The X Factor free voting loophole appears to have been a success, with thousands avoiding the sky-high premium rate prices to support their favourite act.
Fraudsters are increasingly targeting the public by stealing their card details to pay for illegal mobile top-ups. Such crimes are normally a pre-cursor to much larger raids on victims' accounts.
Communications regulator Ofcom wants to ease the mobile switching process by hastening the time it takes to transfer your number, possibly to within two hours.
Tesco Mobile has launched what's believed to be the first so-called 'unlimited' tariff at £30 a month. However, it is far from unlimited, so don't believe the hype.
31 July 2009
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