Telecoms

  • O2 confirms new UK WiFi network

    O2 confirms new UK WiFi network

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    UK mobile operator O2 has confirmed plans to build a free pueblos WiFi network it says will offer “at least double” the number of hotspots currently offered by BT Openzone and The Cloud combined by 2013. The company says it will start the roll-out of the new network “immediately” by replacing its existing 450 Cloud…

  • BT Vision adds "full" iPlayer service

    BT Vision adds "full" iPlayer service

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    Customers of BT’s broadband-powered television service BT Vision will soon be able to enjoy the “full BBC iPlayer” in place of the current selection of BBC catch-up content.

  • Samsung Galaxy Tab available on O2 from November

    Samsung Galaxy Tab available on O2 from November

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    UK mobile operator O2 has confirmed it’ll be offering Samsung’s Galaxy Tab tablet from the 1st November “on all O2 Mobile Broadband tariffs” although it has not yet revealed full pricing details.

  • Research shows third of cinema goers take advantage of Orange Wednesdays promotion

    Research shows third of cinema goers take advantage of Orange Wednesdays promotion

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    New research by YouGov SixthSense has revealed that 37% of UK adults who’ve visited the cinema in the past 6 months have taken advantage of the Orange Wednesdays promotion to buy two tickets for the price of one.

  • O2 pre-shipping iPhone 4 micro sims

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    It seems anyone who has registered for O2’s iPhone 4 mailing list will be automatically sent a “blank” micro sim to allow them to transfer an existing number to a new iPhone.

  • iPad 3G micro SIMs

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    O2 seems to have made a curious omission and one which potentially could cost it the business of a lot of early iPad owners. While rival networks Orange, Vodafone and 3 are all offering customers the chance to pre-order the Micro SIMs need to use the iPad’s £G capabilities, O2’s website seems to have no…