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400 million subscribers’s not enough!

China Mobile
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Hmm not (yet) speaking about the number of Crickee subscribers, but rather about the world's largest mobile operator, China Mobile. Not satisfied with its over 400 mobile subscribers, it is about to close the acquisition of Millicom, a Nasdaq-listed telecom group which operates in emerging and fast growing markets from Africa to South America.

The full news on Reuters

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T-Mobile have got it right !

T-Mobile in the UK recently expanded their Relax and Flext plans which can now take their Web n' Walk add on.

Phil Chapman, Marketing Director of T-Mobile UK, said:“By making the service unlimited and framing it as an add-on to Relax and Flext tariffs, web’n’walk becomes a core part of our product range".

Web ‘n’ walk offers access to the open mobile internet allowing customers to browse the web the way they like and log onto whatever websites they choose.

Unlimited data .....what more could Crickee users ask for?

Read their press release here

Technorati tags : T-Mobile , data, mobile internet

Lucky British

Lucky British
Originally uploaded by crickee.

British Telecom is turning up the heat on mobile, high speed, low cost (Free?) data access for mobile users. It has recently signed deals with 12 cities to blanket them with wifi (ref the San Francisco/Google project). On the menu are numerous Internet-enabled services, including local information (parking, tourist info, etc)... And landline rates for mobile calls are in the pipeline... Meanwhile Crickee will be glad to make your texting free all around!

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Google MVNO ?

Google MVNO ?
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Though Google denied thru the voice of their CEO by a "No, we're busy", they have explicitly stated their interest in wireless services... and did indicate studying participation in wireless spectrum auctions (which is a step up from an MVNO) with a partner...

Full news on Lightreading

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Helio the new US MVNO

MVNOs have become popular in the past year, as big brands develop new mobile services to target niche markets that the larger mobile phone operators aren't reaching. For instance, Disney Mobile is going after families and Virgin Mobile is catering to teenage thumboarders.

Helio uses the wireless infrastructure of Sprint Nextel to deliver its service specially targeted at the young and trendy. A service which is voluntarily focusing on providing easy access to Internet mobile phone content, such as games music and videos.

Sky Dalton CEO of Helio explains "It's a service that has been custom-built for the lifestyle of young people who have their mobile device at the center of their universe."

Sounds to me like a Crickee friendly MVNO.

Read more at CNET

Technorati tags : MVNO, Disney, Virgin Mobile; Mobile Internet

A major European ISP link its network to FON’s 32 000 hotspots

FON with +32 000 hotspots
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FON, a venture which allows users to get free wifi access with all the FON-enabled wifi spots in exchange for yourself opening up your wifi access, has signed with France-based Neuf Cegetel. What does this mean concretely for you?? If you sign up with Neuf Cegetel for a regular internet broadband connection, it'll mean much more: it'll mean unlimited phone calls from your wifi network on your hybrid wifi/gsm phone AND the same from all Neuf Cegetel subscribers AND from all FON-enabled wifi spots (32000). Not bad... and of course, crickee texting in all those places absolutely free and fast.

Cool.

technorati Tags: neuf telecom ; fon ; wifi

Any Free phone?

Alright, Free means freedom or free stuff, but in France it means also a bold, innovative broadband provider... Which is now jumping into the Wifi and hybrid mobile phones, for the enjoyment of its customers. It should arrive in the coming weeks, and if anyone has a hold on those new phones, we'd be glad at Crickee to get to see and test the thing... For unlimited texting, of course!

Source: Services Mobiles (French)

Second wifi-covered city by Google scheduled

GoogleWifi
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According to Earthlink's CEO, following the successful bid for Wifi coverage of San Francisco for FREE, Earthlink (a US broadband provider) and Google are preparing their next target... The blood pressure of some traditional mobile operator executives must be going up these days... and you, aren't you feeling those savings coming your way? breathe and adopt Crickee, that's the way! Full news

Technorati Tags : Google ; Earthlink ; Wifi

Wimax, Germany and UK come into the game

Wimax - a sort of long-range wifi - is spreading.

After Iliad announcement 2 days ago in France,

• New Energie, Germany partnering with NORTEL more
• Pipex Communications in UK with INTEL, which holds one of the two national Wimax license in UK and is the fifth largest broadband provider... more

have completed trials and are about to deploy its services. Crickee's watching.

Technorati Tags: Wimax ; Nortel ; Pipex ; Intel ;

Wimax unearthed

Iliad
Originally uploaded by crickee.

Tired of paying high GSM or CDMA voice and text rates?

Wondering how you'd deal calling and texting over wifi where there's no wifi? Alright, learn this word: Wimax.


The tech-savvy people know about it, but what they may not know is that in a major market - France - Wimax will be commercially available in a matter of weeks, according to the license-owner company called Iliad and famous in France for having severely challenged and pushed both innovation and price war in France to the delight of consumers...


All this to say that your choice is increasing and chatting with Crickee over your internet connection will be better, faster, cheaper as news like these keep coming our ways. Full news


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