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Poll: SIM cards
How many active SIM cards do you have?
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SIM cards

How many active SIM cards do you have?
1 (89 Votes)
2 (80 Votes)
3 (17 Votes)
More than 3 (23 Votes)

Cellular Operators

Which cellular operator do you primarily subscribe to?
Vodacom (287 Votes)
MTN (176 Votes)
Cell C (39 Votes)
Virgin Mobile (13 Votes)

ADSL prices

Do you think the low cost ADSL business models are sustainable?
Yes (207 Votes)
No (31 Votes)

Analogue line rental

Do you think Telkom should drop its forced ADSL analogue line rental?
Yes (1247 Votes)
No (46 Votes)

Uncapped weekend ADSL

Will uncapped ADSL bandwidth over weekends be of value to you?
Yes (245 Votes)
No (90 Votes)

SMS spam

Have you received SMS or MMS spam from your cellular provider?
Yes (367 Votes)
No (53 Votes)

CPU brand

Which processor brand do you prefer?
Intel (575 Votes)
AMD (261 Votes)

Mobile broadband

Who do you think will be first to launch a commercial 21 Mbps HSPA service?
Vodacom (481 Votes)
MTN (81 Votes)
Telkom (49 Votes)
Cell C (222 Votes)

Apple iPad

Do you think the Apple iPad will shake up the mobile computing market?
Yes (197 Votes)
No (701 Votes)

ADSL speed

As an ADSL subscriber, what speed ADSL service do you have?
384 Kbps (747 Votes)
512 Kbps (87 Votes)
4 Mbps (672 Votes)

Google Nexus One

Are you considering getting the Google Nexus One Smartphone?
Yes (140 Votes)
No (242 Votes)

SMS spam

Have you received SMS spam in the last month?
Yes (399 Votes)
No (89 Votes)

3D TV

Do you think 3D TV will be the biggest new tech for 2010?
Yes (122 Votes)
No (211 Votes)

MTN Ayoba

Do you know what 'Ayoba' means?
Yes (107 Votes)
No (376 Votes)

2010

Do you think SA will break the 10 Mbps broadband barrier in 2010?
Yes (151 Votes)
No (437 Votes)

Browser

Which Internet browser do you use?
Internet Explorer (90 Votes)
Firefox (340 Votes)
Chrome (116 Votes)
Safari (12 Votes)
Opera (21 Votes)
Other (3 Votes)

Access Technology

Which broadband service do you primarily use to access the Internet?
ADSL (324 Votes)
3G/HSDPA (55 Votes)
iBurst Wireless (10 Votes)
Neotel NeoConnect/NeoFlex (20 Votes)
Other (15 Votes)

Holiday

Will you be working over the festive season?
Yes (192 Votes)
No (128 Votes)

Website

Do you have a website?
Yes (164 Votes)
No (225 Votes)

HD DSTV

Are you an HD PVR DSTV subscriber?
Yes (138 Votes)
No (518 Votes)

ADSL Prepaid

Do you make use of prepaid ADSL data?
Yes (140 Votes)
No (168 Votes)

Bandwidth usage

How much data do you currently use on your broadband connection?
Under 1 GB (29 Votes)
1 GB to 3 GB (112 Votes)
3 GB to 5 GB (111 Votes)
5 GB to 10 GB (139 Votes)
10 GB to 30 GB (137 Votes)
Over 30 GB (183 Votes)

Wireless towers and health

Do you think the radiation from wireless towers is harmful to your health?
Yes (322 Votes)
No (256 Votes)

Mobile interconnect

Do you think peak call prices to mobiles will drop when interconnect rates are cut?
Yes (171 Votes)
No (208 Votes)

ADSL ISP

As an ADSL user, who is your primary ISP?
Telkom Internet (194 Votes)
MWEB (61 Votes)
Axxess (85 Votes)
Web Africa (92 Votes)
Afrihost (135 Votes)
Other (116 Votes)

