BREAKING NEWS: Sky Broadband website registered. - Sky Broadband

Netgem · 16-07-2006, 21:22

Two domain names have recently been registered by bSkyb. Here is the whois information:

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Registrant:
British Sky Broadcasting Ltd (DOM-1464057)
6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way, Isleworth
London TW7 5QD
US

Domain Name: skybroadband.com

Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com
Registrar Whois: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.markmonitor.com

Administrative Contact:
British Sky Broadcasting Ltd (NIC-14511535) British Sky Broadcasting Ltd
6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way, Isleworth
London TW7 5QD
US
freida.tallon@bskyb.com
+44.8702403000
Fax- +44.2078056016
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
British Sky Broadcasting Ltd (NIC-14511536) British Sky Broadcasting Ltd
6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way, Isleworth
London
- TW7 5QD
GB
domains@sky.com
+44.8702403000
Fax- +44.2079415173

Created on..............: 1999-Nov-25.
Expires on..............: 2007-Nov-25.
Record last updated on..: 2006-May-17 11:10:55.

Domain servers in listed order:

DNS1.ALLDOMAINS.COM
DNS2.ALLDOMAINS.COM

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Domain name:
skybroadband.co.uk

Registrant:
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc

Registrant type:
UK Public Limited Company, (Company number: 2247735)

Registrant's address:
Grant Way
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 5QD
GB

Registrant's agent:
NetNames Limited [Tag = NETNAMES]
URL: http://www.netnames.co.uk

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 20-Oct-2004
Renewal date: 20-Oct-2006
Last updated: 26-Jan-2006

Registration status:
Registered until renewal date.

Name servers:
pri1.dns.uk.psi.net
pri2.dns.uk.psi.net

WHOIS lookup made at 22:19:41 16-Jul-2006

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These two domain names more or less confirm Sky Broadband.

skyuniverse · 16-07-2006, 23:21

oh my god who cares.. that makes no sense and can not see why it would be usefull at all?

spark22 · 16-07-2006, 23:24

Not exactly a surprise, seeing as they bought Easynet.

Chparmar · 16-07-2006, 23:36

WOW!

Great stuff Netgem.

Really useful!

Keep it up. I am sure forum members would be lost without you.

underworldjam · 17-07-2006, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyuniverse

oh my god who cares.. that makes no sense and can not see why it would be usefull at all?

It makes perfect sense. Your post does not make sense.
"that makes no sense and can not see why it would be usefull at all?"
What you are saying is that it (the 1st post) cannot see why it (the 1st post) would be useful. What you meant to say was "that makes no sense and I can not see why it would be usefull at all?"
There is also no need for the question mark. You are only questioning yourself.

Back to the point; it is useful because it confirms that sky are to launch a broadband service.

StevenSmith · 17-07-2006, 01:32

Picky picky picky... at least get it right, underworldjam

Sorry but how does it confirm that Sky are going to launch a broadband service?

Sky register some URLs - how does that confirm anything?

In fact, I'm surprised someone didnt register them years ago.

You simply added other information you were already aware of, to this useful information the OP provided to reach your own conclusion that it confirms a service is being launched.

d3mon · 17-07-2006, 05:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenSmith

Sorry but how does it confirm that Sky are going to launch a broadband service?.

There just happens to be a company called "Sky Broadband Services Ltd" (the holding company for Easynet), and is it not broadly coincidental that the Customer service systems were undergoing 'upgrades' yesterday?

Watch this space, you may be surprised!

gs1 · 17-07-2006, 06:13

It's been widely anticipated for some days, that BSkyB will announce their intentions tomorrow,
as was reported in a Guardian article in June and this article from The Scotsman yesterday.

Other articles:
Independent
Telegraph
Sunday Times

Netgem · 17-07-2006, 08:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenSmith

Picky picky picky... at least get it right, underworldjam

Sorry but how does it confirm that Sky are going to launch a broadband service?

Sky register some URLs - how does that confirm anything?

In fact, I'm surprised someone didnt register them years ago.

You simply added other information you were already aware of, to this useful information the OP provided to reach your own conclusion that it confirms a service is being launched.

OK, Steven. So - how many broadband companies do you know of that are called Sky Broadband and that are ran and managed (as proven in the whois) bSkyb that aren't anything to do with Sky Digital? I await your answer...

