With more than 8,000 iPhones customers registering their devices on O2’s network on November 9, it’s safe to say that Apple’s UK iPhone launch went well. Now, Carphone Warehouse is reporting that they’ve pushed 11,000 iPhones out their door over the weekend. The largest mobile phone retailer in the world says that they have already…
O2’s iPhone activation system buckling under pressure
Remember when the iPhone launched in the States? Remember how AT&T’s activation servers buckled under the massive deluge of launch-day iPhone owners trying to get their iPhone activated? Well, it seems activation-problems have crossed the pond and are afflicting O2’s iPhone activation servers. With O2 selling iPhones like it’s nobody’s business, we’re not too surprised…
O2: iPhone selling like hotcakes – “the fastest selling device we have ever seen”
Following on last week’s launch of the iPhone in the UK, O2’s CEO Peter Erskine told The Times Online that the iPhone is “the fastest selling device we have ever seen.” As Erskine previously mentioned, O2 has been selling tens of thousands of iPhones since last Friday’s launch – and it seems that Brits are…
O2 sells tens of thousands of UK iPhones since Friday’s launch
The iPhone hit UK shores just a few days ago, and it seems that Apple’s exclusive iPhone carrier, O2, has already sold their fair share of the iconic handset. Peter Erskine, chief executive of Telefonica’s 02 Europe said that the UK Carrier has pushed “tens of thousands” of iPhones out its doors since Friday’s UK…
Confirmed: Apple launching iPhone v1.1.2 firmware with European iPhone launch
Beware, dear iPhone user. Apple has confirmed to PocketLint that US iPhone users can expect to see an iPhone v1.1.2 update become available tomorrow, Friday, November 9 – concurrently with the European iPhone launch in the UK and Germany (on O2 and T-Mobile, respectively). We already know that the v1.1.2 firmware will bring enhanced language…
O2 picks up HTC Touch Cruise (Polaris) as O2 Xda Orbit 2
We love O2’s penchant for completely renaming their smartphone handsets to fit their “Xda” naming scheme. Especially when they rename the already long-named HTC smartphones. O2 has announced that they’ll be launching the HTC Polaris P3650, which HTC recently renamed the HTC Touch Cruise, as the O2 Xda Orbit 2. The O2 Xda Orbit 2…
German iPhone hopefuls will beat UK fans to the iPhone-punch
Thanks to some interesting launch-day timings, iPhone hopefuls in Germany will get to play with their own, legit iPhones ahead of Brits. Both the UK and Germany are slated to launch the iPhone on O2 and T-Mobile, respectively, on November 9. However, the Deutsche Telekom store at Schildergasse in Cologne will open its doors to…
O2 UK launches BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone
The more I think about O2, the more I like it. Lately they’ve been on the spot thanks to the iPhone deal, but on the other hand they also add other cool devices to their portfolio to appeal to the wider audience. Now they’re including RIM’s BlackBerry Pearl 8120 — the one with WiFi rather…
Carphone Warehouse hopes to sell 10,000 iPhones on launch
We’ve already reported that O2 is expecting to see the iPhone becoming the single fastest selling handset in the UK. And now we have Europe’s biggest independent mobile phones retailer, Carphone Warehouse, adding they see up to 10,000 iPhones sold on the first day across their network of around 800 stores in the country. Again,…
Speaking of “fair-use” – O2 UK kills 200MB “unlimited data” limit for iPhone users
Unlimited data plans, and their carrier-defined usage limits, have been getting a lot of coverage recently. Wireless carriers love to use the term “fair-use” to define their policies regarding these supposed “unlimited data” plans. But, to whom, exactly, are these policies “fair?” Not the consumer, that’s for sure. O2, Apple’s partner carrier in the UK,…