Comments on: Where did the Pipex Broadband go? http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/where-did-the-pipex-broadband-go/ News and Updates on the Community. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:24:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Peter http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/where-did-the-pipex-broadband-go/#comment-2373 Peter Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:52:31 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/12306/#comment-2373 I don't think you can criticise the return of the Hoff. I don't think you can criticise the return of the Hoff.

]]> By: nadger http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/where-did-the-pipex-broadband-go/#comment-2365 nadger Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:13:58 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/12306/#comment-2365 Andrew eventually caught up with our posts elsewhere. I'll stick with the final line of my comment added to his editorial. Unfortunately <a href="http://www.pipexlimited.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Pipex Internet</a> has gone down these. Andrew eventually caught up with our posts elsewhere.

I'll stick with the final line of my comment added to his editorial.

Unfortunately Pipex Internet has gone down these.

]]> By: Neil_A http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/where-did-the-pipex-broadband-go/#comment-2363 Neil_A Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:56:09 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/12306/#comment-2363 Now covered on ThinkBroadband too http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3489-no-new-residential-customers-at-pipex.html Now covered on ThinkBroadband too
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3489-no-new-residential-customers-at-pipex.html

]]> By: James http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/where-did-the-pipex-broadband-go/#comment-2356 James Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:08:12 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/12306/#comment-2356 It's still working for me Liam. Maybe it was a temporary glitch. It's still working for me Liam. Maybe it was a temporary glitch.

]]> By: LiamM http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/where-did-the-pipex-broadband-go/#comment-2348 LiamM Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:45:20 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/12306/#comment-2348 I get :- Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server. On pipex.co.uk now. I get :-

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

On pipex.co.uk now.

]]> By: nadger http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/where-did-the-pipex-broadband-go/#comment-2331 nadger Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:39:50 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/01/12306/#comment-2331 I've made the comment on a couple of forums that the new party game seems to be "pass the pipex" As some may know I was one of the founders of pipexsupport.com - a support site we set up with the blessing of Dave Rickards, the then Pipex owner. Unfortunately Pipex was purchased by GX Comms who used the name to rebrand themselves and the decline started. The new senior management had no ISP experience and this was proven by the disjointed purchases they then made. There was never a chance of them integrating the companies particularly as two of them ( Homecall & Toucan) were resellers of Tiscali products. I have to be careful on how I comment as a lot of info I have came from meetings with Pipex directors and I did have a verbal NDA. What I do think is that the demise of Pipex Internet proves the need for an ISP to be run by people with experience of ISPs and not purely by the money men. Personally I liked, and got on well with, Dominic Crolla when he was MD but googling will reveal a banking background and no prior ISP experience. One wonders who will be the next owner as Tiscali seem to think they'll have a buyer before April ends. I've made the comment on a couple of forums that the new party game seems to be "pass the pipex"

As some may know I was one of the founders of pipexsupport.com - a support site we set up with the blessing of Dave Rickards, the then Pipex owner.

Unfortunately Pipex was purchased by GX Comms who used the name to rebrand themselves and the decline started.

The new senior management had no ISP experience and this was proven by the disjointed purchases they then made. There was never a chance of them integrating the companies particularly as two of them ( Homecall & Toucan) were resellers of Tiscali products.

I have to be careful on how I comment as a lot of info I have came from meetings with Pipex directors and I did have a verbal NDA.

What I do think is that the demise of Pipex Internet proves the need for an ISP to be run by people with experience of ISPs and not purely by the money men.

Personally I liked, and got on well with, Dominic Crolla when he was MD but googling will reveal a banking background and no prior ISP experience.

One wonders who will be the next owner as Tiscali seem to think they'll have a buyer before April ends.

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