I really believe that the way to fight this mess is to make as many of the public aware of what is happening with Telkom as possible.
The average person out there has been fooled into thinking 3 gigs (or even 1!) is enough, and is cheap.
They need to know that listening to online music/radio is possible, downloading music/videos, getting pc updates, running websites, playing games, watching live content and all the other things are possible, but restricted by Telkom.
They need to know that businesses will suffer, and so will education.
They mainly need to know how pitiful our speeds are, what a hard-cap means, and how little 3 gigs is.
Short of a (costly) newspaper ad, the only way I can think to do this is by a decent email telling the facts that can be distributed. We all know how fast a joke can go around the whole country, so a well thought-out email could reach hundreds of thousands of people. If just 5% take note, we have a strong following.
I am looking for someone who can write better than me (I find it hard not to get abusive about Telkom) to write a good email containing all the facts, with no slander or exaggerations. Just the bare facts (with emphasis on the fact that using the internet for everything it offers is NOT abuse) and explaining how 30 gig accounts are now so much more. Will have to explain the damage this new pricing will cause, and how backwards we are compared to even the most basic of 3rd world countries.
Basically a summary of everything we already know. Then we copy it, and title it "The truth about Telkom and ADSL" and start forwarding it. If everyone forwards to 10 people..well you know how these things spread. A couple of execs and newspapers thrown in there..and we have a decent campaign. Nothing that isn't fact..and we can't be criticised for slander.
We can't do this without the general public knowing what is happening. Refer ppl here and to hellkom and antitrust in the email.
Can't tell you how many ppl I have spoken to who think a 1gig account for R150 sounds great. They just need to know what that means.
Anyone wanna summarise everything and them we can edit it until we have a workable email?
Gotta be succinct, and fairly polite. Has to appeal to the average person, and be understandable. Keep the "tech" stuff to a minimum.
Holding thumbs someone sees the merit in this. Am sure there will be enough ppl who try shoot this idea down in flames, but it is at least a start.
Glock26
The average person out there has been fooled into thinking 3 gigs (or even 1!) is enough, and is cheap.
They need to know that listening to online music/radio is possible, downloading music/videos, getting pc updates, running websites, playing games, watching live content and all the other things are possible, but restricted by Telkom.
They need to know that businesses will suffer, and so will education.
They mainly need to know how pitiful our speeds are, what a hard-cap means, and how little 3 gigs is.
Short of a (costly) newspaper ad, the only way I can think to do this is by a decent email telling the facts that can be distributed. We all know how fast a joke can go around the whole country, so a well thought-out email could reach hundreds of thousands of people. If just 5% take note, we have a strong following.
I am looking for someone who can write better than me (I find it hard not to get abusive about Telkom) to write a good email containing all the facts, with no slander or exaggerations. Just the bare facts (with emphasis on the fact that using the internet for everything it offers is NOT abuse) and explaining how 30 gig accounts are now so much more. Will have to explain the damage this new pricing will cause, and how backwards we are compared to even the most basic of 3rd world countries.
Basically a summary of everything we already know. Then we copy it, and title it "The truth about Telkom and ADSL" and start forwarding it. If everyone forwards to 10 people..well you know how these things spread. A couple of execs and newspapers thrown in there..and we have a decent campaign. Nothing that isn't fact..and we can't be criticised for slander.
We can't do this without the general public knowing what is happening. Refer ppl here and to hellkom and antitrust in the email.
Can't tell you how many ppl I have spoken to who think a 1gig account for R150 sounds great. They just need to know what that means.
Anyone wanna summarise everything and them we can edit it until we have a workable email?
Gotta be succinct, and fairly polite. Has to appeal to the average person, and be understandable. Keep the "tech" stuff to a minimum.
Holding thumbs someone sees the merit in this. Am sure there will be enough ppl who try shoot this idea down in flames, but it is at least a start.
Glock26