Service levels

Which telecoms provider do you think has the best service levels?
MTN (64 Votes)
Vodacom (158 Votes)
Cell C (12 Votes)
Telkom (65 Votes)
Virgin Mobile (16 Votes)

Plasma or LCD

Which type of TV do you prefer?
Plasma (105 Votes)
LCD (434 Votes)

ICASA and Interconnect rates

Do you think ICASA will meet deadlines to ensure a speedy reduction in interconnect rates?
Yes (8 Votes)
No (144 Votes)

MTR

Who do you trust the most to ensure lower interconnect rates materializes soon?
DoC (63 Votes)
ICASA (26 Votes)
Parliament (81 Votes)
Mobile Operators (49 Votes)

ISP Trust

Which ISP do you trust the most?
Internet Solutions (35 Votes)
Axxess (68 Votes)
Web Africa (59 Votes)
Vodacom Business (15 Votes)
Telkom Business (34 Votes)

Broadband Trust

Which broadband provider do you trust the most?
Vodacom (110 Votes)
Telkom (161 Votes)
Neotel (50 Votes)
MTN (36 Votes)
iBurst (16 Votes)

Interconnect

Are you in favour of lower interconnect rates?
Yes (256 Votes)
No (18 Votes)

Smartphones

Do you own a smartphone?
Yes (237 Votes)
No (83 Votes)

ADSL price cuts

Do you think we will see ADSL access price cuts in the next 12 months?
Yes (294 Votes)
No (218 Votes)

Interconnect price drop

Do you think lower interconnect rates will result in lower call costs?
Yes (277 Votes)
No (182 Votes)

Interconnect rates

Do you support lower interconnect rates?
Yes (371 Votes)
No (17 Votes)

Telkom Mobile

Will you move to Telkom Mobile if their services are cheaper than competitors?
Yes (266 Votes)
No (237 Votes)

Online news

Will you pay for online news?
Yes (14 Votes)
No (342 Votes)

BitTorrent

Do you use BitTorrent services?
Yes (304 Votes)
No (137 Votes)

Personal Info

Do you think companies abuse personal information about clients?
Yes (295 Votes)
No (23 Votes)

Broadband providers

Which broadband provider do you think provides the best service levels?
iBurst (30 Votes)
MTN (36 Votes)
Neotel (65 Votes)
Telkom (181 Votes)
Vodacom (144 Votes)

Piracy warnings

Do you think official ISP warnings will help to fight piracy?
Yes (67 Votes)
No (449 Votes)

RICA

Do you think RICA will help to fight crime?
Yes (63 Votes)
No (348 Votes)

WiMax spectrum

Do you think Screamer Telecoms should be allowed to use Sentech’s WiMax spectrum?
Yes (150 Votes)
No (71 Votes)

RICA

Have you registered your cellphone SIM?
Yes (22 Votes)
No (418 Votes)

Seacom online

Do you think Seacom’s launch will mean much lower broadband pricing in the next 12 months?
Yes (446 Votes)
No (373 Votes)

WiMax high end

How much are you willing to pay for a 2 Mbps WiMax service with a 50 GB usage limit?
Under R 1000 (340 Votes)
R 1000 to R 1500 (34 Votes)
R 1 500 to R 2 000 (9 Votes)
R 2 000 to R 2 500 (5 Votes)
Over R 2 500 (5 Votes)

Interconnect rates

Do you support lower interconnect rates?
Yes (143 Votes)
No (13 Votes)

Pay-TV competition

Do you think South Africa will have another pay-TV provider before 2010?
Yes (66 Votes)
No (393 Votes)

Infraco

Do you support the licensing of Broadband Infraco?
Yes (76 Votes)
No (64 Votes)
Uncertain (63 Votes)

Prepaid or Contract

Are you a prepaid or contract cellphone user?
Prepaid (122 Votes)
Contract (294 Votes)
Combination of prepaid and contract (140 Votes)

Twitter

Do you use Twitter?
Yes (82 Votes)
No (301 Votes)

