Blyk has finally launched in the UK, with service coming to other European countries in 2008. I’ve been waiting for Blyk to begin its service because the model is totally different from that of other operators: only 16-24 year olds can get the service they get 43 minutes and 217 text messages free every month they agree to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 18, 2007
If there’s only one reason not to buy the iPhone when it launches in the UK in November, it’s the insulting price: $539 as opposed to $399 in the US. Adding to the insult is the fact that they will sell it locked, that is, you have to get a subscription via UK operator, O2. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 4, 2007
(1) UK telecom company Noodle pays you when you use your phone (from the Times UK): “Some customers are already making up to £100 a week, more than enough to cover a phone’s running costs, according to Noodle, the telecom firm providing the service. Noodle customers make 2p a minute if they make or receive a [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 23, 2007
Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, has just released a report (The Communications Market 2007) that is hundreds of pages long but very interesting. Among the little tidbits of information in this report which covers TV, radio, broadband, Internet use, fixed and mobile telephony are: women 25-34 spend more than 20% online than men; of the 70 million [...]
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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