How to install a telkom land line in a new development?

[atom0101]

Hi all, I am thinking of buying one of those new developments, unfortunately, as far as I know, there are no telephone cables at that place yet. So how can I get a land line from telkom? Must I go to the municipality or to telkom and ask them to pull a line from the exchange or something?

Thanks all!

[somescrub]

Telkom wont run the cables until they have enough orders from the development to make it cost effective.
they usually work on 25% of the number of units there.
So you can wait....forever or go for 3G or wireless

[oober]

You can forget about a Telkom line. I was also looking into buying from a new development until I found out you can wait up to 5+ years for Telkom to do anything. So every place I went to look at had to have a Telkom line before I even considered it...

[Sting]

Hi all, I am thinking of buying one of those new developments, unfortunately, as far as I know, there are no telephone cables at that place yet. So how can I get a land line from telkom? Must I go to the municipality or to telkom and ask them to pull a line from the exchange or something?

Thanks all!

Start with your Body Corporate. If there is not a BC yet, speak to the developer. If there's no pre-built underground infrastructure then you have virtually no chance of success.

[DagegeN]

You can forget about a Telkom line. I was also looking into buying from a new development until I found out you can wait up to 5+ years for Telkom to do anything. So every place I went to look at had to have a Telkom line before I even considered it...

+1 on that thought

Start with your Body Corporate. If there is not a BC yet, speak to the developer. If there's no pre-built underground infrastructure then you have virtually no chance of success.

He can forget about that. We live in a 100 unit complex and we " the body corp" took 95 application forms to Telkom to get land lines. Strangely enough we got the finger from Telkom.

[Earlyrhandzeka]

Hi there people, telkom is good business opportunity in the country, so what. Must we volunteer for the community to get landlines or get the job on telkom. If i may ask.

[GreyBush]

Hi there people, telkom is good business opportunity in the country, so what. Must we volunteer for the community to get landlines or get the job on telkom. If i may ask.

If you may ask what?