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Re: [LUG] Free BT iPlate thingy ..

 

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, alex mclennan wrote:
>
>>> Grant Sewell wrote:
>>> From page 2, after entering the phone+postcode details:
>>>
>>> BT Broadband Accelerator
>>>
>>> BT Broadband Accelerator can improve your broadband connection by 
>>> filtering out interference from your phone extension wiring. A 
>>> one-off charge of £1.20 for postage will be applied to your BT bill. 
>>> Available to BT Total Broadband customers only. Non BT Total 
>>> Broadband customers will be contacted to place an order for BT Total 
>>> Broadband.
>>>
>>> So... only free if you already use BT Total Broadband then.
>
>> hi all, am i right in assuming that this smacks of restrictive 
>> practices,or have i got it wrong.alex the not so noob
>
> This is BT retail giving them way to their own customers. Not BT 
> wholesale giving them away to one of their resellers customers, (of 
> which BT retails is just another reseller from their point of view - 
> in theory) so from that point of view I don't think it's restrictive.
>
> Although a shade misleading perhaps - as I didn't notice that in the 
> first place.
>
> Gordon
blast i shall un-instruct my solicitors,lol.alex the noob

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