EU blocks Three bid to takeover O2
The EU has blocked the CK Hutchison - owner of Three UK - bid to take over Telefonica's O2 operations in the UK due to concerns that the merger would limit customer choice and increase prices.
The EU has blocked the CK Hutchison - owner of Three UK - bid to take over Telefonica's O2 operations in the UK due to concerns that the merger would limit customer choice and increase prices.
O2 has launched a new service called Travel Alerts, which will allow the mobile operator to alert your credit card issuer or bank if your smartphone is currently roaming abroad. This will then allow you to use your cards while away without fear of having them decline because your provider believes it to be a fraudulent transaction.
Three UK owner Hutchison Whampoa has agreed to purchase O2 UK from Telefónica for £10.25 billion. Talks between Hutchison Whampoa and Telefonica began in January of this year. Now this is all but a done deal, with approval needed from British regulators, which is expected to take up to a year. From O2: Hutchison Whampoa has today agreed definitive terms to acquire O2 in the UK...
It was reported a few days ago that Three UK was looking to purchase O2 from Telefonica, and now the deal has reportedly been confirmed at a price of 10 billion pounds (roughly 15 billion US dollars) and is expected to be finalized Friday morning. The report comes from The Financial Times, which says: The deal to merge O2, Britain's second-biggest mobile operator, with Hutchison...
While there's already several options for picking up a BlackBerry Classic in the UK such as through Carphone Warehouse, Selfridges, Amazon and ShopBlackBerry, O2 is now offering the device as well. Previously listed as coming soon, the BlackBerry Classic can now be purchased through the O2 website with free next day delivery when you order by 10pm and pricing starts at $0 for depending...
The UK government has managed to reach an agreement with local operators to work on the issue of nationwide 'not-spots': areas restricting access to basic mobile functions due to weak signal coverage. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone will invest a guaranteed £5 billion to improve mobile infrastructure by 2017 with the aim to provide 90 per cent of the UK with both voice and text coverage....
According to reports, BT is in early talks with Telefonica to purchase O2, the same mobile operator it released back in 2001. Not only has BT set its sights on O2, but the UK's largest network EE has also been offered in a separate deal. BT has confirmed to Spanish press that Telefonica could end up with a 20 percent stake in the company, should a deal go through. The Telegraph notes...
UK mobile operator O2 has announced new plans for families and those with multiple handsets. Sharer and Family Sharer enables O2 subscribers to share data bundles of up to 8GB across multiple mobile devices attached to a single account. The new plans aren't limited to smartphones either as tablets and other data-connected hardware are all included. Should you be on the O2 Refresh...
New legislation could be in the works to effectively force UK operators to offer roaming options for customers where signal is poor. The UK government continues to work with mobile carriers on a solution to address black spots and areas where signal is hard to come by. The plan is to offer said roaming support to make it possible to switch between networks to maintain service, something...
If you're looking for a sweet deal with regards to using data abroad on this year's holiday, O2 may well have the right bundle price at just £2 a day. We've all been in that situation, looking at pricing and being stunned by just how expensive roaming can be, even when travelling within the EU. UK mobile operators are attempting to tackle the issue of high charges (as is the EU, which...
Should you be travelling through the Eurotunnel today, you'll be able to enjoy mobile connectivity depending on which mobile operator you're currently subscribed to. Vodafone and EE have infrastructure in place to take loads from today, while O2 UK will be going live soon. Utilizing a fibre optic retransmission system, operators have made it possible for passengers to enjoy stable...
Here in the UK - if you want to take advantage of 4G on your BlackBerry 10 smartphone you have to be with EE, who were the first UK network to roll out LTE. That's all about to change as on August 29th O2 will follow suit and switch on 4G in three cities for starters. Clearly the new O2 service will be somewhat behind in terms of coverage compared to EE and they sure have some catching...
The BlackBerry Q5 keeps popping up in some random places around the world and now it's arrived in Germany courtesy of O2. Judging by the website, O2 opted to not pull in any of the color variants that the BlackBerry Q5 offers but instead went for the straight up black version only. In terms of pricing, O2 in Germany has been know to always be a little on the higher side and right now...
