5G across the pond
Three UK is officially launching its 5G network this August
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On July 1, Three UK announced that it's finally ready to launch its 5G network this coming August.
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FREE STREAMING
Three UK zero-rates some streaming services with new 'Go Binge' feature
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New Three subscribers can stream from Netflix, TVPlayer, Deezer and SoundCloud without eating into their data allowances.
Launch day
Huawei Mate 9 now available on Three UK
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Prices for the 5.9-incher start at £31 per month.
Hackers nicked
Three UK data breach lets criminals steal upgrade orders
Three men arrested as police probe 'unlawful interception' of phones.
Roaming
Three UK gets 24 new Feel At Home countries
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Starting in September, new free roaming countries for Three UK customers include Germany, Greece, Belgium, Netherlands, Malta and Iceland.
Blocked
EU blocks Three bid to takeover O2
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The EU has blocked the CK Hutchison - owner of Three UK - bid to take over Telefonica's O2 operations in the UK due to concerns that the merger would limit customer choice and increase prices.
NO MORE PHONES
Pre-order Will.i.am's the Dial at Three UK
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If you're sick and tired of carrying your smartphone with you when out and about, Will.i.am's standalone smartwatch, called the Dial, is now ready for pre-order and could well be the answer to your cries.
AD BLOCKING
Three will block annoying adverts on the network
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Three has announced plans to block annoying advertisements in the UK and Italy. The company aims to tackle "excessive and irrelevant mobile ads" by partnering up with Israel-based software company Shine.
Making connections better
Three UK adding VoLTE '4G Super-Voice' support
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Three UK has announced it is rolling out VoLTE technology on its wireless network. The upgrades, which it calls "4G Super-Voice" will allow for better connections in indoor and rural areas in the UK and will cover 5.5 million customers by 2017.
Bye Bye 15
Three UK ditching All-in-One 15 add-on
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Three UK has announced that it is ditching its All-in-One 15 plan for pay as you go customers, leaving its £20 as the cheapest option for unlimited data.
ROAM ANYWHERE
Google and Three UK wants you to roam worldwide for free
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Google is reportedly in talks with Hutchison Whampoa, owner of UK mobile operator Three, to allow consumers to use their smartphones abroad at no extra cost. Other networks are also reported to be in talks with Google. According to the Telegraph: The two giants are discussing a wholesale access agreement that would become an important part of Google's planned attempt to shake-up...
Three + O2
Three UK owner to buy O2 for £10.25 billion
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Three UK owner Hutchison Whampoa has agreed to purchase O2 UK from Telefónica for £10.25 billion. Talks between Hutchison Whampoa and Telefonica began in January of this year. Now this is all but a done deal, with approval needed from British regulators, which is expected to take up to a year. From O2: Hutchison Whampoa has today agreed definitive terms to acquire O2 in the UK...
Another MVNO
Carphone Warehouse announces yet another UK MVNO
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Dixons Carphone, the owner of UK retailer Carphone Warehouse, has announced plans to launch a new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). Partnering with Three, which may soon merge with O2 should purchase talks between Hutchison Whampoa and Telefonica go head, Dixons itself will offer branded tariffs alongside contracts from major mobile operators in the UK. The news comes at a time...
Monopoly
Three UK looking to purchase O2
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The company behind UK mobile operator Three, Hutchison Whampoa, is reportedly looking to purchase competitor O2, which is currently owned by Telefonica. The deal could be worth as much as $13.6 billion to Telefonica, who The Financial Times reports to have enlisted the aid of investment bank UBS to analyze available options, including partnership and flotation of the business....
Cash for Signal
UK operators to invest £5 billion on networks
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The UK government has managed to reach an agreement with local operators to work on the issue of nationwide 'not-spots': areas restricting access to basic mobile functions due to weak signal coverage. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone will invest a guaranteed £5 billion to improve mobile infrastructure by 2017 with the aim to provide 90 per cent of the UK with both voice and text coverage....
New legislation
UK government looking to force networks to work together
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New legislation could be in the works to effectively force UK operators to offer roaming options for customers where signal is poor. The UK government continues to work with mobile carriers on a solution to address black spots and areas where signal is hard to come by. The plan is to offer said roaming support to make it possible to switch between networks to maintain service, something...
Selfish carriers
UK mobile operators reject plans for national roaming
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Mobile operators in the UK have rejected government proposals on setting up national roaming, according to the Financial Times. Earlier this year, operators were urged by officials to look into the possibility of sharing infrastructure in rural parts of the country, as well as locations where consumers seemingly loose signal coverage. While this would help prevent customers experiencing...
New contract?
Three UK introducing pre-credit check for new customers
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With any new mobile subscription comes the requisite credit check, and for customers with low credit scores, the potential to be denied their service plan or phone of choice. To smooth out this process, Three UK has revealed that it'll soon introduce pre-credit checks to give potential customers "an indication" of whether they'll pass a credit check "without negatively affecting" credit...
Unlocked phones for all!
Three UK confirms it doesn't sell locked phones
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Three UK has today confirmed something many of us have pretty much known for a while – it no longer sells SIM locked phones to its customers. Publicly Three has been pretty quiet on the matter, but many of us have bought branded phones and found it unlocked out of the box. Indeed, my own Three bought Samsung Galaxy S5 was just like this back in April. "We want our customers to...
On Three UK? You can now browse the web on the tube for free
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Three UK has announced that it is partnering with Virgin Media to provide its customers with free access to Virgin's Wi-Fi network on the London Underground. Other carriers like EE, Vodafone and O2 have already made similar deals in the past. Three's Director of Customer Strategy, Danny Dixon, revealed to TechRadar that free Wi-Fi access will be available at 137 Underground stations...