StevenSmith · 17-07-2006, 20:07

Hi,

Firstly, I was not my usual self last night. Personal issues may have clouded my judgement - to be honest I think last night I just wanted to have a fight to make myself feel better.

Anyway, you can write whatever you want on the WHOIS service and it's so easy to hack and amend them anyway. I could put bskyb on the WHOIS for one of my sites - would you then think Sky were offering car and home insurance because the WHOIS said it was them?

My point was that just because you register skybroadband.co.uk doesnt mean you're going to offer sky broadband, like if you register takemetothemoon.co.uk doesnt mean you're necessary gonna offer space travel tomorrow!!!

astra19E · 17-07-2006, 20:12

Doesn't the .com one say it was made in 1999?

Robbie01 · 17-07-2006, 20:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenSmith

Picky picky picky... at least get it right, underworldjam

Sorry but how does it confirm that Sky are going to launch a broadband service?

Sky register some URLs - how does that confirm anything?

In fact, I'm surprised someone didnt register them years ago.

You simply added other information you were already aware of, to this useful information the OP provided to reach your own conclusion that it confirms a service is being launched.

actually, looking at those 2 entries, they were registered some time ago:

skybroadband.com was registered on 25 November 1999
skybroadband.co.uk was registered on 20 October 2004

I doubt many companies with a global brandname would not have websites registered in their name by now

Sky also have other domain names registered too, skybroadband.org (20 Oct 2004), skybroadband.org.uk (20 Oct 2004). On the other hand, someone else has registered skybroadband.net, and are offering it for sale...

Glenn24v · 17-07-2006, 20:33

I'm considering registering Glenn24vmonkeyshop.com, but I won't be selling monkeys.

SmegSnot · 17-07-2006, 21:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyuniverse

oh my god who cares.. that makes no sense and can not see why it would be usefull at all?

Just because your brain doesn't work, doesn't mean the post doesn't make sense to those whose brain does work.

bidismyname · 17-07-2006, 21:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmegSnot

Just because your brain doesn't work, doesn't mean the post doesn't make sense to those whose brain does work.

and the guy works for Sky

, God please help us.... Sorry Skyuniverse... just a joke!

SmegSnot · 17-07-2006, 22:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by deybid

and the guy works for Sky

Yeah, when you see some of the posts on here from those who say they work for Sky, you soon realise why Sky have such poor CS if these poster really are from Sky.

16-07-2006, 21:22	#1
Netgem Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: East Anglia, UK Services: Sky +, Sky HD, Xbox 360 Elite, Samsung 40" M87, Xbox 360 HD DVD Player, 5.1 Posts: 585	BREAKING NEWS: Sky Broadband website registered. Two domain names have recently been registered by bSkyb. Here is the whois information: MarkMonitor.com - The Leader in Corporate Domain Management ---------------------------------------------------------- For Global Domain Consolidation, Research & Intelligence, and Enterprise DNS, go to: www.markmonitor.com ---------------------------------------------------------- The Data in MarkMonitor.com's WHOIS database is provided by MarkMonitor.com for information purposes, and to assist persons in obtaining information about or related to a domain name registration record. MarkMonitor.com does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a WHOIS query, you agree that you will use this Data only for lawful purposes and that, under no circumstances will you use this Data to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail (spam); or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to MarkMonitor.com (or its systems). MarkMonitor.com reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy. Registrant: British Sky Broadcasting Ltd (DOM-1464057) 6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way, Isleworth London TW7 5QD US Domain Name: skybroadband.com Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com Registrar Whois: whois.markmonitor.com Registrar Homepage: http://www.markmonitor.com Administrative Contact: British Sky Broadcasting Ltd (NIC-14511535) British Sky Broadcasting Ltd 6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way, Isleworth London TW7 5QD US freida.tallon@bskyb.com +44.8702403000 Fax- +44.2078056016 Technical Contact, Zone Contact: British Sky Broadcasting Ltd (NIC-14511536) British Sky Broadcasting Ltd 6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way, Isleworth London - TW7 5QD GB domains@sky.com +44.8702403000 Fax- +44.2079415173 Created on..............: 1999-Nov-25. Expires on..............: 2007-Nov-25. Record last updated on..: 2006-May-17 11:10:55. Domain servers in listed order: DNS1.ALLDOMAINS.COM DNS2.ALLDOMAINS.COM MarkMonitor.com - The Leader in Corporate Domain Management ---------------------------------------------------------- For Global Domain Consolidation, Research & Intelligence, and Enterprise DNS, go to: www.markmonitor.com ---------------------------------------------------------- --and-- Domain name: skybroadband.co.uk Registrant: British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc Registrant type: UK Public Limited Company, (Company number: 2247735) Registrant's address: Grant Way Isleworth Middlesex TW7 5QD GB Registrant's agent: NetNames Limited [Tag = NETNAMES] URL: http://www.netnames.co.uk Relevant dates: Registered on: 20-Oct-2004 Renewal date: 20-Oct-2006 Last updated: 26-Jan-2006 Registration status: Registered until renewal date. Name servers: pri1.dns.uk.psi.net pri2.dns.uk.psi.net WHOIS lookup made at 22:19:41 16-Jul-2006 -- This WHOIS information is provided for free by Nominet UK the central registry for .uk domain names. This information and the .uk WHOIS are: Copyright Nominet UK 1996 - 2006. You may not access the .uk WHOIS or use any data from it except as permitted by the terms of use available in full at http://www.nominet.org.uk/whois, which includes restrictions on: (A) use of the data for advertising, or its repackaging, recompilation, redistribution or reuse (B) obscuring, removing or hiding any or all of this notice and (C) exceeding query rate or volume limits. The data is provided on an 'as-is' basis and may lag behind the register. Access may be withdrawn or restricted at any time. These two domain names more or less confirm Sky Broadband.

