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EE offers 6 months FREE Apple content package
Today, EE has launched an extended Apple content package for new and existing customers, providing six months of free access to Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade. EE’s exclusive content subscription, worth over £175, allows customers to experience over 90 million songs, over 200 games, Apple Originals film and TV shows as well as hundreds…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Virgin Media O2 will not introduce EU roaming charges
Virgin Mobile and O2 phone users will not face roaming charges following announcements by other networks to reintroduce extra fees after Brexit. It means customers travelling to Europe will be able to use their mobile data and make calls and texts on the same deal as they have in the UK. Vodafone, EE and Three…
Mobile phone operators EE and Vodafone delay EU roaming charges
UK mobile phone operators Vodafone and EE have delayed the reintroduction of roaming charges for customers travelling to the European Union (EU), which were originally scheduled to be imposed early this month. In statements, Vodafone blamed the requirement for further testing for shifting its activation date, while EE cited technical issues. Vodafone now plans to…
Mobile users warned about £2 a day roaming fees from January
With two networks reintroducing roaming charges in January, mobile users are being advised to check what fees they could face before travelling abroad by Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. EE roaming charges will apply from 1st January, Vodafone’s from 6th January, while Three’s fees will return on 23rd May. Fees are commonly £2 a day…
Tech Digest daily roundup: All mobile owners to get Covid booster message
Every mobile phone owner in the UK will be sent a text message on Boxing Day urging them to get a booster jab if they have not already done so, following a request from ministers to BT and other networks. The appeal to those aged 18 and over is the latest attempt by the Government…
EE to launch enhanced 5G service for stronger indoor coverage
EE is preparing to deploy the next stage of 5G at sites up and down the UK from October, as part of its commitment to deliver high-performance mobile phone coverage. The move will deliver improved indoor 5G performance on the latest devices, which it hopes will reiterate EE’s position as the number one network for…
EE adds Netflix to its Smart handset and SIM plans
BT-owned mobile phone operator EE has unveiled the addition of Netflix for its Smart handset and Smart SIM plans, as well as a new and exclusive Full Works plan for Android devices. Customers who pick Netflix as their Smart benefit receive the Netflix Basic plan worth £5.99 per month which they can watch on their…
Mobile competition intensifies but EE still leads way, claims study
The new Mobile Performance Review report for the first half of 2021 from RootMetrics by IHS Markit has revealed intensifying competition among the UK’s mobile operators. EE remains the operator to beat across all levels of testing, Vodafone improved in multiple areas and Virgin Media O2 ranked first in a performance category at the UK-wide level for the very…
Tech Digest daily round up: EE main winner in Rootmetrics awards
EE has once again won the most awards in RootMetrics’ UK mobile network tests, however all four of the country's big operators appear to be making their services more reliable and faster as they continue to rollout 5G technology across their infrastructure. RootMetrics, which conducted 650,000 tests across all four UK nations and in 16…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sweat used to power medical sensors
Small biofuel cells can harvest enough energy from the sweat on a person’s fingertips to power wearable medical sensors that track health and nutrition – and because our fingertips are one of the sweatiest parts of the body, the sensors could be powered all day. Lu Yin at the University of California, San Diego, and…
