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RE: Re: OT: NTL Broadband


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  • Subject: RE: Re: OT: NTL Broadband
  • From: "Mick Furlong" <dorsai@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:15:59 +0100
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Only 6 years myself not bad for what started out as a 6 month contract ;)

Mick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 June 2001 23:13
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: OT: NTL Broadband
>
>
> So have I.
>
> It will be 25 years on 2nd August 2001.
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mick Furlong [mailto:dorsai@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 June 2001 23:01
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: OT: NTL Broadband
>
>
> Thanks Keith I thought it was something like that and as you say it
was a
> looooooooong time ago ;) SOme of the guys I work with have been in the
> GPO/POT/BT/BT Plc that long ;)
>
> Mick
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 13 June 2001 22:53
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: OT: NTL Broadband
> >
> >
> > Bloody Hell!!!
> >
> > The 20 year old references to Buzby were bad enough but the GPO
> > ceased to be
> > in 1968 when it became Post Office Telephones and Royal Mail.
> > Post Office Telecommunications was 1976-1981.
> > British Telecom 1981-1984
> > British Telecommunications plc 1984 - ????
> >
> > It was (may still be) an offence to use foul language on the
> phone back in
> > the dim and distant past and you are almost right about the
offence.
> >
> > "Misuse of the Queen's Electricity" was the official
wording ;-)
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mick Furlong [mailto:dorsai@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 13 June 2001 22:40
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: OT: NTL Broadband
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > Offence in what way?
> >
> > It is against BTs Contract Terms yes but I wouldnt call it an
offence.
> >
> > Btw I do NOT do this or condone it I have the full ethernet
> ADSL to allow
> > multiple PC access.
> >
> > I am not sure that they are still in place but I do know that
there were
> > some weird laws on the books at one time...such as stealing the
GPOs
> > electricity if you used a service and then refused to pay for it
;)
> >
> > Mick
> >
> >
> >
> >
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