Mobiles2day - Mobile Industry News

Long awaited and much-hyped Apple iPhone goes on sale on Friday 9th November in all O2 stores exactly at 6.02PM. I think there will be less excitement about this phone than there was in US, but still you expect to see crowds in O2 shops throughout the country.

iPhone will be available on following pay monthly tariffs:

* Fair usage policy applies. ** Unlimited access to any of The Cloud’s 7,500 hot spots. Subject to fair usage policy

iPhone will be sold for £269, making it most expensive handset today. Current version runs on 2.5G mobile network, 3G version of the iPhone is expected in second half of next year.

If you would like to check iPhone deals from O2, please visit their website:

Great tariffs with O2

T-Mobile is giving away Philips portable DVD player to one lucky My T-Mobile user, all you need is to sign up or login into your account during November.

https://www.t-mobile.co.uk/service/your-account/mtm-user-login-dispatch/

Following T-Mobile’s MyFaves proposition, O2 has launched similar tariff but for prepay customers: “Your O2 numbers”.

For £5 top up, you get 1000 minutes or texts to your chosen ten O2 numbers (it means that you get 1000 units where one unit equals one text or one minute). Just like T-Mobile, you can change your chosen numbers once a month.

To sign up, text TEN to 21300 and follow the instructions, or call 2425 free from your O2 mobile. To opt out text TEN OFF to 21300, or call 2425. Currently terms and conditions say that you are able to opt in to this service until 31 January 2008.

Eventhough both offers are similar, here are differences:

• T-Mobile’s MyFaves displays images of your nominated 5 people on a handset
• T-Mobile allows you nominate numbers from another network or fixed line, while O2 proposition is only between O2 numbers.
• O2 offer is for prepay and T-Mobile is postpay contract
• O2 charges £5 a month for service, T-Mobile at least £25

Check other details on O2 website:

http://www.o2-yournumbers.co.uk/010?cm_re=ConsumerArea-_-rightbox-_-YourO2Numbers

T-Mobile is launching new proposition today - MyFaves. What you get is unlimited calls, text or MMS to 5 people. Moreover, your MyFaves enabled handset will display pictures of those 5 people on screen and you can speed-dial by either selecting or touching the face (handset must be touch screen)

Dedicated website has been setup but it is not working at the moment:

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/myfaves

As of 13:55, site is operational

T-Mobile launched this in US initally, now following success of this launch they are launching it in UK.

You will be able to use this on a tariff from 25£, you can change favorites once a month and handset will be able to keep log of conversations and birthday reminders.

For a full list of MyFaves priceplans click here.

Further to my previous post, here is a link to free SIM cards from T-Mobile:

http://www.t-mobilesimgiveaway.co.uk/?WT.mc_id=ON-TM-W-Home

You can order 2 at a time, here is a list of T-Mobile PAYG SIM cards:

Top up £10 on Fridays and get FREE unlimited UK texts all weekend (text FRIDAY to 441 to sign up.)

15p a minute if you call any network any time

If you choose Mates Rates, then calls to your chosen mates are 8p/min and texts are 5p/min

If you choose Text Appeal then texts are 3p/min to any network

Also, T-Mobile is giving away 26″ HD ready LG LCD TV to one lucky PAYG user who will sign up to My-T-Mobile service on their website:

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/service/your-account/login/?ref=newhome_mtm_tvcomp

Offer ends today, 31 October 2007, so hurry and sign up if you are on T-Mobile PAYG and don’t have My-T-Mobile account yet!