Tiscali for £4.49!!!!!!!

Lance · May 12, 2008, 08:36:23

Even if Tiscali paid me £4.49 a month, I still wouldn't have it!

Noreen · May 12, 2008, 12:13:15

Apparently Carphone Warehouse are offering £550 million for Tiscali.

Rik · May 12, 2008, 12:20:26

I wonder what it is about the numbers game - having large numbers of subscribers doesn't guarantee they are profitable.

Sebby · May 12, 2008, 13:48:35

It is bizarre!

Simon · May 12, 2008, 21:38:10

I'm surprised the monopolies commissions haven't got wind of it yet!

D-Dan · May 12, 2008, 22:38:02

So let me get this right - I pay £4.99 - and I get Tiscali for that, or I pay nothing, walk around the globe with a note book writing down all the information I encounter and drawing pictures of everything I see, and I get complete unrestricted access to the same information in about the same time?

Lance · May 12, 2008, 22:45:14

Nope. Your way would be quicker!

Lance · May 13, 2008, 08:17:17

It seems Carphone Warehouse has been excluded by Tscali as a possible buyer.

Sebby · May 13, 2008, 08:50:58

Maybe they think CPW are too good.

Rik · May 13, 2008, 08:56:54

Maybe they saw what happened to AOL.

Sebby · May 13, 2008, 09:01:00

That's more likely!

Noreen · May 14, 2008, 13:38:41

QuoteCarphone Warehouse's telecommunications business could become an acquisition target if it fails to buy Tiscali, the Milan-listed internet company, industry analysts said..................

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f794520-2110-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1

Rik · May 14, 2008, 13:40:38

Blood on the carpet, eh.

Noreen · May 14, 2008, 13:43:14

Talk about "the law of the jungle"!

madasahatter · May 14, 2008, 14:06:25

I can't seem to see that article - it comes up with "You have viewed your allowance of free articles. If you wish to view more, click the button below.". The button below tries to get you to sign up

Noreen · May 14, 2008, 18:43:33

Yes, I can't read it now either. Try this one http://80.244.186.153/Vodafone_emerges_as_a_frontrunner_to_buy_Tiscali.html

Rik · May 14, 2008, 18:47:12

So first CPW bid for Tiscali, then, according to the report, "Mr James claims Carphone's next step will be to sell its telecoms business."

That doesn't make sense to me...

bob_s · May 16, 2008, 21:39:51

Its just the first three months then £12.99, one year contract.

It looks like a great offer, so do I just phone idnet to cancel, or do I ask tiscalli help desk to migrate me.

madasahatter · May 16, 2008, 22:04:00

It's OK Bob - the nice men in white coats will be here to pick you up very very soon

LesD · May 16, 2008, 22:06:28

I would not go back to Tiscali if it was free - no not even if they paid me.

What use is something that does not work!

I was regularly getting under 400 kbps download throughput every evening from before 7 PM until after 10 PM with 200 kbps not being uncommon. At 7 AM it would 2700 kbps but they blamed my kit!

This started from the day I was "upgraded" from my stable 2 Mbps fixed rate package to their up to 8 Mbps ADSLMax package and lasted until the day I migrated to IDNet after which my sanity was slowly but surely restored!