First Samsung Android phone comes to O2

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O2 yesterday announced the first Samsung Android-powered mobile, the Galaxy i7500, will be exclusively available on the network during September. Spec-wise the handset differs little from other Android phones with a 3.2" screen, support for HSDPA, Bluetooth and USB 2.0 although it dwarfs in the member stakes, boasting 8GB of internal memory. The Galaxy appears to use the standard flavour of Android so there's none … [Read more...]

O2 – Switch off iPhone tethering or you may get charged


Like probably most other iPhone users I consider O2’s to tethering charges more than a little greedy but when my T-Mobile broadband failed earlier today I thought I’d give O2 a try  so I could at least compare the two. The resulting conversation didn’t go well, first I was told it’s impossible to add tethering ‘same day’ and I’d have to wait until my next bill was produced. Seems a pretty odd way to … [Read more...]

New laptop deals from O2

O2 today unveiled its plans to enter the laptop market with a range of Samsung laptops it says will help it create exclusive packages "that will give customers everything they need to be more connected". The company says it will introduce three new Pay Monthly deals, available online and at its 490 stores nationwide, on 27 February 2009. With broadband bundles set to take a large proportion of the overall laptop … [Read more...]

First PAYG O2 Xda

O2 has unveiled the Asus-built Xda Zest, the latest addition to its range of own label smartphones and the first Xda to be made available on Pay&Go, as well as on Pay Monthly. … [Read more...]

BlackBerry Flip launches on O2

O2 has announced that the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone is now available online at www.o2.co.uk and in O2 retail stores. The device is the first ever BlackBerry® smartphone to come in the popular flip form factor and  offers a large, high resolution display plus second LCD colour display on the outside for dynamic viewing of incoming messages and calls. … [Read more...]

iPhone 3G available on PAYG

O2 has announced a new Pay & Go tariff for the Apple iPhone with pricing at £349.99 for the 8GB model and £399.99 for the 16GB model. Included in the prices are 12 months of inclusive unlimited data and Wi-Fi from the month of activation. Following this, an unlimited data and Wi-Fi bolt on will be available to Pay & Go customers for £10 per month. … [Read more...]