Posted by Kay on 22 March 2012
Calls from mobile phones to 0800 numbers may be entering new territory in coming weeks. Ofcom has announced a plan to ban mobile operators such as O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile and Three from charging for mobile access to these numbers. At the current time, mobile phone users face stiff fees that can be as high as 40p per minute. This strikes many mobile phone users as patently unfair, since 0800 numbers are free when dialled from a traditional landline phone.
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Posted by Kay on 14 March 2012
A favourable ruling from Ofcom means that Everything Everywhere, the joint venture comprised of both T-Mobile and Orange mobile phone networks, should be able to roll out 4G services sometime later this year. The plans submitted by T-Mobile and Orange did not depend on securing additional spectrum during the 4G auction – which, of course, has yet to occur. Instead, Everything Everywhere will use its existing allocation of spectrum to make a 4G system work in the UK.
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Posted by Kay on 7 March 2012
The arrival of the mobile phone has changed the communications landscape of the UK in huge ways. One of the most profound, perhaps, is how the mobile phone is contributing to the slow decline of landlines. Many people who own a mobile see no reason to pay for a landline as well, and as more and more people acquire mobile handsets, traditional phone services are not able to retain customers.
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Posted by Charlie on 27 February 2012
The government of Scotland acknowledged the growing importance of mobile communications this month when it signed UK mobile operator Orange to provide services to almost a dozen different bodies in the public sector. The services included in the agreement include both voice and data access. The goal of the contract is to not only assist members of the public bodies to have better access to broadband mobile services, but also to save the government more than £1.5 million over the course of four years.
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Posted by Kellie on 27 February 2012
Major British mobile phone network Everything Everywhere has announced that it will be offering 4G mobile internet services to UK resident by the end of 2012. The company has already applied to the regulatory authorities to begin offering 4G using its existing bandwidth. This will allow the company to begin promoting 4G on a small scale prior to the larger rollout expected later on.
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Posted by Kay on 8 February 2012
Ever since the merger of T-Mobile and Orange to form the joint venture known as Everything Everywhere, UK mobile phone users have wondered about the new company's eventual plans for the two brands now under their control. At first there seemed to be little impetus for Everything Everywhere to make major changes; both the Orange and T-Mobile brand name continued to exist, with customers of both receiving the advantage of having access to additional infrastructure to support voice calls and data usage.
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Posted by Charlie on 26 January 2012
One of the most important considerations for anyone buying a mobile phone is the signal strength being provided on the various networks. A better signal can mean faster transmission times and fewer dropped calls; it can also make it more likely that phone users who descend into an underground area will continue to enjoy service. All the major phone networks know that signal strength is a vital component of their service and have provided tools that consumers can use to check signals in their area.
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Posted by Jon on 16 January 2012
Several different mobile phone networks in the UK have announced that the much-anticipated Sony Xperia S will work on their systems. These networks include not just O2 and Orange but also T-Mobile and Three.
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Posted by Kay on 15 January 2012
In addition to a new tethering capacity, BlackBerry OS version 7.1, which is currently in a roll-out phase as users update their handsets, will offer exciting new features that make use of near field communications technology. NFC has been embedded into BlackBerry units since the middle of last year but, until now, the NFC capacity was under-utilised by most consumers. That may now be poised to change due to a new element in the 7.1 interface known as Tag.
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Posted by Kay on 23 December 2011
Even before most Brits had ever heard the term ‘smartphone’, those in business and commerce were already in love with their BlackBerry handsets. From integrated calendar and contact functions to a convenient full QWERTY keyboard, the Research in Motion company knew how to deliver what its target consumers wanted.
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