If Telkom ADSL was a car...

lord_spaceman

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1. Your car would automatically turn off every 24 hours. You would then have to turn it on, and when you do, your car will have a different colour.

2. Can only drive 3Km a month and when you reach your 3Km limit, you can only drive @ 10 kmph (and after november you will have to pay R59 for every Km you drive !) :eek:

3. You will have to pay an additional R400 a month for your car using the road that was already there ! :rolleyes:

4. You will have to wait over a month (sometimes three months) for a "technician" to come and turn the key in your car ! (You will then be charged over R200 as an installation fee !)

5. Your car might not be able to drive initally at all as there may be no petrol at your nearest petrol station, but Telkom will let you know this once you have waited a month for the "technician" to come and turn the key in your car. :(

6. Once you reach your limit, driving on roads OTHER than around your house, will result in your car will driving very slowly, but you can drive as fast as you want on the roads around your house !

Look on the bright side ! When you reach your 3Km limit, it will be very hard to get hijacked or your car stolen, as you can walk faster than you own car ! :D
 
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7. Using your car for any other purpose than sitting in it, will be an abuse of your car.
8. Switching on the radio, lights or airconditioner, will eat into your 3km usage, even if the car is stationary.
9. The car comes in 3 engine sizes, namely 50cc, 100cc and the SUPERFAST 125cc
 
lord_spaceman said:
1. Your car would automatically turn off every 24 hours. You would then have to turn it on, and when you do, your car will have a different colour.

2. Can only drive 3Km a month and when you reach your 3Km limit, you can only drive @ 10 kmph (and after november you will have to pay R59 for every Km you drive !) :eek:

3. You will have to pay an additional R400 a month for your car using the road that was already there ! :rolleyes:

4. You will have to wait over a month (sometimes three months) for a "technician" to come and turn the key in your car ! (You will then be charged over R200 as an installation fee !)

5. Your car might not be able to drive initally at all as there may be no petrol at your nearest petrol station, but Telkom will let you know this once you have waited a month for the "technician" to come and turn the key in your car. :(

6. Once you reach your limit, driving on roads OTHER than around your house, will result in your car will driving very slowly, but you can drive as fast as you want on the roads around your house !

Look on the bright side ! When you reach your 3Km limit, it will be very hard to get hijacked or your car stolen, as you can walk faster than you own car ! :D
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Thats just excellent....*ROFL*
 
lord_spaceman said:
1. Your car would automatically turn off every 24 hours. You would then have to turn it on, and when you do, your car will have a different colour.
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Actually that would be pretty cool ;)
 
scatlett said:
10. You can buy your car from one dealership only.
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Isn't that true already? It appears that you pay 2-4 times what the rest of the world pays for the same car.. if it is more than the bottom line model..

Sorry wrong forum.. should have been on www.myoverpricedcar.co.za instead.. ;)
 
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The root of the problem isn't Telkom, but the government allowing companies (mostly former state owned) to take advantage of the few in the country that can afford luxuries such as transportation and electricity..
 
paarlberg said:
The root of the problem isn't Telkom, but the government allowing companies (mostly former state owned) to take advantage of the few in the country that can afford luxuries such as transportation and electricity..
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paarlberg, what then do you think the solution is?

IMO MyADSL followed the correct course of action in lodging a complaint with ICASA about Telkomonopoly's ADSL, ICASA followed a process - albeit lengthly and frustrating for ADSL customers, public hearings were held, Telkomonopoly had its chance to state its side of the story, consumers presented ICASA with the facts available to them, ICASA considered all of this, ICASA took a sufficiently long time doing so, and ICASA released their findings via Government Gazette Notice, now ICASA is busy drafting regulations - that will be subject to further scrutiny and public hearings...what is Telkomonopoly doing in the meantime - finding new ways to overcharge and abuse their monopoly - predictable...:rolleyes:
 
The largest problem in the communications sector is that ICASA has no real authority. Look at Sentech's multimedia license.. It was issued by the Minister of Communications and ICASA has no specs (or didn't the last time I looked) for future providers to receive the same license. It was only available by invitation by the MoC and by no other means.

It sounds like making the appropriate donation to the correct political party or individual will give you the ability to receive a license that was designed for your use and only you..

ICASA responded to me with the following statement "ICASA does not have the ability to issue a Multimedia License and can only be done by special invitation of the MoC". I am posting that from memory so the wording may not be exact, but you get the idea..

I have been saying for several years on this and other forums that the government should break Telkom up and create baby bells like we did with AT&T in the 80's. If you think people hate Telkom, should have been in the US in the 80's ;) and allow Telkom to provide the infrastructure between the baby bells for a period of 5 years. Then Telkom could re-enter the market as a last mile provider. After 1 year of baby bells open the doors for secondary providers to enter the market. They should have the ability of building hteir own infrastructure or using the local provider's network at a price that is negotiated between the parties and is available as a controlled price in a tariff controlled scenario.

I could go on for hours.. but I won't..
 
paarlberg said:
The root of the problem isn't Telkom, but the government allowing companies (mostly former state owned) to take advantage of the few in the country that can afford luxuries such as transportation and electricity..
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Absolute rubbish. Government is not responsible for Telkrap's shenanigans, but instead guilty of having created the environment within which such behaviour could take place, and not having the foresight nor cahunas to regulate or legislate in favour of ensuring that the social development and universal access imperatives take precedence over profit.
 
@paarlberg: if you're saying that the MoC's veto power over anything ICASA involves itself with, is a root of all Telkomonopoly evil, I would almost completely agree, I certainly am a huge critic of her Poisonous Ivyness...:)
 
paarlberg said:
Look at Sentech's multimedia license.. It was issued by the Minister of Communications and ICASA has no specs (or didn't the last time I looked) for future providers to receive the same license. It was only available by invitation by the MoC and by no other means.
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That strikes me as quite the coincedence, as she was 'First woman and first black chairperson of the Board of Sentech Ltd '

My, what an incredible coincedence? Hiiiighly unexpected........ as with property - 'location, location, location' - in telecommunications it seems to be 'connections, connections, connections'. The nepotism and incest continues unabated.
 
MaD said:
That strikes me as quite the coincedence, as she was 'First woman and first black chairperson of the Board of Sentech Ltd '

My, what an incredible coincedence? Hiiiighly unexpected........ as with property - 'location, location, location' - in telecommunications it seems to be 'connections, connections, connections'. The nepotism and incest continues unabated.
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Not really - her appointment provided the first evidence of many in the real transformation of state agencies, and for which she was properly tasked to look after Government's interests. After all, Sentech is still a wholly-owned state agency, to this day. Providing licenses to all and sundry without assuring concomitant realisation of societal objectives defeats the purpose of Government.
 
The situation is dubious, is basically what I was aiming at. One doesn't know which finger is in which pie.
 
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