Orange Jordan got the 15-year 3G license for Jordan, the country’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission announced. The carrier paid JD 50 million ($70.5 million) for it, gaining exclusive rights to the frequency block for 12 months from the launch of the network, after which other operators will be allowed to bid for usage rights. The France…
UK carriers to block prostitutes’ phone numbers, help curb sex trafficking
There are some out there that might disagree with London’s push to clean up the seedier side of metropolitan life, but wireless carriers in the UK are apparently on board with new program to block phone numbers known to be tied to prostitution rings. The Times Online is reporting that the Metropolitan Police, the Crown…
LG GD910 available at France’s Orange for 899 EUR!
We knew Orange will be carrying LG’s 3G-enabled watch phone. However, when they announced that at this year’s Mobile World Congress, we haven’t got a clue they’ll sell it for whooping 900 Euros. That’s $1,286, according to today’s exchange rate! That’s ridiculous and aside from few fancy-schmancy playboys living in the uber-expensive arondismants of Paris,…
UK: Orange Blog finds GSM remote control
Orange UKs Blog (called ‘The Feed’) often finds interesting stuff – and this time is no exception. They report on a GSM remote switch, which simply enough you can call or send a text to – and the switch then does it’s business and switches whatever it is connected to ON or OFF! I checked…
UK: Orange expands its mobile broadband portfolio
Orange has expanded its mobile broadband portfolio with a selection of new price plans which includes a new offer of mobile broadband for less than £5 a month for existing Orange customers – the lowest pay monthly mobile broadband price plan on the market. This builds on Orange’s commitment to offer UK customers greater choice…
Orange UK creates new tariff for streaming music
Orange UK has partnered with Universal Music and 4Music (a derivative of the terrestrial TV Channel 4), to launch a free streaming music service for new tariff called ‘Monkey’. The tariff is for prepay customers, which makes the whole data consumption angle more interesting (prepay users are not usually looked after in terms of data…
Video: LG demos two-way video call on LG GD910 watchphone
There aren’t too many options out there for watchphones – watches that double as cellphones – and LG is one of the clear leaders in this space. The LG GD910 watchphone, for example, sports a 1.43-inch capacitance-based touchscreen, 3G data connectivity, Bluetooth and a front-facing camera. That last feature is what we’re looking at in…
UK: Orange partnering with Blyk for Mobile Ads
Reuters is reporting that Orange is going to partner with Blyk in the UK to offer Mobile Ads on a much larger scale. Interestingly, this means that Blyk will wind down it’s own MVNO-type offering – instead leading to the development of some special tariffs on the Orange network for those willing to receive lots…
Orange Giving Away Free HTC Hero on Twitter
Fire up your quills, wordsmiths, Orange UK’s social networking guy, Conor Maples, is running a contest for followers to win an HTC Hero. All you have to do is write a poem about Orange and Android to enter. The catch? It’s on Twitter, so you’ve got 140 characters to work with. Maybe a haiku might…
UK: Orange are doing the HTC Hero in Graphite
Whilst I’ve been playing with the Hero this week, Orange have been busy making their website all Android-friendly – specifically, they’ve listed the HTC Hero in Graphite as a ranged device: Checking out their site in more detail, Orange’s recommended tariffs have you laying out between £50 and £100 for the device – that is,…