Tag Archives: O2

02 and online vs paper billing – the controversy continues

It seems that the decision of O2 to force all their customers towards online billing is causing a lot of concern for [...]

O2 not doing a very good customer service job

This e-mail came through from a not very happy ValueIreland.com reader recently. Some sharp practice going on at O2 it looks like: [...]

Understanding “the angles” when reading the newspaper

Recently, I’m becoming more and more aware of “the angles” or agendas of newspaper journalists when reading their published articles. Some would [...]

O2 Grafton Street – 60 minutes for a 10 minute transaction

Recently, I spent nearly an hour in one of the infamous O2 stores on Grafton Street in Dublin. My Nokia E51 had [...]

Mobile phone costs, top ups, and offers and gaming CallCosts.ie

In a recent article for the Irish News of the World, I was looking at the cost of sending texts. As I’ve [...]

Mobile Broadband – Options and prices examined

Irish News of the World May, 2009 Diarmuid MacShane Broadband on the Move In doing some research recently, I came across the [...]

Consumer News Weekend Short Stack

Here’s a few short notes for the weekend: Irish News of the World – In case you think missed me in tomorrows [...]

How to understand your texting options

Irish News of the World May, 2009 Diarmuid MacShane Text Message Confusion Do you know how many text messages you send each [...]

Waste not, want not – “Free” inclusive mobile minutes

A piece by Conor Pope in the Irish Times Pricewatch column recently, which I referred to here, also brought to mind something [...]

Mobile phone costs set to fall, in 3 years!

Mobile Phone companies drop their costs – There was good news last week when the main three mobile phone companies announced that [...]