Tag: o2
BT, Sky, Virgin Media forced to block Kickass Torrents and other sites
Following on from the mandatory blocking of The Pirate Bay, UK ISPs BT, Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, O2 and EE will soon be forced to block websites Kickass Torrents (kat.ph), H33T and Fenopy. Continuing the UK government's clampdown on websites…
Sky buys O2 and BE Broadband, now UK's second biggest ISP
Big broadband news coming out of the Sky stable today. They've just bought both O2 and BE Broadband for the actually-quite-reasonable sum of £200 million, boosting their subscriber base up to 4.7 million homes. That make's them the second-biggest ISP…
Vodafone and O2 confirm Blackberry Z10 prices. More to follow.
The Blackberry Z10 will be available from all network providers (EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone), and in all shops, including Phones4U and Carphone Warehouse, from tomorrow. The first of Vodafone's '4G-ready' handsets, the new BlackBerry Z10 will be £29 on…
VOICEMAIL'S ALIVE! Brian Blessed lends his voice to HTC Windows Phone 8S and 8X for O2
You may have prepared the smartest voicemail answering message in the world, but lets face it; larger-than-life actor Brian Blessed could snore in a more sonorous way than pretty much any speech-delivering orator in the world today. Which is why…
Netflix hail Virgin Media as best UK ISP for movie streaming, Vodafone and O2 best for mobile
Wondering which internet service provider is the best when it comes streaming movies? According to Netflix, based on findings gleaned from connections to their own movie and TV show streaming service, Virgin Media come out on top. Comparing speed stats…
CES 2013: Sony Xperia Z UK release date set for 1 March, headed to Vodafone, O2, Three
Sony's flagship Xperia Z handset will be coming to the UK on March 1, according to Phones4U. The mobile retailer has beat Sony to the punch when it comes to revealing a launch date, with Sony so far only confirming…
O2 mobile contract bills to rise 3%, and there's nowt you can do about it
Mobile network O2 will be upping the price of all of its monthly contract costs, adding 3.2% to monthly bills from next February, regardless of the price of the contract you originally signed up for. While users on PAYG plans…
Google Nexus 4 to be O2 network exclusive: Pricing revealed
O2 have announced that the Google Nexus 4, the new LG-built Android smartphone flagship reference device, will be coming exclusively to their network first. Hitting stores on Tuesday 13 November, the Nexus 4 will be available through O2's 24-month On…
Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited formed to speed up UK 4G auction
Wider 4G coverage in the UK took a step closer to reality today following the formation of the Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited, comprising O2, Vodafone, EE and Three. The jointly-controlled company will be in charge of making sure the 800MHz…
Are O2 charging iPhone 5 customers TWICE for VAT?
O2 may be in for a spot of bother after it has emerged that they may be charging some customers VAT twice on the sale of new iPhone 5 handsets. Know Your Mobile noted the issue when they were approached…
