OTTAWA and WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 29 /CNW-AsiaNet/ --

At Vodafone, we recognise the impact that the Canterbury earthquake has had on everybody, particularly those directly affected. Our customer service centre is here to help.

Vodafone is adding another champion to its already impressive stable of smart phones. The Samsung Galaxy S i9000 is a powerful Android based smart phone that's bound to impress.

Orcon customers can now tap in to Apple's revolutionary iPad - literally.

Orcon is the first telco in New Zealand to sell the innovative iPad tablet computer.

Telecom's XT Mobile Network offers Apple iPhone users 3G services and speeds across the country along with competitive prices on mobile data plans.

For its March quarter, buoyed by XT woes, Vodafone enjoyed a net-gain of 11,000 customers. The quarter before that, it picked up 9000.

Telecom is encouraging people to connect their iPad with a Telecom microSIM. The XT Network offers customers value, competitive prices on mobile data plans and consistent 3G data coverage in more places around New Zealand, the communications giant said today.

Vodafone New Zealand today announced it will offer dedicated data plans for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G in New Zealand beginning July 23, 2010. The data plans for iPad will be available on a month by month basis, providing users with the freedom to activate or cancel a plan at any time.

Bellevue, USA - Motricity (Nasdaq:MOTR), a leading provider of mobile Internet services, announced that it will continue to work with Verizon Wireless to deliver personalized, relevant mobile experiences across the service provider's simple feature and 3G smartphone devices.

Telecom today confirmed the closure dates for two services on its CDMA mobile network, which is set for final closure mid-2012.