Author Topic: That BT Infinity Hallowe'en advert (Read 2439 times)

rogerzilla · « **on:** 09 December, 2012, 07:59:30 am »

1. That was six weeks ago, numpties.

2. Do the kids really have a house party and assume they can stream all the music from the Internet? Isn't that a bit of a single point of failure?

Jacomus · « **Reply #1 on:** 09 December, 2012, 03:14:00 pm »

In answer to 2.

Well, er, yes!

What this shows me is that BT's market dept. is comprised almost exclusively of 45+ year old men.

Broadband: Students cut out food (as if they'd cut beer!!!) to pay for the fastest broadband they can lay their hands on. I don't know anyone from my class (2000-2004) who didn't have around 20Mb broadband in their student houses.

Also, FFS, has nobody looked at the message 'if you buy really fast broadband, tons of outrageously hot women will flock to your house.'

SteveC · « **Reply #2 on:** 09 December, 2012, 03:56:12 pm »

Quote from: Jacomus on 09 December, 2012, 03:14:00 pm

Also, FFS, has nobody looked at the message 'if you buy really fast broadband, tons of outrageously hot women will flock to your house.'

An old friend of mine reckoned that was the message behind all advertising. "Buy this--get layed"

mattc · « **Reply #3 on:** 09 December, 2012, 04:33:24 pm »

Well yes._{(although they also sneak in the more modern 'feckless male' stereotype so prevalent in advertising)}. Very stupid adverts, but no worse than most.

I still laugh at the last line in the spanish girls episode. I'm easily pleased

rogerzilla · « **Reply #4 on:** 09 December, 2012, 04:38:15 pm »

Quote from: Jacomus on 09 December, 2012, 03:14:00 pm

In answer to 2.

Well, er, yes!

What this shows me is that BT's market dept. is comprised almost exclusively of 45+ year old men.

Broadband: Students cut out food (as if they'd cut beer!!!) to pay for the fastest broadband they can lay their hands on. I don't know anyone from my class (2000-2004) who didn't have around 20Mb broadband in their student houses.

Also, FFS, has nobody looked at the message 'if you buy really fast broadband, tons of outrageously hot women will flock to your house.'

As we didn't even have the WWW, I wonder what we did with our time.

Pub and many hours of pool or football, probably. Not much studying, anyway.

John Henry · « **Reply #5 on:** 09 December, 2012, 05:21:40 pm »

Quote from: Jacomus on 09 December, 2012, 03:14:00 pm

Broadband: Students cut out food (as if they'd cut beer!!!) to pay for the fastest broadband they can lay their hands on. I don't know anyone from my class (2000-2004) who didn't have around 20Mb broadband in their student houses.

Also, FFS, has nobody looked at the message 'if you buy really fast broadband, tons of outrageously hot women will flock to your house.'

and also hilariously over-optimistic.

There was no Broadband when I was a student. Back in the 90s we had other ways of not getting laid.

andygates · « **Reply #6 on:** 09 December, 2012, 06:17:27 pm »

I'm just confused at why you need fast broadband for music? Youtube videos on low-rez, bish bosh done. Amateurs.

Now get back to those zombie cheerleaders...

rogerzilla · « **Reply #7 on:** 09 December, 2012, 06:27:20 pm »

YouTube is mono. I would walk out of such a party

Canardly · « **Reply #8 on:** 09 December, 2012, 06:33:11 pm »

Er wouldnt they be using spotify or some such? For which they would need to be logged in?

Ashaman42 · « **Reply #9 on:** 09 December, 2012, 07:27:45 pm »

See the musicing over the internet I thought a bit weird but my biggest bugbear with that ad is how rude the two girls are to each other. Just no need for such meaness.

madcow · « **Reply #10 on:** 10 December, 2012, 09:05:03 am »

BT adverts have been shite for years. Think of Maureen Lipman, that Kris bloke and you get the picture.
The broadband ads just follow the usual crappy theme.
Any decent female would have run a mile to get away from the broadband geek, never mind share a flat with him.
If BT saved the money and brought their prices nearer the competition, they wouldn't have to keep trying to win back customers that they have lost to Virgin, Talk talk etc.

