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Five UK Carriers Plan to Host iPhone 4, O2 Announces New Tariffs
Today saw confirmation from the fifth UK carrier that it would carry the newest iPhone when it is released on June 24. At the time of publishing O2, Orange, Vodafone, Three and T-Mobile have all confirmed that they will carry iPhone 4. Yesterday O2 announced…
UK iPad Data Pricing Revealed [Updated]
On Friday Apple announced the official pricing of the iPad with in the UK and eight other markets around the world, Apple also said that the iPad would be available for pre-order starting today. Today also saw the release of pricing plans for data from…
O2 Sells 2 Millionth UK iPhone, Seeks iPad Deals
O2 has confirmed that it has sold 2 million iPhones in the UK since it began sales in November 2007. Matthew Key, the chief executive of Telefonica Europe, and Ronan Dunne, chief executive of O2 UK had told reporters in embargoed comments. The executives also…
O2 Admits Poor Network Performance
Mobile network operator O2 in the UK has owned up and apologised to customers who have suffered poor network availability and reliability in London. In an interview with the Financial Times O2 executive director Ronan Dunne admitted that some customers in London were unable to…
O2 to Unlock UK iPhones, Expand Network Capacity
In an question and answer session with Times online readers , O2 head Matthew Key spoke about the iPhone and how the company is addressing network issues. When asked about how O2 was handling losing the exclusivity of the iPhone Key responded by saying that…
Vodafone to Begin Selling iPhone in UK
Following the news that Orange would begin selling the iPhone in the UK, Vodafone has also followed suit and announced that it will begin selling the iPhone 3G and 3GS in the UK and Ireland starting in early 2010. Further pricing will be available nearer…
iPhone SMS Patch Imminent [U]
According to O2 in the UK Apple is set to release a patch that addresses a serious vulnerability in the iPhone's SMS application. Yesterday it was revealed at the Black Hat convention that through an SMS message hackers could fully control any iPhone in the…
Talk of O2 Exclusivity Ending
This week there have been numerous reports that suggest O2 in the UK is coming to the end of its exclusive agreement to sell the iPhone. Neither of the two reports match up in there details which does cast doubt upon the rumours. The first…
O2 UK's Stock of iPhone 3GS Runs Dry
A message on O2 UK's website states that the exclusive partner to Apple in the UK has run dry of all iPhone 3GS stock. The message appeared towards the end of last week and states that stock is expected to return "at the end of…
iPhone 3GS Outsells iPhone 3G Says O2
O2 has issued a press release stating that the iPhone 3GS which went on sale at 9.02 a.m. in the UK had outsold the number of iPhone 3G units sold on launch day last year; all before lunchtime. O2 expects that by the end of…
iPhone 3GS Pricing on O2
O2 UK has posted the pricing for the new iPhone 3GS on its website, they are offering pricing for both Pay Monthly and Pay as you Go customers. For Pay Montly customers who are looking to have a 24 month contract the iPhone 3GS 16GB…
New Super Powerful iPhone 3GS Available June 19
During today's WWDC keynote Apple introduced the new iPhone 3GS, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance—up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G—with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use…
O2 Introduces 24-month iPhone Contracts
On the back of rumours of an iPhone price cut in the UK, O2 has announced that it will be introducing new 24-month tariffs starting April 3. Customers who sign up to the 24 month tariff can get the 8GB iPhone 3G for free at…
O2 Set for UK iPhone Price Drop
UK based Mobile website is reporting that O2 will tweak the pricing of the iPhone in May, ahead of a new iPhone in June or July. According to Mobile the iPhone 3G which is currently between £59 and £159 upfront will drop to free on…
O2 Reports Increase in Revenues After Selling 1m iPhones
UK iPhone carrier O2 has announced that it has sold over one million iPhones while at the same time reported a 10% rise in revenues. O2 which is owned by Spanish firm Telefónica gained 390,000 new mobile phone customers in the last quarter of 2008…
O2 Reveals Pay-As-You-Go iPhone Details
O2 UK has today finally revealed details of how the iPhone 3G will be priced on it's pay-as-you-go tariffs as well as when the device will be available. O2 has announced that the unsubsidised iPhone 3G will be available for £350 ($630) and £400 ($720)…
O2 Announces Q2 Financial Results, Orange Not Receiving iPhone in UK
O2 announced during their Q2 financial results last week that the company has gained over 137,000 new subscribers who are on a monthly contract. The new subscribers were reportedly gained solely from the iPhone. The figure represents a 80.8% increase in subscribers for the same…
Orange to Offer iPhone 3G in UK?
Electric Pig claims that the exclusive agreement between O2 and Apple in the UK is due to "time-out" by the end of the year. The site also claims that "credible sources" have said that Orange intends to step-in as a second carrier. According to the…
O2 Shifts 13,000 iPhones Per Second During Pre-Order Rush
Macenstein has published an email from O2 sales director, Stephen Shurrock. The email is an apology for the poor service offered during O2's pre-order fiasco earlier this week. Shurrock goes into some detail on how O2 strengthened its online systems and tested them prior to…
O2 Confirms "Unprecedented Demand" for iPhone 3G
O2 has released a press release confirming this mornings issues when the official carrier of the iPhone 3G in the UK had to pull its online pre-ordering system . O2 writes that demand for the revolutionary device is already at unprecedented levels, far in excess…