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Starbucks brews up free, two-click WiFi in the UK originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bt openzoneBtOpenzonecoffeefree internetfree wifiFreeInternetFreeWifihotspot.internetminipoststarbuckswifiWiFi Hotspotwifi hotspotsWifiHotspotWifiHotspotsFri, 07 Oct 2011 22:17:00 EST<![CDATA[Skype Access expands, now unlocks over 500,000 hotspots]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/skype-access-expands-now-unlocks-over-500-000-hotspots/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/skype-access-expands-now-unlocks-over-500-000-hotspots/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/skype-access-expands-now-unlocks-over-500-000-hotspots/#commentsSkype Access expands, now unlocks over 500,000 hotspots We can't all have 3G or 4G wireless wherever -- sometimes we need to get friendly with a plain 'ol hotspot. Skype is making that a little easier, expanding Skype Access in partnership with eight international WiFi pushers:
  • BT Openzone
  • Fon
  • M3 Connect
  • Row 44
  • Skyrove
  • Spectrum Interactive
  • Tomizone
  • Vex
Fon will probably be the most familiar if you're in America, but combined the program covers 500,000 hotspots, including 500 hotels. Users will be able to pay for WiFi by the minute using Skype Credit, with prices ranging from a nickel to $.19 per currently. No word on whether that will be changing with this new announcement.

Skype Access expands, now unlocks over 500,000 hotspots originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>802.11BT OpenzoneBtOpenzoneFonhotspotM3 ConnectM3ConnectRow 44Row44skypeskype accessSkypeAccessSkyroveSpectrum InteractiveSpectrumInteractiveTomizoneVexwifiTue, 15 Feb 2011 14:49:00 EST<![CDATA[Orange UK prices 3G iPad at £199 on two-year contract, taking pre-orders today]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/27/orange-uk-prices-3g-ipad-at-199-on-two-year-contract-taking-pr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/27/orange-uk-prices-3g-ipad-at-199-on-two-year-contract-taking-pr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/27/orange-uk-prices-3g-ipad-at-199-on-two-year-contract-taking-pr/#comments Want an iPad but can't countenance the associated outlay of cash up front? Orange is making that pill easier to swallow today with the revelation of its contract-tied pricing for Apple's tablet in the UK. Pre-orders are about to start today for obtaining the 3G-connected iPad at prices of £199 ($312) for the 16GB version, £249 ($391) for its 32GB sibling, or £349 ($626) for the one equipped with 64GB of storage. This is all subject to you signing up for a two-year plan costing £27 ($42) a month that'll give you 1GB of anytime data, 1GB of off-peak data (judged by Orange to be between midnight and 4pm), and 3GB of BT Openzone WiFi access for each twelfth of the year. The expectation is that Orange's new best bud, T-Mobile, will be offering similar pricing shortly, leaving us to wonder what Vodafone and O2 might be cooking up. The day of the subsidized tablet might be with us sooner than we thought.

[Thanks, Jon]

P.S. - We've just spotted that Three, the UK's 3G-only network, is also planning to sell the iPad "in the coming months." Pricing and data allowances, however, have yet to be revealed.

Orange UK prices 3G iPad at £199 on two-year contract, taking pre-orders today originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nexus One launches on Vodafone UK this Friday, April 30 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid osAndroidOsbreaking newsBreakingNewsbritainbt openzoneBtOpenzonegooglegoogle experiencegoogle nexus onegoogle phoneGoogleExperienceGoogleNexusOneGooglePhonenexus oneNexusOneprukunited kingdomUnitedKingdomvodafonevodafone ukVodafoneUkMon, 26 Apr 2010 06:07:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone 3GS coming to Tesco Mobile on December 14, extreme price plans in tow]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/iphone-3gs-coming-to-tesco-mobile-on-december-14-extreme-price/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/iphone-3gs-coming-to-tesco-mobile-on-december-14-extreme-price/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/iphone-3gs-coming-to-tesco-mobile-on-december-14-extreme-price/#comments The marriage of a high-priced smartphone to a value-minded department store was always going to be interesting and Tesco has not disappointed. Having just announced that availability of the latest and greatest iPhone is coming on December 14, the company has also detailed some unique -- for the UK at least -- price plans to go with it. Most notable is the unlimited (subject to fair use policy) 3G web and BT Openzone WiFi access on offer, which will be free for a year to Pay As You Go and one-year contract customers or for two years if you're on a 24-month agreement. Tesco's also bringing the minimum monthly outlay down to £20 ($32) on its one-year contract, but that only gets you a £60 ($98) calls and texts allowance and you'd have to pony up £320 ($520) for the 16GB handset. On the other hand, you could go nuts and get the unlimited calls and texts plan for £60 a month, which isn't too bad value for the incessant chatterboxes out there. Finally, there's also half-price calling to your favorite five numbers, which isn't going to matter much to people on the all-you-can-eat price plan, but is a nice extra.

[Thanks Tony H. and everyone who sent this in]

iPhone 3GS coming to Tesco Mobile on December 14, extreme price plans in tow originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applebreaking newsBreakingNewsbt openzoneBtOpenzoneiphoneiphone 3gsIphone3gstescotesco mobileTescoMobileukunited kingdomUnitedKingdomThu, 10 Dec 2009 04:48:00 EST<![CDATA[UK ATMs set to offer WiFi access, free for BT and iPhone users]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/27/uk-atms-set-to-offer-wifi-access-free-for-bt-and-iphone-users/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/27/uk-atms-set-to-offer-wifi-access-free-for-bt-and-iphone-users/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/27/uk-atms-set-to-offer-wifi-access-free-for-bt-and-iphone-users/#comments
BT Broadband customers and O2 iPhone owners, rejoice -- some 2,500 ATM machines near you will soon be converted to serve as free WiFi hotspots, courtesy of BT Openzone and Cashbox, perhaps the most mismatched pair of commercial metaphors ever put together. The initial rollout starts with 10 machines this week and numbers are expected to steadily increase. Non-BT users and iPhone heretics wanting to join in the fun will have to shell out £5.88 ($10) for 90 minutes or a more reasonable £9.79 ($16) for 24 hours.

[Via Tech Digest]

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UK ATMs set to offer WiFi access, free for BT and iPhone users originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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