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Everything Everywhere 4G trial summer loving
LTE test extended until June 25 January 2012 12:20 GMT TweetOfcom recently revised its plans for dealing with the 4G spectrum, announcing its aims to bring coverage to at least 98 per cent of the population.
At the moment though, there's just a handful of people in the country with access to the LTE...
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UK 4G network not complete until 2015
2013 before we see any according to Ofcom 12 December 2011 12:21 GMT TweetLooking forward to widespread 4G fun and quick mobile browsing on your smartphone or tablet? Well, don't get too excited because, despite the likes of O2 already testing its LTE network, we're not going to have widespread availability in the UK until...
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Three ZTE MF10 Dongle Adapter plugs in for mobile data
Turn your dongle into a hotspot 1 November 2011 13:54 GMT TweetThe message from Three is clear - it already records 97 per cent of its network traffic as data but it wants more.
And to help it achieve its aims it has announced the ZTE MF10 Dongle Adapter, a device which takes a regular USB Wi-Fi dongle...
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Three: 97 per cent of all traffic is data
Incredible rise in mobile web access 1 November 2011 9:27 GMT TweetMobile carrier Three has revealed that a staggering 97 per cent of all traffic on its network is data - leaving only 3 per cent for calls and texts.
With the tablet revolution in full swing, mobile broadband becoming the norm and smartphones...
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Three extends unlimited data to all contracts
For £3 a month 27 September 2011 11:49 GMT TweetNo, no - no, no, no, no - no, no, no, no - no, no, there's no limit. Ahh, Three Unlimited - one of Pocket-lint's favourite Eurodance/Hi-NRG acts from back in the day, or something like that.
And a perfect intro for a story about Three extending...
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UK 4G network landing in September
BT and Everything Everywhere team up for trial 25 May 2011 9:23 GMT TweetBig news - the UK's first live 4G network will begin broadcasting in September.
Bad news - it's just a trial for a couple of hundred people in the St Newlyn East area of South Newquay, Cornwall.
But still, it's a start eh? Rome wasn't...
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UK’s slowest cities for 3G mobile broadband named and shamed
Is your city on the list? 6 April 2011 15:18 GMT TweetUK’s slowest cities for 3G mobile broadband have been named and shamed in a list put out by mobile and broadband comparison website Top10.com
According to the research taken from thousands of opt-in users around the country over the last...
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Three's superspeed 3G dongle - 40 per cent faster
Huawei E367 coming to network 31 March 2011 11:07 GMT TweetThree's mobile broadband is set for a speed boost thanks to the introduction of the new Huawei E367 premium dongle.
The dongle offers up to 40 per cent faster browsing and makes Three's mobile data network even more appealing - it's already...
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UK 4G auction to kick off in 2012
The mobile revolution continues 22 March 2011 10:17 GMT TweetOfcom has detailed plans for the UK's 4G auction, with the big spectrum sale due to kick off next year - stating that the additional space is the equivalent of 75 per cent of the mobile spectrum that we currently use and 80 per cent more than 2000's...
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T-Mobile slashes mobile data allowance
It's 500MB and not a byte more 10 January 2011 17:44 GMT TweetT-Mobile has announced that it is cutting the data allowance on all of its mobile contracts, down to 500MB from 1GB or 3GB.
But it's not the data allowance cuts that have caused a commotion on the web (although people who were sold a 3GB contract...
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Ofcom frees 3G for faster mobile browsing
New measure put in place by watchdog 6 January 2011 15:49 GMT TweetIt's not all about Las Vegas and 4G in the tech news world. Closer to home, there has been some interesting developments with the 3G network.
The independent telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has announced that it has "introduced a new ...
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Vodafone: 101m texts and 35,000GB of data enjoyed on Christmas Day
Social networks responsible 26 December 2010 15:26 GMT Tweet“Merry Christmas” Go on, how many people did you send that too on the 25th? Well according to Vodafone, it’s customers sent over 100m text messages on Christmas Day alone.
This year saw the first true smartphone Christmas...
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Orange Mobile Wi-Fi ditches need for USB dongle
Connects up to five devices at any one time 3 November 2010 11:17 GMT TweetOrange has announced that it's getting into the Mi-Fi arena with the launch of a device of its own: the Novatel Wireless 3352 - catchy, huh?
The new device will, like offerings from Vodafone and 3, allow you to go online with up to five simultaneous...
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Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi review
REVIEW
Look mum no wires
26 August 2010 16:07 GMT
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Mobile broadband dongles are great except for two killer faults: they only work with devices that have a full-on USB socket meaning no fun for the range of Wi-Fi enabled devices you've got around your house, and they are normally so large they hog...
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Why mobile networks matter
and why smartphones rely on them so much 28 June 2010 15:42 GMT TweetWith many of the best smartphones available on all the UK networks, we've been taking a look at what makes a mobile operator a good one beyond the headlines of just stocking an Apple phone. We've examined roaming charges; the range and quality of handsets...
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