[AusNOG] Belong - Powered by Telstra

[Alan Maher]

I expect they created( copied?) the name from here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qItugh-fFgg


On 18/09/2014 6:52 p.m., Brendan Pratt wrote:
> To go further off topic. ;)
>
> LEXUS
> Limited Edition eXport to the U.S.
>
> Ask a lot of people now, and they will look down at Toyota products as 
> cheap junk.  doh!
>
>
> Yep, tel$tra brand still carries a lot of weight in the market, 
> especially to those who bought their shares years ago.
>
> Paul Brooks said the following on 18/09/2014 12:26 PM:
>> The inverse happens too -  Toyota created Lexus as a premium brand to 
>> chase an up-market market segment to their normal customer-base.
>>
>> P.
>>
>> On 18/09/2014 11:41 AM, Andrew Cox wrote:
>>> This seems like the same sort of thing as iiNet's "Jiva" brand - 
>>> https://www.jiva.com.au/
>>>
>>> - Andrew
>>>
>>> On 18 September 2014 02:01, Skeeve Stevens 
>>> <skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com 
>>> <mailto:skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     :)  This is what happens when you don't see advertising.
>>>
>>>     So, how do they materially differ from Bigpond?
>>>
>>>
>>>     ...Skeeve
>>>
>>>     *Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>>>     skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com
>>>     <mailto:skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com> ;
>>>     www.eintellegonetworks.com <http://www.eintellegonetworks.com/>
>>>
>>>     Phone: 1300 239 038 <tel:1300%20239%20038>; Cell +61 (0)414 753
>>>     383 <tel:%2B61%20%280%29414%20753%20383> ; skype://skeeve
>>>
>>>     facebook.com/eintellegonetworks
>>>     <http://facebook.com/eintellegonetworks> ;
>>>     linkedin.com/in/skeeve <http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve>
>>>
>>>     twitter.com/theispguy <http://twitter.com/theispguy> ; blog:
>>>     www.theispguy.com <http://www.theispguy.com/>
>>>
>>>
>>>     The Experts Who The Experts Call
>>>
>>>     Juniper - Cisco - Cloud- Consulting- IPv4 Brokering
>>>
>>>     On 18 September 2014 00:33, Brad Peczka <brad at bradpeczka.com
>>>     <mailto:brad at bradpeczka.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         You're very, very late to the party.
>>>
>>>         http://www.itnews.com.au/News/361446,telstra-launches-low-cost-isp.aspx
>>>
>>>         As for the branding - the Telstra brand still has a lot of
>>>         pull, especially among the older generation(s), and if you
>>>         can get 'Powered by Telstra' at x% of the cost of Telstra...
>>>
>>>         Regards,
>>>         -Brad.
>>>         ________________________________________
>>>         From: AusNOG [ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
>>>         <mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net>] On Behalf Of
>>>         Skeeve Stevens [skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com
>>>         <mailto:skeeve%2Bausnog at eintellegonetworks.com>]
>>>         Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2014 10:25 PM
>>>         To: ausnog at ausnog.net <mailto:ausnog at ausnog.net>
>>>         Subject: [AusNOG] Belong - Powered by Telstra
>>>
>>>         As I don't watch FTA and don't see adverts often, maybe I am
>>>         late to the party on this.
>>>
>>>         I'm at a hotel and seeing a lot of repeated adverts for
>>>         "Belong, powered by Telstra"
>>>
>>>         https://www.belong.com.au/
>>>
>>>         The website has a certificate from Telstra and says its
>>>         Telstra service at the bottom.
>>>
>>>         So, how is this different from Bigpond?
>>>
>>>         They say they are month-by-month contracts and do NBN, etc etc.
>>>
>>>         Just weird... I mean, if you are trying to differentiate
>>>         yourself from Telstra - then why tell everyone you are
>>>         powered by Telstra... seems pointless?
>>>
>>>         Thoughts?
>>>
>>>         ...Skeeve
>>>
>>>         Skeeve Stevens - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>>>         skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com
>>>         <mailto:skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com><mailto:skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com
>>>         <mailto:skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com>> ;
>>>         www.eintellegonetworks.com
>>>         <http://www.eintellegonetworks.com><http://www.eintellegonetworks.com/>
>>>
>>>         Phone: 1300 239 038 <tel:1300%20239%20038>; Cell +61 (0)414
>>>         753 383 <tel:%2B61%20%280%29414%20753%20383> ; skype://skeeve
>>>
>>>         The Experts Who The Experts Call
>>>
>>>         Juniper - Cisco - Cloud - Consulting - IPv4 Brokering
>>>
>>>
>>>
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