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European operators are swamped by data-hungry customers and want Internet companies to help pay for network upgrades to handle this demand. The operators are targeting Google, Apple, and Facebook with their threats for additional compensation. The idea has been bounced around by France Telecom, Telecom Italia, and Vodafone. All three carriers are considering usage-based fees…
Vodafone Italy has launched a micropayments service for the prepaid customers which initially can their credit to pay for online subscriptions to Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The service costs 2 EUR per week, providing customers with access to the newspaper both online and via a smartphone app. Ability for this kind of payments (as opposed…
A good thing can happen when government intervenes. Take roaming in Europe for instance. Before European Commission interfered, customers were paying hefty prices for calls and messages when travelling to another country. Market forces are not as efficient in an environment with 3-5 players holding a majority of the market. That said, we’re glad to…
German divisions of T-Mobile and Vodafone unveiled their LTE plans and prices — actually German division of T-Mobile is their main/home office. First comes the Big Red carrier which plans to offer a Samsung dongle with tiered monthly plans costing between 42.50 and 72.50 EUR. The top rate provides users with up to 30GB of…
Vodafone is adding more smartphones to its portfolio. The latest two phones that have hit the Big Red’s offering are the HTC Desire Z and Nokia C7. As you know, the first of the two is one of the most wanted smartphones on the market today. The carrier is offering it for free on a…
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 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…
Although it’s already offered in the UK unlocked, Vodafone still has to add the HTC Desire Z to its portfolio. From what we’re hearing (actually seeing from a banner above), the QWERTY keyboard equipped device is set to hit the Big Red’s offering any time soon. Users will be able to grab the Desire Z…
Just when RIM had pretty much emptied out everything they had been working on lately, like the Style, Bold 9780, and Torch, we’re starting to get wind of the next batch of BlackBerry devices. Vodafone Germany is listing a battery cover for the BlackBerry 9900 in their inventory, which is a device we haven’t really…
Over the last month or so, we’ve been picking up a lot of release and pricing rumors on the BlackBerry Bold 9780. Everyone from Rogers to T-Mobile to Vodafone seem to have their hands on the 9780 in some capacity, and the list of carriers and retailers offering the device continues to grow. Case in…