Hot off the press, what we’re reading and talking about – the latest mobile, network, tablet and app news.
Tests were run across 19 cities and 27 towns across the UK Mobile network EE has topped the tables again as the UK’s best network in the umlaut connect 2025 Mobile Network Test, which marks the 10th year in a row that they have won the award. The test was carried out by independent network … Read more
Excuse me sir, got any iD? iD Mobile, the UK mobile provider that runs on Three and is owned by Currys, now has 2 million customers, adding 488,000 new subscribers in the last 12 months. iD is an MVNO, which means it runs on another network – in this case Three. They tend to promote … Read more
More than a quarter of survey respondents experience network downtime at least once a month, with more than 10% facing multiple outages. Network testing firm Ookla (the team that run popular speed test website speedtest.net), surveyed over 1000 UK smartphone users to uncover some of the biggest frustrations they have with their phones and mobile … Read more
Amazon’s Prime Day deals have officially gone live, and there are some nice mobile offers to be had for both iPhone and Android fans. We’ve covered Prime Day deals before, and this year it looks like there are more mobile phone and phone accessory deals than ever before, especially given Amazon now sell a lot … Read more
The rules come into effect from October 2024 and all networks must follow them If you use your mobile phone when abroad, your mobile network must alert you about any roaming costs when you travel. This is a rule that has no longer applied since the UK left the EU but now it is back … Read more
New UK mobile service launched including pay monthly phones and SIM only plans Mozillion, the UK site for buying and selling mobile phones, has launched a full MVNO service which includes pay monthly phone plans, along with SIM only plans from £4 a month. The MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) promises uncapped speeds, inclusive EU … Read more
The takeover deal was secured following previously interested buyers pulling out AO World, the company that owns AO.com has agreed to purchase the buying and selling platform for around £10 million. The company will pay 9.07p a share in cash for the business that buys and sells used mobile phones, consoles, books, CDs, DVDs and … Read more
Pay once for an entire year of unlimited 5G data, calls, texts, plus a phone, and save up to £510. 03/10/24 update: This pay once offer from Mozillion has now ended but they have just launched pay monthly phone plans and SIM only plans. Who remembers prepaid phone plans? They’re back, thanks to mobile phone … Read more
Free with selected phones but it ends on July 2nd 03/10/24 update: This offer has ended now so the information is no longer valid. You can compare the latest Samsung Galaxy deals here. Samsung love a freebie offer – and so do we. They’ve gone all out ahead of July’s expected foldable phone launch, with … Read more
Everything you need to know about Samsung’s second Unpacked of 2024 Back in January, Samsung’s first big event of the year was used to launch the Galaxy S24 series, along with a tease for the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy Ring wearable. A whole load of AI-powered features for Android were also unveiled. Confirmed in the usual … Read more
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