O2 has ended it's four year partnership with BT Openzone, where its customer's enjoy free WiFi across 4200 out of the 5 million BT Openzone hotspots around the U.K. From July 1, 2013 any O2 customers wishing to use BT Openzone hotspot will have to pay for the service. O2 are ending their partnership with BT Openzone so that they can transition customers onto their own O2 WiFi hotspots...
Whilst perusing the O2 UK website the other day I came across an interesting offer they currently have running on the lead up to Christmas. If you purchase any of their BlackBerry smartphones on pay as you go you will also receive a £20 voucher that can be used in a variety of stores, including - Argos, M&S, Debenhams, Next as well as at amazon.co.uk. The biggest seller this...
A week ago we saw Vodafone introduce a few new colour ranges to the BlackBerry Curve 9320 line - Vivid Violet and Classic Blue, with Pink releasing later in the summer. The Curve line has always seen a variety of colours so it's no surprise that there are a range of colours available for the Curve 9320. O2 UK will be releasing a red version, a colour that has been quite popular in...
O2 UK is currently haivng a sale on their Pay & Go BlackBerry smartphones. However, a discount on their BlackBerry smartphones isn't all you're getting. From now until July 9th, if you buy a BlackBerry smartphone on Pay & Go you can get a discount of £10-£20. What's more is if you get a friend to buy a BlackBerry device, then you can each get a free album. The more friends you...
Last year we saw the integration here in the UK of the Orange and T-Mobile networks coming under the one parent company of Everything Everywhere. This of course was great news for not only us BlackBerry users, but all phone users as both 2G and 3G switches seamlessly between whichever mast has the strongest signal. Today Vodafone and O2 have announced a similar plan where they too...
Following yesterday's launch of the BlackBerry Curve 9320, more UK networks have added the newest member of the Curve family to their roster of BlackBerry smartphones. Yesterday we saw T-Mobile UK and O2 add the listing to their websites, while Three confirmed that they will stock it but have no release date. Orange has also joined in on the Curve 9320 fun. Carphone Warehouse also...
if you're on O2 in the UK and have been wondering when they'd roll out BlackBerry 7.1 to their line of BlackBerry devices, you can wonder no more. O2 has announced availability of OS 7.1 for the BlackBerry 9900, 9360, 9810, 9860 and 9380 collectively. All the files have been submitted to the O2 UK BlackBerry software download page and can be downloaded directly. If official OS' are the...
The first touchscreen Curve device has made its way to the UK on the O2 UK network. The recent addition to the Curve family, the BlackBerry Curve 9380 sports a full 3.2 touchscreen and can be seen as the baby brother to the Torch 9860. With BlackBerry 7 and NFC it could be a great gift for Christmas. The Curve 9380 will cost £79.99 on the lowest tariff and free on all other...
If you've been waiting to get yourself the next BlackBerry smartphone in the Curve family then now is your chance. O2 UK have the Curve 9360 available on contract and pay as you go. The sleek and slim Curve is the final BlackBerry 7 device (currently announced) to make its way onto the network, with O2 being the only UK network to stock all four. You can get the Curve 9360 free from £...
Another BlackBerry 7 has been made available by three UK networks. This time it is the BlackBerry Torch 9810. If you're waiting to get your mitts on this BlackBerry smartphone then Vodafone, O2 and Three all have it available on contract. On Vodafone, you can get the Torch 9810 for free from £31 a month, O2 offers it free from £37 per month and Three only offers one price plan for...
A week ago we had a look at the BlackBerry smartphones available on each of the top 5 UK networks. This list consisted of devices available on contract. With Pay and Go very popular in the UK, it was only right to roundup a list of all BlackBerry devices available for users who prefer Pay and Go. You may want to bookmark this post as it will be updated accordingly, when new...
Here in the UK we have the top 5 networks for buying your mobile phone on - O2 UK, Vodafone UK, T-Mobile UK, Orange and Three. Although T-Mobile and Orange trade under an individual name they merged back in July 2010, so a lot of their tariffs end up being very similar if not the same. With a handful of networks it is sometimes hard to know what networks sells which BlackBerry and where...