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Originally Posted by richard1960
Did not realise that being on ex NTL for iceland that must of been something of a revelation as even today they do not do web deliveries and you have to go instore to get them to deliver, thanks for the info as i made a jokey reference without realising the above mersey70.  |
I think Iceland did do internet shopping back then too. There were all sorts of services on CWC. Banking, Pizza Delivery, email and even internet through the TV.
But they didn't bank on the fact that most people use the TV for simply watching TV and still do. I know Sky lost a fortune on their version of iTV.
Obviously everyone just uses a PC for all of that stuff now but at the time it was innovative but my word it was SLOW!
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Originally Posted by nn012
The iSeeTV thing was a bit different in that it let customers see and talk directly with an operator at those particular businesses.
It's funny seeing what remains of those many interactive sites which were available when I first got cable TV. I'm sure we'll see them return and more in better ways on TiVo apps.
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I would personally have to disagree, I think the TV will always be mainly for entertainment and the PC for the rest but time will tell.