O2 has launched a range of new ‘value-for-money’ mobile & Mobile Broadband tariffs including new ‘sim only’ for iPhone with inclusive Visual Voicemail, unlimited text messages, data and Wi-Fi from just £15 per month. Tariffs for iPhone and all Smartphone customers Customers who already have an iPhone or are just happy with their existing Smartphone…
Official BlackBerry OS Releases Arrive via O2 UK
Busy weekend for the folks at O2 UK. While I was sitting back and watching the Olympics with friends, they were busy releasing official BlackBerry OS’s for multiple devices. The skinny? OS UK has released OS 4.5.0.187 for the BlackBerry 8120, 8300, 8310, 8800 and 8820. This IS an official release, so if you’re running…
O2UK are making it easier to keep your number
Taken from O2’s official blog, apparently the leading UK Operator is now making it easier for you to keep your number, whether you are joining, or moving between their products. We’re changing all that with www.o2.co.uk/keepmynumber. It’s a new online page that contains everything you need to know about how to keep your number. You’ll…
HTC and Telefónica O2 introduce the HTC Smart
HTC and Telefónica have announced an exclusive partnership to sell the HTC Smart on O2 in Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The HTC Smart, for those of you that don’t remember, leverages the Brew MP platform to give features like widgets, browsing and connectivity at an affordable price. The HTC Smart also has HTC…
O2 delivers dynamic Priority ads through Shazam iPhone app
O2 has announced an exclusive sponsorship deal with Shazam which will allow it to deliver highly targeted ads for its Priority Tickets service to Shazam users. Customers will be served relevant ads for O2 Priority pre-sales based on the music they have tagged through Shazam’s iPhone application. The dynamic ads will be delivered using 4th…
T-Mobile UK Getting BlackBerry Storm2 in February
Vodafone had locked down an exclusive for the BlackBerry Storm2 9550 (and the original 9500, for that matter) across Europe, but that time is quickly coming to a close. T-Mobile has announced that they’ll be offering the Storm2 this month. O2 may also take advantage of the ending exclusivity by offering the SurePress smartphone at…
O2UK and Azzurri create strategic relationship
O2 has announced that Azzurri Communications, a leading independent managed service provider has become a strategic partner. Azzurri will help to deliver services to customers as part of 02’s Centre of Excellence programme. The new relationship means that Azzurri’s customers will benefit from additional resources, support and access to the latest propositions such as the…
iPhone speed tests on UK networks continue
Our buddies over at Fonehome.co.uk weren’t content with testing the iPhone 3GS for YouTube search speed on Vodafone, O2, and Orange – oh no, they’ve done a bunch more tests too! We’ve got the ‘411’ (or ‘info’ for UK readers) on what went down, but we’re not going to totally spill the beans – for…
Straight comparison of network download speed with iPhones in the UK
So, our buddies over at fonehome.co.uk have conducted a download speed test using the iPhone 3GS on three different networks (O2, Orange, and Vodafone), side-by-side, to see which is the quickest. And the result – well, let’s just say Vodafone didn’t lose! Now of course there is some criticism you could level at the test,…
O2 Enters Home Phone Market in UK
O2 has announced that from March it will offer home phone to new and existing home broadband customers. The launch is a continuation of O2’s strategy to get itself at the heart of UK households and follows the successful launches of its broadband and joggler products. The home phone service, which is available exclusively to…