Tag: 4g
Vodafone announces budget 4G smartphone, Smart Ultra 6
Vodafone has announced the eighth generation of the Vodafone Smart series. Called the Smart Ultra 6, it's a 4G device that will set you back just £125 on pay as you go and is available free on a pay monthly bundle if you fork out for a subscription of £17 a month or more. Features…
Vodafone announces 4G in 58 destinations – extends Vodafone WorldTraveller
Vodafone has announced that its 4G service is now available in 58 destinations across the world which it claims is more than any other UK mobile provider. From 15 June, 22 destinations including the Caribbean islands of Antigua, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Trinidad & Tobago,…
EE promises world’s largest festival mobile charging operation at Glastonbury
Hopefully you shouldn't have to worry about running out of juice at this year's Glastonbury Festival as EE has signed up for its third year as the official technology and communications partner with what it promises is the world’s largest festival mobile phone charging operation. EE is providing two Power Bar Exchange points on site this…
Vodafone takes a trip down memory lane with 1984G street
It's been just over 30 years since the first mobile phone call was made from a handset the size of a brick and an accompanying charging unit weighing as much as a small child (January 1st, 1985 to be precise). And to celebrate Vodafone has decided to take us back to the past to a…
Vodafone boss: Slow and steady wins the race
Vodafone CEO Jeroen Hoencamp has given an exclusive interview to... umm, the official Vodafone blog, and has defended the network's slower 4G speeds. As Trusted Reviews notes, unlike EE, Vodafone has not built the fastest possible network, or extended as quickly as it possibly can. The reason, argues Hoencamp is that it is not about…
4G coverage checker launches
A new 4G coverage checker has launched, enabling you to check coverage across networks - almost drilling down to street level. The coverage check, which has been launched by mobiles.co.uk can be filtered for all of the major networks (EE, Vodafone, O2) and also by type of signal (4G, 3G, 2G). Jay Karsandas, Digital Manager…
Ofcom to sell more spectrum to make 4G faster… in 2016
If 4G still isn't fast enough for you then good news... if you wait a couple of years, things should get a bit better. According to PC Pro, telecoms regulator Ofcom will be auctioning off new spectrum in the 2.3ghz and 3.4ghz bands towards the end of next year or early 2016 - which the…
EE switches on “world’s fastest” 4G in London
EE has announced that it has enabled its "4G+" network in central London - which should mean faster 4G for a select few users, with speeds apparently up to 150Mbps. The new technology, which is also known as "LTE-Advanced" works by aggregating together the various frequencies on which 4G can operate - meaning that your…
EE finds increasingly tenuous ways to promote its 4G roll-out
4G has been around for about a couple of years now, but despite being commonplace in most big cities and towns EE still insists on issuing press-releases to announce each batch of new towns. Today, the company has announced that 18 more towns are now covered. The towns in question are Abingdon, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Brownhills, Corringham,…
Taxi firm Addison Lee rolls out in car 4G FREE of charge
At last a genuine reason not to have to make inane conversation with your cab driver. Addison Lee is rolling out 4G to its 4,800-strong London fleet, following a trial which saw 150 of its cars using the 4G service. The 4G network will offer passengers upload and download speeds of up to 12mbps which,…
