Telecoms

  • Three announces 4G switch-on cities

    Three announces 4G switch-on cities

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    Three says its 4G super-fast mobile data services will be available from December to users in London, Birmingham and Manchester, a wider roll-out will then follow in January. 4G networks will allow operators to offer ultrafast mobile broadband services to consumers and businesses. In February Three announced that users would enjoy superfast 4G mobile data…

  • TalkTalk signs up 500,000 YouView customers

    TalkTalk signs up 500,000 YouView customers

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    More than 500,000 customers have signed up for TalkTalk’s YouView-based TV service since it launched last year, the company announced on Wednesday. TalkTalk is one of seven shareholders in the TV platform which combines traditional aerial delivered channels with internet delivered on demand and catch-up content. Like rival and fellow shareholder BT, TalkTalk also offers…

  • TP-Link Archer C7 and BT Sport – an update

    TP-Link Archer C7 and BT Sport – an update

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    We first played with the TP-Link Archer C7 last month when we flagged it up as a router which seemed to work just peachy with BT’s new internet delivered (IPTV) sports channels. Since then we’ve been using the device on a rotating basis alongside BT’s HomeHub 3 and the Apple Airport Express, assessing and comparing…

  • Exclusive: BT & Virgin Media’s deal doesn’t cover digital-only content

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    Virgin Media customers celebrating the arrival of BT Sport may not have got quite the great deal they first assumed. Since last week’s deal between the two broadband and TV rivals was announced, some Virgin Media customers have been asking whether they also get access to the BT Sport app and online player. The answer…

  • BT and Virgin Media agree BT Sports deal

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    Virgin Media has finally struck a deal to offer broadband and TV rival BT’s three new sports channels. Launched on August 1st, the channels offer football fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season. Broadcast from the Olympic Park in East London, they also carry exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and will offer fans…

  • Blackberry’s new low-end mobile shows why it’s in a mess

    Blackberry’s new low-end mobile shows why it’s in a mess

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    In the unlikely event that you’re sitting around pondering how Blackberry has gotten it self into such a mess that its board is exploring a sale, here’s a good example. For the past couple of years consumers have been shunning the firm’s handsets in favour of the shiny iPhone and Android competition. And for far…