http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/07/sugar_bt/
:lol:
Nice to know BT can screw up and get caught so publicly.
Maybe he rents out his services.
I wish. :)
That would be one mother of an escalation wouldn't it.
;D Ian Livingstone certainly never called me.
Nor me.
QuoteBig problem at home with BT internet they r tinkering to change to adsl 2. real cock up brain dead in call centre clueless.
QuoteAfter 5 mins told BT bloke on phone who I was and I make pc's and routers for day job. Made no diff still went tru stupid check list.Help!
I'll be the first to admit, Alan Sugar knows his stuff. His business philosophy from way back when, was the ability to sell affordable grot to the masses. He was never an innovator, his products were always low tech but everyone could afford them and he made a mint.
Those quotes seem to indicate nothing changes, cheap and cheerful to the last. Given his wealth and his [cough] obvious understanding Internet technology, don't you not think he would have opted for better than bog-standard ADSL connection some time ago?
He's also tight, that's how he made his money. ;D
BT Internet, he obviously doesn't know the difference between them and a true business grade ISP, namely the likes of IDNET or Zen.
I doubt he actually knows what a router is, he's always been about selling, not technology.
He probably knows about the one the carpenter uses
:lol:
Even that's asking a lot... ;)
Maybe I should send him a message via twiiter and tell him to get a better ISP/phone company
Go for it, preferably the jugular. ;)
I do find The Apprentice amusing because of the arrogant people that end up on it.
I find it totally avoidable for the same reason. ;D
I try to avoid most TV.
Generally just watch that, Live at the Apollo and Tramadol Nights these days
Isn't tramadol a pain killer? ;)
Quote from: Rik on Dec 08, 2010, 10:34:47
Isn't tramadol a pain killer? ;)
Yes, opiate based, I am on them for severe arthritis.
Well, a modern Marxism would be TV is the opiate of the masses, Mick. Sorry to hear about your pain, though.
I want to know, how on the 'apprentice' you can be fired before you are hired? :eyebrow:
Quote from: pctech on Dec 07, 2010, 19:20:34
I try to avoid most TV.
Generally just watch that, Live at the Apollo and Tramadol Nights these days
Not sure about Tramadol nights Mitch, Saying that I have Oxycontin nights now ;D I think I liked Frankie Boyle more on Mock the week, he repeats stuff he has used on that show as well in his live gigs and now in this new series, I had high hopes but so far not impressed.
Quote from: Gary on Dec 08, 2010, 18:28:45
I want to know, how on the 'apprentice' you can be fired before you are hired? :eyebrow:
It avoids retrospective legislation, Gary. ;)
Quote from: Rik on Dec 08, 2010, 18:31:41
It avoids retrospective legislation, Gary. ;)
I think you should be on that show (I don't watch it) love to see you dig into Lord sweetness and light ;D
There are a couple of people on it that have started their own businesses supposedly.
I suspect their businesses are pretty much on the rocks if they want to go and work for a man whose only successes were the green screen and decoders made for an Ozzie billionaire's subscription repeat channels.
Sugar claims "BTare talking cr**"
Well he knows exactly what cr** is because his company sold cr** for years. Good old Amscrap PCs
It takes one to know one, I guess.
He still owns Viglen too which aren't that great either.
I had a big fall out with them in their early days. Ended up with them taking the machine back and refunding me.
I did get quite a good price for a Xeon based workstation of about 2 and a half grand but then I thought I probably didn't need that much power.
You can never have too much power, Mitch - just ask any politician. ;)