Why the HUGE discount

Chubs · Aug 22, 2003

RPM,

http://www.telkom.co.za/pricing/content/adsl.jsp

Ask Telkom how come their employees get such HUGE discounts.

I wonder if they get Capped???

leonardharley · Aug 22, 2003

Surely they are not supplying the service to staff at a loss?

I bloody doubt it! So here we go again - getting shafted by the big bully on the corner...

Arrogant bastards....

Wait - their time will come - competitors will eventually appear - Telkom will get no sympathy form me when they start to whine about loss of clients / profits etc.

"The Great Deregulation War has begun!"

paf · Aug 22, 2003

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Chubs
 
I wonder if they get Capped???
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Personally, I don't mind if Telkom employees get it at a good discount. I get free products from my company that normal people pay for. That's pretty standard.
BUT: these guys had better get capped as well, otherwise I'd be extremely pissed off.

madala · Aug 23, 2003

Better that Telkom staff get cheap access to ADSL, provided that it is identical to the public service. That way, Telkom may get some internal complaints from dissatisfied staff, and accept that they really DO have a problem.

tenderiser · Aug 24, 2003

Man that is disgusting. Sure, some companies' staff get discount or cost plus X %, but those Telkom Staff prices are what normal subscribers pay overseas for their DSL!

Just remember one thing. In Europe and the Americas, you have a way larger paying client base than in South Africa. Pricing is often based on economies of scale. It is not entirely fair to compare us with them...

Having said that however, we are paying 3 - 5 times more here than there, still a rip-off in anyones book...

IndianBoy · Aug 25, 2003

What you mean Telkom guys get capped, do the workers know about internet, do they use the internet, do they know what A D S L means or do they just know how to install...................this 3Gig cap is painfully painful..........

Nickste · Aug 25, 2003

*Nickste wonders whether Telkom need a coffee boy...

If any telkom ppl are reading this:
-I am hard working
-I enjoy my work
But most importantly
-I couldn't give half a ^&*% about any of our clients!

If ya wanna hire me, send me an email.

Chow, Nick

Nick Smit
[email protected]

bullstein · Aug 25, 2003

Wow Nick

I think we should all apply for jobs at telkom.

Don't we just love telkom. Just love love love telkom.
LOL LOL LOL

And then we can all get adsl at half price. At least then we can afford to get 3 accounts per month.

That should last me maybe ....

umm

just more than a week LOL.

VQuest · Aug 25, 2003

Very good idea you had there Nickste.

If we get a job at Telkom not only would we get ADSL for half the price, but we would also have other perks like not having to know our jobs, giving customers (suckers) the incorrect information and sitting with our feet up not giving a damn (although we sound like we care). And to top it off, we still get paid. Yeeeha!

Now thats the type of company I would like to work for.

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thibos · Aug 26, 2003

people!!! STOP comparing South Africa to other "thriving" countries!!!

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Nickste · Aug 26, 2003

If you can't take the heat in the kitchen - get out...
Or something like that.

South Africans can't have that kind of view, "We're South African, give us a break."

We have to stand up and be recognised as a country that is gonna kick some a$$!

Right, now that i have said something for my country...

Chow, Nick

Nick Smit
[email protected]

Karnaugh · Aug 26, 2003

Yes but realise that there is probably about 99999999999999999999KM less fiber in SA than in any other 1st world country and this is NOT a first world country.

We have had ADSL for a year. You cant expect stuff to change that quickly, and I'd say the changes so far have been pretty impressive from where i stand anyway.

martin · Aug 27, 2003

Karnaugh, I see your point, but even if we aren't a first world country, we still don't have to be satisfied with terrible service.

ASF · Aug 27, 2003

Karnaugh,

I would very much appreciate it if you could inform me as to what these changes to date are that you refer to as "pretty impressive".

Further - although there may be less physical fibre in SA WE ARE NOT 3RD WORLD WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNET TECHNOLOGY! In fact due to the bandwith constaints in SA we tend to be more aware (and in some cases deploy quite clever solutions) of the problem when it comes to the deployment of the technology (except of course for Telkom who have the technical skill and infrastructure but refuse to budge in order to protect their monopoly position).

As to rapid change - WRONG - not only can we expect it WE AS THE ELECTORATE DEMAND MEANINGFULL CHANGE FOR THE SAKE OF THE ECONOMY!

kaspaas · Aug 27, 2003

Telkom - our fearless leaders to an IT-Banana Republic!

The fact is: Telkom is charging enormous rates and not expanding as they should.

If they really were attempting to deliver a World Class service, why does our local rates not compare well with our international trading partners?

Eg. Domestic Telephones: Southern Bell offers at around US$ 55 per month unlimited local as well as "national" telephone calls for domestic usage. For around US$30 you can phone as much as you like locally.

Telkom did not even dream of such innovative products.

No matter at what service you are looking: Telkom is a rediculous expensive 3rd world company delivering a service make South Africa less competitive in the International arena.

microfast · Aug 27, 2003

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Karnaugh
 Yes but realise that there is probably about 99999999999999999999KM less fiber in SA than in any other 1st world country <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Agreed , but why is there so little fibre in this country ?

Because the law effectively prevents anyone else besides
Telkom, from investing in fibre. If "fibre" could be privately owned
we could be fully fibred in less than a year.

The main reason why we are so badly fibred is that
somehow our government "needs" to retain ownership of
the revenue that is derived from fibre.
It is greed that is preventing our developement and growth.

Unfortunately, the mindset is identical to that of one Albert Hertzog - "the TV debacle".
Somehow politicians, regardles of their persuasions,
seem to think that service to the people is translated as ownership
of the people and as long as they can get away with it, they will !.

Nope, I for one believe that the severe lack of fibre is solely due
to the inability and unwillingness of government (read Telkom) to release or share ownership and is driven by greed. (self-greed)

In an event - always look for the one that stands to gain -
this always explains the event.

microfast · Aug 27, 2003

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Karnaugh
 .. cant expect stuff to change that quickly, and I'd say the changes so far have been pretty impressive ...
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I would say that one MUST expect change quickly.
technology is changing so fast - you blink you're gone.

10 000 adsl users in SA is pathetic, yep pathetic !!

It is very simple - If we cannot keep up with the world
we will be left out of the world - as Africa pretty much
is these days. We cannot let it get worse and we owe it to
those in our country that are shut out of modern communications
to speak on their behalf.

For example: we MUST have ADSL in every school - NOW !!
and if Telkom cannot provide it, the government must find
someone who will do it.

Hell this is an ideal opportunity to use the BILLIONS in
armaments re-investment to give something back to the people.

ARMS FOR ADSL (btw this has been registered) [8D] [8D]

Chubs · Sep 4, 2003

Man I love telkom.....NOT!!!

The link I supplied early as to their staff rates:
http://www.telkom.co.za/pricing/content/adsl.jsp

Check now...they have miraculously dissappeared.

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Well at least we know they are watching this site.

silversurfer · Sep 4, 2003

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Chubs
 Man I love telkom.....NOT!!!

The link I supplied early as to their staff rates:
http://www.telkom.co.za/pricing/content/adsl.jsp

Check now...they have miraculously dissappeared.

[

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Well at least we know they are watching this site.
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pathetic. All telkom is good at is covering their tracks.
Correction : Maybe not GOOD at... but atleast thats all they
seem to care about. Cos we all know they are not good at much.

VQuest · Sep 4, 2003

LOL they have us to thank for pointing it out. Could they really have been that stupid to put it up for the public to see in the first place? (Well we already know the answer to that!)

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