Tag: network
Many of you were knocked offline in the large O2 failure which began on Wednesday. The problem wasn’t confined to any particular region and many were left without data, calls or text for almost 24 hours. Many have mentioned a failure with a “core part” of the network, …
On O2? Got a network problem? You’re not the only one. Mo Bhayat emailed us this afternoon to tell us that he’d lost his connection on his O2 phone. We checked the O2 Status Page but got …err… this… ..looks like there’s a bit of an issue. Mo …
Another ultra-cheap Android device is about to hit the market, this time from ZTE. The ZTE Kis will sell for less than £50 on Virgin Media from today and has a 3.5″ HVGA 480×320 screen. Powered by an 800MHz CPU, the phone runs Android 2.3 and has Bluetooth …
So, if we’re looking at budget Android handsets we have to look at this – the Vodafone Smart II. It’s going on sale for just £70 and is powered by Android 2.3. Inside it’s actually an Alcatel device – the charger and battery gives it all away …
Now, don’t mis-read that headline. There’s more than three people with the ICS / Android 4.0 update, we’re talking about the mobile network “Three”. They’ve announced that their Xperia S customers can.. err.. “proactively download the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update”. What this basically means is that you …
The Nokia 808 Pureview is, it has to be said, a strange phone. Without “that camera” it’d probably be overlooked. It runs on a 1.3GHz CPU, it’s got a 360 x 640 pixel 4″ screen and has the usual WiFi, GPS, FM radio, microSD etc However, it’s got …
Today Virgin Media are going head-to-head with the Three “One Plan” and T-Mobile “Full Monty” tariff. However, the Virgin “Premiere” plan dishes up unlimited data at a lower price point – just £21 per month for unlimited data and unlimited texts. The network, which piggy-backs Everything Everywhere, is …
This is a liveblog……. We at Coolsmartphone are in the process of compiling a survey around Customer service from the major mobile operators in the UK. For this we need your help. We need your experiences, good, bad or indifferent, in order to give us a general overview …
Times are hard, there’s a recession on and prices have risen. Three have now started increasing the cost of some plans and this morning Liam received an email about his £35-a-month plan… From 16 July 2012 we’re changing our prices and putting up your monthly bill by 3.6%. …
The only UK network not to confirm the Galaxy SIII so far was T-Mobile. Their Everything Everywhere partners, Orange, have said they will be ranging it and now we’ve just received word from T-Mo to let us know that they will also be offering it up… T-Mobile UK …
Will the next network please step into the ring please? Yes, it’s Three. They’re confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy SIII will be available on their network AND they’ve gone a bit further than other networks and given us some prices. You’ll be able to pre-order it tomorrow and …
We’ve just had confirmation from trusted sources at Orange that they will indeed be taking up the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Pricing, plans and availability will be announced soon but you can bet that it’ll be at the end of May. Expect other networks to follow suit shortly 🙂 …
The network has just added this landing page ready for the upcoming “Next Galaxy”, which we all presume is the Samsung Galaxy SIII. The launch takes place on May 3rd, which which is only 10 days away, and you can plonk your name down on the Vodafone site …
The entry-level Galaxy Y may not be for everyone, but for the money this will get many onto the smartphone ladder and looks pretty swish too. Powered by an 832MHz CPU it’s got a 2 megapixel camera, 3.0” QVGA screen and it sounds like Three are chucking in …
We have just had some hands on time thanks to Vodafone and Huawei with the Huawei Ascend G300. We can now announce that this handset will be exclusive to Vodafone. It will launch this FRIDAY on both Pay Monthly and PAYG plans either online, over the phone or …
After hearing last week that Three had announced the HTC One X and S would hit their stores on Thursday, earlier today we heard that one half of Everything Everywhere were planning to launch the phones on the same day. It only seems right then that the other half …
I have arrived in London for the first day of O2 LTE 4G testing using a LTE modem kindly supplied by the network. If you did not know, O2 have a test 4G network covering 40km distance in London and selected websites have been given a dongle to …
A new tariff from O2 will dish out unlimited minutes and unlimited text with prices starting at £26 a month if you keep your current phone. There’s a decent data allowance too – 1GB. The plan prices go up if you’re bundling with a new phone and start …
Channel 5. Ahhh.. it’s 15 years old. Who can believe it eh? Anyone remember all those VCR’s getting re-programmed by engineers? What was it all for eh? Now all those crummy analogue transmitters are getting turned off and we’ve all thrown those video recorders in the bin. Pah… …
