Spectrum Interactive Share Discussion Threads

[battlebus] 02/9/2008 17:45

I believe Spectrum's payphones are turning a profit mostly due to the advertising on they by Clearchannel.Been a while since i went into a red box!

[broomsticks] 01/9/2008 18:24

Oooh! You are awful, but I like you. ;-)

[tenapen] 01/9/2008 18:09

I do not know about this chacellor having a red Box ! but i do remember Julian Clarey saying at a comedy awards in 93,
QUOTE;"I've just been fisting Norman Lamont. Talk about a red box"

[broomsticks] 01/9/2008 17:18

You have to hand it to BT the company doesn't miss many tricks and here is one of its latest. Just what is BT doing with those old telephone boxes?

The company is going to let councils adopt one, apparently, for aesthetic reasons.

"It's for those guys that liked the look of their pretty red telephone box on the village green."

and there's more,

"For councils that want to keep a threatened BT pay phone, red or otherwise, the telco has devised a scheme called 'Sponsor a kiosk' - whereby, for an annual fee of £500, BT won't remove the call box and will also maintain a full working phone service."

Now there's a threat for you. Nice little earner, red boxes, erm, doesn't the Chancellor have one.

You may ask what has this got to do with Spectrum Interactive, well what I want to know is, does Spectrum have any 'phone boxes, red or otherwise that the public can adopt at a per annum price?



aimo

[battlebus] 27/8/2008 19:43

Well every little helps. Quite surprised that people still use payphones in airports.The new heathrow payphones seem to be trading above expectations so lets hope Luton is a similar situation. From the recent trading statement results to be released late september. No doubt they will be better than last year and may sign a return to dividends which was one of my reasons for investing here.

[rbcrbc] 27/8/2008 19:34

I was just a little concerned about them making such an announcement about such a small contract. I had hoped that the quiet period was because they had too many contracts won to announce each ;-)

Still was it End Sept we had the results last year ?

[battlebus] 27/8/2008 13:48

Well another contract win with Luton Airport. Looks like BT couldn't turn a profit here so lets hope Spectrum can after the costs involved in installations etc.

[battlebus] 19/8/2008 08:15

Thanks RBCRBC.

[rbcrbc] 18/8/2008 20:36

Not really, the contracts would in all likelyhood stay in place and it may open up opportunities within the new owners other activities.

[battlebus] 16/8/2008 14:57

Anyone see a potential problem for Spectrum if BAA are forced to sell some of thier airports. The contract with BAA runs till 2010 from memory.

[battlebus] 31/7/2008 15:49

Stewacg that has crossed my mind too but i'm of the opinion that this business model has pleny of life left yet. Who can even read those small screens on a phone or offer products like print spectrum. Hotels etc make a large chunk of profits from this system and like travel lodge they are budget accomodation so need to make money from add ons. I'm just back from the USA and did avail of the wifi in the hotel at a small fee but in MCO airport the internet terminals were all in use.

[stewacg] 30/7/2008 21:32

The thing that worries me, and doubtless many other potential buyers, is just how long this business model will hold up. Have just been to the USA where all the best hotels & many airports offer free & fast wireless internet access in order to be competitive with one another. The days of fancy and expensive internet access in UK hotel rooms will be limited, esp with the advent of lots of users using mobile broadband. I was sitting in my local airport on the way out using 3's mobile access & staring at plenty of unused Spectrum terminals. They also have all those installation costs so it will be interesting to see how much these profits have actually grown their cash pile.

So battlebus, I wouldn't invest too much if I were you, esp as they have a negative tangible asset value.

[battlebus] 30/7/2008 20:49

Yes patience pays the greatest reward and the foundations seem to be laid right so 30p is possible 2-3 years from now.

[rbcrbc] 30/7/2008 20:46

yep - an excellent update - pity the market didnt notice.

Maybe we will get back to 30p by the end of Sept.....

The road uphill is always hard.

[battlebus] 30/7/2008 19:51

Pretty good trading statement. Pretax tax profits of 1 million and an end to German operations. More contracts should keep the profits coming.

[battlebus] 08/7/2008 17:13

Slow selling at 2000 x 10p

[battlebus] 27/6/2008 19:09

YES read a comment by their owner on register which is unusual but he did get his point across to the posters who slated the fact you couldn't go that far from a call box to make a call with uko1. he did say he was working with others on an alliance to improve coverage.

[broomsticks] 27/6/2008 18:17

It looks like the company (UK01) is working on a tight budget; according to The Register it only paid around £77,000 for the GSM licence.

Considering which I'll reserve judgement until later.

aimo,dyor

[sailing john] 27/6/2008 17:28

If website is anything to go by - they have no chance
Pity as i hold a few SIN
John

[broomsticks] 27/6/2008 17:16

battlebus,

This article says "hundreds of payphone kiosks" and that Spectrum Interactive" has just under 5200 public payphones in the UK."

That number should be enough for UK01 to make a start. Time will tell whether that start will provide a base for the novel business model that UK01 is proposing to operate,

[battlebus] 27/6/2008 15:48

Sounds good Broomsticks. Will this lead to an increase in payphones?

[broomsticks] 27/6/2008 15:40

I haven't bought any shares recently either but may have done if I had had the following information earlier. My computer has been limping along for a while and finally expired over a week ago. I am now struggling, Grrrrrrr, with a different PC complete with a different system. Having spent today catching up with some news about my shareholdings, Spectrum being one of them, I have just unearthed the news article that I have posted below, which as you will see was released on June 19 so it's possible that there has been another write-up somewhere else today.

UK Sees the Emergence of its 6th Mobile Operator
Thursday June 19, 4:00 am ET

LONDON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mapesbury Communications Ltd, a UK GSM licence holder, today announces an agreement with Spectrum Interactive (UK) Ltd for the rights to broadcast its UK01 GSM service from hundreds of payphone kiosks; these sites will accelerate the rollout of its new mobile phone service branded as UK01.

UK01 aims to establish itself as a major mobile operator in the UK catering for specific targeted markets offering an alternative to other traditional Mobile Network Operators.
The CEO of Mapesbury Communications Ltd, Magnus Kelly says "This agreement is an important milestone, as it accelerates our ability to launch the UK's 6th mobile phone network."
For further information about UK01, visit
About Mapesbury Communications
Mapesbury Communications Ltd is a privately owned company, founded in October 2002 to focus on connectivity solutions within the UK wireless and IP markets, the launch of the company coinciding with the time that the UK regulatory authorities began the process of liberalising the UK spectrum regime.
All trademarks mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners.
Mapesbury Communications Limited:
Magnus Kelly,
Tel:[phone],
Email: [e-mail] ,
8 Station Road, Watford, Hertfordshire WD17 1EG, UK.

[battlebus] 27/6/2008 15:04

Finding it hard to sell a long termer, unfortunatly it's in the heart now.

[outsider] 27/6/2008 14:49

bb, I already did what you were thinking of and sold, like you I think a squeeze on travel & hotels, watching intently to buy back in if the price becomes irresistable.