Ofcom's looking into ways of stopping controversial mid-contract mobile price rises, with one option being to separate charges the networks are responsible for from ones outside of their control. This, says Vodafone, could mean non-stop SMS spam every time a sex chat line ups its fees. Read More >>
This is getting a bit out of hand. Every network seems to be bumping up prices mid-contract, basically forcing everyone to pay more. EE's about to jack up prices by 3.3 per cent from April 10th, and there's nothing you can do about it, again. Read More >>
Featured comment by insomniacity:
"ALL the commenters, and probably the author seem to be missing the obvious point that YOU ALL agreed to this in your contracts. You're completely corr..." More »
If your kid is spending too much time on Facebook, what should you do? Cut the Internet? Annoying for you. Restrict their access? Not realistic. Ground them? Haha. What about giving them a signed contract that promises them 130 quid if they stay off Facebook for five months? Sounds like a plan! Read More >>
Ofcom's welcome decision to look at mid-contract mobile cancellations hasn't gone down very well with Vodafone, which claims "millions of people" might end up paying more for their phones to the detriment of the UK mobile market. Read More >>
Featured comment by Cloudfire:
"I think ridiculous is a little strong, but I see what you're saying.
Either way I don't think they really have a leg to stand on when they say this..." More »
Mobile regulator Ofcom is looking into the difficult issue of mid-contract mobile price rises, putting forward the idea that customers might soon be able to walk away from a long term deal if the price goes up. Read More >>
Featured comment by adeyb:
"I was being being polite as well and tone down my answers to your questions.
If you spent less time in asking these questions and reading said resp..." More »
A T-Mobile advert claiming to offer users "unlimited free texts forever" has been investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority, after two people queried the existential issue of whether something can really be proven to last "forever." Read More >>
Pay & Go Go Go is the new name for the results of O2's latest fiddling with its PAYG contracts, which give users cashback and more minutes and data for showing some level of commitment to the network. Read More >>
Popular mobile network GiffGaff has taken a big step toward making things a little easier to manage for its customers, with the arrival of its automatically-renewing Goodybags that pretty much turn the company's SIMs into regular pay monthly contracts. But without the commitment. Read More >>
Phones 4U has launched a new contract it's calling JUMP or Just Upgrade My Phone. The idea is to separate your calling plan from your subsidised phone, giving you one monthly price for each -- and letting you upgrade the handset every six months. Read More >>
Chinese tech firm ZTE has been making phones for other companies to stick their logos on for years. Now it's branching out into selling ZTE-branded models, with one of the first being the new, affordable, ZTE Tania. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"Yeah, unlike HP/Palm and RIM, Microsoft has the money to burn to ensure they have a place in our digital future." More »
TalkTalk is about to become a proper mobile phone retailer, with a range of phones and the usual subsidised contracts set to appear alongside its discount SIMs later this year. Read More >>
"Stephen G. Wozniak", "steven p. jobs" and "Ronald Wayne". The latter had the best signature on Apple Computer's founding contract, signed on April 1st, 1976. Too bad he used it again to sell his 10 per cent share for £500. Read More >>
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