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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan
I'm not talking about just that press release. I'm talking about their advertising in general. And the conversation I had with their retentions department a couple of months ago.
They don't hide the fact that they rely on BT, but the certainly don't shout about it.
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You said "So they do still rely on BT installing their fibre optic network then?", and I pointed out (again) that "Sky Broadband Unlimited Fibre uses the FTTC installed by Openreach".
To that, you said you were just asking a question and that "Sky do give that impression to anyone who isn't in the know".
So... what "impression"?
What "advertising in general"? Sky has
only just announced that it's going to be providing fibre broadband, and has been totally open that it relies on BT's fibre roll-out.
When has Sky's advertising ever claimed otherwise?
When, exactly, has Sky claimed (your words) "that they are increasing the fibre optic network"?
Sky has also always been totally open about needing a "BT line" for Sky Broadband (which is the
sole extent of it "relying on BT"). What's there to "shout about"?
If you want ADSL from Sky, you need a "BT line". Which is how it is for all ADSL ISPs. It's not exactly full-on "relying on BT". It's
just the phoneline. From the equipment at the BT exchange onwards, you're using
Sky's equipment and
Sky's network. Not BT's. In fact, even the phoneline is effectively Sky's now, as Sky now provides fully unbundled broadband and voice (SVBN) - you have to have Sky line rental (not BT) to have Sky Broadband. Openreach deals with the physical line if necessary, but it's a Sky line not BT.
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan
This is your specialist field and not mine. Which is why I asked the question ages ago.
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Not my specialist field at all. I'm a molecular biologist.