Mobistar Corporate - Marketing News

Thanks to Mobile Cloud, Mobistar customers will not lose the data of their mobile devices anymore

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 13^th November 2013 – By launching Mobile Cloud, Mobistar is the first operator in Belgium to offer its customers, without hidden charges, a secure storage space for the memory of their mobile device (pictures, videos, music, contacts, …). Included in the Dolphin, Panther and Internet Everywhere subscriptions, this new service enables very simple storage of all their files in a safe place, with the ability to access them at any time, from anywhere, on their smartphone, their tablet or via a web portal.

Mobistar starts selling iPhone 5 in Belgium on September 28

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Mobistar customers can now manage their mobile account on the mobile portal m.mobistar.be

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 21 December 2012 – Today Mobistar is launching a user-friendly, personalised tool on its mobile portal m.mobistar.be that allows customers to manage their mobile account. Mobistar customers are the first who get to manage their mobile data options themselves and monitor the usage of their mobile services, almost in real time. The use of this service is free in Belgium and available on all mobile phones with an internet access. Whether customers are using a smartphone, an iPhone or another mobile, the portal automatically adapts to the device.

Mobistar celebrates its 15th birthday and rewards its most loyal customers

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 26 August 2011 – On 27 August 1996, the commercial launch of Mobistar finally created real competition on the Belgian telecoms market. Fifteen years and more than 4 million customers later, Mobistar has become the principal alternative operator in Belgium, with a presence in telephony (mobile and fixed line), Internet (mobile and fixed line) and television (mobile and fixed line). To celebrate this great anniversary, Mobistar has chosen to honour its customers who joined the adventure back in 1996. More than 4,500 customers will receive a bottle of champagne to thank them for their loyalty.

Mobistar launches a BlackBerry offer for its prepaid customers

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 17 August 2011 - Starting today, Mobistar prepaid customers too can opt for a BlackBerry offer. It’s an option that prepaid customers can activate on their Tempo tariff plan with a code or an SMS. The option costs 7 euros per month for a volume of 100 MB and is valid for one month. The new option offers Mobistar prepaid customers the benefits of BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™), a blackberry.mobistar.be mail address, BlackBerry App World™, but they can also access the mobile internet and the social networks Facebook®, Netlog and Twitter®.

Mobistar brings Facebook and Twitter to television screens

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar is further enriching its television experience. Before the end of March, the decoder of Mobistar Digital TV customers will be upgraded with a series of innovations. For the first time on the Belgian market, Starpack users will be able to access free of charge the applications Facebook®, Twitter®, Picasa® and Flickr®, all while watching television. They will also have access to the best search engine on the market in order to find their way in the electronic program guide (EPG). Last but not least, they can now use their Android smartphone as a remote control for Mobistar Digital TV thanks to a brand new app.

Mobistar launches a new mobile portal

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 7th December 2010 – From now on, all Mobistar customers will have the same entryway to the mobile Internet: m.mobistar.be. Mobistar´s new mobile portal is more open, more personalisable and faster, offering many useful new functionalities and loads of fun.

Mobistar launches a new television experience!

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Today Mobistar is launching a new way of watching television. With Mobistar TV, customers get to choose what they wantto watch, anywhere, anytime. From 8 October 2010 on, Mobistar TV is offered at all Mobistar centres together with mobile and fix telephony as well as mobile andunlimited fix internet with the ‘Starpack’ costing 55 euros/month.

Mobistar brings iPhone 4 to Belgium on July 30th, 2010

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Mobistar today announced it will launch iPhone 4 in Belgium on July 30 at all Mobistar Centers.

Mobistar launches mobile internet in the EU for 2 Euros a day and automatic budget control

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT

From now on, Mobistar customers can decide for themselves how much they spend on mobile internet when abroad thanks to an innovative offer and automatic budget control.

Mobistar offers ‘Travel Data Daily’, a daily mobile internet rate of 2 Euros for 2 MB in Europe, as from 24 February 2010.
As from March 2010, Mobistar will activate ‘Smart Data Traveller’ for all its residential customers, an intelligent service automatically blocking your data use abroad from a certain amount.

