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  1. #1
    Anthony Horan
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    On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:12:46 +1100, Brendon wrote:

    > Our plan to transform the company in order to improve our customers'
    > experience and streamline business operations has led to a close review
    > of all of our product and service offerings.


    Telstra, masters of the most transparent spin/bull**** in the country. What
    an embarrassment of a company,

    > The Telstra OneNumber service (previously called 'Telepath', when
    > introduced over 10 years ago) has now been identified as an older
    > product which is no longer commercially viable for us to maintain.


    That old chestnut again.

    > You may like to consider our new Next G mobile service - faster,
    > simpler, everywhere you need it!


    And an arse-rape price-wise! Woohoo! Exclamation marks galore!!!!!!!

    Seriously, how much of a mongoloid do you have to be to be considered by
    Telstra for a position?





    See More: Telstra OneNumber going... going..




  2. #2
    Simon Templar
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..

    On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:39:06 +1100, Anthony Horan
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Telstra, masters of the most transparent spin/bull**** in the country. What
    >an embarrassment of a company,


    It's only a matter of time before Te$tra has been completely gutted by
    the Mexican and it will become insolvent, that will be very soon after
    he has done a runner back to the US.


    The views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I
    may belong to.

    73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
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  3. #3
    Rod Speed
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..

    Simon Templar <[email protected]> wrote
    > Anthony Horan <[email protected]> wrote


    >> Telstra, masters of the most transparent spin/bull****
    >> in the country. What an embarrassment of a company,


    > It's only a matter of time before Te$tra has been completely
    > gutted by the Mexican and it will become insolvent,


    Not a chance, even the stupid mex wont be able to manage that.

    > that will be very soon after he has done a runner back to the US.


    Taint gunna happen, you watch.





  4. #4
    Graeme Willox
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..

    Michael wrote:
    > "Anthony Horan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:12:46 +1100, Brendon wrote:
    >>
    >>> Our plan to transform the company in order to improve our customers'
    >>> experience and streamline business operations has led to a close review
    >>> of all of our product and service offerings.

    >> Telstra, masters of the most transparent spin/bull**** in the country.
    >> What
    >> an embarrassment of a company,

    >
    > Translation - we are not going to spend $1m a year maintaining a service
    > that 30 000 people use, and generate $1.1m of revenue a year
    >
    >>> The Telstra OneNumber service (previously called 'Telepath', when
    >>> introduced over 10 years ago) has now been identified as an older
    >>> product which is no longer commercially viable for us to maintain.

    >> That old chestnut again.

    >
    > See above. No one uses it anymore. 90% of the users are Communic8 Home users
    > as well
    >
    >
    >


    I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many
    people still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously
    if you stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses
    it, regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.



  5. #5
    Kwyjibo
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..


    "Graeme Willox" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...

    > I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many people
    > still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously if you
    > stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses it,
    > regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.


    They ****ed it at the outset by utilising the 0500 prefix. It was too close
    to 0055 and callers were reluctant to call it, thinking they were calling
    premium service numbers with their associated high prices.
    It was never going to take off.

    --
    Kwyj.





  6. #6
    Graeme Willox
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..

    Kwyjibo wrote:
    > "Graeme Willox" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >
    >> I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many people
    >> still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously if you
    >> stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses it,
    >> regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.

    >
    > They ****ed it at the outset by utilising the 0500 prefix. It was too close
    > to 0055 and callers were reluctant to call it, thinking they were calling
    > premium service numbers with their associated high prices.
    > It was never going to take off.
    >


    I agree. I used to have one, but got rid of it. People used to think I
    was giving them a 0055 number until I explained it to them. The main
    reason I got rid of it was that if you wanted to utilise the Telepath
    number but also wanted people to be able to send you an SMS, they needed
    to have two numbers for you.



  7. #7
    Rod Speed
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..

    Graeme Willox <[email protected]> wrote
    > Michael wrote
    >> Anthony Horan <[email protected]> wrote
    >>> Brendon wrote


    >>>> Our plan to transform the company in order to improve our
    >>>> customers' experience and streamline business operations has led
    >>>> to a close review of all of our product and service offerings.


    >>> Telstra, masters of the most transparent spin/bull**** in the country. What an embarrassment of
    >>> a company,


    No one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to use them.

    >> Translation - we are not going to spend $1m a year maintaining a
    >> service that 30 000 people use, and generate $1.1m of revenue a year


    >>>> The Telstra OneNumber service (previously called 'Telepath', when
    >>>> introduced over 10 years ago) has now been identified as an older
    >>>> product which is no longer commercially viable for us to maintain.


    >>> That old chestnut again.


    It isnt a chestnut, its a commercial reality.

    >> See above. No one uses it anymore. 90% of the users are Communic8
    >> Home users as well


    > I know that there are people who would use it if they could.


    What matters is whether that can generate anything
    like the revenue to pay for the maintenance of it.

    > Many people still don't know that the service was ever available.


    And hardly any of those would choose to use if even if they did become aware of it.

    It never did appeal to very many at all.

    > Obviously if you stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses it, regardless of
    > how good, bad or indifferent the product is.


    And it never did fly, even when it was being sold.





  8. #8
    Michael
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..

