[AusNOG] Belong - Powered by Telstra

[Brendan Pratt]

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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