Mobistar starts selling the new iPhone 3GS in Belgium on 26 June 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Mobistar customers receive priority in 7 points of sale

Mobistar is the first to launch One Click Voice Mail

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Today, Mobistar becomes the first provider in Belgium and within the France Télécom Group to launch One Click Voice Mail, the brand new voice mail service. One Click Voice Mail gives all Mobistar customers direct access to the selected voice mail message. This new service is free for both pre- and post-paid customers and can be activated through the Voice Mail menu. Simple, fast and efficient.

Mobistar first operator to integrate social networks in its youth offer

Thu, 28 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Mobistar repositions the prepaid card by being the first
mobile operator to offer free Netlog and Facebook access to TempoMusic customers
via Orange World. Mobistar responds to young people’s new ways of communicating.

Mobistar network smoothly delivers 23.6 million text messages on New Year's Eve

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 1 January 2009 - People increasingly choose to send their New Year’s wishes by text message at the end of the year. This year, Mobistar customers sent a total of 23.6 million SMS’s between Dec. 31 8 p.m. and Jan. 1 8 a.m. In order to accommodate the rise in network traffic, Mobistar raised the capacity of its SMS server and also installed a buffer system.

New: mobile videos on Dailymotion!

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Watch videos on the mobile phone, choosing from a range of subjects such as news, politics, music, cinema, comedy and animals? It’s free and available in French and Dutch on Mobistar’s mobile portal, Orange World.

'1 2 3 4' to find out the identity of your correspondent

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:00:00 GMT

If you want to discover the identity of the person behind a telephone number, Mobistar is now offering a new reverse search service: '1 2 3 4'. From now on, Mobistar customers can simply call or send a text message to '1 2 3 4' in order to

Mobistar lowers roaming prices for professional users by up to 50%

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Starting today, Mobistar lowers the price for mobile phone calls from abroad to colleagues. Thanks to the 'roaming fleet' option, colleagues who are abroad can call each other from their mobile phones for the same price as charged for incoming calls on their mobile phones abroad.

Mobistar is launching the sale of Mini-PC's

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar is launching the sale of Mini-PC's in all the Mobistar Centers and providing internet access for everyone at the lowest entry price.

Mobistar enters into partnership with Pumbby to further develop mobile marketing

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Mobistar and Pumbby enter into a partnership and launch a joint mobile phone advertising initiative for Mobistar customers.

Mobistar launches the first global telecom solution for the professional market

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 29 May 2008 - Mobistar is the first operator to bundle mobile and fix telephony with Internet in one tariff plan for the business market. The solution ? called 'One Office Full Pack' ? meets the telecommunication needs of self-emp...

Mobistar brings the iPhone in exclusivity to the Belgian market

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Thanks to the new agreement between Apple and Orange, Mobistar confirms today that the company has the exclusivity to bring the iPhone to the Belgian market later this year....

Surf for 1 euro a day, wherever you are, thanks to Mobistar Internet Everywhere

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar today launches Internet Everywhere, the first internet offering using a USB modem, allowing Internet Everywhere customers to surf at home or anywhere in Belgium and pay per day of use. This internet offer was designed specially for everyone who wants to use the internet occasionally at a competitive price.

Mobistar launches fixed telephony

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 19 September 2007 - Today, Mobistar launches fixed telephony via VoIP technology. Mobistar's ADSL Voice package allows customers to get rid of their Belgacom land-line subscription. From now on, Mobistar customers can call and surf via th...

Mobistar introduces Belgian premiere with ContactSave

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Today, Mobistar is the first operator to launch ContactSave in Belgium. This innovative service, which was developed by Gemalto for Mobistar, makes it possible to save all contact details from the SIM card safely on an backup server. This allows Mobistar customers to safeguard their contact details and recover them in case of loss or theft of their mobile phone. The stored data can be uploaded/downloaded at any time. To use ContactSave, Mobistar customers require a new 128k SIM card. These new SIM cards with ContactSave are freely available at the Mobistar Centers.

Mobistar is the first operator to bundle mobile and fix calls for the professional market

Wed, 02 May 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Mobistar is the first operator to launch a tariff plan for the professional market that combines mobile and fix calls. One Office Voice Pack is a flexible telephony offer for SMEs and the self-employed. By bundling fix and mobile calls, Mobistar is able to offer a more advantageous rate-per-minute, free calls between employees and efficient call transfers. That can save customers up to 25% of their telecom expenses.

