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Originally Posted by D_Advocate
Does anybody have a date/time as to when the next BT trials
of Phorm are taking place (if indeed they are), and which geographical
area they will be targeting ?
D_A
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Very good question. If you can find out do tell us.
The trial date is one of the standing jokes over in BT Beta forums.
first of all it was announced - with specific dates, in March and April There were two or three stabs at this, including at least one official announcement that the trials had started - soon withdrawn and denied.
Then as April progressed the announcements/predictions got a lot more vague, we were hearing words like soon, in a few weeks, and even - very soon.
Then we started to hear about "before the end of..." or within three weeks from..." - and that kept us on tenterhooks till June or so.
Then they just gave up and said the trials were in hand, and would be in a few weeks. That's their current position. The only thing they have been specific about is that there will be 24 hours notice. They haven't said where the notice would be posted.
There are still BT phone support staff even now, saying the trials have already happened, others who have never heard of Webwise and know nothing about trials, and others who have the official hymn sheet and who say they will be "in a few weeks".
My prediction? (Remember you heard it from me) - that there will be an official BT press release, that customers and staff will NOT be told directly and that it will happen without most of us knowing till the net catches up with the press release. And actually I still have my doubts that they WILL do the trials - I can't believe they are that stupid - not with a police investigation under way. But maybe they are.