Comments on: Sticking it to Vodafone

By: Free Animated Cards

Free Animated Cards — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:36:15 +0000

Yeah, this is terrible service… what ever happened to customer loyalty. You can’t even ask for the manager anymore they just stick another co worker who pretends to be someone big!

By: And finally, goodbye Vodafone! at Aral Balkan

And finally, goodbye Vodafone! at Aral Balkan — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:30:01 +0000

[…] If you’re wandering what this is about, see this topic, starting with the Abbey National Business and Vodafone: Two companies that just don’t “get it” and Sticking it to Vodafone articles. […]

By: Missing the sync at Aral Balkan

Missing the sync at Aral Balkan — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:33:42 +0000

[…] Recently, I very publicly moved from Vodafone to using a Windows Mobile phone on T-Mobile because it was the only mobile internet solution available to me in the UK as a Mac user. Here’s an update on how the past few months have been with T-Mobile and my Windows Mobile Phone (the MDA). […]

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:26:14 +0000

That’s great, but where can I find the driver on the site. I’ve tried everything but can not find the download!

By: Mark Kaye

Mark Kaye — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:53:34 +0000

I got the new Vodafone USB 3G MobileConnect modem yesterday to use with my MacBook Pro. It was shipped with a PowerPC only driver installer!! I managed to get it to work though, by downloading the latest drivers from the Vodafone Business website.

In fact, I am posting this through my Vodafone MobileConnect modem.

By: Finally, mobile Internet in the UK for new Macs at Aral Balkan

Finally, mobile Internet in the UK for new Macs at Aral Balkan — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:59:44 +0000

[…] In my previous posts, I was complaining about how I lost the ability to use my Vodafone 3G data card when I bought a MacBook Pro as Apple has abandoned the PCMCIA slot in the new MacBook Pros in favor of the newer ExpressCard slot and how Vodafone could care less. This is a problem that affects more than just Mac users, as from what I hear, Dell is doing the same thing with its new laptops. Yesterday, I posted that I found a new service by T-Mobile that allows you to use your mobile phone as a modem with an attractive data plan and that I ordered a T-Mobile Vario II (a rebranded HTC TyTN/Hermes). Well, this morning, I had a knock on the door at around 8.30am and my new phone and connection were handed to me by a friendly Royal Mail driver. […]

By: LEE

LEE — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:20:27 +0000

Careful with T-Mobile, they screwed me out of a deposit refund, by hiding behind one of their 3rd party sales associates. They overcharged my wife, and we had to go through the FCC, via written letters to resolve the issue.

And yeah, that tactic of advertising unlimited service, with a 10G cap is quite bad.

Then again…maybe I tell my clients I’ll make unlimited site revisions, and then in small print add, “1 revision limit”.

By: aral

aral — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:13:52 +0000

Thanks, Ethan. That is US-only but, as you point out, it might be useful for readers from the States.

By: ethan

ethan — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:01:05 +0000

Actually Verizon has a solution with an express card or use a new phone like LG’s VX8300:

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2006/10/evdo/index.php

and evdoinfo.com has info for mac users:

http://www.evdoinfo.com/Tips/PC_5220/Mac_EVDO_20050712475/

They also sell the cards through their sister site:

https://booster-antenna.com/verizon/

It’s probably for us only but it might be useful to other mac users who read your blog.

-e

By: FlashGen

FlashGen — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:39:59 +0000

I actually cancelled my Vodafone 3G card a month ago (I was at the end of my contract so no biggie) I too was a bit miffed by their lazy approach in providing a solution for expresscard laptop users.

I’m not surprised with the ‘Fair Use’ policies for unlimited services - T-Mobile were one of the first to introduce them when they were Mercury, at that time though it was on calls at the weekend, as they were ‘free’ from midnight Friday through till midnight Sunday.

I agree though that this practice of using the word ‘unlimited’ should be stamped out as it is misleading and probably contestable through the Office of Fair Trading. However like some many other things in the mobile telecom world it’s only allowed to happen because of the cartel like attitude they have.