Blogs - Vodafone

Tuesday, June 30th 2009

It has appeared recently that if any sector is ripe for knocking at the moment, it is the broadband market. Fresh from criticism for not meeting consumer demands in surveys by ISPreview.co.uk and uSwitch, another poll has put the foot into the UK's internet providers.

This time it is a study by OnePoll.com that is raising concerns, as its survey of 5,000 people concluded that BT offers the worst customer service in Britain and twice as bad as second-placed British Gas.

According to the Daily Mail, the top five was dominated by web service providers, with Sky, Virgin Media and Vodafone all earning a place.

Monday, June 29th 2009

The sight of two fierce rival broadband providers becoming one is seemingly an increasingly common one. Earlier this year, Tiscali was merged into The Carphone Warehouse's TalkTalk operations in a major £236 million deal.

Now, two more providers appear to be exchanging similar glances, with Vodafone reportedly eyeing up a move for T-Mobile UK.

According to the Financial Times, the latter's parent company Deutsche Telekom is looking to dispose of the company and has even called in advisory firm JPMorgan to take a look at the options for its future.

Thursday, May 28th 2009

Mobile broadband connections are becoming increasingly popular with consumers in the UK, but new research has attempted to highlight the best connections available to those who are regularly on the move.

In the test, Broadband Genie used USB dongles from six of the leading mobile web providers and travelled on trains between Cambridge and Bournemouth to see how connections held up.

The providers that offered both the best coverage and were top for downloading content were Virgin Media and Vodafone, while the latter was also one of the most suited to uploading alongside O2.

Wednesday, May 20th 2009

People who regularly travel abroad may be interested to hear of Vodafone's plans to launch brand new mobile broadband packages that offer overseas use.

According to reports, the broadband provider is planning to withdraw its current overseas packages from sale and announce the release of updated roaming tariffs in the next few days.

The products set to be removed from sale, which include the £60 a month Euro Travel and £95 a month World Travel bundles, are thought to be the only packages of their kind offered by any leading mobile broadband company.

Tuesday, May 19th 2009

We probably all have an opinion on which broadband provider is the best, but a major awards ceremony taking place later this year is hoping to end all arguments.

The UK Internet Service Providers Association has announced the shortlist for its 11th UK Internet Industry Awards for 2009 and a number of the leading players in the market have been given nods.

Orange dominated with four nominations, in the Best Consumer Fixed Broadband, Best Consumer Mobile Broadband, Best Business Mobile Broadband and Corporate Social Responsibility categories respectively.

Following closely behind is Virgin Media, which is up for three gongs including Best Consumer Customer Service, while O2 also gets a mention in two sections.