Mobile phone news, Jul - Sep 2007

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Roaming charges could fall as 3 cuts prices, industry warns

29 August 2007

Mobile customers using their handsets on holiday may well see a reduction in their phone bills in the future.

3 launches mobile broadband

24 August 2007

Mobile phone network provider 3UK has launched a new broadband service for "today's mobile generation".

Vodafone linked to iPhone in Europe

22 August 2007

Vodafone is being lined-up as the European network operator of the much sought-after iPhone, reports suggest.

O2 in mobile tie up with BBC

21 August 2007

O2 has signed a deal allowing its customers to watch some of their favourite BBC shows via their mobile phones.

Family affair for T-Mobile

16 August 2007

T-Mobile has launched a new tariff allowing families to keep in touch more often, for free.

Talk to network to get best overseas deal

10 August 2007

Holidaymakers jetting off to sunnier climes this summer are being urged to contact their mobile networks before they leave in order to get the best rate for using their mobile phone while away.

Alcatel goes back to basics

09 August 2007

Mobile phone firm Alcatel has refused to follow the technological advances of rival phone companies and has gone back to basics with a new mobile costing just £15.

3 to host Google for mobile customers

03 August 2007

Customers on the mobile phone network 3 will soon be able to benefit from Google on their mobiles.

Major research into phone cancer risk to start soon

02 August 2007

A major study is being launched into the correlation between mobile phone use and cancer rates, it has been reported.

Ofcom warns against anti-competitive operators

01 August 2007

The telecommunications watchdog Ofcom has welcomed the introduction of its new code of practice for mobile phone operators in the face of a perceived lack of competition throughout the market.

Text messages to reach end of the road

30 July 2007

Despite the UK currently sending 114 million daily, a research group has claimed that text messages will be obsolete within the next five years.

Mobile phone masts do not affect health, say experts

27 July 2007

Negative health symptoms reported by residents living close to mobile phone masts are not caused by the masts themselves, a recent study has found.

Competition should be opened up, says Euro Commission

26 July 2007

The European Commission yesterday launched proposals to emancipate mobile phone operators from restrictions regarding the radio spectrums in which they operate.

All mobiles to include broadband, say analysts

25 July 2007

Mobile broadband is coming to mobile phone customers whether they like it or not, according to a Frost & Sullivan spokesperson.

Security concerns after iPhone hacked within weeks

24 July 2007

Just weeks after the launch of Apple's new iPhone, researchers at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) have announced that they have successfully hacked in to the gadget remotely.

Ofcom insists mobile network switch should take two hours

23 July 2007

Customers wishing to switch mobile phone networks will know how difficult the process can be, with the actual changeover taking five days.

Elderly-friendly mobile causes debate

20 July 2007

Mobile phone retailers are refusing to stock a mobile phone with a large screen and user friendly buttons aimed at the elderly as it "fails to fit their customer target" it has been revealed.

Mobile networks told to speed up number switching

18 July 2007

Mobile phone users looking to switch networks but retain their old number could find the process easier in the future.

T-Mobile told to back off Truphone

17 July 2007

Mobile phone company T-Mobile has been ordered to lift a block on WiFi firm Truphone's calls.

O2 launches monthly flexible tariffs

16 July 2007

O2 has launched a new range of monthly tariffs for mobile phone users who can't bear to part with their existing handset.



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