ntl online dating - Page 2

TheBlueRaja · 26-05-2006, 13:29

NTL online dating, is that a new method to match you up with an Engineer who turns up?

Hi my names John an engineer from Sollihull, i can do Tuesday between 12pm and 4pm, i have my own car and a biiiiig toolbox.

If your interested, send a mail to johnsbigtoolbox@hotmail.com (my NTL mail dosent work), and i'll see if i can "fit you in".

Frank · 26-05-2006, 15:49

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Originally Posted by orangebird

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Originally Posted by jtwn

Money well spent? Don't you think it would be DatingDirect.com giving money to ntl?

Exactly. I'm sure any money and time taken up with this project was at Datingdirects expense, not ntls...

And I'm pretty sure you have no idea what you are talking about. Content costs money, and DatingDirect aren't going to be giving away their content for free, especially as it is rebranded as ntl's content. Do you seriously think that white label providers pay partners to give their services away???

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Originally Posted by orangebird

Still, any chance to **** and moan about ntl's a good'un.

I will quite happily admit that when I wrote the article I was extremely annoyed at ntl's failure to live up their part of an agreement that we have with them to provide information about new products and services. Of course, if you think that dating is a core part of the service then there isn't really much more I can say, is there?

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Originally Posted by unlimited

This will be making money for NTL not losing money. But that does not make good news does it. Stick that in your anti NTL pipe and smoke it

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Indeed, please do stick that in your pipe and smoke it

jtwn · 26-05-2006, 16:14

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And I'm pretty sure you have no idea what you are talking about. Content costs money, and DatingDirect aren't going to be giving away their content for free, especially as it is rebranded as ntl's content. Do you seriously think that white label providers pay partners to give their services away???

Rebranded eh?

http://www.ntlworld.com/scripts/redi..._zone=7669.8.2

Hopefully the link works here, but press it and see where it takes you

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I will quite happily admit that when I wrote the article I was extremely annoyed at ntl's failure to live up their part of an agreement that we have with them to provide information about new products and services. Of course, if you think that dating is a core part of the service then there isn't really much more I can say, is there?

Wow, how can people get so wound up over such things. Although I did find it mildly amusing, at least we know why its like that

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Indeed, please do stick that in your pipe and smoke it

Hope you enjoyed my post

ben1390 · 26-05-2006, 16:19

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Originally Posted by georgepomone

Hi All,
if you don't like the one you get just change to another Proxy.
Regards, George.

How do you do that? (BTW i have a Samsung STB if that helps)

slowcoach · 26-05-2006, 16:40

Hey, don't knock it.
You can sign up for free, I have 26 nubiles lined up for tonight.

gazzae · 26-05-2006, 16:42

Doesn't work very well. Apparently Chester is within 5 miles of Belfast!

Escapee · 26-05-2006, 17:32

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Originally Posted by gazzae

Doesn't work very well. Apparently Chester is within 5 miles of Belfast!

Not only that because in my experience you get phantom messages from that website, with photos of lovely women claiming to be in your area. you are then expected to join to read the messages.

Also women are contacted and offered a payment for every message they send guys, I know a woman who had joined a few and after a period was asked to do that.

I had a period of dating site fun, and that is about the most useless of the lot.

Chrysalis · 26-05-2006, 18:22

If its free for stuff that dating direct normally charges for then I expect ntl have paid for it, if its chargeable as normal this is a money maker for ntl.

These dating sites I have tried datingdirect

and yeah it allows you to search for free but even if you pay then if you send messages to free members they have to signup to recieve your messages so essentially signing up doesnt allow you to send messages to anyone you like but only to other paid up members, I think the free members are there just to boost the numbers but dont really get a service.

I doubt this has any bearing on funds used for other stuff such as upgrades, the costs involved are likely just changing the website and possibility of a fee paid to datingdirect but I bet ntl will get commision for signups originating from their site.

opelfruitcase · 26-05-2006, 18:48

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

NTL online dating, is that a new method to match you up with an Engineer who turns up?

