NTL agrees to acquire Virgin Mobile

"Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin Mobile in
a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share capital at
962.4 million pounds."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...in-mobile.html

Disorder wrote:
> "Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin Mobile in
> a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share capital at
> 962.4 million pounds."
> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...in-mobile.html

Oh well, bye bye Virgin Mobile. I'll be looking for a new supplier ASAP.

Glenn.

Glenn Proctor wrote:

>> "Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin
>> Mobile in
>> a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share
>> capital at
>> 962.4 million pounds."
>> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...in-mobile.html
>>
>
> Oh well, bye bye Virgin Mobile. I'll be looking for a new supplier ASAP.

I must say this attitude does amuse me - you are presumably happy with
Virgin - they aren't going to change overnight. Nothing like
prematurely pointing a gun at your feet and pulling the trigger.

Colin Forrester wrote:
> Glenn Proctor wrote:
>
>>> "Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin
>>> Mobile in
>>> a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share
>>> capital at
>>> 962.4 million pounds."
>>> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...in-mobile.html
>>>
>>
>> Oh well, bye bye Virgin Mobile. I'll be looking for a new supplier ASAP.
>
> I must say this attitude does amuse me - you are presumably happy with
> Virgin - they aren't going to change overnight. Nothing like
> prematurely pointing a gun at your feet and pulling the trigger.

It's based on previous experience with NTL. I'm changing for 2 reasons - firstly
they'll screw up the customer service sooner or later, but mainly, I don't want
to give NTL a single penny of my money. That's the main reason for the imminent
change.

Glenn.

On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:32:36 +0100, Disorder wrote:

> "Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin Mobile in
> a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share capital at
> 962.4 million pounds."
> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...in-mobile.html


Another one bites the dust

Colin Forrester wrote:
> Glenn Proctor wrote:
>
> >> "Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin
> >> Mobile in
> >> a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share
> >> capital at
> >> 962.4 million pounds."
> >> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...n-mobile..html
> >>
> >
> > Oh well, bye bye Virgin Mobile. I'll be looking for a new supplier ASAP.
>
> I must say this attitude does amuse me - you are presumably happy with
> Virgin - they aren't going to change overnight. Nothing like
> prematurely pointing a gun at your feet and pulling the trigger.

And I suspect you didn't read the story. It clearly states that the
current management will remain in place.

Furthermore, Virgin will be the largest stakeholder (if I've read it
correctly), and I can't for one moment believe that Sir Richard would
allow the virgin brand to be tarnished by poor service.

NTL will be paying a minimum of £8.5 million to use the Virgin Brand.
I'm sure there would be a stipultion that failure to uphold the highest
standards of customer service would result in the loss of the right to
use the name.

Richard Branson is an astute businessman...

Still, if customer service goes down or is prices rise, then I'll use
up my remaining credit and go elsewhere. I'm loyal to no brand.

Lumpy

you wont be on your own!

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"Glenn Proctor" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:44323139$0$522$da29aeef@newsread.sanger.ac.uk ...
> Colin Forrester wrote:
>> Glenn Proctor wrote:
>>
>>>> "Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin
>>>> Mobile in
>>>> a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share
>>>> capital at
>>>> 962.4 million pounds."
>>>> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...in-mobile.html
>>>
>>> Oh well, bye bye Virgin Mobile. I'll be looking for a new supplier ASAP.
>>
>> I must say this attitude does amuse me - you are presumably happy with
>> Virgin - they aren't going to change overnight. Nothing like prematurely
>> pointing a gun at your feet and pulling the trigger.
>
> It's based on previous experience with NTL. I'm changing for 2 reasons -
> firstly they'll screw up the customer service sooner or later, but mainly,
> I don't want to give NTL a single penny of my money. That's the main
> reason for the imminent change.
>
> Glenn.
>

"Lumpy" <spamcage@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1144144395.420730.229290@v46g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com...
>

>NTL will be paying a minimum of £8.5 million to use the Virgin Brand.
>I'm sure there would be a stipultion that failure to uphold the highest
>standards of customer service would result in the loss of the right to
>use the name.

