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Hutchison Three Austria acquires Orange Austria
We told you consolidation is coming to Austria, and voila – the local branch of Hutchison Three has finally (started) acquiring Orange Austria, having agreed to pay 1.3 billion EUR to France Telecom which owns 35% stake and private equity investors Mid Europa Partners (65%). As part of the deal, Hutchison will sell frequencies, base station sites, the mobile phone operator Yesss! Telekommunikation along with certain intellectual property rights to Telekom Austria Group, immediately after the acquisition is completed. As usual, the transaction is a subject to the approval by … Read more
Dusan Belic
UK: Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S Advance available for pre-ordering; Three, T-Mobile and O2 to offer it, too
The newly announced Galaxy S Advance is heading to the UK, with phone retailer MobileFun and Clove already taking pre-orders for the unlocked device. Those of you who want the mid-to-high end smartphone will have to pour out some 350 GBP (around $550) to be amongst the first ones to get it. We’re hearing the first units will be shipped at some point later this month, with Clove listing February 27th as the first shipping date. If you, however, want to get the Galaxy S Advance along with a carrier … Read more
Dusan Belic
T-Mobile UK launches “The Full Monty” unlimited everything plans, prices start at £36 per month
T-Mobile UK has done the unthinkable. In today’s world of constrained networks and operators looking to buy up as much spectrum as they can, these nutters just announced the return of unlimited everything plans. They’re called “The Full Monty,” which conjures up some disturbing flashback from the film of the same title, but they really do give you everything you could possibly want … at least sometimes. Let’s start with the basic plan, which goes for just £36 per month. That gives you unlimited talking, texting, and data, but “only” … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
UK: Sony Xperia S coming to O2, Orange and Three
Even though it was just announced at the CES in Las Vegas, Sony has already managed to secure distribution for its Xperia S smartphone in the UK, where 3 of the leading mobile operators will offer the powerful device. Telefónica’s O2, Orange and Hutchison’s Three are all on board, while Vodafone said it “has no plans” to list Sony’s baby. Although we’ve no idea how much each carrier will ask for the Sony Xperia S, it’s safe to bet all of ‘em will give away the device, while requiring users’ … Read more
Dusan Belic
UK: HTC Sensation XE available from Three for 30 GBP per month
The HTC Sensation XE, which we know as the improved version of the original Sensation with more built-in storage and much better sound quality, is now available from Three UK. The operator is giving away the Android smartphone to anyone willing to commit on a two-year 30 GBP per month contract. That money gets you 500 voice minutes, 5,000 texts and 1GB of mobile data every month. Now I know many audiophiles will prefer this particular device over let’s say Samsung Galaxy S II, but my heart is on Sammy’s … Read more
Dusan Belic
Three offers 1.4 billion EUR for Orange Austria
Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa, which operates Three (brand) mobile networks, is reportedly offering 1.4 billion EUR for Orange Austria to merge it with its operations in the country (3 Austria). According to local press reports, a deal could go through as soon as next month, though none of the parties involved commented. At the moment, Orange has 2.2 million connections and Three – 1.3 million. The new company would stand a chance to compete with the two leading carriers in the country, Telekom Austria’s A1 (5.2 million connections) and T-Mobile … Read more
Dusan Belic
Pink Galaxy S II offered in Sweden by Three
Well what do you know – Swedes will be the first nation in Europe to get the pink version of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Up until this point, Sammy’s pink-colored smartphone was available exclusively in South Korea (as we reported earlier) and now folks in Sweden can get it from Three. The carrier is offering the device for free with plans starting at 199 SEK (about $28) per month, which is pretty affordable by any standards. Needless to say, there are no changes under the hood — it’s the … Read more
Dusan Belic
UK: Three, Vodafone now offer HTC Sensation XL
HTC Sensation XL, the Taiwanese company’s biggest Android smartphone announced to date, is now available at British operators Three and Vodafone. Three is offering the device for free to anyone willing to put his or her signature on a two-year contract with at least 34 GBP/month plan. That money gets you 500 minutes, 5,000 messages and 1GB of mobile data every month. As for Vodafone, it offers the Sensation XL for free on plans starting at 41 GBP per month that include 1,200 minutes, unlimited texts and 750MB of monthly … Read more
Dusan Belic
Three UK now offers HTC Sensation and Galaxy S II on 27 GBP/month plans
Three UK is running a neat campaign for two of the hottest Android smartphones – HTC Sensation and Samsung Galaxy S II. Both devices rock, though as we’ve learned from one of our previous posts, most of you guys and gals prefer Sammy’s baby due to its better screen (Super AMOLED Plus), more flash storage and more RAM. Still that doesn’t mean the Sensation is a bad device by any means — quite the contrary, it’s just not as good as the Galaxy S II. Anyway, the British operator is … Read more