Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
01-03-2013, 09:58
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Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
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01-03-2013, 10:08
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
And the behemoth just got a little bit bigger.
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01-03-2013, 10:11
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
I'm amazed they're allowed! Let's hope it either doesn't make a difference or improves!
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01-03-2013, 10:13
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
before I opened this I thought they bought O2 as a whole...
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01-03-2013, 10:34
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
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Originally Posted by denphone
And the behemoth just got a little bit bigger.
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It makes sense though. Looks like their traditional TV market is drying up so by gaining this customer base they could use all sorts of offers to sell Sky tv into homes that don't have it
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01-03-2013, 10:58
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
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It makes sense though. Looks like their traditional TV market is drying up so by gaining this customer base they could use all sorts of offers to sell Sky tv into homes that don't have it
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I agree its all about numbers , this deal if approved will see the countries largest pay TV platform leapfrog VM into the second largest ISP in the UK. BT already has the largest BB subscriber base allowing it to upsell its Vision TV service and its forthcoming BT Sports channel.
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01-03-2013, 11:12
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
I agree its all about numbers , this deal if approved will see the countries largest pay TV platform leapfrog VM into the second largest ISP in the UK. BT already has the largest BB subscriber base allowing it to upsell its Vision TV service and its forthcoming BT Sports channel.
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With VM being bought by LG and with BT and Sky spending money willy nilly one suspects its going to be a fiercely competitive market out there MM.
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01-03-2013, 11:24
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
Streaming TV services appears to be the way forward for all the telcos. Sky's traditional satellite services can't really do that and broadband is becoming more important. Sky simply can't afford not to be a big player in this marketplace.
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01-03-2013, 11:45
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
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Originally Posted by denphone
With VM being bought by LG and with BT and Sky spending money willy nilly one suspects its going to be a fiercely competitive market out there MM.
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Challenge for VM at the moment is that their hands are tied to an extent as they can't leverage the benefit onf LG until the deal is signed.
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01-03-2013, 16:37
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
Spookily I hung on for ages at BE in the expectation of a fibre product materialising. Eventually I grew tired of waiting, got Sky fibre and regrettably dumped BE.
So today I learn that things have gone in a circle and BE has now been assimilated by Sky.
Strange how things work out sometimes.
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01-03-2013, 18:27
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
I hope that the competition chaps make them hive BE off as a separate entity to another buyer. Unlikely of course.
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01-03-2013, 18:29
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
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I hope that the competition chaps make them hive BE off as a separate entity to another buyer. Unlikely of course.
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Yes indeed that is highly unlikely to happen.
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01-03-2013, 20:16
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
Bit of a back lash from o2 customers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...nica-broadband
Don't think this poster likes Sky much
"...and the poor sods on O2 who I have no doubt had no say in the matter will be subject to the wonderous insidious price creeping that is Sky, and will be bombarded with the Fabulous Fourskin or whatever they are calling the TV campaign to get people to sign up to their lame on lame television service this week - Sky Bereaved n Bitter."
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01-03-2013, 21:25
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
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Bit of a back lash from o2 customers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...nica-broadband
Don't think this poster likes Sky much
"...and the poor sods on O2 who I have no doubt had no say in the matter will be subject to the wonderous insidious price creeping that is Sky, and will be bombarded with the Fabulous Fourskin or whatever they are calling the TV campaign to get people to sign up to their lame on lame television service this week - Sky Bereaved n Bitter." |
We should try and get that person to join Cable Forum. It's that style of angry banter that brings a smile to my face 
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01-03-2013, 21:40
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Re: Sky to buy O2 & Be Phone/Broadband services
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We should try and get that person to join Cable Forum. It's that style of angry banter that brings a smile to my face |
It did make me laugh I must admit, still think its a good deal for Sky though, yes some O2 customers will be cheesed off but the majority will accept whats happening
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