As if the experience of flying weren’t bad enough already with lousy (or non-existent) airline food, precious little leg room, massive delays, packed flights and idiotic security “theater” measures, here comes Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulatory authority, with a deranged plan to make the flying experience completely unbearable: Ofcom is allowing UK-registered airlines to let [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cellular’
UK will allow mobile phones on airplanes
Posted: 26 March 2008 in Current events, Technology, TravelTags: cellular, mobile
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Blyk: ad-supported mobile operator launches
Posted: 25 September 2007 in TechnologyTags: Advertising, cellular, UK
Blyk has finally launched in the UK, with service coming to other European countries in 2008. I’ve been waiting for Blyk to begin its service because the model is totally different from that of other operators: only 16-24 year olds can get the service they get 43 minutes and 217 text messages free every month [...]
Links of the day: get paid to use your phone, office sharing takes off
Posted: 4 September 2007 in TechnologyTags: cellular, offices, UK
(1) UK telecom company Noodle pays you when you use your phone (from the Times UK): “Some customers are already making up to £100 a week, more than enough to cover a phone’s running costs, according to Noodle, the telecom firm providing the service. Noodle customers make 2p a minute if they make or receive [...]
