The Coral Blue Galaxy S8 recently became available in the U.K. and is exclusive to
the carrier EE.
British wireless
carrier EE is now shipping pre-orders for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus, Samsung's latest pair of Android flagships announced late last month in Barcelona.
Now, in a similar move, the search engine giant has pushed the Really Blue Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones to the European market thanks to UK's Carphone Warehouse and wireless
carrier EE.
Carrier EE will be offering customers both the Z5 and Z5 Compact in a Graphite Black color option, while also offering a Gold option for the Z5.
In the UK, Google agreed to an exclusive deal with local
carrier EE, which meant switching mobile networks for Vodafone, O2, or Three subscribers keen to hitch a ride on the Pixel bandwagon.
Carrier EE is charging # 49.99 up - front for both the S6 and S6 edge, while Vodafone requires no up - front cost for its S6 models.
Carriers EE and Three have also confirmed that they'll range the device.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, on Tuesday the British telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, announced the names of the
carriers that have qualified to take part in upcoming frequency auctions in that country:
EE, Hutchison 3G UK (which trades as the Three network), Vodafone, Telefonica, Airspace and Connexin.
Apple intended for their new interchangeable SIM to work between
carriers in the US and UK (including AT&T, Sprint, T - Mobile, and
EE), but it seems AT&T had other plans.
Several British
carriers are offering devices on contract as well, like Vodafone,
EE, O2, Orange, T - Mobile, Virgin Media... There is also a range of pay as you go or contract free smartphones available at discounted prices.
As mentioned earlier, the Nokia 6 is only available on Carphone Warehouse only for now, and apart from the SIM - free variant,
carrier - locked plans are also available from O2, Vodafone, and
EE.
Rival
carrier,
EE, is set to launch the UK's first 4G LTE network within days.
The beagle will be offered as an extra incentive for signing with the
carrier (so when you go into, say, an
EE or Vodafone store, you'll be offered a txtr beagle as a one - off # 8 add - on to your contract), rather like offering a protective case or docking speaker system as an incentive.
Mobile
carriers that will offer the iPad 4 with Cellular include AT&T, Sprint, Verizon,
EE, Rogers, Virgin Mobile Canada, fido, SK Telecom, KDDI, 3 Hong Kong, KT, SmarTone, SingTel, Telstra, Telus, and Bell from US and around the world.
They are in talks with UK
carriers, including
EE, and are now negotiating a launch date.
In each region where the Pixel 2 XL is available, you can snag it unlocked for the prices listed above, though local
carriers, like Verizon in the US,
EE in the UK and Telstra in Australia will offer the phone for a monthly rate.
This getting stupid now, nearly end of may and still no android 7 for my s6 edge plus on
EE UK, I've contacted Samsung and they told me is down to
carrier, contacted
EE they say is down to samsung, please is anyone have any idea when is out at all?
All four major wireless
carriers in the UK (
EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three) will sell the Huawei P10, along with Carphone Warehouse.
Microsoft has also signed up numerous global
carrier partners to support its vision for «seamless eSIM connectivity», including Vodafone, AT&T, T - Mobile, and BT /
EE.
Verizon Wireless is the exclusive
carrier partner in the U.S., and both phones will be sold on
EE in the UK.
A big retail push should ensure Google's VR endeavor gets in front of as large an audience as possible in the early days, particularly as Pixel
carrier partners like Verizon and
EE promote the accessory alongside Google's new phones.
The Google Pixel and Pixel Xl has moved away from last year's idea of not having a
carrier - branded version and this time included Verizon Wireless for those in the U.S. while those in the UK can also get an
EE - branded variant.
The Blue Coral Galaxy S8 also won't be available in other primary markets, such as the Canada and the U.K. Canadian
carriers, such as Rogers and U.K.
carriers such as Three and
EE are offering only the black and gray color options for the Galaxy S8.
As for the fellows in the UK, the Pixel phones will be sold via
EE carrier, Carphone Warehouse or the Google Store.
The HTC 10 goes on sale today (May 6) at Carphone Warehouse, meanwhile
carrier partners Three and
EE still have the device up for pre-order.
The publication quotes a Daily Record story about one Paula Cochrance, an
EE customer in the U.K. who received bills from the
carrier amounting to almost # 1,200 for a four - month period, even though she's on a # 30.99 monthly plan.
The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus will officially start retailing on March 16, though most wireless
carriers are now already shipping their pre-orders even though not all of them explicitly confirmed doing so like
EE did.
The
carriers and the retailers from which you can buy new Nokia Lumia 930 on sale are: Vodafone,
EE, Phones4U, O2, Carphone Warehouse, Tesco and Amazon or across UK High Street.
Of note is that if you're planning to buy the cellular version of the Series 3, the only
carrier that will offer data for it right now is
EE.