There is speculation that NTL will change it's cable TV operation to trade
under the Virgin brand.

"Disorder" <no.spam@this.address.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e0t3u5$964$1@emma.aioe.org...
> "Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin Mobile
> in
> a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share capital
> at
> 962.4 million pounds."
> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...in-mobile.html
>
NTL are nuts, 962.4 million quid for nothing but a name on T mobile

NTL already have a virtual mobile network on the better Orange network
If they simply had spent a million quid on advertising better rates than
Virgin
they wouldn't need to buy them.

Instead they've kept it a secret that NTL mobile even exists

Steve Terry

"Disorder" <no.spam@this.address.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e0t3u5$964$1@emma.aioe.org
> "Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to
> acquire Virgin Mobile in a deal that values Richard
> Branson's mobile phone carrier's share capital at 962.4
> million pounds."
> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...in-mobile.html

Oh no having just ditched Teleworst I am now going to have to ditch VM as
well.

Anyone else do free voicemail retrieval on PAYG..? This is essential and
is the sole reason for using VM. (I'll be damned if I'll pay to retrieve
work related messages..!)


Ivor

"Colin Forrester" <colin@thefrogslepthere.com> wrote in
message news:49eojvFo7kujU2@individual.net
> Glenn Proctor wrote:
>
> > > "Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to
> > > acquire Virgin Mobile in
> > > a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone
> > > carrier's share capital at
> > > 962.4 million pounds."
> > > http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/32...in-mobile.html
> > >
> >
> > Oh well, bye bye Virgin Mobile. I'll be looking for a
> > new supplier ASAP.
>
> I must say this attitude does amuse me - you are
> presumably happy with Virgin - they aren't going to
> change overnight. Nothing like prematurely pointing a
> gun at your feet and pulling the trigger.

Not overnight, maybe. But then Orange didn't change overnight when FT
acquired them, now look at what they've become.

Ivor

On 4 Apr 2006 02:53:15 -0700, "Lumpy" <spamcage@gmail.com> wrote:
>correctly), and I can't for one moment believe that Sir Richard would
>allow the virgin brand to be tarnished by poor service.

ROFL... brilliant.

Rgds
Jonathan

On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:01:38 +0100, Mark Hewitt wrote:

>
> "Lumpy" <spamcage@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1144144395.420730.229290@v46g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>
>>NTL will be paying a minimum of £8.5 million to use the Virgin Brand.
>>I'm sure there would be a stipultion that failure to uphold the highest
>>standards of customer service would result in the loss of the right to
>>use the name.
>
> There is speculation that NTL will change it's cable TV operation to trade
> under the Virgin brand.

NTL haters will not be fooled.

In article <e102fv$hv9$1@emma.aioe.org>, Gstring@yawn.zzzzzz says...
> On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:01:38 +0100, Mark Hewitt wrote:
>
> >
> > "Lumpy" <spamcage@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1144144395.420730.229290@v46g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com...
> >>
> >
> >>NTL will be paying a minimum of £8.5 million to use the Virgin Brand.
> >>I'm sure there would be a stipultion that failure to uphold the highest
> >>standards of customer service would result in the loss of the right to
> >>use the name.
> >
> > There is speculation that NTL will change it's cable TV operation to trade
> > under the Virgin brand.
>
> NTL haters will not be fooled.

There's a story on one of the IT sites that says NTL will trade as
Virgin, but only once Branson is happy that customer service is up to
scratch.

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On 4 Apr 2006 02:53:15 -0700, "Lumpy" <spamcage@gmail.com> wrote:

>And I suspect you didn't read the story. It clearly states that the
>current management will remain in place.

Have you ever read of a takeover where the buyer has announced:

"We'll get rid of all the old managers, cut down on customer service,
freeze out all the good people from the bought company and then mess
the product up"?

I certainly haven't, but that's what usually happens.

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