We know, we know. You’re all sitting on the edge of your seat to hear the Hamburg court’s decision on the T-Mobile iPhone injunction. The court is reviewing the decision to force T-Mobile to sell unlocked iPhones alongside the locked iPhones offered exclusively through the German wireless operator. And, it seems anxious German iPhone-hopefuls will…
Verizon confirms LTE 4G network trials with Vodafone; to share with AT&T
We’ve known for some time that Verizon has put their faith in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard upon which to build their 4G network. And, following on the GSMA’s support of LTE as the 4G standard of choice, Verizon has announced that they will be kicking off trials of their LTE network in 2008.…
T-Mobile set to face-off with Vodafone over locked iPhones in Germany – November 29
Well, it looks like Vodafone is about to get what they’ve been seeking. The mobile phone carrier has successfully prompted the German government to look into whether or not rival carrier T-Mobile’s iPhone exclusivity deal breaches German wireless regulations. T-Mobile has already complied with the temporary court order, and is offering unlocked iPhones for almost…
T-Mobile Germany offering unlocked Apple iPhones due to court order
What do we have here? Unlocked iPhones in Germany? Indeed we do. It seems Vodafone’s legal pursuit of T-Mobile’s Apple iPhone exclusivity has finally caught up with the No. 1 German wireless carrier. Thanks to a German court order, T-Mobile Germany has agreed to start selling iPhones sans contract – at least until they can…
Vodafone InsideOut arrives in Second Life
It’s all about social networking nowadays. Both carriers and handset makers are eagerly adding support for various social services to their offerings/phones. And now, we have Vodafone introducing a new service called “InsideOut,” allowing users to interact with characters from Second Life right from their mobile phones. Just like with most of the modern services,…
3G iPhone headed to Vodafone in Q1 2008?
Here we go again. The latest 3G iPhone rumor points to Vodafone as the exclusive carrier for the next-gen iPhone with high-speed wireless data. Italian website Morse.IT claims to have spoken with high-level Vodafone sources that seems to indicate that Apple and Vodafone have signed an exclusive iPhone deal. Seeing as how Vodafone is currently…
Vodafone goes crazy; Wants to stop iPhone sales in Germany?
You may like or not, but Apple’s iPhone is THE more disruptive device like ever. Now, we have Vodafone — the same company that fights iPhone defection by taking customer service offline — obtaining a Court order that required rival T-Mobile Germany to sell iPhone without a service plan. And while we do agree that’s…
Verizon and Vodafone create a new service for multi-national organizations
Vodafone and Verizon have created a new service to appeal to the multi-national organizations and their “worldy” needs. The new “best-in-class” offering is designed to provide customers with a “consistent approach to products and pricing” under a single contract for the whole world. The way I see it, the two carriers will ship as many…
Vodafone’s fights iPhone defection by taking customer service offline
We love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next guy, but they usually amount to nothing more than paranoid thinking. Then again, sometimes the coincidences can’t be ignored. The Inquirer’s got a conspiracy theory that’s just too juicy to dismiss off-hand. The theory goes something like this: iPhone launches in Europe Vodafone is…
Sony Ericsson K850i now available on Vodafone UK; Nokia N81, 6500 classic coming soon
Vodafone’s coming soon page reveals their potential and existing users can already get Sony Ericsson’s latest Cyber-shot phone – K850i. In addition, we see two Nokia devices there — Nokia 6500 classic, the stylish candybar feature phone; but also the N81, NGage’s flagship device. Finally, let’s not forget the Sony Ericsson W910i which is also…