Pipex eats freedom2surf

tkiely · 18-10-2005, 10:43

sad day, doomed now

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/L...075&source=RNS

18-10-2005, 12:48

Can't recall where I read it, but think it said Sky had pipex in their sights too

Martyn · 18-10-2005, 12:56

so pipex gets freedom2surf, then sky's going to out buy pipex, meaning they gonna out buy out 2 companies.... o.0

18-10-2005, 13:07

Found the old link I was looking for:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/13/sky_broadband/

etccarmageddon · 18-10-2005, 13:27

munch munch munch

it's almost a dot com boom at the moment in the broadband sector with sky talking about splashing loads of dosh on a telecoms company and this lot taking over freedom2surf.

Graham M · 18-10-2005, 13:48

Its like Pacman, only with those weird stackable china dolls.

jrhnewark · 18-10-2005, 19:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by atlantis

Found the old link I was looking for:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/13/sky_broadband/

I'm putting a rep on Easynet, to be announced sometime this week.

andygrif · 19-10-2005, 11:07

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Originally Posted by jrhnewark

I'm putting a rep on Easynet, to be announced sometime this week.

Agreed. The smart money is on Easynet to become part of the Murdoch Empire. This would make sense as they already have a substantial amount of their own kit in BT exchanges and are (through their UK Online brand) pretty much out in front in terms of 8mbps plus speeds on DSL.

Pipex is a good second choice, but I'd bet Easynet is the one.

Bifta · 19-10-2005, 11:19

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Originally Posted by tkiely

sad day, doomed now

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/L...075&source=RNS

You're not THAT doomed, I had some (very annoying) teething troubles with Pipex, but for the last year my connection has been rock solid, I've never had the call them and I've never been incorrectly billed, they'll probably keep on the F2S staff and equipment so in actuality you'll probably only end up being billed by Pipex.

Chrysalis · 19-10-2005, 23:36

will be interesting when sky are in a position to offer triple play.

jrhnewark · 19-10-2005, 23:41

"Triple play" still makes me chuckle. It actually sounds exactly like what some marketing tw*t (not all marketing people are tw*ts, just a select few) would come out with.

It has nothing on "digital quality sound" though.

Chrysalis · 20-10-2005, 12:34

well it turns out a good way to keep current customers from leaving as people like the conveniance of having everything of one provider. Just look at the size of ntl's current customer base as a result of triple play.

Martyn · 20-10-2005, 15:07

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

well it turns out a good way to keep current customers from leaving as people like the conveniance of having everything of one provider. Just look at the size of ntl's current customer base as a result of triple play.

NTL's prob bigger because it was cheaper to start with, more ppl without phone lines would get them, from NTL. also mayne they made there self more widely available