The image above was captured by a Vodafone employee and promptly sent off as a leak to Stuff magazine, and then later picked up by Pocket-Lint. It’s fair to say, it’s doing the rounds. And, although it’s being reported by many sites that it signals that Apple will be skipping “5S” and going straight to “6″, it shouldn’t be taken as confirmation of…
Verizon’s planned bid to buy Vodafone out of their joint venture has run into a rather substantial price disagreement. According to Verizon, Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless is worth $100 billion, whilst Vodafone claims that the stake is worth more than $130 billion. Vodafone’s execs claim that selling their stake could result in a $10 billion…
Rumors today suggest that US giants AT&T and Verizon are considering a joint takeover bid to acquire stakes in Vodafone, the worlds second largest carrier after China Mobile. According to reports from the Financial times, the deal would see Verizon acquire a 45 percent stake in Vodafone’s US operations, with AT&T acquiring the remaining…
Reports coming from Bloomberg are suggesting that Verizon and Vodafone are exploring a range of options in an attempt to resolve their current business arrangement. The two companies are currently joined by Verizon Wireless, in which both companies hold a stake. Verizon has long tried to buy out Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless, whilst Vodafone has…
News from across the pond now. Ofcom has just announced the results of the UK’s 4G spectrum auction. For those of you that don’t know, Ofcom is the independent regulator of the UK’s communication industry, and its their job to oversee the distribution of our shiny new 4G network. The UK’s main operators bid for their preferred chunk of the network, and the…
UK carrier, Vodafone is warning its iPhone 4S users against upgrading to iOS 6.1. According to Pocket-Lint the network provider confirmed that it has concerns over 3G performance, and is advising customers to hold off until Apple addresses the issue with a fix. We don’t know the extent of the issue. But, if you’ve experienced some less than pleasing…
It’s hard to know where to start with this. Vodafone’s CEO said he’d gone in to an EE store to try out the 4G speeds was about and stated “all I saw technofreaks there”. And apparently, only early adopters could notice the difference in speed between LTE and HSPA+. Wow! Talk about a bold move. So, what is his carrier’s position on 4G exactly? Visiting…
Despite the fact that 3G first entered the UK over 10 years ago, the growth from 0-99 percent coverage has been a slow and arduous journey. Although our price plans are cheap, a fast, reliable mobile connection is hard to find on any carrier, at least on a nation-wide scale. Personally, I carry a Vodafone and T-mobile/EE SIM with me all the time because…
In response to EE’s tempting offer of super-fast 4G connectivity, Vodafone is pulling out as many stops as it can to convince people to choose “Big Red” over “Big Yellow/Teal”. Red Hot is a new leasing plan by the Voda which allows subscribers to get the latest and greatest smartphone on contract, and return it a year later, swapping it out for a brand…
Today, all the major UK networks opened their online stores for pre-order business, each announcing their own price plans. So, instead of you having to shop around and find the best deal for you, I’ve compiled them all in to one article right here. There’s nothing worse than flipping between all the different sites. So, I’m hopeful that this proves to…
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