Archive for the ‘Vodafone’ Category
Friday afternoon was pretty amusing for some folks subscribing to the Vodafone UK Twitter posts.
It turns out that a little prank got a little out of hand that ended up with a very offensive post getting out in public and an employee being suspended. Amid worries and concerns about the account having been accessed by hackers, employees of the mobile network operator acted promptly and swiftly to fix the mess and have everything back in order by the end of the day.
With the smoke now cleared and the matter settled internally, Vodafone UK’s head of web relations Jakub Hrabovsky now speaks to explain what happened on that afternoon:
“Since the inappropriate tweet that was published through @VodafoneUK on Friday there have been many questions and theories (some slightly wild) about what actually happened. Therefore, we can now share what actually took place”.
“On Friday one of the members of the Web Relations team who was moderating the company Twitter account left his computer for a minute to ask a colleague some advice. Another member of staff who is unconnected with the Web Relations team saw his colleagues screen open and assuming it was his colleague’s personal Twitter account and posted the inappropriate tweet”.
“Within minutes we realized what had happened and issued an apology. The individual who posted the tweet was suspended with immediate effect and an internal investigation is now underway. We have strict guidelines with respect to all the social media we use and we are naturally upset that a rogue incidence like this could happen”.
For those who missed the Tweet, it said
“@Vodafone UK: is fed up of dirty homos and is going after beaver.”
Ah yes, never a boring moment in the mobile phone industry.
Read more about last Friday’s incident at Pocket Lint.
Tags: Twitter, Vodafone
BlackBerry Storm 2
Looks like Vodafone UK is doing some serious streamlining in terms of which devices they will keep in their 2010 line up. Early this January, it was announced that Vodafone would no longer offer the HTC HD2 to its regular customers but only to the business clients. Delays on the manufacturing and launch of the XPERIA X2 have also gotten the device off Vodafone’s list.
While the Storm 2 is a pretty good mobile phone, it was not doing well in sales and this is probably why Vodafone stopped offering the device to its clients.
On the other hand, things are looking well for Vodafone. They are still growing and expanding. After the successful launch of the Apple iPhone, they have gotten 100,000 units sold in the first week alone. The second week’s haul was also impressive, with more and more subscribers being added to the network since their contracts were expiring and the chance to join the high-speed 3G network of the UK operator is a very tempting offer.
The secret behind Vodafone’s successful 3G network is thanks to the one year of preparations they took to enhance their 3G signal. Vodafone also re-released the Femtocell sure signal 3G which will bring stronger 3G signals to houses.
Over the weekend, Vodafone had to do some damage control as an employee caused plenty of chaos in the Twitter web page by posting offensive content. This caused fears that the company may have been hacked. Customer representatives were quick to apologize for the incident and explained that it was the action of a rogue employee. The employee has already been caught and is on indefinite leave. For most people, the offender should have been terminated outright.
For more details on Vodafone UK and why they dropped the BlackBerry Storm 2, go to Know You Mobile.
Tags: BlackBerry-Storm-2, HTC-HD2, SONY-ERICSSON-XPERIA-X2
The Samsung H1 can now be purchased from Vodafone where it becomes the main vehicle for the Vodafone 360 services. Samsung designed the H1 handset exclusively for Vodafone, dropping the Samsung name as the Vodafone 360 H1. Apparently Vodafone and Samsung have somehow agreed to drop the Samsung name for the exclusive Vodafone distributorship in the UK.
It’s a remarkably full-featured smartphone dressed in a stylishly sleek black body that is sure to appeal to trendsetting mobile phone users out there, with or without the Vodafone 360 service.
The 360 Service
The new 360 service replaces the Vodafone Live that started back in 2002. It is an internet-based service initially available in four Nokia handsets and a couple of Samsung models and is basically aimed at the mobile socialite, giving the H1 set added features to integrate all the social features of the phone – its contacts, email, social networking sites and multimedia functions all in one location.
H1 Features
Vodafone’s 360 services won’t sail without the software and hardware features of the handsets in its launch line-up. The H1 stands out not only for its daring use of the Linux-based LiMo platform (stands for Linux Mobile) that is also used in some Motorola RAZR and ROKR models, but its feature set puts in contention with other known flagship smartphones.
It’s a 3G smartphone with HSDPA/HSUPA for true broadband surfing speeds and for which the Vodafone 360 service would be pain to use without. There’s WiFi and Bluetooth with EDR and A2DP as well. You get 3.5-inch TFT touchscreen with wide –VGA (800 x 480 pixels) resolution, a 5-megpixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, GPS receiver and 8 GB or 16GB of internal memory, depending on the model of your choice (ala iPhone) that can be expanded with its microSD slot.
Availability
The Vodafone H1 can now be pre-ordered and should ship before Christmas. It’s exquisite aesthetics, full-featured functionality and social networking integration that’s ably supported by the 360 service should make for an excellent gift to socialites this Christmas.
Tags: Vodafone-360-H1
Although you would find most of the people finding Vodafone 360 H1 as the main center of attention of the two Vodafone 360 sets manufactured by Samsung, the M1 could prove to be as useful and convenient in delivering a quality user experience. Besides, both the phones look exactly the same and feature the same operating system and user interface. But the main reason why H1 looks more attractive is its 3.5” OLED multi touch sensitive screen, 16 GB memory and a 5.0 mega pixel camera. But as far as benefiting from the Vodafone 360 services are concerned, Vodafone 360 M1, which features a 3.2” TFT touch screen, does not offer you anything less than its sister handset. Although the internal memory of the handset and the absence of the Wi-Fi connectivity support would be turning some people off, but the M1 is ideal as an economical alternative to the H1, and a lot of people will find it more convenient to use as it is much lighter as well.
Vodafone 360 M1 features some very impressive applications and makes it very easy to socialize on the internet. The interface of the phone will automatically update with the status updates of your friends on Facebook, and will allow you to contribute your input or respond with just a few touches on the screen. You can chat live to your friends and can share pictures and videos. You will remain synchronized to your favorite websites and will receive updates as per your preferences. One of the very useful features is that you can build a single and comprehensive contact list on your phone, which collects contact information from your different address books on different accounts. In this way, you can be sure that you are only a touch away to connect with your friends, family and other professional contacts.
Best Mobile Contracts is a good place to keep track of all the latest Vodafone 360 M1 contracts on offer.
Tags: Vodafone-360-M1
