Carphone Warehouse buys Tiscali UK

Rik · May 08, 2009, 18:42:52

Having once been a Pipex customer, I can understand that.

Noreen · May 08, 2009, 18:47:43

Quote from: Glenn on May 08, 2009, 18:35:59
I came from F2S like a few here

I was another one escaping from Pipex.

Rik · May 08, 2009, 18:48:50

So was I, once they took over Nildram. Funny how we all feel the same about them...

Noreen · May 08, 2009, 19:08:45

F2S was great in the early days, much like IDNet even down to being run by two brothers. I remember being quite stunned when F2S phoned me up on the day that I was connected to them to check that everything was OK and that I was happy with the service.

bobleslie · May 08, 2009, 19:48:33

At one time, Pipex used to be quite good.

It's so long ago I can't remember when.

It may even have been before broadband.

Simon · May 08, 2009, 21:25:28

I was with Pipex for nearly five years, and they never put a foot wrong, until Tiscali got involved, then the whole thing turned into a shambles.

Sebby · May 08, 2009, 23:12:01

Same here, Simon. I went with Entanet after Pipex for under a year before moving to IDNet.

zappaDPJ · May 09, 2009, 01:05:41

Quote from: Simon on May 08, 2009, 21:25:28
I was with Pipex for nearly five years, and they never put a foot wrong, until Tiscali got involved, then the whole thing turned into a shambles.

That was exactly the same for me. In the first four or five years with Pipex I had to reboot my router once for which I was notified in advance that there was a planned outage to upgrade my exchange. I went from 512Kbs to 1Mbs to 2Mbs to 4Mbs and that's exactly what I got.

Then Tiscali got involved and Pipex became Poopex. They moved me to Tiscali's rancid LLU service and my rock-steady line dropped to 1.5Mbs so I upgrade to 8Mbs and it dropped back further to 512Mb/s before finally dying as they inadvertently put a cease on my line while they continued to pillage my credit card. After that it got a whole lot worse but that's a story for another day

vitriol · May 09, 2009, 18:23:16

I was with Nildram and when I heard about the buy out by Tiscali, I migrated immediately to IDNet. Certainly no complaints here, service and support are excellent and when things do go pear shaped, things are sorted quickly.

Rik · May 09, 2009, 18:24:41

You've seen the full-length picture of me, haven't you.

bobleslie · May 10, 2009, 16:53:26

It wasn't that bad, Rik.

I did suffer the odd nightmare or two, but I'm over the worst!

Rik · May 10, 2009, 16:56:01

You have a good shrink then, Bob?

bobleslie · May 10, 2009, 17:02:15

Apart from my wife, who keeps my feet firmly planted to the ground, no.

I sometimes feel I might benefit from one, though.

OTOH it may just be my age.

Rik · May 10, 2009, 17:03:49

Trust me, I tried several, and I don't think, in the main, they helped.

bobleslie · May 10, 2009, 17:08:09

I'm not keen, so I'm happy to rely on your experience.

Rik · May 10, 2009, 17:13:05

I've tried most forms of therapy, Bob, and only cognitive (CBT) has had any practical use, the rest were mired in understanding the misery, but not dealing with it.

bobleslie · May 10, 2009, 17:21:27

That's rough, Rik.

One of our relatives has had problems, but has recovered remarkably due to the efforts of the shrink.

The problems were caused by the medical profession.

Me? I'm a happy little bunny most of the time.

Rik · May 10, 2009, 17:25:09

It's OK, Bob, I was something of a guinea pig for a number of the treatments. I learned to live with the issues, albeit with some restrictions on my life.

Niall · May 17, 2009, 00:14:18

Quote from: vitriol on May 09, 2009, 18:23:16
I was with Nildram and when I heard about the buy out by Tiscali, I migrated immediately to IDNet. Certainly no complaints here, service and support are excellent and when things do go pear shaped, things are sorted quickly.

Me too

Lance · May 20, 2009, 22:48:34

I got a letter today from BT offering me the chance to switch to them and get away from Carphone Warehouse. Problem is I left Tiscali back in October 2006!

Sebby · May 20, 2009, 23:50:14

Simon · May 20, 2009, 23:58:52

They should be renamed Backward Telecom!

Rik · May 21, 2009, 09:59:35

At least in polite society.