UK network Three has published the pricing for the new HTC One S and X handsets with an expected delivery date of the 5th April and online orders start from the 4th April Here is all the information below so you can take a pick of which plan is best …
We like Giffgaff. They’ve done things a little differently and built up quite a following. Today, though, has not been a good day. A major service outage hit the network – one that took almost 8 hours to fix. Calls, texts and data failed completely around mid-morning today …
Fancy getting yourself the original Galaxy Note on Three? They’ll be offering up the device on Pay As You Go for £499 or on contracts like the Essential 500 for £32 a month (with 5000 texts, 500 minutes and 250MB of data). The Galaxy Note, which we reviewed …
O2 have confirmed via Twitter that they will be offering up the HTC One X from April 5th – just 4 weeks from today. There’s no news on pricing or plans just yet though. We do, however, have some HTC One X deals on O2 if you’re interested. …
Everything Everywhere have been given the green light by Ofcom to, in principle, use some of their 1800MHz spectrum to roll out LTE. T-Mobile and Orange already use 1800MHz for their existing 2G networks, but have enough “room” to roll out 4G LTE ahead of other networks, who …
Following on from the story earlier about Three and their iPad pricing, Orange have just announced pricing for the latest tablet device from Apple. For a price of £25 a month over 24 months you will be able to get access to 1GB anytime internet access, plus 1GB …
Three have announced pricing today for ‘the new iPad’ from Apple which will go on sale this Friday. All plans listed below include a stonking 15GB a month allowance which blows every other network away with regards to allowance. All deals below are based on 24month contracts Paired …
Earlier we spotted the Xperia S hanging about on the Orange website. Now it’s popped up on O2 too. It’s available for absolutely nothing on plans costing more than just £21.50 a month. This is a plan that has been advertised today in our usual broadsheet newspaper The …
If you’re looking at this on an Orange data connection then hello! This afternoon a large portion of the UK lost any sort of data connection. It wasn’t just traffic, there was no 3G or GPRS logo at all. Switching to the T-Mobile network didn’t do anything either. …
Three have just sent out a press release confirming the new Sony Xperia S is available on their network. If you want to see a great hands-on demo and some up close shots of the device, have a look at our earlier story from Barcelona or head over …
We are Live at the ThreeMWC event here in London bringing you news and any announcements as they happen plus plenty of photos and other content ThreeMWC Event
New plans will shortly be added to the Three offerings to stop out-of-bundle data charges. The network has already delivered “The One Plan” for those wanting the unlimited data experience, but now the “Ultimate Internet” offer something pretty similar – and plans start from just £18. The Essential …
Three have posted on their blog this morning that “4G” is coming to the UK on their network (Three have now reworded this to state that this is HSPA+42 and NOT LTE to clear up any confusion). At home I get speeds of around 10Mbps off-peak times using …
Just on from the S and V posts, Three just confirmed they will also sell the new HTC One X here in the UK and have ANOTHER video! The full press release confirms that all three devices will be arriving on the network… If this email doesn’t display …
Three have just tweeted they are to stock the new HTC One S and One V devices on their UK network and in traditional THree style have posted a Sneak Peak video on their Blog and YouTube channel It might sound a bit odd, but I love manufacturer …
Orange have just announced that they will carry the Sony Xperia U exclusively in white. To be honest there’s not a great deal we can tell you about this currently but we’ll get a hands-on with the device shortly as it’s literally been announced in the last few …
Want a mobile? The selection is insane. Want a plan? The choice is endless. MVNO’s – aka “virtual networks that use other networks” are on the rise and they’re proving popular with those wanting a greater selection and less tie-ins. The boys at Giffgaff who continuously surprise us …
When you go on holiday or working abroad you’ve got a couple of options for keeping in touch. You can either take your own mobile and keep every conversation really short, or you can buy a SIM card for a local network from eBay, unlock your phone, stick …
On my daily flick through the different networks coming soon sections I found the upcoming Sony Xperia S on T-Mobile. No prices, no solid dates, it just says March. I also found it on Three as well here. There is only a form to fill in if you …
Recently we broke the news that the Nokia Lumua 710 was going to cost £199.99 on PAYG with Three as confirmed by a member of staff in store even though there were no price guides or dummy phones out on show. Today on checking the Three site the …
Today sees the launch of The Full Monty plan from T-Mobile here in the UK which offers 2000 Mins, Unlimited Texts and Internet from £36 a month!. However that is not the only story, before now T-Mobile offered a 500MB data bundle with their deals on the promise …
