2degrees Mobile
I was amused to see myself cited with regards to the naming of the third mobile phone network – 2degrees. I wrote an article a couple of years ago, I think for the Dominion Post, where I said that NZ...
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This ad from 2 degrees is actually pretty damn good. Tags: 2degrees, mobile phones
View ArticleMobile Competition
I’m one of those with two mobile phones – one on Telecom and one on Vodafone. I have to say I have not found a huge variation in pricing between them, so it is good to have a third mobile phone...
View ArticleTwo technology ideas
I hate clearing voicemail messages. I much prefer people text or e-mail if I don’t answer my phone. But for business reasons I can’t switch it off. I find it annoying because I have to ring a number to...
View ArticleDrop the Rate, Mate
Curia did some polling for the Drop the Rate, Mate campaign, and the full results of the polling are on curiablog. The eight organisations behind the campaign are not ones you would normally see agree...
View ArticleStupid Spin
Tom Pullar-Strecker writes in the Dom Post: People might be forgiven for taking a joint media statement issued by Parents Inc and Youthline on Wednesday at face value. The charities said they were...
View ArticleAn idea for Yellow Pages
An article in the Herald about how Yellow Pages sees 018 calls as a declining business due to increased cellphone use where people store common numbers. This is true, but got me thinking of a new...
View ArticleMobile termination rates
As usual, Chris Keall has the best summary of what the offers are on mobile termination rates: Commerce Commission proposal Voice calls: immediate halving of MTR on voice calls from 14 cents to 7.5...
View ArticleGuest Post: Vodafone on MTR
I’ve blogged a few times on mobile termination rates, and Vodafone have offered a guest post to give their view (which is somewhat different to my view) on the issue. Always happy to have the debate....
View ArticleA universal cellphone charger
About time! Reuters reports: Ever forget your phone charger and no one around has the same kind of handset? Have a drawer full of useless old phone chargers at home? Breathe a sigh of relief. The...
View ArticleThe cost of text messaging
Sideswipe reveals: “According to Nigel Bannister, a scientist at the University of Leicester, sending a text message can be up to four times more expensive than downloading the same amount of data from...
View ArticleVodafone responds
Vodafone have sent a response to my recent post on their pricing change: Got a prepay mobile with Vodafone? Give up your landline Last week we released a new add-on called Talk that lets Vodafone...
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Text problems
The Dom Post reports: Text messages have been mysteriously altered between sender and recipient in at least 20 cases, prompting a Telecom investigation. Salvation Army church leader Steve Molen...
View ArticleTrans-Tasman mobile roaming
Steven Joyce has announced: Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce today released a discussion document on trans-Tasman mobile roaming. The discussion document has also been...
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Mobile phone blacklisting
Stuff reports: From today there should be little point in thieves pilfering mobile phones, as they will be next to useless within 24 hours. A new “blacklisting” system put in place by Vodafone, Telecom...
View Article2degrees Mobile
I was amused to see myself cited with regards to the naming of the third mobile phone network – 2degrees. I wrote an article a couple of years ago, I think for the Dominion Post, where I said that NZ...
View Article2degrees
This ad from 2 degrees is actually pretty damn good. Tags: 2degrees, mobile phones
View ArticleMobile Competition
I’m one of those with two mobile phones – one on Telecom and one on Vodafone. I have to say I have not found a huge variation in pricing between them, so it is good to have a third mobile phone...
View ArticleTwo technology ideas
I hate clearing voicemail messages. I much prefer people text or e-mail if I don’t answer my phone. But for business reasons I can’t switch it off. I find it annoying because I have to ring a number to...
View ArticleDrop the Rate, Mate
Curia did some polling for the Drop the Rate, Mate campaign, and the full results of the polling are on curiablog. The eight organisations behind the campaign are not ones you would normally see agree...
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