    > I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many people
    > still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously if you
    > stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses it,
    > regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.


    They stopped selling it years ago, because no one wanted it then.

    Now they are finally canning it. Good on em





  9. #9
    Michael
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..


    "Kwyjibo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "Graeme Willox" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >
    >> I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many people
    >> still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously if you
    >> stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses it,
    >> regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.

    >
    > They ****ed it at the outset by utilising the 0500 prefix. It was too
    > close


    Thats what the ACA allocated them. Not Telstra's issue

    > to 0055 and callers were reluctant to call it, thinking they were calling
    > premium service numbers with their associated high prices.


    Thats a prime example of why Australians are ****ed in the head.

    > It was never going to take off.


    We can agree on that
    >
    > --
    > Kwyj.
    >






  10. #10
    Michael
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..


    "Graeme Willox" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Kwyjibo wrote:
    >> "Graeme Willox" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>
    >>> I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many
    >>> people still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously
    >>> if you stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses
    >>> it, regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.

    >>
    >> They ****ed it at the outset by utilising the 0500 prefix. It was too
    >> close to 0055 and callers were reluctant to call it, thinking they were
    >> calling premium service numbers with their associated high prices.
    >> It was never going to take off.
    >>

    >
    > I agree. I used to have one, but got rid of it. People used to think I
    > was giving them a 0055 number until I explained it to them. The main
    > reason I got rid of it was that if you wanted to utilise the Telepath
    > number but also wanted people to be able to send you an SMS, they needed
    > to have two numbers for you.


    It was crap for a few reasons

    - the initial pricing was crap . . . until they switched to caller pays, it
    was no good
    - the SMS issue was always a stinger
    - when CND first came in, depending on which trunk your call used, you
    either got CND pass through or not

    Then, the killer . . . MNP in Sep 2001!

    Because of MNP, Telstra had to respect the diverted call indicator.

    I used to direct my 0500 to my Optus mobile. Missed the call, it would go to
    Optus voicemail. After MNP, it stopped going to voicemail as it was a double
    diversion

    Thats when i got rid of it.

    They ****ed it by not making it a redirection service (ala 1300 / 13 / 1800
    numbers), but made it a DIVERSION service (ie. the call to 0500 became a
    DIVERTED call when it landed on the service you directed it to)





  11. #11
    thegoons
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..


    "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news[email protected]...
    >> I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many people
    >> still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously if you
    >> stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses it,
    >> regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.

    >
    > They stopped selling it years ago, because no one wanted it then.
    >
    > Now they are finally canning it. Good on em
    >

    Hope the ACCC cans Telstra too for forcing the subscribers to reprint
    stationery, sign-writing etc



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    Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com




  12. #12
    Graeme Willox
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..

    thegoons wrote:
    > "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news[email protected]...
    >>> I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many people
    >>> still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously if you
    >>> stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses it,
    >>> regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.

    >> They stopped selling it years ago, because no one wanted it then.
    >>
    >> Now they are finally canning it. Good on em
    >>

    > Hope the ACCC cans Telstra too for forcing the subscribers to reprint
    > stationery, sign-writing etc
    >
    >
    >


    I've seen a few companies with their 0500 number printed on their staff
    members' uniforms. Some people have to pay for their uniforms, so they
    might be a little peeved by Telstra's decision too.



  13. #13
    Two Bob
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..

    >> I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many people
    >> still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously if you
    >> stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses it,
    >> regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.

    >
    > They ****ed it at the outset by utilising the 0500 prefix. It was too
    > close to 0055 and callers were reluctant to call it, thinking they were
    > calling premium service numbers with their associated high prices.


    I'll go along with that, I had 0500'telephone' and 0500'technician' printed
    on all my stationary and cards and very few people utilised it for the same
    reason.





  14. #14
    Michael
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..


    "thegoons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news[email protected]...
    >>> I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many
    >>> people still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously
    >>> if you stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses
    >>> it, regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.

    >>
    >> They stopped selling it years ago, because no one wanted it then.
    >>
    >> Now they are finally canning it. Good on em
    >>

    > Hope the ACCC cans Telstra too for forcing the subscribers to reprint
    > stationery, sign-writing etc


    YOU HAVE OVER A YEAR TO GET YOUR **** INTO GEAR

    ****wit

    >
    >
    >
    > --
    > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
    >






  15. #15
    Michael
    Guest

    Re: Telstra OneNumber going... going..


    "Graeme Willox" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > thegoons wrote:
    >> "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news[email protected]...
    >>>> I know that there are people who would use it if they could. Many
    >>>> people still don't know that the service was ever available. Obviously
    >>>> if you stop selling any service, you'll reach a point where noone uses
    >>>> it, regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the product is.
    >>> They stopped selling it years ago, because no one wanted it then.
    >>>
    >>> Now they are finally canning it. Good on em
    >>>

    >> Hope the ACCC cans Telstra too for forcing the subscribers to reprint
    >> stationery, sign-writing etc

    >
    > I've seen a few companies with their 0500 number printed on their staff
    > members' uniforms. Some people have to pay for their uniforms, so they
    > might be a little peeved by Telstra's decision too.


    The world weeps for ****wits





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