Hi my names John an engineer from Sollihull, i can do Tuesday between 12pm and 4pm, i have my own car and a biiiiig toolbox.

If your interested, send a mail to johnsbigtoolbox@hotmail.com (my NTL mail dosent work), and i'll see if i can "fit you in".

But if somebody forgets to book the appointment then the poor customer will get stood up!

Frank · 26-05-2006, 18:55

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Originally Posted by jtwn

Rebranded eh?

Okay, we can argue semantics all day, but your own screenshots show a big ntlworld logo at the top of the page. Perhaps branded is more appropriate than rebranded if you want to quibble. Clearly the content has some DatingDirect branding, but is also contained on ntlworld.com. Most people are aware that you can't just take content from another site without paying for it, whether it's rebranded or branded...

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Originally Posted by jtwn

http://www.ntlworld.com/scripts/redi..._zone=7669.8.2

Hopefully the link works here, but press it and see where it takes you

Not sure what link you are looking at, but I am looking at the URL http://app8.datingdirect.com/searchh...searchhome.asp which is ntl branded and sitting on a DatingDirect server (see attached). If you still insist that DD paid ntl and not vice versa for this then I guess we will just have to agree to disagree.

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Originally Posted by jtwn

Wow, how can people get so wound up over such things. Although I did find it mildly amusing, at least we know why its like that

Since you know nothing about our relationship with ntl, and what they have agreed to do, I don't really see how you can judge whether I am justified in getting wound up. I've been judged by many people for a long time since originally starting nthw, so one more doesn't really make any difference. And as I am all for openness, I had no problem telling you why my article was like it was. Shame ntl aren't so open eh?

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Originally Posted by jtwn

Hope you enjoyed my post

Certainly did, you went to quite a lot of trouble to highlight various parts of ntlworld.com and argue your case. Just think, we are mildly amusing each other now.

sarahlouise45 · 26-05-2006, 18:55

NTL dating? HAHAHA - It's all a load of ********!!!

Frank · 26-05-2006, 18:59

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

I doubt this has any bearing on funds used for other stuff such as upgrades, the costs involved are likely just changing the website and possibility of a fee paid to datingdirect but I bet ntl will get commision for signups originating from their site.

For sure, costs for things like this come out of the ntlworld content budget which if of course competely separate from any budget allocated to network spending. However, it is quite frustrating when you see money being spent on things like this but read of network problems day after day in the broadband forum. And yes, I'm sure ntl will get commission for signups coming from ntlworld.com

jtwn · 26-05-2006, 19:03

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Originally Posted by Frank

Not sure what link you are looking at, but I am looking at the URL http://app8.datingdirect.com/searchh...searchhome.asp which is ntl branded and sitting on a DatingDirect server (see attached). If you still insist that DD paid ntl and not vice versa for this then I guess we will just have to agree to disagree.

OK, I'll walk you through it.

http://www.ntlworld.com/dating/

Click 'Find love online today'

Scroll down

Click 'Find love online now with Dating Direct'

In fact all of the links in the text on that page lead to datingdirect.com.

Your right we can argue technicalities all day but I'm only saying whats is there, in black and white.

spiderplant · 26-05-2006, 20:23

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Originally Posted by Frank

I will quite happily admit that when I wrote the article I was extremely annoyed at ntl's failure to live up their part of an agreement that we have with them to provide information about new products and services.

I don't know the details of your agreement with ntl, but maybe this wasn't considered worth telling you about. To me the datingdirect link doesn't look substantially different from HMV or William Hill or any other ad link on ntlworld.com. Are ntl really expected to tell you about every advertising deal they do?

If the datingdirect deal was considered newsworthy, I'd also expect to see a press release. But I don't.

All the same, well done to CF for plugging it

Jules · 26-05-2006, 20:49

Do you think I will need a hat for a forum wedding