Talkmobile
{{Use British English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{distinguish|TalkTalk Mobile}}{{Short description|British mobile virtual network operator}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Talkmobile
| logo = Talkmobile logo.svg
| type =
| foundation = 2007
| location = Newbury
| key_people =
| area_served = United Kingdom
| industry = Telecommunications
| slogan =
| parent = Vodafone UK
| products = Mobile telecommunications
| revenue =
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
Talkmobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) operating in the United Kingdom on the Vodafone network. As a brand owned by Vodafone, the business is based in Newbury, Berkshire.
History
Launched as a postpaid MVNO by Carphone Warehouse in October 2007, using the Vodafone network, Talkmobile was one of two run by Carphone Warehouse. The other was Fresh Mobile, a prepaid MVNO using the T-Mobile network. Fresh Mobile was discontinued on 19 March 2010 in favour of Talkmobile.{{Cite web|last=Gosling|first=Paul|date=13 March 2010|title=Questions Of Cash: Carphone told me I'd lose my unused Fresh credit|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/questions-of-cash-carphone-told-me-i-d-lose-my-unused-fresh-credit-1920613.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/questions-of-cash-carphone-told-me-i-d-lose-my-unused-fresh-credit-1920613.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=registration|url-status=live|access-date=29 December 2021|website=The Independent|language=en}}
In November 2011, Carphone Warehouse sold Talkmobile to Vodafone in a deal worth £20{{nbsp}}million.{{Cite news |last=Fildes |first=Nic |title=A little less Europe, a little more of everywhere else pays off for Vodafone |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/a-little-less-europe-a-little-more-of-everywhere-else-pays-off-for-vodafone-93jxlrsvssb|url-access=registration |access-date=4 June 2022 |issn=0140-0460}}
In July 2017, Talkmobile began rolling out 4G to its customers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2017/07/vodafone-uk-mvno-sibling-talkmobile-finally-launch-superfast-4g.html|title=Vodafone UK Sibling Talkmobile to finally launch 4G|website=ISPreview.co.uk|date=17 July 2017 |language=en|access-date=17 July 2017}}
The Talkmobile pay-as-you-go (PAYG) product was withdrawn on 31 August 2017.{{Cite web |date=3 June 2017 |title=PAYG closure |url=https://talkmobile.co.uk/payg/closure |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720001211/https://talkmobile.co.uk/payg/closure |archive-date=20 July 2018 |access-date=3 June 2017 |website=talkmobile.co.uk |language=en}}
Talkmobile sells 30-day and 12-month SIM-only plans, which all have unlimited UK calls and texts.{{Cite web|title=Sim Only plans|url=https://talkmobile.co.uk/shop/sim-only|access-date=10 June 2020|website=Talkmobile|language=en}}
References
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External links
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{{UK mobile phone companies}}
{{Telecommunications industry in the United Kingdom}}