Tag: vodafone

Vodafone pre-registration for iPad 2 opens

We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of the Apple iPad 2 and the networks are starting to come out of the woodwork. The first is Vodafone. Vodafone have opened up their web registration for the iPad 2 launch – it’s the 25th March just in case you have forgotten or live on…

Subsidised iPads for Christmas? Probably not

It now seems like everyone is in the race to get a subsidised iPad out before Christmas, or are they? The releases on the subsidised iPads all point to subsidised iPads in the New Year, not pre-Christmas. In the running and in “negotiations” with Apple about delivering a subsidised iPad with a contract data plan…

Connecting your smartphone to the business network

Connecting smartphones to your business network has always been complicated, but Vodafone might just have an easy solution for you. Vodafone’s Smartphone Professional is aimed at big business and focuses on the data security aspect of business mobility, enabling IT administrators to control applications, restrict a device’s functionality and remotely wipe corporate data from a…

Vodafone pricing on the Samsung Galaxy

Vodafone have just launched their pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and it’s fairly similar to their iPad pricing. The race is on to be the most competitive with Galaxy pricing and Vodafone are straight out of the gate with an offering that’s very similar to their iPad offering, apart from a few hidden extras.…

Why mobile needs a “broadband moment”

One of the key problems with building the mobile web and mobile apps is the speed at which the data arrives at the phone. What’s the point of building a mobile video website if the user has to wait ten minutes for the video to start? If you were to believe the networks they have…

Cardmobilli win Vodafone Mobile Clicks 2010

Vodafone Group named Cardmobili as the winner of its Vodafone Mobile Clicks 2010 developer competition. The 100,000 Euro top prize at the Vodafone Mobile Clicks competition which awards the best mobile startup from Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom has this year gone to a Portugese startup, Cardmobili. Fending off competition from 159…

All UK operators to support Windows Phone 7

Microsoft has announced that the big five mobile operators and two retailers will offer Windows Phone 7 (WP7) smartphones when the new OS launches later this year, possibly October but nobody is willing to say exactly when. The list of operators includes Orange, O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile and 3, along with retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones4u.…

O2 get promotional on their iPad data pricing

O2’s iPad customers are up in arms at O2’s decision to cut their monthly data allocations. O2 customers who signed up for the iPad were initially told they could choose from plans with a 500MB cap, a 1 GB cap, or a 3 GB cap, but O2 has changed it’s terms and those caps are…

Vodafone invest in micropayments service

The payments landscape is changing daily and now it seems that the networks are getting into it, as Vodafone piles $18m into micropayments business PlaySpan. PlaySpan has announced that it has raised $18 million from Vodafone and SoftBank for its virtual goods and micropayment platform. The company plans to use the money from Vodaphone Ventures…

Vodafone offers €100,000 prize to the best UK mobile startup

Got a great idea for a mobile startup? Well good news, Vodafone are offering £83,750 (€100,000) to one lucky winner, (up from €75,000 last year) and a total prize pool of £125,649 (€150,000). The Vodafone Mobile Clicks 2010 contest to find the UK’s best mobile internet startup is now up and running and all you…

iPhone 4 mania hits the UK

Seems like the UK has gone compeletly iPhone 4 mad as queues of, mostly men, form all around the UK to get the best thing since sliced bread iPhone 4 in their sweaty little mitts. Vodafone have sold out, and it looks like the rest are also sold out judging by Twitter accounts. And while…

iPhone delivery dates now 14th July

The Apple pre-order website now gives the delivery date for both the 16 and 32 GB versions of the iPhone 4 in the UK and US as 14 July. The pre-order has now had two huge jumps in less than a week. The site which went live on Tuesday  where it advertised shipping dates as…

Vodafone iPhone 4 pricing

Vodafone has finally launched their pricing for the iPhone 4 and there’s very little in it if you’re looking at pricing. The main difference is that Vodafone ofer 1Gb of data with all of their plans and 1Gb of wi-fi through BT Openzone per month. Cheapest per monthly plan is £25 per month for an…

iPhone 4 now on Three and T-Mobile

First we had 02, then we had Orange and Vodafone, and now we have Three and possibly T-Mobile but probably not on the 24th June.  So it can’t be long before Jobs brings the tablet iPhone 4  down from the mountain and hands it to Tesco. The positions are O2 You can register now for…

iPhone 4 goes to O2

O2 are to announce an upgrade deal for iPhone users who want to get hold of the latest iPhone 4.0. Just moments after Steve Jobs completed the announcement of the device we’ve all been calling “the device that the guy left in the bar”, and that we’ve all seen for the last month on Gizmodo…

Vodafone changes their fair usage policy

The definition of  “Fair usage” in Wickedpedia (if it doesn’t already exist,  please could someone build it now)  is; “A bunch of meaningless weasel words designed to screw punters out of their hard-earned cash.” Nobody likes the phrase, it doesn’t do the telecoms businesses any good, and users find it confusing. So it’s good that…

Vodafone iPad data prices now confirmed

Vodafone has now confirmed it’s dedicated iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G data plans, as mentioned in our last post http://www.bmob.co.uk/2010/05/10/ipad-data-plan-prices/ They’ve also added roaming costs which are fairly steep, but they’re not off the map for roaming. iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G Plans: 1GB  – £10 per 30 days 5GB – £25 per 30 days…

iPad data plan prices

Hot on the heels of the iPad UK pricing comes the data plan pricing and quick off the mark we have O2, and rumours from Vodafone and Orange and a spat from BT. O2 On O2 all iPad data tariffs will be available without a long contract and include unlimited access to BT Openzone and…

Kin hell thanks to Vodafone

From early reports Microsoft’s new Kin http://www.kin.com/ phones seem to be pretty spot on with its mix of great quality cameras, a good keyboard and a touch screen, and we can’t wait to get our hands on one. Unfortunately we’re not going to be able to get them until after the autumn. Yes the autumn,…