Tag Archives: O2

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 mind boggling fact that [...]

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 edition, [...]

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 month? How much is [...]

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 [...]

Mobile Phone Taxes and Charges

Irish News of the World
Sunday March 15th, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Mobile Phone Taxes and Charges
Times are tough all round, with little chinks of light [...]

O2 overcharging me again – check your texts this time

I meant to write about this last week, but it’s been a busy enough week. I received my monthly text message from [...]

I want to save money on my mobile bills. Any ideas?

Irish News of the World
February 15th, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Mobile Switching Savings
In the past, ValueIreland.com has provided its readers with many Top Tips on [...]