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Motorola Droid Become GSM Motorola Milestone for O2 Germany

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:00:53 +0000

New Motorola Milestone Android smartphone has been spotted on a leaked O2 document, which was the Motorola Doird announced last week by Verizon Wireless and Motorola. It is not sure if there is any difference between the Droid and Milestone, but the leaked info should be correct and you can already view the product image officially on O2 Germany website.

While the Motorola Droid going on sale from November 6th, the Motorola Milestone for GSM network is said to be available from November 9th next week. Expect to see an official announcement soon this week. As for now, check out SlashGear hands on report and first impressions and highlights on the Motorola Droid.

[via slashgear]

Rumor: O2 Germany to Sell GSM Palm Pre Soon?

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:15:25 +0000

Although the GSM Palm Pre was spotted in early this year during the Mobile World Congress, it looks like it will be finally launched by few service providers in Europe soon. The GSM version had already officially announced for UK, Ireland, Germany and Spain, and now the O2 Germany has put up the email notification page on their site. According to nimsso from PreCentral, he called up O2 and was told that he could make the pre-order 2 weeks later, which will be first week of October. We should be able to see the GSM Palm Pre by October or November?

MWC2009: O2 offers new Option ExpressCard with retractable antenna

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:48:52 +0000

Telefónica O2 Germany will be one of the first operators to offer the GlobeTrotter Express 441. The company will market the GlobeTrotter Express 441 under its own brand as the O2 Surfcard Speed. Supporting quad-band HSPA as well as quad-band EDGE and GPRS, the GlobeTrotter Express 441 has been designed to deliver worldwide coverage for busy international business travellers. This device breaks new ground as the world’s first ExpressCard to incorporate a retractable antenna allowing the user to “install and forget”. An Airsafe mode allows the user to leave the device installed and continue using their PC when flying.

Depending on the network being accessed, the GlobeTrotter Express 441 can deliver super-fast ADSL speeds with uploads at up to 5.76Mbps and downloads at up to 7.2Mbps.

Ease-of-use has also been designed in. Option’s plug ‘n’ play Zero-CD technology automatically installs all necessary software the first time the ExpressCard is inserted. When the Traveller Antenna is pulled-out, the device powers up and connects to the Internet automatically. When the antenna is stowed, the connection stops. A front access SIM holder has been incorporated for added convenience.

O2 Germany to Offer New BlackBerry Package to its Subscribers

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:52:21 +0000

Telefónica O2 Germany will launch the BlackBerry option for consumers on January 19, 2009. The new contract proposal combines the comfort of the BlackBerry smart phones with the flexibility of the mobile data tariffs Internet-Pack S, M or L. The BlackBerry option can be ordered for € 5 a month with all postpaid mobile tariffs and all BlackBerry models.

The tariff is composed of the concurrent ordering of any O2 postpaid mobile tariff and an O2 Internet-Pack (S, M or L -according to the requirements of the user). The minimum contract term of the BlackBerry option of O2 is 24 months, the one-time activation fee amounts to € 25 and the monthly basic fee to € 5.

O2 covers almost 100 percent of the population with its mobile network

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:31:52 +0000

O2 Germany has announced that the company is now covering 99 percent of the population with its GSM network. By the end of the year, the entire UMTS network will be HSDPA capable. The number of EDGE sites has tripled in the last two months and the HSUPA upgrading will start this year already.

O2 has reached the key milestone of operating an independent network as the company now achieves an almost 100 percent coverage of the population. Until the full expansion of its own mobile network by the end of 2009, O2 customers will also be able to use the T-Mobile network in areas which are not covered by O2. Moreover, O2 is also rapidly moving forward the optimization of the mobile supply in buildings, and the company continues to catch up with the two big market players.

Furthermore, O2 will start HSUPA upgrading for a more rapid uploading of data in the next couple of weeks.
Based on EDGE the mobile use of data will also become more and more rapidly in the classical GSM network. The number of sites has more than tripled to 2,600 in the last two months.

O2 Germany to Sell HTC Touch HD from mid-November

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:31:21 +0000

O2 Germany has announced to start selling the new HTC Touch HD from mid November this month. The company will be getting 4 weeks of exclusive rights and will be selling the pda phone from 289.99 euros with 2 years contract.

HTC Touch HD is the newest full touch screen smartphone from HTC, featuring a large 3.8-inch display screen, VGA display resolution, standard 3.5mm audio jack and 5 megapixel camera with autofocus. The stylish new device also features HTC’s TouchFLO 3D user interface to provide quick and intuitive access to the people, messages and content that are most important.

o2 to Announce New Mobile Flat Rate in Germany

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:55:19 +0000

Telefónica o2 Germany will start a new mobile flat rate tariff on October 15, 2008 with a minimum contract period reduced to six months. The price per month of EUR15 includes calls to the German fixed network and the German o2 mobile network.

The flat rate comprises calls to the German fixed network and the German mobile network of O2. Calls to other German mobile networks cost 19 Cents per minute or per SMS. After the short contract period, customers may flexibly change to a contract with mobile phone or continue to use the O2 mobile phone flat rate. The contract extends after the expiry of six months by three months only and can be terminated at a period of one month.

O2 Germany Offers the O2 Surf Stick with Prepaid Package

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:56:36 +0000

Available from October 1, Telefónica O2 Germany will offer the O2 Surf Stick in a prepaid version. The stick enables the rapid web access for prepaid customers via UMTS/HSDPA and is available for € 69.99. In the first month after the purchase, customers will get the data flat rate for free. Afterwards, they can surf the web for € 25 a month.

After the free test month, the flat rate will be extended provided there is enough credit on the prepaid card. Should the credit not be enough, the customer receives a reminder by SMS and is requested to recharge the card.

By the end of the year, the entire UMTS network of Telefónica O2 Germany will be HSDPA capable. The data accelerator EDGE which O2 launched a couple of days ago will complement HSDPA. In addition, HSUPA will be launched.

O2 Germany to Pre-Install Opera Mini on Selected Phones

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:16:17 +0000

Opera Software announced that its Opera Mini browser will now be pre-installed selected phones through service provider O2’s “Internet-to-Go” initiative. O2’s “Internet-to-Go” will be available on several models with both pre-installed or over-the-air (OTA) versions of the Opera Mini browser. The Samsung U900 Soul will launch mid-summer with the pre-installed version and as early as late July with the OTA version. Opera Mini will be O2-branded featuring a customized skin and pre-set bookmarks.

“Partnering with a leading operator such as O2 is an important step to expanding the Opera brand in Europe. It brings the full Internet experience to millions of cell phone users in Germany,” says Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “We hope to build on our relationship with O2 in the future and use this success to continue to bringing mobile customers across the Europe the most complete Internet experience on-the-go.”

Opera Mini will first be available on the following products:

Samsung U900 Soul
Samsung U800 Soul b
Sony Ericsson C902
Sony Ericsson C702
Sony Ericsson W760i

Opera Mini will be available on the following phones over-the-air:

Sony Ericsson K800i
Sony Ericsson K850i
Sony Ericsson W880i
Sony Ericsson W890i
Sony Ericsson W910i
Nokia 6233
Nokia 6280
Nokia 6500 classic
Nokia 6500 slide
Samsung U700
Samsung U900 Soul
Samsung Z400