SP
That, indeed, was my conclusion.
That was in the days before lost people had 'always on' Internet connections so you might as well have just phoned them in the time it took the set top box to dial into Sky.
That, indeed, was my conclusion.
IS
That, indeed, was my conclusion.
Actually in my flat it had the added step of finding the extension lead for the phone line and then trailing it down the hall so the box had a connection.
The kids of today and their WiFi....
That, indeed, was my conclusion.
Actually in my flat it had the added step of finding the extension lead for the phone line and then trailing it down the hall so the box had a connection.
The kids of today and their WiFi....
SP
That, indeed, was my conclusion.
Actually in my flat it had the added step of finding the extension lead for the phone line and then trailing it down the hall so the box had a connection.
The kids of today and their WiFi....
It was only a few years ago that I had to do the same in order to purchase a film I was downloading to my Sky HD box. For a while there was the odd situation that ordering was still via a phone line even though the box was connected to the internet.
That, indeed, was my conclusion.
Actually in my flat it had the added step of finding the extension lead for the phone line and then trailing it down the hall so the box had a connection.
The kids of today and their WiFi....
It was only a few years ago that I had to do the same in order to purchase a film I was downloading to my Sky HD box. For a while there was the odd situation that ordering was still via a phone line even though the box was connected to the internet.
DJ
I remember ordering some pizzas from Domino's through Sky Interactive once.
Whilst it did feel very futuristic, I remember the ordering process being so slow that I could have probably made the pizzas myself from the raw ingredients in the time it took to enter my order, card details and address - and this was even using my 'Sky Open...' keyboard (which, incidentally, I won after a letter of mine to the Sky customer magazine was awarded 'letter of the month'
).
Back then for dial-up internet access with a PC or Mac, most people had 56k modems, while the Sky Digiboxes only had 28k modems, so even ordering food online with Netscape 4.x or IE5.x would've been quicker than using the interactive service on your Sky box!
That being said, did Dominos even have online pizza ordering via their website in the late 90's ... ?!?
Ordering pizza through the TV will forever feel more exciting and futuristic than ordering pizza through a phone app.
I remember ordering some pizzas from Domino's through Sky Interactive once.
Whilst it did feel very futuristic, I remember the ordering process being so slow that I could have probably made the pizzas myself from the raw ingredients in the time it took to enter my order, card details and address - and this was even using my 'Sky Open...' keyboard (which, incidentally, I won after a letter of mine to the Sky customer magazine was awarded 'letter of the month'
).
That was in the days before lost people had 'always on' Internet connections so you might as well have just phoned them in the time it took the set top box to dial into Sky.
Back then for dial-up internet access with a PC or Mac, most people had 56k modems, while the Sky Digiboxes only had 28k modems, so even ordering food online with Netscape 4.x or IE5.x would've been quicker than using the interactive service on your Sky box!
That being said, did Dominos even have online pizza ordering via their website in the late 90's ... ?!?
CB
My last memory of it being really promoted was for Euro 2016 - the BBC used it to allow Scott Mills & Chris Stark to provide alternative commentary for the Euro 2016 final. Thankfully a fansite has it because it was actually quite hilarious (at the time anyway)
I was a little sad they didn't ask Mills to get it another go for the World Cup as I recall the alternative commentary actually did quite well.
http://unofficialmills.co.uk/download/euro-2016-commentary/
I was a little sad they didn't ask Mills to get it another go for the World Cup as I recall the alternative commentary actually did quite well.
http://unofficialmills.co.uk/download/euro-2016-commentary/