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BT’s wrist slapped over 'free VoIP' advert
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint on Wednesday against BT over a direct mail advert to their broadband customers promoting BT Communicator, its recently launched Internet telephony package.
[June 29, 2005, 18:20]
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
News The advert, which cannot be broadcast again, claimed consumers could purchase a Dell Inspiron notebook with an Intel Celeron processor for £299. The laptop was not initially available on the Web site at the advertised price, so the ASA considered...
[August 4, 2006, 10:55]
BT’s wrist slapped over 'free VoIP' advert
Talkback UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE The use of deceptive, ambiguous and misleading words in an advertisement is not only unfair but equally an “unfair trade practice” that is prohibited in almost all the civilized nations.
[June 29, 2005, 18:52]
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
Talkback Companies selling preinstalled Linux and no-OS http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/23168/ Dell needs to break away from Microsoft. Dell could then sell cool stuff like xgl.http://video.google.com/videosearch?
[August 6, 2006, 3:13]
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
Talkback Dell always does this. And one of its worst practices (unless you're used to it) is not advertising the £50 delivery charge that is added to every product. Because Dell's machines can't be bought in the shops, the delivery charge is not an optional...
[August 4, 2006, 15:38]
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
Talkback About time they were brought to task- they have been doing this for years, I'm sure I have seen stats that say that their average final selling price is 60% higher than the advertised price.
[August 10, 2006, 6:17]
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
Talkback Dell does this on most of its consumer based products and you cant deselct what cause the increase, I noticed it on the dektop range. Who wants a Dell anyway absolutly appauling Customer Service now it has been offshored, still good to its business...
[September 21, 2006, 11:20]
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
Talkback Ever wondered why you can't get a "Dell" in a shop, as Dell say? Simply because, if you see a Dell in a shop and see the inferior, obsolete hardware that is used, including on-board everything with little or no available slots for upgrading, you...
[August 8, 2006, 15:15]
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
Talkback What a surprise! Dell were misleading in their product pricing. They have been doing this for years and will only change when they feel it in their pocket.
[August 7, 2006, 3:08]
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
Talkback Ken is a bit stupid so i would ignore him, he seems to be opening mouth then engaging brain. Dell however i have to agree, when you go to their website you see a machine for £400, you click it just to find out it is £535 and you cant get it cheaper.
[August 16, 2006, 11:39]
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
Talkback About time too, the numerous times they have singled out a price and product and you can't purchase at that price or are given the run around is unbelievable. Thankfully they will have to rethink this strategy of mis representation in the future...
[August 18, 2006, 11:18]
BT warned to play fair over broadband advert blitz
Talkback bt have sat on there ****** for too long, they should be offering all kinds of services. How many years have they had a monoply and all they could think of was put up call charges! Its time the goverment let go, like with gas and electric, the same...
[April 30, 2004, 12:27]
BT warned to play fair over broadband advert blitz
News Telecoms watchdog Oftel has given a green light to BT's plans to distribute millions of pounds to British Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to subsidise their broadband advertising. As reported by ZDNet UK News on Monday, many ISPs have already...
[January 16, 2002, 9:59]
I don't see the advert
Talkback Where's the advertising? Where's google's money maker? I can see no way for google to tie users into using google's pieces considering every service can be replaced by third party apps. Microsoft could replace all the google bits with Windows Live...
[December 10, 2007, 20:50]
Open Advert
Talkback I was interested to note that MI6 are openly advertising for applicants from all types of background on facebook!
[December 6, 2008, 1:03]
One year on, and Web advert spending doubles
News In reporting its numbers, the IAB said it was the ninth straight quarter of growth for online advertising, and represented a 97 per cent increase from the second quarter of 1997 (due to incorrect information supplied by the IAB's auditor, an...
[October 29, 1998, 10:16]
Smart security: network scanners
Talkback Like Gillian Mary Holland in the UK my PC was invaded by the very annoying Smart-Security warning advert. For 2 days I tried to remove the annoying advert by many methods without success until I accidentally got into ZD Net talkback on network...
[June 26, 2004, 18:47]
Microsoft's Mojave just a desert vista
Blog It didn't seem fair to wade into Microsoft's “Mojave Experiment” advert quite so soon after the flat earth incident. The job of the advert is to rebuild the Vista brand in the mainstream: most adverts look crassly counter-productive to people...
[August 11, 2008, 8:56]
hotmail adverts
Talkback this is happening to me where the advert above rolls down and covers certain buttons and mails.when the advert is behaving itself and staying at the top of the screen, i still don't have access to buttons.
[October 30, 2007, 11:12]
Microsoft claims EC breakthrough
Talkback Comment: The advert on this page is so >distracting I had to skip reading the article with the advert >on screen.it smacks of subliminal advertisng which I >believe is illegal in the UK. Errr what advert i dont see none try using a browser...
[April 5, 2006, 13:32]
