Free Sky Sports for iPhone customers on O2
10 Nov 2009 10:09 
Products and Devices / Services – Consumer
· Sky Mobile TV app available to iPhone customers on O2 free for the first three months
· My O2 account management app to be available to more customers
O2 is proud to announce today that the new Sky Mobile TV app, available to all Apple iPhone customers through the App Store, will be available on Wi-Fi free to the first 150,000 iPhone customers on O2 for the first three months.
The app allows customers to watch a live feed of content and usually costs £6 a month, however iPhone customers on O2 can text ‘’SKY’’ to 2020 to download a promotional code which allows them to receive the app for free for the first three months.
Sky Mobile TV includes channels such as Sky Sports 1, 2 and 3, Sky Sports News, Sky Sports Extra, Sky News, At The Races and ESPN and can be accessed via Wi-Fi. All iPhone customers on O2 receive unlimited Wi-Fi in the UK as part of their iPhone tariff.
O2 is also refreshing its free My O2 application later this month, designed to make staying in control of your spending even easier. The app, an extension of the My O2 section of o2.co.uk, displays a range of information about a customer’s mobile phone tariff specially tailored to fit on an iPhone’s screen. Information includes remaining allowances, calling plan prices, Bolt Ons and even iPhone tips. Pay Monthly customers can also view their recent charges, bill amount and bill summary. The app will be extended to those customers who manage more than one mobile number on their account, allowing them to check the usage of up to three numbers.
“The Sky Mobile TV app is just the thing for a sports fan on the go and we’re pleased to be able to bring this app to our customers free on Wi-Fi for the first three months,” Peter Rampling, Head of Consumer Mobile, O2 UK said. “We’ve also seen nearly 500,000 people download our My O2 app so making it available to even more customers is something we were really keen to do. These apps combined help reaffirm our commitment to our iPhone customers and help us remain the home of the smartphone.”
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• Telefónica O2 UK Limited is part of Telefónica Europe plc which is a business division of Telefónica S.A. and which owns O2 in the UK, Ireland, Slovakia, Germany and the Czech Republic, and has 46 million customers.
• In 2006 Telefónica Europe acquired Be*, the UK fixed broadband provider, and in October 2007 O2 launched its broadband service using the Be* network.
• O2 is the naming rights partner of The O2, the world-class entertainment venue.
• O2 was ranked highest in customer satisfaction for both UK mobile and fixed broadband customers according to the J.D. Power and Associates UK Mobile and Fixed Broadband Studies 2009.
• In February 2009 O2 became the first UK mobile operator to be officially certified with the Carbon Trust Standard in recognition of O2’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint and the 15% reduction in energy consumption achieved over the past three years.
• O2 was launched on 1 May 2002 and now has more customers than any other UK mobile network.
• O2’s UK mobile network covers 99% of the UK’s population. O2’s 3G network covers over 80% of the UK population and is fully HSDPA-enabled, providing speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps for customers with an HSDPA-enabled device.
• Telefónica Europe also owns 50% of the Tesco Mobile and Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businesses in the UK and Germany.
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