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StreetWave Name EE UK Fastest for Mobile Data in Hammersmith & Fulham

7th November, 2023 (3 Comments)

Mobile network analysts at Streetwave have published the results of a new real-world benchmark into mobile network performance across Hammersmith & Fulham in London, which concluded that EE delivered the “fastest network” (mobile broadband) across most homes, while Three UK came last.

Virgin Media O2 Launch Black Friday Deals and Gives Away £50k Worth of Vouchers

6th November, 2023 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP and UK mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today launched a bunch of new Black Friday discounts and, separate to that, they’re also giving existing ‘Priority‘ members the chance to win up to £30,000 worth of John Lewis gift cards, as well as up to £20,000 worth of Amazon gift cards.

Virgin Media O2 Add 251k FTTP Premises and Sells UK Tower Stake

1st November, 2023 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has published their Q3 2023 results, which sees their UK full fibre (FTTP) coverage via nexfibre expand to another 250,800 premises (up from 175.5k in Q2) and their fixed broadband base rise to 5,708,100 (up by 40.8k in Q3 vs -15.3k in Q2). VMO2 has also sold a 16.67% stake in Cornerstone for £360m.

Virgin Media O2 Add Apple TV to Stream and TV360 Boxes + New Channels

31st October, 2023 (3 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media’s (VMO2) various Pay TV platforms may like to know that the UK operator has finally added Apple TV+ to their Virgin TV 360 and STREAM boxes. On top of that, customers of the STREAM service have also just gained access to 7 “new” linear channels (already available on TV360).

Virgin Media O2 Close to Selling UK Masts Stake to GLIL Infrastructure

31st October, 2023 (4 Comments)

Virgin Media and O2 have reportedly entered “exclusive talks” that could see them selling off a big stake in the UK’s largest mobile tower network to GLIL Infrastructure. The deal is said to value this part of their business at around £2.5bn, with any proceeds helping to fund their full fibre (FTTP) broadband and 5G mobile roll out.

Virgin Media UK Add New TV 360 and STREAM Features in Update

25th October, 2023 (11 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has recently begun to issue new firmware updates (v5.04 and v5.05) for both their Virgin TV 360 and STREAM platforms, which add a variety of new features. For example, the Pluto TV streaming app is now available on both 360 and Stream boxes, but that’s not all.

7 Million UK Smart Meters At Risk of Connectivity Loss in 2G and 3G Switch Off

23rd October, 2023 (76 Comments)

A new report from the cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed that an estimated 7 million Smart Meters are at risk of losing data connectivity when the old 2G and 3G mobile communications networks are closed by 2033. But the report doesn’t mention Vodafone’s recent deal to help upgrade the old units.

Project to Extend UK Rural 4G Mobile Cover Faces 2 Year Delay

23rd October, 2023 (23 Comments)

Mobile operators Three UK, O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone have reportedly warned the government that the first phase of their £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network project, which aims to extend geographic 4G (mobile broadband) coverage (aggregate) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025, is at risk of being delayed by 2 years.

Tesco Mobile UK Extend Free EU Roaming Offer to 2025

20th October, 2023 (12 Comments)

Customers of UK mobile operator Tesco Mobile may be pleased to learn that they’ve extended their ‘Home From Home’ EU roaming offer until 2025. Customers can thus continue to tap into their UK minutes, texts and data (mobile broadband) allowances, at no extra cost, when travelling around 48 destinations in the EU and beyond.

Virgin Media O2 Customers Get Early Access to TEKKEN 8 Closed Beta Codes

19th October, 2023 (2 Comments)

Customers of Virgin Media’s UK broadband ISP packages and O2’s mobile plans may be interested to know that they’ll get early access to thousands of TEKKEN 8 (video game) closed beta codes, which will be playable across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the Steam platforms between 20th to 23rd October 2023.

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Ofcom Shames Vodafone in Q2 2023 Broadband Complaints Table

19th October, 2023 (11 Comments)

Ofcom has published their latest quarterly (Q2 2023) study of UK consumer complaints, which shames Vodafone as attracting the most gripes about broadband ISPs, while TalkTalk, Shell Energy and Virgin Media tied the lowest ranking for landline phone, BT did the same for Mobile services, and Virgin Media and BT came bottom for TV.

Virgin Media UK Bring FTTP Broadband to 24,000 Extra Wakefield Premises

19th October, 2023 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has confirmed that they and nexfibre have just completed the expansion of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network to serve an addition 24,000 homes and businesses in the West Yorkshire (England) Cathedral City of Wakefield.

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Virgin Media O2 Business Users with Static IPs Suffer UK Broadband Outage UPDATE2

13th October, 2023 (8 Comments)

Customers of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2), specifically those with a Static IP address assigned to their connection, are reporting that the provider suffered a major service outage yesterday that appears to have started at around midnight the day before and is still be impacting some users this morning.

Mobile Operator O2 UK Boosts Data on Pay As You Go Plans

12th October, 2023 (13 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) has today refreshed some of their SIM Only “Pay As You Go” mobile plans (Big Bundles), which sees a number of their plans getting a data allowance (mobile broadband) boost for no extra cost. The £15 for 25GB “Rolling Plan” has also been boosted to 30GB, although the rest of their Rolling Plans are unchanged.

Mobile Operator Giffgaff Finally Launches UK eSIM Support

11th October, 2023 (28 Comments)

Mobile network operator giffgaff has just become the latest provider to introduce eSIM (Electronic SIM) support, although at present they only appear to be allowing existing customers with the operator’s latest Smartphone app installed (iOS App and Android App) – version 12.13.0-v337 or above – to transition from a physical to electronic SIM.

O2 UK Relaunch Recycle for Business to Help Firms Trade in Old Tech

9th October, 2023 (1 Comment)

The business division of mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) has today relaunched their ‘O2 Recycle for Business’ service to help companies of all sizes trade in their old technology – where they can receive cash back, credit towards new devices, or donate funds to charity.

Virgin Media O2 Helicopters Bring 4G Mobile Masts to Island of Islay

4th October, 2023 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has today announced that, as part of the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project to help boost 4G (mobile broadband) coverage across rural parts of the UK, they’ve begun improving their service on the remote Island of Islay (Scotland) by carrying a new mast to the location under a helicopter.