Last time Three UK talked about the Nokia E7, they said the QWERTY-keyboard equipped smartphone will be added to their offering at the beginning of the year. Then Nokia announced the “E7 delay” news and it was only recently that we’ve seen the device hitting select markets’ store shelves. Now we have a new date…
Opera Mini comes to Three UK customers
Opera Software announced a new carrier partner for Opera Mini – Three UK. As a result, even those with low-end feature phones will be able to get a decent web browsing experience by downloading the free application from Three’s portal. Moreover, as Opera’s web browser comes with the data compression technology, users will even end…
Unlimited mobile data has come to the UK thanks to operator 3
Unlimited data is both a blessing and a curse to mobile operators. The billions they spent on their networks, including the money they dished out to governments for 3G spectrum licenses, was considered a waste by many since it created an excess in capacity. Then the iPhone came out and it changed everything. People actually…
Nokia E7 hitting Three UK in January 2011
Three UK announced that it will start selling the Nokia E7 in January next year. Price was not unveiled, but we think the phone will be available starting from free on a two-year 35 GBP a month contract — which is the price of its all-touchscreen brother, Nokia N8. The Nokia E7 is arguably the…
Orange UK details iPad pricing, starting £199 with two-year agreement
The subsidized iPad is poised to take the UK by storm in the upcoming months with Orange, Three, T-Mobile, and possibly Vodafone expected to carry the tablet device. The only remaining holdout is O2 UK, which is reportedly not in talks with Apple to carry the popular tablet device on a contract basis. While several…
Palm Pre 2 to launch in the UK on November 15th without carrier support
Palm is launching its Pre 2 handset in the UK starting on November 15th but the handset will not land on the shelves of any major wireless carrier in the UK. According to Pocket-Lint, a quick perusal of wireless carriers reveals that none of the four major wireless carriers in the UK have plans to…
Three UK will offer LG Optimus One with a free car mount and charger
UK’s Three is about to include the LG Optimus One in its portfolio. The exact launch date has not been revealed (it should come “later this month”), but we do know those who opt to grab the device before the end of the year will get a complementary car mount and charger for free. Specs…
UK operator 3 finished phase 1 of their network upgrade [12,400 cell towers up and running]
British operator 3 has just completed phase 1 of their wireless network upgrade and the statistics they provide with that small bit of news are both funny and eye opening. The whole thing cost 400 million British pounds or roughly $630 million. Before the upgrade they had 7,500 cell towers, but now they have 12,400…
Quicky: Android 2.2 Froyo update now available for HTC Desire users on Three UK
Good news for our UK readers who at the same time happen to own the HTC Desire bought from Three. By the time you read this, you will be able to update your beloved smartphone to the latest version of Android OS – 2.2 aka Froyo. Files will be pushed over-the-air (OTA) and all you…
PAYG BlackBerry Curve 9300, Torch 9800 Launched on Three UK
Three UK has just launched the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and Curve 3G 9300 on their network, both of which had landed not too long ago on Vodafone UK. The big difference here is that Three is using the occasion to announce their new Pay as You Go BlackBerry plans: for £5/month, subscribers get BlackBerry e-mail,…