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Consumer complaints about mobile services skyrocketing in France

Apr 2, 2013 by Trista Bridges

In 2012, Afutt (the French association for telcoms users) registered a record number of official complaints from subscribers about their mobile service. Although mobile contracts are getting cheaper and cheaper thanks to newbie Free Mobile as well as the incumbents who’ve been playing catch-up, consumers don’t look to any happier with...

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AdBlock+ has 4M users in France – Why is #AdGate such a big deal?

Jan 7, 2013 by LiamBoogar

As Minister of the Digital Economy Fleur Pellerin gets ready to meet with Free in response to what is now being called #Adgate, many have likened Free’s ad blocker to a very popular internet extension, Adblock Plus. I was lucky enough to catch up with the guys from Adblock, who, I...

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Free's "declaration of war" AdBlocker to be "neutralized" today

Jan 7, 2013 by LiamBoogar

As Minister of the Digital Economy Fleur Pellerin gets ready to meet with Free in response to what is now being called #AdGate, a source close to the the ISP has confirmed that the ad blocker, which we explained blocks primarily Google properties, will be “neutralized” in the next few...

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Why did Free roll out an opt-out ad block? War with Google.

Jan 4, 2013 by LiamBoogar

As the incident known as #Adgate rolled out yesterday afternoon, first noticed by PCInpact, it seemed that a new update to Internet Service Provider Free’s Freebox, which provides fixed line internet, tv, and telephone services (“Triple Play”) to households, had activated an opt-out ad block to all Freebox users. As...

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New Freebox update censors ads by default for 5.5M users

Jan 3, 2013 by LiamBoogar

In a recent update to its land-line Internet box FreeBox, Free has activated by default an option in its settings to block ads on any device connected to the internet via the Box. Originally reported by FreeNews (and picked up by Numerama), it seems that people are generally in the...

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In France, NYE SMS sees decline as MMS and new platforms rise

Jan 3, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Although sending a SMS is still the prefered way to say ‘Happy New Year’ in France, things are starting to change. According to early estimates published in Les Echos, at least 600 million SMS were sent in France as 2013 descended upon us. SFR alone logged 280 million between 21h on...

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SFR closes its chic concept store 'Le Studio'

Nov 22, 2012 by Trista Bridges

SFR and its partner SFD (the company managing Le Studio) have announced that they will be closing their concept store, “Le Studio”, located in Paris’ upscale 8th arrondissement. Le Studio opened is doors in 2008 and was, above all, about offering their customers an unsurpassed ‘luxury’ service experience. It was...

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High Speed Internet falls short in 1.7 Million User Test

Oct 9, 2012 by LiamBoogar

Recently, the magazine 60 Millions de Consommateurs(“60 Million Consumers”) released a study on high speed Internet, testing the connection speed for over 1.7 million consumers in France between January 2011 and May 2012. As reported by Numerama, the study showed that, while most operators advertise high-speed internet as 10Mb/s, 50Mb/s, or...

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Xavier Niel inspires hero in new book

Sep 21, 2012 by LiamBoogar

With all the news about the iPhone5 coming out and no 4G in France (or not?), it seems all the more appropriate that Free Mobile founder Xavier Niel, who also invests his fair share in seed-stage startups via Kima Ventures, has become the source of inspiration for French writer Aurelien Bellanger...

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