16-07-2006, 23:21	#2
skyuniverse Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Services: SKY + PVR 2 & PVR 3 Posts: 92	oh my god who cares.. that makes no sense and can not see why it would be usefull at all?

16-07-2006, 23:24	#3
spark22 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle Services: Sky HD, Sky Max, Orange Posts: 415	Not exactly a surprise, seeing as they bought Easynet.

16-07-2006, 23:36	#4
Chparmar Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: London Services: SKY + HD, SKY + (Sky World, 6 Mixes), VM BB (10MB) Posts: 4,514	WOW! Great stuff Netgem. Really useful! Keep it up. I am sure forum members would be lost without you.

17-07-2006, 01:32	#6
StevenSmith Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: TS17 Services: BTB + BTV Posts: 282	Picky picky picky... at least get it right, underworldjam Sorry but how does it confirm that Sky are going to launch a broadband service? Sky register some URLs - how does that confirm anything? In fact, I'm surprised someone didnt register them years ago. You simply added other information you were already aware of, to this useful information the OP provided to reach your own conclusion that it confirms a service is being launched.

17-07-2006, 06:13	#8
gs1 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Services: Freeview; Sky; Sky Broadband. Posts: 3,289	It's been widely anticipated for some days, that BSkyB will announce their intentions tomorrow, as was reported in a Guardian article in June and this article from The Scotsman yesterday. Other articles: Independent Telegraph Sunday Times

17-07-2006, 20:07	#10
StevenSmith Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: TS17 Services: BTB + BTV Posts: 282	Hi, Firstly, I was not my usual self last night. Personal issues may have clouded my judgement - to be honest I think last night I just wanted to have a fight to make myself feel better. Anyway, you can write whatever you want on the WHOIS service and it's so easy to hack and amend them anyway. I could put bskyb on the WHOIS for one of my sites - would you then think Sky were offering car and home insurance because the WHOIS said it was them? My point was that just because you register skybroadband.co.uk doesnt mean you're going to offer sky broadband, like if you register takemetothemoon.co.uk doesnt mean you're necessary gonna offer space travel tomorrow!!!

17-07-2006, 20:12	#11
astra19E Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: S. Lanarkshire Services: SkyHD, FTA Digital 19.2E, Freeview IDTV & Box. Posts: 2,095	Doesn't the .com one say it was made in 1999?

17-07-2006, 20:33	#13
Glenn24v Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Up a ladder...... Services: Pace PVR3 320gb, Thomson PVR3 250gb ,8mb ADSL/wifi, Xbox live, PS2 Posts: 1,220	I'm considering registering Glenn24vmonkeyshop.com, but I won't be selling monkeys.