Re: UKNM: RE: DIXONS - FREE SHARE

[Stefan Magdalinski]

Richard Longhurst wrote:

> 

> Lo,

> 

> Stefan Magdalinski wrote:

> 

> > also, the fact that you can only sign up via their 0845 number, rather

> > than just becoming a member of their wonderful portal community via the

> > web, or your existing internet connection, rather points to them making

> > more from the phone call charges than Mr Beaumont claims.

> 

> There's nothing to stop you accessing http://www.freeserve.net/ if you're not

> using Freeserve as your ISP. It's a decent Web site, but doesn't do anything

> that other portals [spits] don't.


yawn. yes you can access the website, but you can't register for the

free email or free webspace unless you dial up, or at least I'm too

stupid to find it. 


> Much as people (especially on this list :-) ) don't like Dixons, it's pretty

> unlikely that even they would base a new business round quid-a-minute tech

> support. They're interested in selling white and brown goods and Freeserve

> gives them a foot in the on-line door. (Or should that be portal?) If they can

> can recoup some of the outlay through ads on the Freeserve Web site and the

> tech support line then so much the better.


nah, it's all in the telco fees. 


> as Demon demands for its one-off sign-up fee. And why the hell would anyone

> want to use BT Click now?


why did anyone want to before?


> Richard

> 

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