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Sunday Tribune - "Does any one really want broadband?"

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  • 19-10-2002 10:25pm
    #1
    Dangger
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    Great article in the Sunday Tribune covering this question. IOFFL managed to get a few points across too. Don't have access to link. Sunday Tribune page 11 business section by Matthw McGee.

    Beg borrow, steal or better still buy a copy! For Mr. McGee's persistent coverage its the least we can do! You'll also get CEO of Eircom Philip Nolan's perspective on the whole Irish telecoms market thrown in for the price. An interesting read :rolleyes: !


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    mike65
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    Good to se my favouite Sunday rag is showing an interest, btw they don't have a web site amazingly.

    Mike.


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    sceptre
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    (without having read the article)

    I can see my letter to the editor this week
    Sir

    Re your article "Does anyone really want broadband?"

    I do

    Yours etc

    Seamus Ryan

    Sometimes they just make it too easy.


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    El_MUERkO
    Registered Users Posts: 759 ✭✭✭El_MUERkO


    hehe, this could be another one of those eircom tribunal auto mail thingy's we could bombard the tribune with 'i do' letters :D


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    mike65
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    Oh dear, oh dear oh dear, oh dear... :(

    The title was'nt ironic, the article really does buy the line that hardly anyone wants broadband, sure David Long gets a few points in but the editorial part of the piece takes the eircom line. It notes that 14% of respondants to a survey carried out by the MRBI for Etaine Doyles office expressed strong interest and that 32% were somewhat interested in BB. Which sounds to me like a market waiting to happen. The article mentions in passing I-Stream costs €108 a month but does'nt query that price.:rolleyes:

    A missed oppotunity.

    Mike.


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    fisty
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    string em up with cat5.
    Anyone have a link to this story as I havn't bothered getting dressed yet to go to the shop and buy it.
    :confused:


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    pork99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,746 ✭✭✭pork99


    The title was'nt ironic, the article really does buy the line that hardly anyone wants broadband

    Its an Irish tradition; if you dont like something, stick head up yer arse, ignore it and it will go away!

    I think they're luddites who can't assimilate new technology and probably feel threatened by it (its significant that the Tribune has no website)


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    spongebob
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    as a matter of interest.

    M


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Originally posted by Muck
    as a matter of interest.

    You get one guess.

    (hint: it is the person you think/fear it is)


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    spongebob
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    Tony O'Reilly

    No wonder they never mentioned any competing broadband products..

    M


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    yellum
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    Time to write to the tribune methinks.


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    OHP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 437 ✭✭OHP


    "Does any one really want broadband?"

    Yes!

    OHP


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