Telkom Finances

Do you think Telkom will be able to substitute Vodacom’s revenue in future?
Yes (13 Votes)
No (112 Votes)

MXit

Do you use MXit?
Yes (187 Votes)
No (430 Votes)

Internet Browser

Which Internet Browser do you prefer?
Internet Explorer (49 Votes)
Firefox (263 Votes)
Opera (19 Votes)
Safari (18 Votes)
Other (36 Votes)

Website

Do you have a website or blog?
Yes (108 Votes)
No (133 Votes)

Zuma costs

Do you think Government will be able to drive down telecoms costs?
Yes (73 Votes)
No (180 Votes)

SEACOM pricing

Do you think SEACOM will drive down broadband pricing?
Yes (164 Votes)
No (48 Votes)

Providers oversubscribed?

Do you think the cellular service providers are oversubscribed?
Yes (266 Votes)
No (222 Votes)

Best cellular provider

Who provides the best cellphone service?
Vodacom (174 Votes)
MTN (72 Votes)
Cell C (54 Votes)
Virgin Mobile (18 Votes)

Vodacom JSE listing

How would you describe the court ruling that Vodacom can list on the JSE?
Bad news (31 Votes)
Good news (321 Votes)

Cellphone network problems

Who do you think is to mainly blame for cellphone network problems?
ICASA for poor regulation (45 Votes)
Telkom and Eskom (37 Votes)
The cellular operators (78 Votes)

Google phone

Are you considering getting the HTC Magic or HTC Dream, aka Google Phone?
No (125 Votes)
Yes (36 Votes)

new minister

Do you think Siphiwe Nyanda will be a good communications minister?
No (124 Votes)
Yes (13 Votes)

TM

How would you describe Telkom’s sale of Telkom Media?
Good news (95 Votes)
Bad news (31 Votes)

Telkom ICT

Do you think Telkom will be able to successfully reinvent itself as an ICT provider?
Yes (75 Votes)
No (154 Votes)

New Minister

Who do you think will be the next Communications Minister?
Pallo Jordan (32 Votes)
Roy Padayachie (72 Votes)
Lumka Yengeni (14 Votes)
Jeff Radebe (13 Votes)
Other Candidate (33 Votes)

New look

Do you like the new MyBroadband News section's look?
No (47 Votes)
Yes (99 Votes)

Caps

How much Internet bandwidth do you need per month?
Over 100 GB (177 Votes)
30 GB to 100 GB (148 Votes)
10 GB to 30 GB (157 Votes)
3 GB to 10 GB (139 Votes)
Under 3 GB (81 Votes)

Twitter

Do you use Twitter?
No (722 Votes)
Yes (96 Votes)

Telkom Mobi

Do you think Telkom will bring real competition to the cellular market?
No (465 Votes)
Yes (272 Votes)

Local only ADSL

Do you often make use of local-only bandwidth to access the Internet?
No (257 Votes)
Yes (172 Votes)

adsl8

As an ADSL subscriber, are you willing to pay more for an 8 Mbps connection?
No (553 Votes)
Yes (167 Votes)

MTN data

How would you describe MTN’s announcement that they have introduced bandwidth rollover on data bundles?
Not good news (27 Votes)
Fair news (114 Votes)
Good news (307 Votes)

Broadband definition

How would you define broadband?
Above 10 Mbps (329 Votes)
Above 2 Mbps (294 Votes)
Above 1 Mbps (296 Votes)
Above 512 Kbps (88 Votes)
Above 256 Kbps (41 Votes)

Telkom CEO

Do you think Jeffrey Hedberg should become the next Telkom CEO?
No (90 Votes)
Yes (251 Votes)

EC

Have you purchased goods online over the last three months?
No (148 Votes)
Yes (297 Votes)

