Blocked
EU blocks Three bid to takeover O2
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The EU has blocked the CK Hutchison - owner of Three UK - bid to take over Telefonica's O2 operations in the UK due to concerns that the merger would limit customer choice and increase prices.
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NETWORK CONVENIENCE
O2 can now notify your card issuer when you're abroad
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O2 has launched a new service called Travel Alerts, which will allow the mobile operator to alert your credit card issuer or bank if you're smartphone is currently roaming abroad. This will then allow you to use your cards while away without fear of having them decline because your provider believes it to be a fraudulent transaction.
CHEAP BAND
Microsoft Band is just £31.99 with O2 Priority
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There's a really sweet deal currently going on with O2 Priority where you can pick up the Microsoft Band for just £31.99. If you're still looking to buy the original Band, you'll now be able to save 60% on the listing price.
Free stuff
Microsoft and O2 offer great deal for Lumia 535, 635 buyers
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Microsoft and UK carrier O2 are gearing up to offer quite the deal for anyone who buys a Lumia 535 or 635 during the month of August, giving buyers a £30 Microsoft voucher and a free portable speaker.
CHEAP BANDS
Save £70 on the Microsoft Band through O2 UK
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Interested in purchasing a new Windows Phone and want the Microsoft Band? You may want to check out the deal currently ongoing at O2 UK where you can save £70 on the wearable.
Three + O2
Three UK owner to buy O2 for £10.25 billion
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Three UK owner Hutchison Whampoa has agreed to purchase O2 UK from Telefónica for £10.25 billion. Talks between Hutchison Whampoa and Telefonica began in January of this year. Now this is all but a done deal, with approval needed from British regulators, which is expected to take up to a year. From O2: Hutchison Whampoa has today agreed definitive terms to acquire O2 in the UK from...
No Cortana for you
O2 rolls out Denim update for Lumia 930 without Hey Cortana
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Update 2: O2 has mentioned that the issue is now fixed, and that an OTA update with the passive-listening feature enabled will be made available soon: We're trying to get the updates out sooner by streamlining the test and approval process. As a result, we were trusting Microsoft to test the O2 software updates for us and provide the results of the tests for us to approve, rather...
Another MVNO
Carphone Warehouse announces yet another UK MVNO
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Dixons Carphone, the owner of UK retailer Carphone Warehouse, has announced plans to launch a new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). Partnering with Three, which may soon merge with O2 should purchase talks between Hutchison Whampoa and Telefonica go head, Dixons itself will offer branded tariffs alongside contracts from major mobile operators in the UK. The news comes at a time...
Sky Mobile
Sky to launch new mobile network with O2
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Sky has today announced plans to launch a new mobile service in 2016, partnering up with O2 for the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) venture. The deal will enable Sky to offer 2G, 3G and 4G services to its customer base, placing the company in a strengthened position against rivals. It's an interesting move, given that BT is purchasing EE for £12.5 billion, which provides...
Merging the Big Boys
Three UK reportedly confirmed to purchase O2
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Update: Three UK owner Hutchison Whampoa has officially confirmed that the company has entered into exclusive negotiations with Telefonica over a potential purchase of O2. Three UK, announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Telefónica, S.A. over a period of several weeks for the potential acquisition of Telefónica, S.A.'s UK subsidiary, O2 UK, for an indicative...
Monopoly
Three UK looking to purchase O2
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The company behind UK mobile operator Three, Hutchison Whampoa, is reportedly looking to purchase competitor O2, which is currently owned by Telefonica. The deal could be worth as much as $13.6 billion to Telefonica, who The Financial Times reports to have enlisted the aid of investment bank UBS to analyze available options, including partnership and flotation of the business....
More Denim
UK Carrier O2 confirms Denim to start rolling out this month
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While this is more of a confirmation that things are on track with what we reported back in November, UK carrier O2 took to its forums today to acknowledge that they are actively testing the Lumia Denim update and plan to start rolling it out to certain devices by the end of the month. The community rep couldn't confirm exactly which devices will receive the update first, but this is...
Cash for Signal
UK operators to invest £5 billion on networks
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The UK government has managed to reach an agreement with local operators to work on the issue of nationwide 'not-spots': areas restricting access to basic mobile functions due to weak signal coverage. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone will invest a guaranteed £5 billion to improve mobile infrastructure by 2017 with the aim to provide 90 per cent of the UK with both voice and text coverage....
Ho ho ho
Grab a Lumia 735 for your loved ones this Christmas
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Sometimes, just sometimes, the British carriers and retailers can surprise us by offering up some pretty amazing deals on new devices. Just recently I picked up a searingly bright green Lumia 735 from O2 at a price and bundle deal that was almost too good to be true. So if you're looking to treat the loved ones (including yourself) in your life to a new Windows Phone this Christmas time...
41MP on the cheap
The Lumia 1020 with a camera grip is just £170 in the UK
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If you're looking for a quick and easy way to get an obscenely-high megapixel count in your life, then this obscene deal on the Nokia Lumia 1020 from O2 UK might be just what you need. The 41-megapixel PureView Windows Phone is now available for UK buyers off-contract for a ridiculous £169.99 in a deal that also includes the snap-on camera grip case with shutter button and additional...
O2 at auction
BT looking to purchase O2
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According to reports, British Telecom is in early talks with Telefonica to purchase O2, the same mobile operator it released back in 2001. Not only has BT set its sights on O2, but the UK's largest network EE has also been offered in a separate deal. BT has confirmed to Spanish press that Telefonica could end up with a 20 percent stake in the company, should a deal go through. The...
O2 sharing the data
O2 launches new shared plans for families
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UK mobile operator O2 has announced new plans for families and those with multiple handsets. Sharer and Family Sharer enables O2 subscribers to share data bundles of up to 8GB across multiple mobile devices attached to a single account. The new plans aren't limited to smartphones either as tablets and other data-connected hardware are all included. Should you be on the O2 Refresh...
Denim Blues
Lumia Denim update not expected until early '15 on O2
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UK carrier O2 recently took to its customer support forums to address the lack of Denim (and GDR1) updates to its Lumia devices. In so doing, they have confirmed that although the Lumia 930 has already received GDR1, other devices aren't expected to snag the updates until early next year. It looks like Microsoft has yet to release the update to carriers, with O2 saying: It's...
New legislation
UK government looking to force networks to work together
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New legislation could be in the works to effectively force UK operators to offer roaming options for customers where signal is poor. The UK government continues to work with mobile carriers on a solution to address black spots and areas where signal is hard to come by. The plan is to offer said roaming support to make it possible to switch between networks to maintain service, something...
Lumia 930 Sees 8.1 Update 1
O2 Begins 8.1 Update 1 rollout
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Developers have had their hands on Windows Phone 8.1 update 1 for a couple of months now, but it looks like UK carrier O2 is all set to roll the update out to its Windows Phone devices, starting with the Nokia Lumia 930. The announcement was made by Chris_K on O2's support forums yesterday, where he said the following: We're fully expecting the GDR1 update for the Lumia 930 to go...