Featured Articles

Global smartphone market is set for recovery, says new forecast

ExclusiveUK mobile payment service Paym to close in March 2023

News Mark - December 18, 2022

UK mobile payment service Paym will close on 7th March 2023. The service, which allowed users to make and receive payments using their mobile phone numbers, was launched in 2014.

Qualcomm legal action moves forward in the UK

RSS

1 2 3

Opinion Articles

ExclusiveWhen it comes to mobile network coverage, the customer isn't always right

Opinion Mark - August 19, 2010

Mark Bridge writes:

The adage that “the customer is always right” has apparently been disproved by a recent survey of mobile phone users.

Mobile News reports that virtual networks Virgin Mobile and Tesco Mobile outperformed their network partners in a recent customer satisfaction survey carried out by research firm YouGov for price comparison website uSwitch.

ExclusiveUnlimited Internet means just 1GB at O2

Opinion Mark - August 18, 2010

James Rosewell writes:

Yesterday I received the following text message from O2: “You’ve gone over your data allowance on your mobile. You need to cut down or get a bigger Bolt On to keep using the internet.” I thought this was strange as I’ve an unlimited data bolt on applied to my O2 UK contract so I decided to telephone O2 customer services to find out a little bit more. Here’s what happened.

ExclusiveCatherine Zeta-Jones and the security of touchscreen passwords

Opinion Mark - August 18, 2010

Mark Bridge writes:

I knew I’d seen it before. Towards the end of last week I read about a study from the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania that said it was pretty easy to identify passwords from smudges on touchscreen mobile phones.

ExclusiveCarnival of the Mobilists #235

Opinion Mark - August 16, 2010

This week's Carnival of the Mobilists – the best mobile blogging (and podcasting!) of the last seven days – is online at Tam Hanna's new TamsBada site. As always, you'll find a wide variety of mobile-related subjects and discussions.

ExclusiveI want to live in a world... where mobile tariffs are easy to compare

Opinion Mark - August 13, 2010

Mark Bridge writes:

Supermarkets. You either love ‘em or hate ‘em. Actually, that’s not true. Most of us seem to be happy enough with a half-price bottle of wine but less convinced about globalisation and supplier relationships.

But none of that’s bothering me today. Instead, I’m troubled – as I have been for several months – by the TV commercial for Tesco’s prepay mobile phone tariff.

RSS

First Previous 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 Next Last

Recent Podcasts

Podcasts

What to expect at Mobile World Congress 2013: Windsor Holden of Juniper Research

MarkSaturday, February 23, 2013

Podcast - 23rd February 2013

Rate article:

No rating

Rate this article:

No rating

In today's special programme we're preparing for Mobile World Congress 2013. To find out what to expect, Mark Bridge talks to Dr Windsor Holden of Juniper Research.

Their conversation covers everything from Apple's absence to connected cows - and from new operating systems to paying for applications.

You can receive our podcasts automatically every week by subscribing free via iTunes or by using our RSS feed. You can also listen to the programme on our website audio player or by downloading the mp3 file.

Don't miss out on the latest mobile industry news. Read the latest mobile headlines as they happen by following us on Twitter, via RSS or on our Facebook page. If you prefer updates by email, please sign up for our free weekly newsletter using the Register link in the top right-hand corner of our website.

Documents to download

23rd February 2013(.ogg, 12.96 MB) - 3 download(s)
Podcast OGG file
23rd February 2013(.mp3, 13.54 MB) - 4 download(s)
Podcast mp3 file

Previous Article Results from EE, new phones from LG and HTC... and free WiFi from Barclays Next Article We report from Mobile World Congress 2013

Comments

Collapse Expand Comments (0)

You don't have permission to post comments.

Follow thefonecast.com

Archive Calendar

May 2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Search

Featured Articles

ExclusiveOfcom helps protect customers against unexpected roaming charges

ExclusiveGlobal smartphone market is set for recovery, says new forecast

ExclusiveVodafone and Three plan to merge their UK businesses

ExclusiveUK mobile payment service Paym to close in March 2023

ExclusiveQualcomm legal action moves forward in the UK

Opinion Articles

ExclusiveWhen it comes to mobile network coverage, the customer isn't always right

ExclusiveUnlimited Internet means just 1GB at O2

ExclusiveCatherine Zeta-Jones and the security of touchscreen passwords

ExclusiveCarnival of the Mobilists #235

ExclusiveI want to live in a world... where mobile tariffs are easy to compare

Recent Podcasts

What to expect at Mobile World Congress 2013: Windsor Holden of Juniper Research