Vodacom shares

Do you think Vodacom shares will be a good long term investment?
No (174 Votes)
Yes (276 Votes)

bbservice

Which broadband service do you use (as primary connection)?
Other (34 Votes)
Neotel (45 Votes)
WiFi (14 Votes)
iBurst (44 Votes)
HSDPA (151 Votes)
ADSL (630 Votes)

Telkom outsource

Do you think Telkom is planning the right thing to outsource many of its operations?
No (168 Votes)
Yes (297 Votes)

Broadband loyalty

Which broadband provider do you think has the most loyal customers?
Vodacom (209 Votes)
Telkom (235 Votes)
Sentech (10 Votes)
Neotel (80 Votes)
MTN (75 Votes)
iBurst (28 Votes)

telkom service levels

Did you see a decline in Telkom's Quality of Service over the last few months?
No (161 Votes)
Yes (440 Votes)

ISDN

Do you think ISDN still has value?
No (495 Votes)
Yes (86 Votes)

Price war

Do you think a broadband price war is looming?
No (262 Votes)
Yes (385 Votes)

windows7

Do you think Windows 7 will be a great Operating System?
No (333 Votes)
Yes (509 Votes)

NeoFlex

How would you describe Neotel’s NeoFlex pricing?
Pathetic (713 Votes)
Poor (108 Votes)
Fair (72 Votes)
Good (51 Votes)
Excellent (30 Votes)

SMS Spam

Do you think enough is done to fight SMS spam?
No (409 Votes)
Yes (49 Votes)

MS Office

Are you using Microsoft Office?
No (105 Votes)
Yes (454 Votes)

2009

Do you think 2009 will be a good year for SA telecoms?
No (123 Votes)
Yes (338 Votes)

XMas

What would you like for Christmas?
Cheaper cellphone call rates (50 Votes)
A stronger Rand (98 Votes)
A new Communications Minister (77 Votes)
Cheaper Broadband (269 Votes)

2009 broadband

Do you think 2009 will bring significant improvements in broadband access in South Africa?
No (187 Votes)
Yes (358 Votes)

games pricing

Would you pay R 1 000 for an Xbox game?
No (316 Votes)
Yes (12 Votes)

Ivy

Do you think Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri is to blame for the slow telecoms liberalization?
No (34 Votes)
Yes (421 Votes)

WUG

Do you think free wireless networks will grow in South Africa?
No (482 Votes)
Yes (557 Votes)

vodacom vodafone

Do you think Vodacom will benefit from having Vodafone as a majority shareholder?
No (202 Votes)
Yes (582 Votes)

Torrents

Do you make use of torrents to access content on the Internet?
No (216 Votes)
Yes (432 Votes)

gaming

As a gamer, which gaming platform do you prefer?
Other (10 Votes)
PC (346 Votes)
Nintendo Wii (59 Votes)
Microsoft XBox 360 (164 Votes)
Sony PS3 (164 Votes)

Seacom

Do you think SEACOM will result in lower broadband pricing?
No (98 Votes)
Yes (279 Votes)

sentech

Do you think Government should continue to fund Sentech?
No (593 Votes)
Yes (93 Votes)

telecoms dominance

Which local telecoms provider do you think will be the most dominant in 2011?
Other (52 Votes)
Neotel (232 Votes)
MTN (559 Votes)
Vodacom (361 Votes)
Telkom (225 Votes)

cities telecoms

Do you think cities or municipalities should become involved in telecoms?
No (221 Votes)
Yes (363 Votes)

Internet Browser

Which browser do you think is the best?
Safari (18 Votes)
Opera (34 Votes)
Google Chrome (76 Votes)
Firefox (518 Votes)
Internet Explorer (65 Votes)

mobile on flights

Do you support the use of mobile phones for voice on flights?
No (297 Votes)
Yes (190 Votes)

cell cancer

Do you think cellphone use causes cancer?
No (211 Votes)
Yes (267 Votes)

DSTv

Are you a DSTV subscriber?
No (161 Votes)
Yes (241 Votes)

