Talkmobile
| File:Talkmobile official logo.png | |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Newbury |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Mobile telecommunications |
| Parent | Vodafone UK |
Talkmobile is an online based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) operating in the United Kingdom on the Vodafone network. As a brand of Vodafone, the business is based in Newbury, Berkshire.
Launched by Carphone Warehouse in October 2007 using the Vodafone network, Talkmobile was launched as a postpaid MVNO and was one of two run by Carphone Warehouse in 2007. The other was Fresh Mobile, a prepaid MVNO using the one2one/T-Mobile network. Fresh Mobile was discontinued on 19 March 2010 in favour of Talkmobile.
Vodafone bought Talkmobile from Carphone Warehouse in 2015. In July 2017, Talkmobile began rolling out 4G to its customers.[1] With the 4G launch, Vodafone also gave Talkmobile access to their 4G+ network.
The Talkmobile pay-as-you-go (PAYG) product was withdrawn on 31 August 2017.[2]
Talkmobile currently sell 30-day and 12-month SIM Only plans, which all have unlimited UK calls and texts.[3]
References
- ^ "Vodafone UK Sibling Talkmobile to finally launch 4G". ISPreview.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "PAYG closure". talkmobile.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Sim Only plans". Talkmobile. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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