Judgement
networks
ASA: No T-Mobile, Your “Unlimited” Data Isn’t Actually Unlimited

The advertising watchdog has just given EE's budget arm, T-Mobile, a big slap across the chops over its claim of "unlimited" data on its Full Monty plans. According to the ASA, it's not actually unlimited because T-Mobile employs traffic management, which makes it, err, limited. Read More >>

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uncategorized
Is Your 3G Crap Now EE’s Launched 4G?

Reports are coming in that people on Orange and T-mobile have been suffering from really crappy 3G service ever since EE launched its 4G network. Apparently, actually getting data down the pipe has gotten increasingly, infuriatingly difficult. Has EE somehow forsaken its old 3G service for the shiny new 4G? Read More >>

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networks
Idiots Ask Ad Standards Body if “Forever” Actually Means “Forever”

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 >>

4G this year
4g
EE’s 4G Network Will Officially Go Live On October 30th

EE's just announced that its 4G network will be switched on for public consumption on October 30th. That means there's just 27 days to wait till you can finally ride the sweet, sweet waves of blazing 4G, either directly with a new EE contract, or by switching from your current Orange or T-Mobile plan. Read More >>

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4g
You Can Now Buy 4G Phones In the UK…Only, Without a 4G Network

EE's unleashed some of its line of 4G-enabled phones for purchase, meaning you can now snap up an iPhone 5, a Samsung Galaxy S III LTE, a HTC One XL or a Huawei Ascend P1 LTE on either Orange or T-Mobile. Of course, you can't actually use 4G just yet, but at least you're prepped for the switch, right? Read More >>

4G this year
4g
How Do I Get 4G on My Brand New iPhone 5?

So, now that the iPhone 5 pre-orders are up, EE's been in touch to clarify the rather clear-as-mud situation concerning Orange and T-Mobile and grabbing 4G service on EE's new LTE network for the iPhone 5, or any other 4G-capable phone. Here's the lowdown, but the long and short of it is, go with 3G on EE's legacy networks and then swap when 4G's available. Read More >>

nano SIM
networks
NanoSIMs For the iPhone 5 Start Arriving With Networks

If you needed any more proof that we're going to get a new nanoSIM-equipped iPhone 5 in the next week or two, this should put your mind at rest. NanoSIMs have apparently started arriving at network operators, including T-Mobile in Germany, and that could pretty much mean only one thing. Read More >>

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networks
Everything Everywhere Signs Contactless Payment Deal with Mastercard

Everything Everywhere is making a renewed push into the contactless mobile payment world, signing a five-year deal with Mastercard to bring NFC payments and more to Orange and T-Mobile users. Read More >>

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4g
Everything Everywhere Might Have Something 4G Somewhere by October; Possibly Under a New Name Too

The time scales for Everything Everywhere's controversial but welcome early doors launch of a 4G service in the UK have just got a little clearer, with sources claiming we'll see the first brave pioneers able to connect their dongles from this October. Read More >>

4G this year
4g
Yes, We’re Actually Going to Get 4G This Year in the UK as Everything Everywhere Gets the Go-Ahead From Ofcom

Ofcom's finally approved Everything Everywhere's plan to swap 2G spectrum for 4G to roll out an LTE network before the end of this year, meaning Orange and T-Mobile can now roll out blazing fast 4G in the UK from September 11th. This year. Finally. Read More >>

T-mobile rampage
wtf
Man Decides Enough Is Enough and Vents Anger On a Poor Defenceless T-Mobile Shop

A man in Manchester had apparently simply had it with his phone. Maybe he lost signal for the umpteenth time, or maybe he'd just had a horrendously massive bill land on his doormat. Either way, he took it out on T-mobile shop, wrecking the place in full view of everyone. Read More >>

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networks
UK Networks Say No Thanks to Nokia’s 41-Megapixel 808 PureView

I can't say this surprises me, but our networks have more or less all come out and said: "What, Symbian? No thanks." None of them are picking up Nokia's beastly new 808 PureView, even if it has an incredible 41-megapixel camera. Read More >>

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networks
T-Mobile’s Global Roaming Data Deals Start at £1 a Day for 3MB Across Europe

T-Mobile has joined O2, Vodafone and Three in offering a capped mobile data plan for travellers, so its users don't end up with a £150 phone bill for daring to send a horrified Tweet from the streets of Magaluf. Read More >>

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networks
Everything Everywhere Completes Orange/T-Mobile 3G Network Assimilation

Everything Everywhere, the annoyingly named, pain in the arse to type, new network formed by the merger of Orange and T-Mobile, has completed its technical fiddlings, meaning users of both companies can now switch, seamlessly, between the two networks when using 3G services. They have now become one. Read More >>

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networks
T-Mobile Accidentally Leaks Customer Emails to 1,099 New Friends

T-Mobile inadvertently provided 1,099 customers with a whole bunch of new friends by emailing customers' email addresses to each other. The gaff saw everyone on T-Mobile's Hothouse mailing list get acquainted whether they liked it or not, followed by several attempted email recalls and finally, a sheepish apology. Read More >>