Banksys, BASE, Mobistar and Proximus launch mobile payments

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 20 March 2007 - Banksys, BASE, Mobistar and Proximus launch secure mobile payments. This service is accessible to anyone having a Bancontact/Mister Cash bank card and a GSM operating on one of the three Belgian mobile telephone networks. ...

Mobistar innovates telecom market again : Mobistar AtHome makes fixed telephone superfluous

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 14 February 2007 - Mobistar launches on 19 March 2007 Mobistar AtHome, which puts the mobile operator into competition with fixed telephony players in the residential market. Mobistar AtHome makes calling to fix numbers in Belgium and abroad from home using a mobile phone cheaper than with a fixed phone. Customers no longer need a fixed line at all, and enjoy greater convenience.

Mobistar offers the best roaming experience to its customers

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 13 February 2007 - Mobistar guarantees its customers the most innovative services and the best customer experiences while abroad, too. Mobistar customers find the same ease of use when abroad as what they are used to at home thanks to simple and competitive roaming rates, user-friendly services, free voicemail messages and continuous reachability.

Mobistar extends its BlackBerry portfolio with the new BlackBerry Pearl

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar introduces today the small, smart and stylish BlackBerry® Pearl? smartphone, from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM) on the belgian market. This launch enables Mobistar to offer an even bigger range of BlackBerry handsets to the business customers.

Mobistar launches data traffic via WiFi

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Mobistar is expanding its Business Everywhere offer for the professional market further with WiFi. As a result data connections and data traffic are possible as of now via the GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA mobile networks, the ADSL fixed network and via more than 14,200 WiFi hotspots in Belgium and abroad. The launch of WiFi via a tariff plan is the first concrete realisation of the cooperation agreement that Mobistar concluded with Telenet at the beginning of this year.

Mobistar lowers roaming rates - Up to 28% price reduction with Mobistar Traveller Advantage

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:00:00 GMT

On 15 June 2006, Mobistar will launch Traveller Advantage, a new roaming bundle allowing customers to benefit from price reductions up to 28% on calls abroad. In addition, Mobistar forwards unanswered calls abroad to the Voice Mail service in Belgium at no charge, resulting in significant extra cost savings for customers on their roaming invoice. These new initiatives fit well in Mobistar's ongoing efforts to reduce and simplify the roaming tariffs.

Follow the semi-final between Kim and Justine exclusively on your GSM via Orange World - Get the latest sports news throughout the summer with Orange World

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Thanks to Orange World, all Mobistar customers will have a front row seat for the Roland Garros semi-final between Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin on their GSM. Via its portal, Mobistar will also provide exclusive information about the big sporting events of the summer. The latest results, the day's highlights, exclusive images and interviews, live matches and much more on Roland Garros, the Tour de France, the Football World Cup and Wimbledon, and all of this free of charge on your GSM throughout the summer.

Mobistar launches Music Store with more than 350,000 tracks - Use your mobile phone as an MP3 player.

Mon, 15 May 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Mobistar launches the Music Store, allowing all her pre-and postpaid customers with a passion for music to download more than 350,000 music tracks straight onto their mobile phone. Mobistar is following the latest music and MP3 fad. In order to achieve its goal of providing the best mobile music experience, Mobistar has signed an exclusive partnership with Sony Ericsson.

Euphony and Mobistar forge a closer partnership: Euphony launches the mobile telephony subscription with the lowest starting price

Sun, 07 May 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Euphony and Mobistar are building on the profitable cooperation they have nurtured over the past few years by developing a mobile telephony product specific to Euphony and earmarked for residential customers. EuLike-It is a product exclusively designed for Euphony, based on the quality of the Mobistar network and service. This partnership should allow Mobistar to increase its market share in this segment.

PlazZza: the easy search engine for mobile Internet in Belgium

Wed, 03 May 2006 22:00:00 GMT

On 15 May Proximus and Mobistar will launch PlazZza, the easy-to-use search engine for mobile internet in Belgium. Base will launch PlazZza as soon as the services are available on their network. PlazZza is an initiative by the three operators in order to give mobile phone users easy access to multimedia services and content of third parties. Proximus, Mobistar and BASE have opted for the same name and service to offer the customers a transparent, easy-to-use search engine to look up information on the mobile Internet. For providers of information and digital goods, PlazZza is the perfect location for reaching consumers.

