Cable buys out Bulldog

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sat May 29, 2004 3:28 am **Post subject:** Cable buys out Bulldog

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Dear Mr Spud,

We’re pleased to announce that Bulldog Communications has been acquired by Cable & Wireless PLC, the UK’s second largest telecommunications company.

Bulldog’s vision has always been to push back the boundaries of the UK broadband market and offer a range of innovative, high quality broadband products, providing excellent value-for-money. Cable & Wireless’s acquisition of Bulldog will help us drive this vision forward.

We’ll continue to develop more exciting services, invest in network expansion, and improve product performance and service quality for the benefit of all our customers.

We’ll still provide your service as we do now and you can contact us in the same ways.

We’d like to thank you for buying from Bulldog. We remain committed to listening to your needs and enhancing your broadband experience.

Watch this space!

Yours sincerely,

Richard Greco, CEO
Bulldog Communications

About Cable & Wireless

Cable & Wireless is a leading international telecommunications company, with customers in 80 countries. For 130 years it has constantly reinvented itself to embrace the latest technological advances to serve its customers' needs. Cable & Wireless provides IP (Internet Protocol), voice and data services to business customers, and to residential customers in some markets, as well as services to other telecoms carriers, mobile operators and providers of content, applications and internet services.

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
:-o
http://www.bulldogcommunications.com

paul-scream22 · **Posted:** Sat May 29, 2004 11:03 am **Post subject:**

Shit!!!!!!!!!!!

Was thinking of changing providers to Bulldog when I move at end of month

Keep us posted on how that change over goes

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sat May 29, 2004 7:14 pm **Post subject:**

To be honest, I was just taking the piss cos cable's technical support is terrible. However, I don't think it will change much... infact, it may only mean increased speeds for free. They are highly unlikely going to change much, and bulldog are a popular ADSL company. It might be an extremely good thing, or one would hope

paul-scream22 · **Posted:** Sat May 29, 2004 7:26 pm **Post subject:**

Lets hope, coz think I'll be moving to them by end of month :lol:

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:41 pm **Post subject:**

wow! Their website has been redesigned since the take over. I e-mailed with a problem last week (in the evening) and they replied the next day.
It seems they've really improved customer service recently.

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? Bulldog is the UK's “Best Consumer Broadband ISP” (ISPA 2004)
? Bulldog's parent is the leading telecoms giant Cable & Wireless
? Bulldog consistently offers the best-value broadband services in the UK
? Bulldog offers an attractive range of options and value-added services including spam and virus protection, domain names, email and web space
? Bulldog provides a competitive range of leading broadband equipment, including modems, routers, wi-fi and accessories
? Bulldog was the first ISP to introduce high-speed broadband (1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 4 Mbps & 6 Mbps) to UK homes
? Bulldog offers leading Broadband solutions for both consumers and businesses

http://www.bulldogdsl.com/
They seem to be offering migration for a ?1 too. Just thought I might give a heads up.

paul-scream22 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:54 pm **Post subject:**

So what package you on Spud?

Saw their redesigned site - very nice

Thinking of going for the PrimeTime package where 512kb/s during day but 1/2MB on evenings/weekends.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:57 am **Post subject:**

Alltime 2mb, I saw primetime, it would be a very good option for budget users.. hell its pointless just sticking to 512 if you can afford better. Only problem is upload, its just not high enough @ 256kb, but since bulldog are pushing forward download, lets hope they are the first to do so with upload

Only smelly, ugly, singing, dancing, chimney-sweeping cockneys get 4mbit

ps. no offence to any chimney sweeps out there
pps. no offence to any smelly, ugly, dancing or singing people either :lol:

paul-scream22 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:48 am **Post subject:**

Thats why I was going for Prime time 2MB becuase you get 400kbps upload but with Alltime you only get 256 kbps

At least according to their website :roll:

<a href="http://www.bulldogdsl.com/residential/products/alltime/alltime.asp" target=blank>All Time</a>
<a href="http://www.bulldogdsl.com/residential/products/primetime/primetime.asp" target=blank>Prime Time</a>

Shame really as I'd go with All Time 2MB if it had 400 kbps.
Am I reading the information table wrong

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:03 pm **Post subject:**

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Thats why I was going for Prime time 2MB becuase you get 400kbps upload but with Alltime you only get 256 kbps

No you read em wrong, you get 400kb/s if your a cockney, you get 256 everywhere else. Take a look at the footnote:

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*Up to 400 kbps upstream within Bulldog's Central London exchanges.

Also they don't seem to have a link to primetime service anymore, but last time I read it, it said the same. And all the alltime services said 400kb/s with a footnote. I guess they got complaints about only having 256 up

Enter your phone number and you'll get the services you can actually get

paul-scream22 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:10 pm **Post subject:**

Right I get you now!

Done that and got this :

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AllTime 2000
?30 Month
?1.00 Connection Charge
Up to 2Mbps Download
Up to 256Kbps Upload
40:1 Contention

That seems like a bargain

Would love the 400 kbps upload though

Going to go for that then once i get phone line installed which is taking BT for ever!!!!!!!

Purple.Nightmare · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:51 am **Post subject:**

paul-scream22 wrote:

Going to go for that then once i get phone line installed which is taking BT for ever!!!!!!!

so you went the BT way then......did it cost much in the end? as am seriously thinking bout switching to BT atm

but as said in another thread when i tried b4 they wanted stupid money in advance!!!!

paul-scream22 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:11 pm **Post subject:**

Well luckily

my house already has a BT connection from the previous residents so it just needs re-activating!

Going with the standard BT package for phone and Bulldog DSL for Broadband!

Will look into the "other" phone packages around (SKY/TALK TALK etc etc) but need the phone line ASAP so just sticknig with BT for now.

Whats your set up P.N?

Purple.Nightmare · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:40 pm **Post subject:**

NTHell serve me with broadband, TV & phone and when it works is a treat, but if things go wrong........................

have never been BT customer, there is no BT line running to my house

and last time i enquired i could have gone on holiday to australia for what they wanted :evil:

(and i have good credit ratings) :matrix:

would love to take advantage of Bulldog's tarifs as they quite attractive

paul-scream22 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:48 pm **Post subject:**

That sucks P.N

And there is BT making out they want people to "come back to them"

I pay ?35 for a 1MB line so ?30 for Bulldog's 2MB seems good!

Have you tried again recently with BT, why are they charging you so much?
Do they actually have top run the wire from them to you? In that dig up the road and connect your house?

Purple.Nightmare · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:56 pm **Post subject:**

i haven't tried recently as was so put off with my initial dealings with them i vowed never to touch anything to do with them ever...........i believe it was to do with the fact that i had never been a bt customer so not only did i have to pay for the install as there is no bt line to my house, but i would have had to pay the 1st years estimated bill in advance!!!!! (why? i have no credit probs!!) i told them at the time that if they didnt want my custom then there would be others who would love to take my cash. this had no effect on them even when i stated that for a fiver i could have cable installed with tv and phone! i doubt they operate like that now but it pissed me off big time then

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