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O2 BlackBerry 7100x review
Reviews Design Like the 7100v from Vodafone, the 7100x is an attempt by RIM to get away from its handheld-style form factor and move closer to that of the mobile phone. Neither device disguises itself completely as a standard mobile, though, because of the...
[February 9, 2005, 9:10]
O2 suspends email-to-phone service
News O2's email-to-phone offering has been temporarily suspended as the company carries out what it describes are "improvements" to the service. By the time of publication the mobile operator had been unable to provide any information about the nature...
[February 19, 2003, 9:51]
O2 Apple tariffs stretches the term ´fair use´
Blog Comment T-Mobiles tariff vs O2's iPhone tariff makes me think of the Daft Punk Song Kanye West recently did a cover of - "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
[October 18, 2007, 11:23]
O2 Apple tariffs stretches the term ´fair use´
Blog Comment The strange thing is O2 has never locked their handsets before so I don't know how people can be so confident they can remove an O2 lock. Since Mr Jobs/O2 hinted they would be doing firmware updates to stop phone unlockers - much like sony does...
[October 18, 2007, 22:59]
O2 may roll out fibre if Ofcom changes rules
News O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network, but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn into a fibre...
[July 16, 2008, 15:59]
O2 do know about edge - kind of!
Talkback i have just been on the phone to o2 who say they haven't released exact locations of edge coverage yet as they are upgrading areas as soon as possible, right through to mid November, so don't yet want to announce locations that they cannot deliver...
[October 2, 2007, 19:45]
O2 soothes Ireland's roaming woes
Talkback Would the easiest thing not be for O2 UK to take over O2 Ireland and treat the British Isles as a single entity?
[February 11, 2006, 8:13]
O2 soothes Ireland's roaming woes
Talkback The EU needs to get off their collective backside and sort this out. O2 Ireland have taken a stance on roaming with a single 'island of Ireland' calling rate but O2 UK still maintain roaming charges for GB and, more specifically, Northern Ireland...
[June 21, 2006, 17:08]
O2 reports 'very strong' SME uptake of iPhone 3G
News More iPhone 3Gs than expected have been sold to small and medium-sized businesses, but the corporate world is a tougher nut to crack, according to O2. Ben Dowd, head of business sales at O2, told ZDNet UK sister site silicon.com: "We have seen...
[December 3, 2008, 6:30]
O2 wades into termination rate spat
News It costs more to call a 3G phone than a 2G phone because 3G is less popular, a spokesperson for O2 has revealed. The justification came on Tuesday as Ofcom puts the finishing touches on its revised regulation of termination rates — the charges...
[February 27, 2007, 14:13]
O2 offers starter pack to small businesses
News O2 has announced a new "starter pack" for customers who are setting up small businesses. The mobile operator's new SME Starter plan gives customers a free two-month subscription to any O2 Best for Business tariff, a dedicated customer-service...
[March 7, 2007, 16:22]
O2 to cut data-roaming charges
News O2 is to cut its data-roaming rates, in a move that may placate some of its business customers enraged over the traditionally high charges. The European Commission has threatened action against the operators, but O2 denied that the pressure caused...
[March 14, 2007, 12:21]
O2 releases iPhone 3G pricing for UK
News O2, the operator with the exclusive UK distribution deal for the iPhone, has released tariff information for Apple's handset. O2 said it will be launching the iPhone 3G in the UK, as expected, on 11 July, with an increased focus on business customers.
[June 10, 2008, 12:42]
O2 announces two new xda devices review
Reviews O2's new xda IIs will be available in the UK and Ireland on 1 November at a cost of around £449 (inc. VAT). Its standout feature is a slide-out 39-key QWERTY keyboard, which is designed to make it easier to use the on-board email, contact...
[September 10, 2004, 13:15]
O2 expects little 3G interest this year
News UK mobile operator O2 will offer third-generation handsets and laptop data cards to UK customers this autumn, but doesn't expect to see significant demand for its 3G service until 2005. MmO2, O2's parent company, said on Tuesday that it is still on...
[May 18, 2004, 14:10]
O2 announces 'free' broadband offer
News 'Free' home broadband is being launched in the UK by mobile operator O2. O2 customers who buy a £20-a-month mobile broadband package will receive the 'up to' 8Mbps home service free for a year, plus a wireless router.
[August 1, 2008, 9:08]
O2 agrees to Telefónica takeover
News O2, one of Britain's last two independent mobile operators, is to be sold to Spain's Telefónica in a deal reportedly worth £17.7 bn. The deal was made public by O2's chief executive, Peter Erskine, on this morning's Today programme on BBC Radio 4.
[October 31, 2005, 9:25]
Fujitsu Case Study: O2
White Papers The client is O2. With its high-speed transmission and 'always on' facility where users only pay for data transfer, GPRS is particularly valuable to business users. After a competitive tendering process between three leading telecoms systems...
[May 22, 2009, 1:21]
O2 to start charging for 0845 calls
News O2 is to start charging for calls to non-geographic numbers, bringing it in line with other UK mobile operators. The operator, which is owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, had been the only network to include non-geographic calls, such as 0845 and...
[August 30, 2007, 10:09]
O2 burns bright with latest financials
News O2 has unveiled its latest set of results, in which it notched up more customers and brought in more money. Across the group, O2 added more than three million customers — in the UK — taking its total subscribers to 25.7 million in the six months...
[November 15, 2005, 9:30]
