UK virtual network giffgaff has suffered a major service outage today, with water damage to its computer network taking nearly 8 hours to fix.
Most services have now been restored, although new connections and inbound ports are currently delayed.
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The giffgaff virtual mobile network operation, which runs on O2’s UK network, has introduced BlackBerry services today.
There’s now a ‘goodybag’ tariff option that enables customers to use a full range of BlackBerry services, including BlackBerry Messenger and ‘push’ email, for an additional £3 per month.
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Mark Bridge writes:
So that’s CES week over. This year’s show seemed particularly US-centric, given the amount of 4G LTE mobile technology kicking about. Not that the UK isn’t making its own 4G plans; far from it. But let’s start at the beginning...
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giffgaff, the virtual mobile network created by O2 in the UK, has admitted that its unlimited mobile data service is unsustainable in some instances.
The MVNO notes that less than 1% of users account for over a third of its total mobile internet data use; a figure that has parallels with recent research by Arieso.
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