From this weekend, Vodafone UK is making it more attractive for customers to make donations to charities by text message, by increasing the amount of money the charity receives. Charities will now receive 90p of every £1 donated by Vodafone customers when they give £1 or more via a five digit “short code” number which…
Hands on video with the Voda 150
Following on from Stefan’s post about the Vodafone 150 (a super-cheap handset for emerging markets), our buddies at fonehome.co.uk got some exclusive hands-on time with the device. Billed as “the world’s cheapest mobile phone”, the functions may be few (voice, SMS, 2 games and a torch), but it’s a robust and lightweight little handset with…
Pre-order now open for Nokia X6 on Vodafone UK
The Nokia X6 can now be pre-ordered from Vodafone UK, and is available for free on a £30, 24 month price plan, with 600 minutes, unlimited texts and mobile internet. Here’s the usual marketing gubbins, just in case you some more convincing: Feeling good? Bit down? Need a burst of energy? Let the Nokia X6’s…
Vodafone 360 Services Include Location Content Powered by Tele Atlas
Tele Atlas has announced that Vodafone Group has deployed Tele Atlas maps and location content in the recently launched Vodafone 360 (which is Vodafone’s attempt at aggregating a whole suite of services on devices). Vodafone apparently also uses Tele Atlas digital maps and location-based content across its location-based services (LBS) and navigation offerings. Powered by…
Vodafone UK have Sony Ericsson Vivaz ready for Pre-order
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz can now be pre-ordered from Vodafone UK through its online shop, and is going to be available in two colours – Moon Silver and Venus Ruby – but far more interesting than that is the fact it is rammed full of high-end features! With an 8.1 megapixel camera with 4 x…
Qik signs deal with Vodafone UK
Those of your familiar with Qik (the UGC mobile video streaming company), and living in the UK, will be pleased to know that they have signed a deal with Vodafone UK to offer their services on the network. VFUK customers can just text ‘Qik’ to 97886 to get a link to download the right app…
Official OS 5.0.0.497 Arrives for the BlackBerry Storm 9520
Storm 9520 owners may want to give this a look. Yep, a new and very official OS has appeared, namely OS 5.0.0.497. This comes to us via Vodafone Australia and Fiji. Of course, no changelog has been made available, but I would suspect the usual bevy of bug fixes and tweaks are found within… In…
Vodafone manages to make a $15 phone [and a $20 fone too]
When it comes to making low end handsets, Nokia usually comes to mind. They make a lot of money off the low end market, even when those devices cost only 20 EUR ($27.45). Now they have some competition. Vodafone today announced the 150 and the 250, both cheaper than Nokia’s cheapest. The 150 will cost…
Vodafone UK introduces new SIM-only price plans
Vodafone has introduced SIM-only price plans, which they are claiming are great for iPhone customers. Available from £25 a month they offer unlimited texts, 1 GB mobile data and BT Openzone WiFi access. That means people using their iPhone on other networks now have another option in terms of which Network to run their iPhone…
Vodafone World of Difference
And now for something a little bit different…. Vodafone UK (and in fact other Vodafone OpCos internationally) have rolled out an initiative called ‘World of Difference’ – it’s a charitable programme which lets volunteers go and help out in places that need it: Vodafone’s World of Difference programme gives people the opportunity to spend time…