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Originally Posted by oblonsky
When this started to get spam I accused VM of harvesting customer email addresses, which they obviously denied. Well their BB (non cable) service was getting really bad by then so I jumped ship to BT.
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I got a gmail account and had all NTLworld emails directed to that and let gmail sort the spam out made life much easier for me.
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Originally Posted by oblonsky
Just by chance I noticed the 1 MONTH TERMINATION CLAUSE which makes it pretty much impossible to change supplier using your MAC without losing some money (or if it's not then I'd like to hear how). So I waited 2 weeks before using my MAC and BT were really quick so I paid VM a month for doing b_ all.
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Most try to arrrange the last week mind I have read where some have been given MAC keys which BT have said are incorrect so you were lucky to escape in one month.
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Originally Posted by oblonsky
Anyway I guess what I'm trying to say is that the customer data is already in the public domain, even though VM won't admit it. The minute they shipped data oversees (if indeed they did) is the time everything went on the open market.
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Best not start cold calling my number or I will get TPS onto them since I registered with them to stop the cold calling selling me stuff I didn't ask for, strange considering I was ex directory.
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Originally Posted by oblonsky
BTW nice post serial referring to churn rate. Must have missed it on Badphorm. Someone should write to OFCOM about this patent and Phorm, and also the Competition Comission. Imagine the potential of being denied access to competitor ISPs websites because you've shown behaviour indicating you're looking around. OUTRAGEOUS.
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the more I read the happier I am that I have already moved to a phorm phree ISP.
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Originally Posted by Kursk
Thanks for the 'sticky' Mick and to all who supported the idea  .
Y'know, VM have an unprecedented marketing coup staring them in the face. All they have to do is make a categoric announcement that they will NOT sign up to webwise and that they welcome new customers who want to avoid the whole disgrace and Bob's yer uncle fanny's yer aunt. |
Maybe they have since I have been told in confidance that it is more when it is applied more than if..
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Originally Posted by Kursk
This is by far their best move. The Internet is the property of users not providers. Testing that is a risk akin to opening pandoras box. Light the blue touch paper and stand well back....
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