O2 Changes Pay Monthly traiffs and iPhone traiffs

O2 have announced a shake-up of its entire Pay Monthly and small business tariffs, including those for the iPhone.

The new changes are available existing iPhone customers from today, but not customers using other mobile phones until their contract comes up for renewal.O2 wants to simplify its contracts tariffs and make it easier for consumer to choose the right tariff.

Its rumoured that O2 made the chnages because of poor sales for the iPhone in the UK that has prompted these changes.

O2 Pay Monthly tariffs will now work on six price points where customers choose the text and minute bundle (similar to the Three network ) which most suits them as well as having the ability to bolt-on unlimited data packages and access to The Cloud hotspots.
The current tariffs for iPhone will be brought in line with the minute and text bundles offered on the new tariff structure.O2 confirmed that customers who have already signed up to an iPhone contract with will have their monthly minutes and texts increased from February and customers who are currently on the £55 price plan will be dropped down to the £45 offering.

All iPhone customers will continue to receive “unlimited” data browsing and access to The Cloud’s Wi-Fi hotspots.

£35 a month tariffs will now come with a bundle of 600 minutes and 500 texts, up from the original amount of 200 minutes and 200 texts. The minutes included in a £45 per month tariff have been doubled to 1200, however the number of texts remains the same at 500.

Nokia unveil the Nokia 2600 classic and Nokia 1209

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Nokia unveiled the Nokia 2600 classic and the Nokia 1209, two mobile handsets that offer useful features, range of colors or exchangeable covers for consumers in emerging markets. The highlight of today’s announcement is the Nokia 2600 classic which allows consumers to customize their phone with colourful, fully changeable Xpress-on covers and MP3 ring tones. Nokia 2600 classic and the Nokia 1209 are shipping now and will be available this quarter. Before tax and subsidies, the handsets are priced at �65 (�48) and �35 (�26) respectively. If they appear in the UK, they’ll be free with a new contract and will be heavily discounted on the contract tariffs .

�Nokia 2600 classic

• Key features
• 2G Network-GSM 900 / 1800
• 56K colors
• GPRS
• Bluetooth-Yes, v2.0
• Camera VGA, 640×480 pixels, video

Nokia 1209

• 2G Network-GSM 900 / 1800
• Dimensions -102 x 44.1 x 17.5 mm, 70.5 cc
• Weight- 79.9 g
• 65K screen
• Dust-resistant keypad
• Multiple phone books with up to 200 entries
• Dust-resistant keypad
• Built-in handsfree
• Flashlight
• Time tracker
• Cost tracker
• Converter

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T-Mobile slahes Flext tariffs!

T-Mobile has slashed the inclusive value of its Flext tariffs for new customers, dropping the combined value of texts and minutes offered by as much as £45.

The network has also stopped including voicemail in its Flext value package, and has introduced a minimum call charge of one minute for all Flext tariffs. T-Mobile said the move was ‘part of a price review’, but that the ‘tariffs were still good value’.

The operator has made the changes to its post-pay 12-month tariffs proposition, which come into effect on 15 August.

On the Flext £25 12-month tariff, the £40 of inclusive value offered in July has been dropped to £30. On Flext’s £35 contract, inclusive value has fallen from £120 to £90. Flext’s £50 contract now includes £125 worth of value, down from £170.

There is now a £30 gap between the value on the Flext £25 12-month contract and Flext £25 18-month contract. The Flext £30 18-month tariff comes with £90 of texts and minutes, the same as with the Flext 35 12-month contract.

Carphone giving away free laptops

From September customers who pre-register for a two-year broadband contract with AOL, costing £19.99 a month, will receive a Dell laptop, worth £500. The laptop features an 80GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, and 15.4inch wide screen.

The move comes a day after Orange Broadband announced that it was teaming up with PC World to offer a free laptop to customers who signed up to its broadband service.

Dell president of global consumer products Ron Garriques said: ‘This is part of our commitment to allow as many people as possible to enjoy the benefits of a wireless digital home.’

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Mobile phone has been named the UK’s favourite gadget

The mobile phone has been named the UK’s favourite gadget, according to foundem.com.

The price comparison and travel search engine found that 20% of all respondents voted for the mobile phone, followed by broadband internet.

The laptop computer also featured in the top five as well as the digital camera, and microwave oven.

The company surveyed 4,000 people and discovered that the iPod, TV remote control, vibrator and satellite navigation also fell in the top 20.

A spokesman for search engine foundem.com, who commissioned the study, said: “It’s no surprise that the mobile phone topped the poll - it has become an indispensable tool for millions.”

OneStopPhoneShop to close HQ and move in with e2save

Carphone Warehouse has shut down OneStopPhoneShop, the online retail business it bought only two years ago.

Carphone’s online and off-the-page businesses – OneStop, e2Save, ThePhoneSpot and even Carphonewarehouse.com – have been under intense scrutiny from the networks since the start of the year because of high levels of low-spending customers, customers downgrading tariffs and high churn.

Online retailers such as OneStop and Dial-A-Phone were picking up between 5,000 and 10,000 connections per week at the time of the acquisition, beating The Link and getting close to Phones 4u, despite having significantly lower operating costs.

Carphone said there would be redundancies, although parts of the OneStop operation will now be absorbed into e2Save. However, OneStop is based in Crewe, while e2Save is based in Loughborough.

Carphone is believed to have invested in more sophisticated systems to make its online businesses less dependent on manpower.