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View Poll Results: Sky and Phorm - Would you leave if implemented?
Yes 117 81.82%
No 7 4.90%
Undecided 16 11.19%
Don't really care 3 2.10%
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Old 07-03-08, 03:19 PM   3 links from elsewhere to this Post. Click to view. #11
 
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Re: Phorm and Sky Broadband - Would you stay or go?

Go where? Chances are most ISP's will do this or similar eventually, may as well stay with the cheapest!
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Here are some of the questions and answers asked last night on the Webchat
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And some more - There are about 36 screenshots in total.
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And some more
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Gosh I hate cropping images...
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Cool Re: Phorm and Sky Broadband - Would you stay or go?

Definately cancel. I maybe opening a can of worms here, but for some reason 'Great Britain' has become a nation of we take whatever is thrown at us. It's about time we stood up and fought back.

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