Tag: Network Providers
The Apple Upgrade program is great for consumers and Apple, but bad for carriers like Verizon and AT&T — here’s why
Where were you when the first iPhone went on sale back in 2007? I remember clearly that I was working for Phones4U — a third-party phone reseller in the UK — and the iPhone launch completely decimated the business, as suddenly Phones4U wasn’t a reseller of the most popular phone…
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BT signs rescue deal to save TalkTalk — but the UK Government still wants to have its say on ‘genuinely unprecedented situation’
BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk However DCMS has already stepped in over competition concerns TalkTalk has 1.5 million retail customers and one million wholesale customers across the UK BT has signed a rescue deal to save TalkTalk in a move which could have major ramifications across…
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Vodafone’s new premier connectivity plan is designed for a future in which Meta Glasses are as ubiquitous as phones: ‘If you believe in the potential of AI, then you also believe in the potential of SuperMobile’
Vodafone has today announced SuperMobile, a “completely new category of mobile connectivity” that will meet the demands of generative AI products like the Meta Glasses. SuperMobile will supposedly deliver up to 4x faster speeds than Vodafone’s standard plans, and guarantee minimum speeds of 15Mbps at all times; if your connection…
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Don’t overspend on your mobile plan — these 5 EOFY deals on SIM-only plans will give you more data for less
The end-of-financial-year sales have seen many smartphone deals across flagship, mid-range and budget handsets, including some rare discounts on the current iPhone 17 range. If you splurged on a new phone during the sales, you may be interested in signing up for a new SIM-only plan if you bought one…
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Vodafone’s mobile network has crashed — here’s everything you need to know about the latest outage
Refresh Get notified of updates Vodafone’s mobile network went down just before 8am AEST this morning, affecting not only its direct customers, but potentially even those on MVNOs on its network, like users with TPG and Lebara. That means this current outage could be affecting millions of customers, although Vodafone…
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Mint Mobile just bumped up the data allowance on all its plans — and yes, that’s for both new and existing customers
The popular prepaid carrier Mint Mobile has just unveiled that all three of its non-unlimited data plans are receiving a small (but welcome) boost to their monthly data allowance. Now, the entry-level 5GB plan will get 6GB of data per month, the 15GB plan will now be 17GB, and the…
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