Orange

Orange sells record number of iPhones on first day - On the first day that Orange started selling Apple's iPhone, they sold over 30,000 handsets, possibly a record for a UK mobile phone launch. O2 lost its exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in No…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 09:57 on 11-Nov-2009

3 challenges Orange's claim to have biggest high-speed network - The mobile phone operator, 3 is taking Orange to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over Orange's claim in its recent advertising campaign that it has the biggest high-speed mobile network…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:59 on 10-Nov-2009

Over 50% of mobile consumers have coverage problems - The Communications Consumer Panel, which advises the mobile industry regulator, Ofcom has carried out research which indicates that 56% of consumers with mobiles have difficulties with signal cov…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 11:02 on 06-Oct-2009

Vodafone secures iPhone deal but not til after Christmas - Vodafone has become the next mobile provider to announce that it has secured a deal with Apple to sell the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. O2 lost its exclusivity to sell the iPhone following a deal a…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:45 on 29-Sep-2009

Orange to start selling Apple iPhones - The mobile phone operator, Orange has announced that it has successfully negotiated an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS when Apple's 2-year exclusive arrangement with O2…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 11:09 on 28-Sep-2009

Orange backs down on increasing call charges - The mobile provider Orange sparked customer upset when it sent a text to customers informing them that call charges for numbers outside their call plan would go up from 5p to 14.7p and accessing…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:56 on 13-Aug-2009

O2 could lose iPhone exclusivity - The mobile phone provider, O2 currently has a deal with Apple giving it the exclusive rights to run the iPhone on its network in the UK. However industry insiders say that there is a 2-year brea…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 11:08 on 06-Aug-2009

Ofcom proposals could make it easier to switch your mobile - The mobile industry regulator, Ofcom has announced proposals to reform the system for switching mobiles between providers. Currently, if you want to switich your mobile and ensure you keep the s…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 09:05 on 04-Aug-2009

BT to move customer servicer call centre jobs from India to UK - BT has announced plans to bring half of its customer service operation in India back to the UK. This follows Powergen, Abbey and Orange (reported 'In the News' on 5 Jun 08) who have moved all or…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 08:42 on 16-Jul-2009

O2 launches free Twitter service - From the start of next month, all customers of the mobile network, O2 will be able to send and receive Twitter messages for free via their mobile. This follows Vodafone who have already launched…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:58 on 14-Jul-2009