GoMo News aids the Pocket-link annual ‘Gadget Awards’

Rating: Luckily GoMo appears to have voted with the majority
And so to London’s Wild East End (Shoreditch) to see who’d won top honours at the annual Pocket-lint Gadget awards which are sponsored by Vodafone. In a nutshell the winners were HTC with the Hero; along with 3UK. Which is pretty good going considering 3 UK [...]

Microsoft’s Find your lost phone facility seems broken

Rating: Would you pay to nuke your handset via MyPhone?
An intriguing facility mentioned by Microsoft at the Windows Phone (Mobile 6.5) launch was the ability to erase and/or lock your Windows handset remotely. What the company omitted to mention is that it forms part of its Premium MyPhone service.
MyPhone is an intrinsic part of Windows [...]

Windows 7 and a mobile broadband nightmare

Rating: One of our dongles is missing!
Using a mobile broadband dongle while travelling has become such an everyday occurrence that when it stops functioning, disaster strikes. This is what happened to GoMo News when a Samsung Netbook NC-10 was upgraded to Windows 7.
The favoured mobile dongle is a Huawei E220 device supplied by 3 UK. [...]

3 UK, YOC, Favourites and 5 million mobile clicks each week

Mobile operator 3UK has started selling advertising on its pre-loaded Favourites application.

3 UK and Mobile Termination Rates

Over 100,000 people sign the petition to Terminate the Rate
03 September 2009: Terminate the Rate (www.terminatetherate.org ), the campaign to terminate unfair Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) has broken the 100,000 petition signatures mark, as people across the UK back the call for these rates to be lowered.
Launched by BT and 3 UK and supported by [...]

Yell.com first advertiser on 3 UK Mobile Broadband Dashboard

3 UK recently opened up its mobile broadband dashboard for mobile advertising opportunities. Basically the adverts will be shown on the sign-up home screen of the mobile broadband service.

3 UK battles back against claims that mobile broadband is rubbish

In the face of recent stories about the shortcomings of mobile broadband, UK mobile operator 3 has declared that is a “viable alternative” to fixed-line internet. Phil Sheppard, 3 UKs director of technical solutions, claims that with minimal investment, mobile broadband could effectively cover areas of the UK where fixed-line internet is poor or unavailable.

Brave new mobile advertising creep from 3 UK

Those who connect to the web with a USB modem (or dongle) will be familiar with the “dashboard”. Most operators have one - it’s a little interface that pops up when you plug your modem in. 3 UK has decided it will start selling advertising on that dashboard. While that does guarantee an ad will get seen by the approx. 1 million mobile broadband users 3 has, it will require a major redesign of the interface. Because the way it is right now, no one in their right mind would want to buy ad space there.

Buying a prepaid phone in the UK: Skypephone S2 on 3

I went into the 3 shop in Harrow today and asked for the cheapest phone in the shop. The sales man didn’t stand up and just pointed at the Skypephone. I looked at him and said, I’ll have it.

3 UK expects consumers to like its horrible new mobile data roaming rates

3 UK issued a triumphant release today about its new mobile data roaming. The only thing more depressing than the huge amount 3 UK is charging per MB of data is that it actually appears to be the best value around. What is this “great” new rate? £1.25 per MB. And yes, that seems to be the best.

3 UK launches SIM Zero

3 UK  has launched a new tariff called SIM Zero– which offers free Skype to Skype calls.
Is this for real?
Yes. The tariff will be free and will offer:
Free Skype calls
One month cancelation terms
Free Windows Live Messenger
Free voicemail in the UK
20p per minute for all standard calls
10p per text
30p per MB of data
From the press release: [...]

3 UK launches one month mobile broadband plan

From now on you can purchase a mobile broadband SIM on 3 UK with a one month contract. This is with or without a dongle.
How much?
GBP 15 for 5GB which equals 5,000 emails or 50 hours of surfing.
Terms?
You sign up for 15 quid and then its 30 days notice to cancel.
Need a dongle?
You can get [...]

Confused search stats from the INQ/3 product launch

Rating: Was that per day? Per week? Per month?
When speakers start spouting vital statistics at you at a Press conference, it’s so easy to get confused. Well, Kevin Russell, 3 UK’s CEO, was no exception at the recent launch of the INQ handset brand.
Kevin came up with a whole bunch of usage figures which were [...]

3 UK selects 4th Screen Advertising and Mobix Interactive for ad-supported mobile video content

3UK has selected 4th Screen Advertising and Mobix Interactive to run its ad-supported mobile video service.
What does this mean?
4th Screen Advertising will be the sales partners –getting brands to access 3’s on-portal video content
Mobix will deliver the video using its Adrenalin mobile video platform.

From the press release:
Neil Andrews, Head of Portal Advertising at 3 UK [...]

3 signs one million mobile broadband customers in Europe

3, the 3G only mobile operator, has reached the milestone of one million mobile broadband customers in Europe. This shows demand is strong for mobile broadband in all 3’s territories, including the UK, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Austria.

From the press release:
Christian Salbaing, Managing Director European Telecoms at Hutchison Whampoa, said, “This milestone shows people [...]

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