Charlotte · « **Reply #11 on:** 10 December, 2012, 10:15:34 am »

Quote from: madcow on 10 December, 2012, 09:05:03 am

Think of Maureen Lipman,

You got an ology?

Valiant · « **Reply #12 on:** 10 December, 2012, 02:15:42 pm »

Who on earth creates a playlist and not transfer it to their portable players/phone?

Kim · « **Reply #13 on:** 10 December, 2012, 02:25:10 pm »

Quote from: Valiant on 10 December, 2012, 02:15:42 pm

Who on earth creates a playlist and not transfer it to their portable players/phone?

People who don't understand the technology.

Which, to be fair, does seem to be the main BT broadband customer demographic.

bikenrrd · « **Reply #14 on:** 10 December, 2012, 02:30:13 pm »

3. Why are all the "students" 25 to 30 yrs old? It's even worse than Fresh Meat, for that.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #15 on:** 10 December, 2012, 02:40:09 pm »

Yeah, why aren't there any older guys and gals?

I went to plenty of parties invited, and sometimes even dragged along by the young laydeez whilst studying for my LLB and my LPC, whilst in my mid-forties! I had a fabulous time and it was totally awesome ...

fuzzy · « **Reply #16 on:** 10 December, 2012, 04:33:07 pm »

Quote from: Polar Bear on 10 December, 2012, 02:40:09 pm

Yeah, why aren't there any older guys and gals?

I went to plenty of parties invited, and sometimes even dragged along by the young laydeez whilst studying for my LLB and my LPC, whilst in my mid-forties! I had a fabulous time and was totally awesome ...

.... is how I first read your post PB. I thought you were being a bit smug bigging yourself up like that

John Henry · « **Reply #17 on:** 10 December, 2012, 05:16:52 pm »

Quote from: Polar Bear on 10 December, 2012, 02:40:09 pm

Yeah, why aren't there any older guys and gals?

I went to plenty of parties invited, and sometimes even dragged along by the young laydeez whilst studying for my LLB and my LPC, whilst in my mid-forties! I had a fabulous time and it was totally awesome ...

You do realise that's now appearing on their CVs as 'while at university, undertook regular voluntary work entertaining the elderly'?

Arch · « **Reply #18 on:** 10 December, 2012, 05:21:09 pm »

Quote from: andygates on 09 December, 2012, 06:17:27 pm

I'm just confused at why you need fast broadband for music? Youtube videos on low-rez, bish bosh done.

That's what MFWHTBAB does for my annual Hootenanny over on Cyclechat. I post inanities about booze and cheesy pineapple on sticks, and he chooses the tunes on Youtube and posts links. Last year, he had two separate Youtube tabs open looking for the best vids, and the music was pretty much continuous...

Polar Bear · « **Reply #19 on:** 11 December, 2012, 08:50:08 pm »

Quote from: fuzzy on 10 December, 2012, 04:33:07 pm

Quote from: Polar Bear on 10 December, 2012, 02:40:09 pm
Yeah, why aren't there any older guys and gals?

I went to plenty of parties invited, and sometimes even dragged along by the young laydeez whilst studying for my LLB and my LPC, whilst in my mid-forties! I had a fabulous time and was totally awesome ...

.... is how I first read your post PB. I thought you were being a bit smug bigging yourself up like that

One keyboard please my friend

Quote from: John Henry on 10 December, 2012, 05:16:52 pm

Quote from: Polar Bear on 10 December, 2012, 02:40:09 pm
Yeah, why aren't there any older guys and gals?

I went to plenty of parties invited, and sometimes even dragged along by the young laydeez whilst studying for my LLB and my LPC, whilst in my mid-forties! I had a fabulous time and it was totally awesome ...

You do realise that's now appearing on their CVs as 'while at university, undertook regular voluntary work entertaining the elderly'?

That's fine by me - jsut so long as they don't go into detail...