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  • Re: Cord Cutters News: A Major Internet Provider is Reportedly Shutting Down (USA)

    From Adrian Caspersz@email@here.invalid to uk.telecom.broadband on Fri Nov 21 22:22:30 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    On 17/11/2025 16:26, JMB99 wrote:
    A Major Internet Provider is Reportedly Shutting Down

    https://cordcuttersnews.com/a-major-internet-provider-is-reportedly- shutting-down/

    A friend in the US who sent the link, says they had a very poor
    reputation because they gave terrible service.


    It's ok. They (Hughes) still have the UK national lottery contract?


    I like playing the game 'spot the Hughes dish' when out and about.
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    Adrian C
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  • From David Wade@dave@g4ugm.invalid to uk.telecom.broadband on Sat Nov 22 07:58:48 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    On 21/11/2025 22:22, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
    On 17/11/2025 16:26, JMB99 wrote:
    A Major Internet Provider is Reportedly Shutting Down

    https://cordcuttersnews.com/a-major-internet-provider-is-reportedly-
    shutting-down/

    A friend in the US who sent the link, says they had a very poor
    reputation because they gave terrible service.


    It's ok. They (Hughes) still have the UK national lottery contract?


    I don't think so.

    https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/press-release/allwyn-digital-upgrade-for-new-national-lottery/


    I like playing the game 'spot the Hughes dish' when out and about.



    I bet the dishes stay for a long time..

    Dave

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  • From Abandoned Trolley@that.bloke@microsoft.com to uk.telecom.broadband on Sat Nov 22 08:20:21 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband




    I bet the dishes stay for a long time..

    Dave



    You can still spot Ionica dishes on houses around here :-\
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to uk.telecom.broadband on Sat Nov 22 11:57:20 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    On 2025/11/22 8:20:21, Abandoned Trolley wrote:



    I bet the dishes stay for a long time..

    Dave



    You can still spot Ionica dishes on houses around here :-\
    Then there are "Sugar bowls". (A name coined by an s. f. author - might
    have been Ben Bova or James Follett - based on the fact that one of Alan Sugar's companies [AMSTrad was it?] dominated UK satellite TV at one
    point - which I thought rather a clever name; I never saw anyone else
    use it though.) But certainly plenty of those remain!
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    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
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  • From Bob Eager@news0009@eager.cx to uk.telecom.broadband on Sat Nov 22 12:13:51 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    On Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:57:20 +0000, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

    On 2025/11/22 8:20:21, Abandoned Trolley wrote:



    I bet the dishes stay for a long time..

    Dave



    You can still spot Ionica dishes on houses around here :-\

    Then there are "Sugar bowls". (A name coined by an s. f. author - might
    have been Ben Bova or James Follett - based on the fact that one of Alan Sugar's companies [AMSTrad was it?] dominated UK satellite TV at one
    point - which I thought rather a clever name; I never saw anyone else
    use it though.) But certainly plenty of those remain!

    Until recently, we had a Rabbit antenna on a shop in the town.
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  • From Abandoned Trolley@that.bloke@microsoft.com to uk.telecom.broadband on Sat Nov 22 19:28:50 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband



    Until recently, we had a Rabbit antenna on a shop in the town.


    Boots the Chemist ?
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  • From Bob Eager@news0009@eager.cx to uk.telecom.broadband on Sat Nov 22 22:28:47 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.telecom.broadband

    On Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:28:50 +0000, Abandoned Trolley wrote:


    Until recently, we had a Rabbit antenna on a shop in the town.


    Boots the Chemist ?

    No, different part of the street. Not sure what the shop was.
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