Vans ruling appeal

How would you describe Matsepe-Casaburri’s decision to appeal the Vans court ruling?
Bad news (311 Votes)
It is her right (24 Votes)
Good news (16 Votes)

Plugg ADSL

How would you describe IS’s Plugg ADSL packages?
Confusing (293 Votes)
Poor (244 Votes)
Good (37 Votes)
Great (22 Votes)

Broadband

What broadband connection do you use as a primary connection?
Other (55 Votes)
iBurst (40 Votes)
HSDPA (105 Votes)
ADSL (520 Votes)

Google Chrome

Have you installed or tried Google’s Chrome browser yet?
No (340 Votes)
Yes (316 Votes)

VANS ruling

How would you describe court ruling that VANS can self provide?
Will make no difference (42 Votes)
Wait and see (58 Votes)
Good news (28 Votes)
Excellent news (231 Votes)

ADSL problems

Have you experienced ADSL problems over the last few days?
No (145 Votes)
Yes (398 Votes)

WiMax ADSL

Do you think WiMax will become a viable ADSL alternative?
No (207 Votes)
Yes (181 Votes)

WASP

Have you ever been billed unknowingly by a WASP?
No (184 Votes)
Yes (90 Votes)

Green

Do you give preference to ‘green’ goods when purchasing computer equipment?
No (201 Votes)
Yes (91 Votes)

Gaming

Are you an active gamer?
No (169 Votes)
Yes (215 Votes)

TV Type

What type of television do you have?
I don't own a TV (59 Votes)
LCD Projector (8 Votes)
LCD (164 Votes)
Plasma (47 Votes)
Standard CRT (353 Votes)

HDTV

Are you going to buy the new HD PVR when it becomes available in August?
No (327 Votes)
Yes (140 Votes)

Post Office

Do you often use the post office?
No (258 Votes)
Yes (77 Votes)

Broadband connections

Do you have more than one broadband connection?
No (273 Votes)
Yes (196 Votes)

Telkom mobile

Do you think Telkom can become the new cellphone champion?
No (500 Votes)
Yes (84 Votes)

Freedom of speech

Do you support freedom of speech on the Internet?
No (31 Votes)
Yes (392 Votes)

Mobile Networks

Which cellular network are you a subscriber of?
More than one network (78 Votes)
Virgin Mobile (49 Votes)
Cell C (76 Votes)
MTN (354 Votes)
Vodacom (407 Votes)

Telkom Prices

How would you describe Telkom’s decision to increase its prices?
Bad news (371 Votes)
Understandable (31 Votes)

Firefox 3

Did you download Firefox 3 on June 17?
No (135 Votes)
Yes (328 Votes)

Browser War

Which browser do you think will gain the most support in 2008?
Safari (22 Votes)
Opera (40 Votes)
Firefox (355 Votes)
Internet Explorer (55 Votes)

iBurst

Do you think iBurst will survive increased competition in the broadband market?
No (185 Votes)
Yes (28 Votes)

ADSL Prices

Do you think Telkom needs to reduce its ADSL costs to remain competitive?
No (30 Votes)
Yes (282 Votes)

iPhone

Will you purchase an iPhone when it officially becomes available in South Africa?
No (239 Votes)
Yes (73 Votes)

Broadband

Which broadband provider do you respect the most?
Vodacom (68 Votes)
Telkom (54 Votes)
Neotel (75 Votes)
MTN (148 Votes)
iBurst (15 Votes)

Telkom

Do you think Telkom is a dying company?
No (78 Votes)
Yes (218 Votes)

Telkom sale

Do you support the sale of Telkom?
No (32 Votes)
Yes (190 Votes)

Servers

Which server brand do you respect the most?
Other (0 Votes)
IBM (0 Votes)
Dell (0 Votes)
HP (0 Votes)

Computer Brands

Which computer brand do you think is the coolest?
Other (33 Votes)
HP (33 Votes)
Mecer (3 Votes)
LG (8 Votes)
Apple Mac (48 Votes)
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