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ASUS Eee PC given away with T-Mobile mobile broadband package
We're calling this right now: ASUS' Eee PC is the new MP3 player. But only in the context of giveaways. Anywho, just days after RBC announced that it would dish out free subnotes if prospective customers joined in, PowerUp Mobile is now offering a similar deal for UKers who sign up for T-Mobile's Web n Walk mobile broadband package. In short, folks comfortable with inking their name on a two-year contract at £35 per month will net a free USB modem and a Eee PC 2GB Surf. Better hurry -- the deal expires on June 15th.
Nokia, T-Mobile make nice, pair Ovi with web'n'walk
When we'd heard that T-Mobile Germany was at loggerheads with Nokia over its Ovi services, the carrier was quick to point out that it didn't offer any Ovi-compatible devices in its lineup to begin with and that it was "in discussions with Nokia about this topic and [was] confident to find a common path in the near future." Sure enough, it looks as though that "common path" has now been found with an announcement that Nokia will be working closely with T-Mob to integrate its web'n'walk mobile internet service with Ovi for deployment on future devices customized for the carrier. There's no telling what sorts of contracts got signed behind the scenes here, but if we had to guess, we'd say most of T-Mobile's existing content-based revenue streams are going to end up being preserved by appearing within the Ovi sandbox on these new phones. A loss for Nokia? Not if it wants its phones to keep appearing on T-Mobile Germany's store shelves, it isn't.
UK T-Mobile sez no to VoIP
Got UK T-Mobile's Web 'n' Walk Professional laptop 3G service? Well, you better beware about your data use -- even though you're paying a flat rate fee for your service, you're likely to cross the TOS line by going over 2GB of data per month, especially if you use two services they specifically cite in prohibition: VoIP and IM. VoIP, well, that's something that due to latency issues you probably won't consume a lot of on your 3G connection, but IM? We're having a hard time imagining why they wouldn't want you instant messaging with your laptop -- how about web browsing, want to axe that too? So be aware that if the "use of Voice over Internet Protocol and Messaging over Internet Protocol [over the service]... is detected, T-Mobile may terminate all contracts with the customer and disconnect any SIM cards and/or Web 'n' Walk cards from the T-Mobile network." Guess that's better than being charged insane prices per byte of "overage" on flat data services like we've heard of happening in the US, but don't say we didn't warn you.[Via The Reg]
