Telecoms
-

BT to make sports channels to YouView retail boxes
—
by
BT says it will offer its new sports channels to owners of retail YouView boxes after customer complaints. Last week the ISP announced its three new channels would be provided free to broadband customers, including those receiving its BT Infinity service. The channels will offer sports fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season, exclusive…
-
Three adds 4G compatible Huawei Ascend P2 to Android range
—
by
Mobile network Three is to offer the “future proofed” Huawei Ascend P2 smartphone, promising users who buy the phone can enjoy its 4G network “without having to pay a premium, swap SIM cards or change price plans” when it launches later this year. Currently supported by DC-HSDPA technology, Three’s Ultrafast network already covers 80 per…
-
BT announces free Premier League for broadband customers
—
by
BT today vowed to give Premier League football “back to the nation” as it outlined plans for its three new Sports channels. The company will operate three channels offering sports fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season, exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and 800 hours of live tennis, including the TEB BNP Paribas…
-

BT locks retail YouView customers out of free football offer
—
by
Tens of thousands of customers who purchased YouView boxes from high street retailers will be unable to benefit from BTs offer of free sports channels. YouView boxes are available via retailers for a one-off price, or from TalkTalk and BT as part of a TV, broadband and phone bundle. Customers who purchase their own YouView…
-

James Bond: The phones of 007
—
by
Longevity means that for most of his career, 007 lacked access to that most basic staple of everyday life – the mobile phone.
-

Mobile phone competition is driving great savings for UK consumers
—
by
With 20 million of us having a second mobile, the UK’s networks have to work especially hard to earn our custom.