On Sun, 05 Nov 2023 00:25:10 +0000, auuV <au...@zehen.invalid> wrote:
>On Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:08:56 +0100,
nob...@nowhere.com wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:14:09 +0100, auuV <au...@zehen.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 08 Oct 2023 20:48:34 +0100,
nob...@nowhere.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 07 Oct 2023 01:39:39 +0100, auuV <au...@zehen.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:49:39 +0100,
nob...@nowhere.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>BCBFBT: We will be turning off POTS in 2025 come what may.
>>>>>
>>>>>I worked out what BCBFBT stands for. I should think its the standard
>>>>>acronym here in aroonn.
>>>>
>>>>Has been since forever.
>>>
>>>Its useful to remember that they are lurking there, being the backbone
>>>to almost everything.
>>
>>Our social and economic models are *so* flawed. But they seemd to be
>>working for a while, so everyone treats them as unassailable. :|
>>
>>Yes, you need to create and then fully exploit a monopoly. Because its
>>great to position yourself so that the only way to compete is to create
>>a disruptive technology that utterly destroys you.
>>
>>Look on the bright side: by the time the revolution consigns you to the
>>dustbin of history, everyone will hate you so much that theyll think you
>>belong there. :D
>
>What a legacy to throw away, from being a trusted institution to
>...this.
Gotta cash in all that goodwill and boost my performance bonus!
Of course doing so will completely wreck the
company/organisation/country. But thats my successors problem.
Tee hee!
>>>>>>Also BCBFBT: We hope to have fast broadband in most homes before 2027.
>>>>>>No promises, mind.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks, BCBFBT. Bless you all.
>>>>>
>>>>> :|||\\
>>>>
>>>>Worst telco ever.
>>>>
>>>>And that is damning them with... powerful damnation? I mean "worst
>>>>telco" is a bit like "most murderous serial killer". An interesting
>>>>statistic, certainly. But any sort of recommendation? I dont think so.
>>>
>>>I expect the .usian ones have a huge scope for being terrible, though.
>>
>>Yes the .usian ones are terrible. That was my point. *All* telcos are
>>terrible, for reasons whose study would no doubt make an excellent PhD
>>in business psychosociology.
>
>I wonder. Something to do with power?
I suspect so. An industry with tall barriers to entry (such as the need
to cable up an entire country) might lead to complacency.
Lets hope that a disruptive technology - such as wide area wireless
comms - doesnt come along, enq?
>Having said that, the telephone engineer/manager people I have known
>have been diamond geezers.
The engineers are rarely the problem. Call me biased. :|
>>But BT are the worst. Gifted a monopoly, gifted free infrastructure,
>>IPO guaranteed by a sympathetic govt, and they *still* act like
>>psychopathic shithead who just want to rob everyone blind while offering
>>the minimum level of service that wont get them formally investigated.
>>
>>I personally consider this behaviour "disappointing".
>>
>>(Not "disappointing" is my entry in Understatement of the Year 2023.
>>Remember: vote early, vote often!)
*Note
>Disappointing getting a lot of support in the polls.
Did not disappoint.