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Someone's name is missing from the list of choices... :mad: :o :rolleyes:

*throws hands in the air*

10000 "Whose line is it anyway" points to the 1st peep who gets the name of the broadband provider that is not there :o
 
Neotel - no prices as yet?
Virgin mobile - not real broadband?
 
hj2k_x said:
Er Neotel?
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Your 10000 points are on their way to you from the studios of "Whose Line is it Anyway?"

If said points do not arrive in the following 48 hours - please contact WB - not me :p

EDIT: sorry Henry - did not see xcleric42's post above of your own - points are diverted :p
 
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How can Neotel drop prices if the don't even have prices yet? That's why they aren't an option. Duh!
 
Qwikslver said:
How can Neotel drop prices if the don't even have prices yet? That's why they aren't an option. Duh!
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Have to say I tend to agree with your assessment.
 
Qwikslver said:
How can Neotel drop prices if the don't even have prices yet? That's why they aren't an option. Duh!
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bwana said:
Have to say I tend to agree with your assessment.
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The reason why I'm trying to bring the point across is that they should have been here to drop those prices. All of Guavamint's and the DoC's, Infraco and the rests pitfalls have held Neotel and this country back.

How long has it been since the SNO was announced?
Why are we still sitting here rustling around hoping for our current ISP's to drop prices - they can't move their arses unless Telscum drops its wholesale offering to them.
Even with the recent price drops WA (as mentioned in another thread, will look for it) has not passed on any significant saving! If any at all...
Also we all know that Telscum Internet doesn't pass on any significant savings as they are the bloody internet in this place!
As can be seen in the article on the front page: 4 Mbps ADSL Shootout
They cost more than some of the ISP's!
So what is costing them 20c they're still reselling as R22.50 ( yes this price comparison is exaggerated and unfounded, but I'm just falling in line with Telscum Chinese Maths)

According to those choices - at the moment - its none of them - only Telscum holds that kind of power.

Fact (or what to my mind seems to be a fact) is that by all rights Neotel should have been on that list as well. We've been f*cked around for so long and there's at least another few more years of that to come as LLU will only be completed by 2011. (if at all)

Yes there are some stones to be thrown at Ajay and Angus from Neotel as well - all the setbacks and deadlines missed throughout the year.
But how long had Icasa held out on the allocation for the spectrum needed by Neotel to start working? Kuk long!

I bought a tevo wireless remote contol car the other day... and noticed a little ICASA sticker approving the 27MHz used by the car.
I wonder how long that took?

If I'm venting and ranting - its only because of the state of telecomms in this country and not at you guys.
My starting this thread was not as a "Gripe" that the creator of the poll on the front page had missed something - rather it was to draw attention to the fact that we're still in the same place we've always been - sucking the fallis of Telscum - bitching but having to take it deep throat, cos that's all we know how to do.
The thread was meant to fire up some conversation about the matter - even if we've been running in circles with the Neotel debacle (spelling) I just wanted to let out and hopefully let some others as well...

sjoe...
 
bwana said:
If only you'd started off with post 9 . . . . :p
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LoL I thought I'd rather let people figure it out for themselves than shove a spoon down their throats - perhaps my thought train is not on par with others, but I was hoping that the topic would stimulate itself and others.

But in all honesty - I think we're all just a bit tired of this kinda thing now, I know that I've personally stayed away from NeoTel threads or press releases for the last month or 2 - just very frustrating to post and read the same kind of thing over and over again.

This however is 2008 and a poll, which only solidifies the dilemma we're faced with - we're waiting on puppets (ISP's) to wittle away at profit margins which already are taxing ( I could only guestimate :o )
Also these price cuts are not in their hands.

Yes Cybersmart is a little cheaper than WA (but they don't have the 24hour support that WA has) though their products are stable enough to not have me wondering around to any other ISP.

I suppose it all comes down to each ISP's business model - "We cost more, cos we put more into it."
TI however, "We cost more, cos we can and there's nothing you can do about it"
 
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I was noticing this too but then I thought they should actually be on the list and I would have voted for them. They may not be offering a service to residential consumers yet but if they launch with lower prices than the competitors (which is likely) they will have the first price drop this year. And what an achievement it would be for a company that is said to be non-existant.

It reminds me of the situation in the spiderman movie. "The ad said last three minutes, but you beat him in one and a half." No rule exists that you can't have a price drop when entering a market. And besides this they are offering services. I think there should be a poll with Neotel in it. Maybe we can use this thread if it's not on the main page.
 
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