The mobile takes over from the fixed line with Mobistar's Wirefree Office

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Mobility is yours for the cost of a fixed line thanks to Mobistar's Wirefree Office. Now, companies can also seize the trend to replace the fixed line with a mobile when changing or upgrading their telephone exchange.

Mobistar launches Bank Balance

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Today Mobistar launches Bank Balance, a service developed in partnership with Banksys that will allow users to securely consult their bank balance via their mobiles. In line with its values of simplicity, reliability and relevance, Mobistar is developing mobile banking services to respond to its customers' needs.

With 'Business Everywhere', Mobistar combines the 3G, EDGE, WiFi and ADSL technologies

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar is launching 'Business Everywhere', an integrated mobile solution that allows high-speed access via the 3G, EDGE, WiFi and ADSL networks.

Mobistar rolls out HSDPA technology throughout its 3G network

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar will be one of the first operators in the world to roll out the HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology throughout its 3G network. The solution makes it possible to at least triple the transmission speed of the current 3G (UMTS) and reach a maximal real speed of about 1.8 Mb/s, comparable to ADSL experience.

Mobistar renews and fundamentally simplifies its offer

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar has unveiled the content of its new tariff plans. Prompted by the results of an in-depth study into the expectations of its customers, the operator has completely renewed its offer and has come up with a simplified range of seven tariffs that meet the demands for simplicity, competitiveness and transparency clearly expressed by the users.

Mobistar launches the first mobile application portal for companies

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar is launching the first mobile application Web portal especially dedicated to SME. The applications selected by the Orange Group and Mobistar among specialized providers allow the company's employees to carry out everyday operations using their mobile telephone or their pocket computer.

Mobistar redefines the notion of subscription

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:00:00 GMT

As from the 1st of February of this year, Mobistar is launching the cheapest subscription on the market, which the user is free to cancel at all times, without additional cost.

Tempo Music: marriage between your mobile and music

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar and Universal Music Mobile Belgium come up with a new concept that merges mobile telephony, music and multimedia. Tempo Music, which will be up and running as from the 1st of February, consists of a rechargeable prepaid mobile telephony card, a WEB/WAP music portal, a radio station and a whole range of music and entertainment-related innovations.

Basic by Mobistar : the operator launches a "light" offer via Internet under its own quality label

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar is launching a low cost prepaid mobile telephony offer, only available via Internet, under its own brand name. "Basic by Mobistar" users can make calls to all the national networks, both fixed and mobile, for the fixed price per minute of € 0.19 and don't pay any connection cost. SMS are charged at € 0.10 per SMS.

Mobistar launches three high-speed Internet offers starting at 29.95/month

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:00:00 GMT

In accordance to its announcement in the beginning of the year, Mobistar launches a complete range of ADSL services based on three specific offers: "Mobistar ADSL", "Mobistar ADSL Connect" and very soon "Mobistar ADSL Talk". From now on, users have the possibility to do without a fixed-line telephone subscription or gain access to unlimited fixed line calling.

Mobistar launches the first TV on Mobile service with Canal Z/Kanaal Z

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:00:00 GMT

Mobistar is today launching a pilot TV on Mobile project after signing a contract with Belgian Business Television, producer of the Canal Z and Kanaal Z programmes. Users also have the possibility of downloading video flashes containing national, international, sports, cultural and offbeat news items.

Mobistar launches Orange World in Belgium

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 16 June 2004 - From July 1st, Mobistar customers will be able to benefit from a new service which is the result of cooperation between Mobistar and the Orange Group. After the launch in Belgium of SPV, the first terminal incorporating a Microsoft Windows interface, after the Mobile Office Card for the Business market, now there is Orange World, the multimedia experience from Mobistar. Orange World enables Mobistar customers to use their mobile phone to access a whole range of services and information.

Mobistar launches its first handset with Microsoft

Sun, 08 Feb 2004 23:00:00 GMT

Mobistar and Microsoft jointly present the MS Windows-powered Mobistar SPV (Sound-Photo-Video) E200. Inspired by the "Windows Mobile 2003" software, the SPV E200 comes with a high-resolution colour screen, a simple user interface and a wide range of services. Mobistar is the first operator in Belgium to launch a mobile phone of its own brand. This revolutionary telephone is the result of the international synergies nurtured by the Orange Group and is completely in line with the group's strategy.