3 to cut the cost of international roaming

July 27, 2007 at 11:15 am by Jay | In Mobile News, Mobile networks

Following the recent cap on roaming prices announced by the EU, Three will be introducing new rates for their customers from 30th August.

3 customers travelling to EU countries will pay just 25p per minute to make a call to any standard UK landline or mobile, and just 10p per minute to receive a call wherever they are in the EU. The Three roaming costs offer a considerable saving over the capped EU Tariff of 38p per minute to make a call and 19p per minute to receive a call. Costs for SMS remain fixed at 25p per text.

The price cuts do not affect customers who currently use 3Like Home. 3Like Home abolished roaming charges for 3 customers when they visit a country with a sister network. Countries where 3 customers can use 3Like Home are currently Italy, Ireland, Austria, Hong Kong, Australia, Sweden and Denmark.

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T-Mobile launches Mobile Jukebox

July 15, 2007 at 4:59 pm by Jay | In Mobile networks, Mobile content/services

T-Mobile have announced their new Mobile Jukebox service, which allows dual downloads to the users mobile phone and PC.

Costing just £1 a track, T-Mobile are offering the first 5 tracks free of charge as an incentive to encourage customers to sign up. Initially T-Mobile will be offering access to around 500,000 tracks from a wide range of genres.

With Mobile Jukebox, T-Mobile will also offer the My Music service. My Music will back up all your music purchases online, so if you upgrade your handset or lose your phone, you can re-download everything you’ve bought.

The T-Mobile Mobile Jukebox website is here: http://www.music.t-zones.co.uk/

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Mobiles.co.uk awarded Orange Specialist Partner status

May 22, 2007 at 7:55 pm by Chris | In Mobile News, Mobile networks

OrangeIn another first for the award-winning online retailer, Mobiles.co.uk has become the first distance reseller to be awarded Specialist Partner status by Orange.

Access to the exclusive programme is determined by resellers consistently achieving Orange’s Key Performance Indicators on quality.

Mobiles.co.uk’s achievement is all the more remarkable as it demonstrates for the first time that distance resellers with the right policies, processes and procedures can meet the stringent quality requirements laid down by Orange.

The benefits of Specialist Partner status include improved commercials and additional customer service and marketing support which in turn means even better mobile phone deals for customers.

Mobiles.co.uk’s MD, Simon Mason, commented

“We have been actively working towards OSP status with Orange since September 2006 and this award recognises the considerable effort undertaken in reaching and maintaining the quality standards. I’m delighted to have received recognition from one of the major networks that Mobiles.co.uk is a quality volume connector. I’m also proud that we are the first and only web based reseller so far to be awarded OSP status”.

Steve Heald, Head of Indirect for Orange added

“We welcome the addition of Mobiles.co.uk to the OSP programme. The high quality sales propositions and service offered by Mobiles.co.uk is delivering Orange customers exactly what they are looking for on the web right now. We look forward to a continued successful joint trading relationship as the newest member of the OSP programme.”

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