back up company. There’s no word on the terms or the price of the acquisition, but Microsoft did say the company will now fit into Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business.
Microsoft could well be planning [...]
It looks like the EC’s threats of mandatory cuts to the cost of roaming data and SMS are starting to put the frighteners on some operators. After EC Commissioner Viviane Reding gave the networks two weeks to cut costs before regulation reared its ugly head, T-Mobile looks like it’s already buckled.
It’s announced that from the [...]
It looks like T-Mobile taken Apple boss Steve Jobs’ promise the 3G iPhone will be half as cheap as its predecessor and run with it - the operator will be selling the new device to its German subscribers for as little as €1, according to Reuters.
Obviously, for that kind of price, customers will be [...]
After giving operators numerous warnings to cut the cost of using roaming SMS and data, EC Commissioner Viviane Reding has revealed she’s now going ahead with a plan to cap rates for using data services abroad unless the networks drop their prices voluntarily.
According to Reuters, Reding has given operators two weeks to clean up [...]
So here I am again commenting on Orange and data.
Whilst we’ve had some educational fireworks with Vodafone over the past few days, at least it works. At least the company is committed to mobile data. At least they’re talking about it — more than that, they’re advertising the hell out of it.
Orange, on the [...]
Every time I think of the money I’ve spunked using data on Vodafone UK, my heart races faster.
Throughout the weekend and early this week, I’ve been saying to myself, ‘What’s changed? Here we are, 2008 and I’m *still* being nailed for data on a per megabyte basis?’
Then I thought back to the chump-campaign we ran [...]
Who really wants to be able to use mobile phones on planes? It seems not as many of us as the airlines might be hoping, according to a new survey commissioned by Yahoo. The research found that nearly three out of four people questioned wanted in-air mobile phone use restricted to silent features like SMS.
While [...]
According to the New York Times, Apple boss Steve Jobs isn’t happy with the musical attributes of the iPhone. The Times reckons the company is currently thrashing out a new deal with record labels to make sure the handset is up to scratch musically in time for the expected launch of the 3G model in [...]
Continue ReadingThe Pope will be on his way to Australia later this year for World Youth Day, and he’s already got plans to text followers when he lands. According to Aussie mobile operator Telstra, the Pope is planning to send daily “inspirational text messages” to his followers.
His Holiness is evidently a bit of a fan of [...]
After capping roaming rates for voice calls not so long ago, EU Commissioner Viviane Reding is now turning her sights on the cost of SMS and data while abroad. It’s all part of the latest consultation from the EC, which is aimed at getting opinions from those in the industry on how the new capped [...]
Continue ReadingAfter a bit of rumour mongering, it seems T-Mobile is finally ready to show off its shiny new 3G network, which has now gone live in New York. Only a few years behind the rest of the world, then. There’s no HSDPA handsets available for the network ye either, although T-Mobile is promising they’ll [...]
Continue ReadingAccording to a number of reports, T-Mobile is finally - finally! - launching its 3G network in the US from today.
The 3G network will be switched on across 20 cities this year including Las Vegas and Los Angeles, with New York being the first to get the third-generation nod, and those hungry to test out [...]
3G could potentially kill off wi-fi, according to analysts Infonetics Research, as more and more of us use mobile broadband data cards rather than the wireless hotspots provided by coffee shops and the like as the service becomes “more available, more affordable, and a higher performance choice”
Infonetics says that sales of mobile data cards will [...]
The US could be getting another mobile TV service, according to The Financial Times. The paper quotes analysts as saying broadcaster Dish Networks “could be considering launching a mobile TV service to compete with the leading US mobile phone companies” after bidding at the US 700 Mhz spectrum auction and winning enough licences to “create [...]
Continue ReadingSprint is obviously feeling generous these days - it’s giving away free mobile access to MySpace Mobile on all web-enabled phones - which it claims is a first for any US operator - to coincide with the official launch of MySpace’s mobile site.
MySpace users will get all the usual goodies - including being able to [...]
A new survey has confirmed what most people have already been talking about anecdotally: that iPhone users are massive consumers of mobile web content. According to the latest bit of research from M:Metrics, 85 percent of iPhone users accessed news and information on their device during January, compared to the average of 58 percent for [...]
Continue ReadingSprint users who have a fondness for Windows Mobile devices will soon be getting a bump in mobile data speeds: the US operator has made a software upgrade available for the HTC Mogul making it the first device to be able to take advantage of EV-DO Rev A speeds.
In short, users will be able to [...]
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