I’m really pleased with my iPhone, it does everything I want it to for personal use (but not for work, see here for my thoughts on HTC’s Hero) but it has one weak link – O2’s dreadful 3G service.
I live in central London but my phone is often slipping into sub-3G connectivity, around the home [...]
UK mobile operator Orange has confirmed it’s to sell Apple’s iPhone 3G and 3Gs models later this year.
O2 yesterday announced the first Samsung Android-powered mobile, the Galaxy i7500, will be exclusively available on the network during September. Spec-wise the handset differs little from other Android phones with a 3.2″ screen, support for HSDPA, Bluetooth and USB 2.0 although it dwarfs in the member stakes, boasting 8GB of internal memory.
Like probably most other iPhone users I consider O2’s to tethering charges more than a little greedy but when my T-Mobile broadband failed earlier today I thought I’d give O2 a try so I could at least compare the two.
The resulting conversation didn’t go well, first I was told it’s impossible to add tethering ‘same [...]
In early April I called my old mobile provider to ask if I could renew my contract that day, only to be told I had to wait two more days to reach my upgrade point. No big deal, except I’d previously killed my Blackberry and was going away so really needed to be able to check my mail while I was out and about.
O2 today unveiled its plans to enter the laptop market with a range of Samsung laptops it says will help it create exclusive packages “that will give customers everything they need to be more connected”.
O2 is offering mobile web users the chance to spruce up their laptops with a limited edition polka dot mobile broadband modem designed exclusively for O2 by fashion designer Henry Holland under his House of Holland label. The modem, featuring one of the hottest trends for 2009 – polka dots, will be included for free with O2 Mobile Broadband Pay & Go from 27 February for a limited time only.
O2 has unveiled the Asus-built Xda Zest, the latest addition to its range of own label smartphones and the first Xda to be made available on Pay&Go, as well as on Pay Monthly.
O2 has announced that the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone is now available online at www.o2.co.uk and in O2 retail stores.
O2 has announced a new Pay & Go tariff for the Apple iPhone with pricing at £349.99 for the 8GB model and £399.99 for the 16GB model. Included in the prices are 12 months of inclusive unlimited data and Wi-Fi from the month of activation. Following this, an unlimited data and Wi-Fi bolt on will be available to Pay & Go customers for £10 per month.
