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m419 · 30-06-2008, 10:19

Yes they did.

Bulldog was acquired by C&W in 2004 it was sold off to Pipex in 2006, however the LLU is stll owned by C&W,in fact i've also heard that Virgin Media shares C&W's LLU network.

Pipex has now been swallowed up by Tiscali.

So thats probably why Tesco customers show up as NTL Internet on speed tests. Simply because they share the LLU network.

The Register reported that not all Bulldog customers made it during the sale, some were left behind with Cable and Wireless simply because they owed hundreds of pounds, they simply got a letter telling them to pay up or get off our LLU network.

Cable and Wireless make complex matters really confusing!

But they still remain one of the largest telecom companies in the world!

30-06-2008, 10:19	#11
m419 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Services: BT Broadband,BT Anytime calls,Sky entertainment extra HD,Vodafone pay monthly Posts: 1,512	Re: Tesco.net rant Yes they did. Bulldog was acquired by C&W in 2004 it was sold off to Pipex in 2006, however the LLU is stll owned by C&W,in fact i've also heard that Virgin Media shares C&W's LLU network. Pipex has now been swallowed up by Tiscali. So thats probably why Tesco customers show up as NTL Internet on speed tests. Simply because they share the LLU network. The Register reported that not all Bulldog customers made it during the sale, some were left behind with Cable and Wireless simply because they owed hundreds of pounds, they simply got a letter telling them to pay up or get off our LLU network. Cable and Wireless make complex matters really confusing! But they still remain one of the largest telecom companies in the world!