Tag: LTE

Kirin 980: Huawei’s most powerful mobile chipset so far is unveiled at IFA 2018

Published date August 31, 2018

Following last year’s IFA unveiling of the AI-enabled Kirin 970 chipset, Huawei has once again used the German consumer electronics exhibition to launch Kirin 980, which will soon find its way into a range of Huawei and Honor-branded devices. Only yesterday Honor stole the thunder from Huawei’s Kirin 980 announcement… [Click for more]

Is your new flagship phone really as good as it could be?

Published date April 21, 2017

For a good few years now, I’ve spent much of my time writing about more affordable phones that offer exceptional value for money and without many compromises. But there’s always a recognition that if you’re happy to shell out top dollar, you’ll likely get the absolute best of the best. At least you’d expect so…. [Click for more]

Guest Editorial: How 4G improved in 2016 and will turn the corner in 2017

Published date January 25, 2017

I’ve written lots about mobile networks over the years, especially 4G, but my knowledge of the inner workings can’t hold a candle to some. So that’s why I thought it worth asking an expert. Peter Clarke is a resident poster on the Digital Spy mobile forums, giving highly technical and extremely precise… [Click for more]

Three’s Super Voice network will soon be accessible on most 4G handsets

Published date February 10, 2016

Life is never dull with Three. One minute they’re upsetting hundreds of thousands of users with letters warning of huge impending price increases, the next they’re rolling out a game changing update to the Three inTouch app that will make a massive difference to most 4G handsets. The big news last year… [Click for more]

Tab Speed 6: Vodafone’s new budget 4G tablet (with video review link)

Published date January 21, 2016

Vodafone today announced the Tab speed 6, a 4G-enabled 8-inch tablet that will retail on prepay for just £125, or from £16 per month on contract (with 3GB of data included). The specs provided by Vodafone are pretty sparse (see below), and the selection of images even more limited (see… [Click for more]

Moto G (2nd generation) with 4G now on sale in the UK; £159

Published date March 10, 2015

After a release of the 4G version of Motorola’s second generation Moto G in some markets late last year, the company has today announced its UK release. £159 gets you the Moto G 4G (2nd Gen) and it’s on sale now via the Motorola website, and from next week (week commencing… [Click for more]

Hands-on with the 4G dual SIM Honor 6 Plus, coming to Three UK

Published date March 5, 2015

At Mobile World Congress this week, Honor launched its latest smartphone to the world. The Honor 6 Plus will also be the first phone to be sold in the UK through a mobile operator, Three. I was at a small London preview event for those not in Barcelona, where we were presented… [Click for more]

4G LTE network testing around London, 2015

Published date March 4, 2015

Last year I put EE, O2 and Three to the test in central London to see how 4G was performing. I also tested 3G as not every network was able to offer 4G in the places visited. At the time, Three was yet to launch its fledgling service to the general public so… [Click for more]

Second gen Moto E: 4G, custom bands and all for £109

Published date February 25, 2015

Besides the awesome Moto G family, Motorola last year introduced an even cheaper entry-level model, the Moto E. And today comes the even faster and more impressive successor.

EE gets to 7.7m 4G customers; reveals 4G data use has increased sixfold

Published date January 9, 2015

EE’s announcement of 7.7 million 4G customers is impressive, but even more impressive is the news that 4G data grew massively in 2014 compared to the year before.

Time for a coverage map update, as Three continues its 4G roll out to new areas

Published date April 8, 2014

It seems that Three is in great need of updating its 4G coverage map, as more and more places are activated without notice.

Three’s 4G network is live! First batch of customers activated this morning

Published date February 5, 2014

It’s finally happening! Ordinary customers (as against staff, beta testers, engineers, journalists and bloggers) on Three are finding themselves able to use its new 4G network, subject to having a compatible handset and being in an area of coverage.

Tesco 4G goes free. Now for the rest of the industry… how about doing the same?

Published date January 30, 2014

Tesco today announced it will no longer charge £2.50 extra per month to allow its customers to use 4G on its pay-monthly tariffs.

Three UK 4G testing updates (speed tests)

Published date January 22, 2014

As long as I’ve got my 4G enabled SIM, I’ll continue to do testing as I move around London day and night.

Three UK: 4G speed test shows promise, as all subscribers connected by mid-February

Published date January 10, 2014

Three has confirmed all of its subscribers will gain access to 4G by mid-February, as well as allowing a select group of bloggers a chance to do some speed tests.

Three UK: So what’s the real deal with the 4G roll-out?

Published date December 20, 2013

Three didn’t do the best job of launching its 4G network this December. In fact, bar a few thousand users, nobody will even get a chance until the new year. But, I managed to spend some time to find out what’s happening and why it should be worth waiting a few more weeks.