O2 confirms 3G mobile network switch off to happen ‘in the coming weeks’

Virgin Media O2, the owner of the O2 mobile network, has confirmed its 3G mobile network will be switched off completely “in ...

Major network provider is shutting down a long-running mobile service – customers must upgrade ASAP

ONE of the UK’s biggest mobile networks has warned customers that the shutdown of a long-running service is almost complete – ...

O2 issues final alert ahead of UK signal switch off - these phones will stop working soon

We’re now more connected than ever before thanks to the significant investments made by mobile network operators like Virgin Media O2 in faster, more reliable 4G and 5G networks,” explained Jeanie ...
Birmingham Mail

Exact date major change will stop some O2 phones from working

Changes will be made to O2's network which will mean some phones will stop working soon. Across the UK, there are plans to shut down Britain's 3G network. This ageing technology was first launched in ...
Advanced Television

Virgin Media O2 donates free phones & data through Multibank

Virgin Media O2 is helping hundreds of people experiencing financial hardship stay connected this winter and beyond by providing free smartphones and O2 mobile ...
CNET

Amazon Fire Phone comes to the UK, but only on O2

Amazon's first smartphone is here in the UK, and is available for preorder on contract exclusively from the oxygenated operator. When he's not testing the latest phones or phone cameras, Andrew can ...
Oxford Mail

Virgin Media O2 to resume 3G switch off in the UK next week

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RFID Journal

O2 Subscribers Use Phones to Make Purchases, Access Info

Cellular service provider O2 UK is working with British credit card issuer Barclaycard, as well as Nokia, Visa Europe and other partners, in a project to test the O2 Wallet, an application in which ...
CNET

Sony Xperia Z coming to O2, Vodafone, Three, Phones 4U in March

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Computer Weekly

Half of mobile phones sold in the UK at risk of security issues

Up to half of UK consumers buying new mobile devices, whether direct from their network provider, the device manufacturer, or through a third-party retailer, could be putting themselves at risk of ...
9to5google

UK carrier O2 says that Google will make RCS ‘even better than it is currently’

RCS has grown massively thanks to Google’s heavy push of the standard in recent years, and Google is also the one running RCS for a lot of carriers around the globe. Announced this week, UK carrier O2 ...