Telstra Bigpond withdrawing from Second Life
A friend of mine sent me the following notice sent to BigPond Residents in Second Life:
POND ESTATES CLOSURE 16 DECEMBER 2009
Dear Residents, Vendors and Guests,
Telstra BigPond would like to thank you for participating in Second Life through BigPond. Our creative experience with Second Life has been very rewarding for both BigPond and our members. We’re constantly looking for ways to take advantage of the latest social media trends, however, our focus is moving towards entertainment options that are gaining in popularity on computers, mobile phones, TVs and game consoles.
From December 16 you will still be able to continue your Second Life experience directly through Linden Lab at www.secondlife.com but no longer through the BigPond portal.
This will also mean that all Second Life use will go towards your download limits given that the BigPond islands currently unmetered for BigPond customers are closing. Please note that this may put you over your plan download limit sooner than you were expecting.
Please contact our in-world Social Operations Manager Peta Philbin if you have further questions and she will provide information and/or BigPond Support personnel to assist you.
Again, we hope that you continue to enjoy your Second Life experience and keep checking back at www.bigpond.com for other exciting BigPond services.
Regards
The BigPond Team
Wow, I never knew they even offered such a thing. So they are “moving towards entertainment options that are gaining in popularity on computers, mobile phones, TVs and game consoles”.
Uhh…Second Life is an entertainment option that is popular on computers…isn’t it? I guess that is their way of saying SecondLife is no longer popular.
Vincent
Comment by Vincent Brown — November 17, 2009 @ 5:27 am
No, This is telstra’s way of cutting their losses on unmetered data. Especially the rumours that floated around people who were on Second Life were not getting charged for data usage at all, kept falling in the unmetered data
Comment by B ob — September 20, 2010 @ 3:34 pm