Telecoms

  • O2 to power McDonald’s WiFi

    O2 to power McDonald’s WiFi

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    Mobile and broadband provider O2 has signed a multi-year deal to provide free WiFi to customers at 1,200 McDonald’s restaurants. The service will be free to both O2 and non-O2 customers, with O2 promising “all hotspots will be premium public hotspots, as opposed to using residential connections with limited bandwidth.” The deal replaces the fast…

  • T-Mobile customers to see 3.7% price hike

    T-Mobile customers to see 3.7% price hike

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    T-Mobile UK customers can look forward to paying their mobile network an additional 3.7% per month for their tariffs after the company announced a price hike. The network says the increase applies to “consumer and business pay monthly customers who joined T-Mobile prior to 1 February 2012” while those “on our latest consumer tariffs such…

  • TalkTalk tops Ofcom’s broadband and fixed line complaints

    TalkTalk tops Ofcom’s broadband and fixed line complaints

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    Communications regulator Ofcom says TalkTalk was the most complained about provider of landline and broadband services between October to December 2011, though the number of complaints against the firm has fallen since the first quarter of the year. Ofcom publishes a quarterly complaints report “to provide useful information for consumers, and also to incentivise telecoms…

  • Sky Anytime+ ‘enabled for all ISPs’

    Sky Anytime+ ‘enabled for all ISPs’

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    According to posts on Sky’s official customer forums, the pay-TV giant has now enabled its Anytime+ catch-up service to users of any ISP. The service, previously available only for Sky Broadband customers, allows viewers to watch a selection of films, sports events and TV shows after they’ve been aired via the Sky box’s broadband connection.…

  • Orange reveals iPad contracts

    Orange reveals iPad contracts

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    Mobile network Orange will offer the third generation of Apple’s iPad from March 16th. Apple announced the revamped iPad earlier this month, adding a higher resolution display and support for faster mobile internet technologies. The 16GB version is available from £25 per month on a 24 month contact with an upfront cost of £199 for…

  • Virgin connects London’s Tube to WiFi broadband network

    Virgin connects London’s Tube to WiFi broadband network

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    Virgin Media customers will soon be able to access WiFi internet on London’s Tube system. The cable company is connecting 120 stations to its network, offering waiting passengers access to internet services. Access will initially be available for free, before moving to a paid-for service after summer’s Olympic Games. As part of its contract with…