Getting Sky broadband

I have recently applied to Sky for their broadband service and have
been told that I would first have to give up my existing broadband(AOL)
and I then would have to wait some 3 or 4 weeks for my Sky service to
commence.

Is this a spoiler? As Sky now own UK AOL my cynicism indicates to me
that they are reluctant to give up a customer paying £20.00 + a month
for Sky's free service! I may be wrong but the Sky individual I spoke
to was a long way from being helpful.

Any ideas?

"hhhhancock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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I have recently applied to Sky for their broadband service and have
been told that I would first have to give up my existing broadband(AOL)
and I then would have to wait some 3 or 4 weeks for my Sky service to
commence.

Is this a spoiler? As Sky now own UK AOL my cynicism indicates to me
that they are reluctant to give up a customer paying £20.00 + a month
for Sky's free service! I may be wrong but the Sky individual I spoke
to was a long way from being helpful.

Any ideas?

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Sky doesn't who AOL UK. The Carphone Warehouse does.

hhhhancock wrote on 3 Jan 2007 04:37:39 -0800:

> I have recently applied to Sky for their broadband service and have
> been told that I would first have to give up my existing broadband(AOL)
> and I then would have to wait some 3 or 4 weeks for my Sky service to
> commence.
>
> Is this a spoiler? As Sky now own UK AOL my cynicism indicates to me
> that they are reluctant to give up a customer paying £20.00 + a month
> for Sky's free service! I may be wrong but the Sky individual I spoke
> to was a long way from being helpful.
>
> Any ideas?

Carphone Warehouse own AOL, not Sky. While BT and Sky both reportedly were
looking to bid on AOL, neither of them took of it over.

The free Sky Broadband is provided using an Easynet LLU service. If there
isn't Easynet LLU at your exchange then they'll keep emailing you asking if
you want to go to Sky Connect for £17.99 a month, which is provided over a
normal BT connection.

Dan

"Spack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Carphone Warehouse own AOL, not Sky. While BT and Sky both reportedly were
> looking to bid on AOL, neither of them took of it over.

wow when did this happen?
Got to feel sorry for aol users.

"Beck" <beck@none> wrote in message
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>
> "Spack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>
>> Carphone Warehouse own AOL, not Sky. While BT and Sky both reportedly
>> were looking to bid on AOL, neither of them took of it over.
>
> wow when did this happen?
> Got to feel sorry for aol users.
Back in August

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08..._buys_out_aol/

ABC wrote:
> "Beck" <beck@none> wrote in message
> news:459ba756$0$8735$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "Spack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Carphone Warehouse own AOL, not Sky. While BT and Sky both reportedly
>>> were looking to bid on AOL, neither of them took of it over.
>> wow when did this happen?
>> Got to feel sorry for aol users.
> Back in August
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08..._buys_out_aol/
>
>
Only completed yesterday

http://business.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=11222007

(E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
> I have recently applied to Sky for their broadband service and have
> been told that I would first have to give up my existing broadband(AOL)
> and I then would have to wait some 3 or 4 weeks for my Sky service to
> commence.
>
> Is this a spoiler? As Sky now own UK AOL my cynicism indicates to me
> that they are reluctant to give up a customer paying =A320.00 + a month
> for Sky's free service! I may be wrong but the Sky individual I spoke
> to was a long way from being helpful.
>
> Any ideas?

Almost certainly the result of LLU and not being able to use MAC keys to
migrate.
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Regards
Jon

On 3 Jan 2007, "ABC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Back in August

>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08..._buys_out_aol/

Just wondering if you looked at the page ?
( "Published Friday 30th August 2002 14:01 GMT" ) ** 2002 **

Presumably just copied the wrong link from their site...