Recent content by johnMO

  1. J

    Not receiving SMS's or Calls, but can make and send (MTN)

    Correct, and I tried that, but apparently they had neglected to do something on their provisioning system and they had to do that first. (As described in my original post).
  2. J

    Do you think World War III is imminent?

    Ok your view does make sense. But I am skeptical of the Orange One's ability to do sensible things.
  3. J

    Do you think World War III is imminent?

    yep, or how about this possibility: Russia goes to Iran's defence and USA then decides to take Russia on, followed by nuclear strikes against each other? That seems possible too...
  4. J

    Do you think World War III is imminent?

    who is trying to undermine trust in whom and for what purpose? My answer would be the west trying to undermine trust in BRICS? but I assume you had something else in mind?
  5. J

    Do you think World War III is imminent?

    seriously? you've never heard of nuclear fallout? or radiation poisoning?
  6. J

    At what age did you get your first cellphone?

    I was 25-ish, because that's when they came out, well in usable form. One of those nokia bricks that preceeded the 3310.
  7. J

    At what age did you get your first cellphone?

    you's one of them young'uns then.
  8. J

    Do you pay for a music streaming subscription?

    Apple iTunes Match. Not exactly a streaming service, it's the predecessor to Apple Music. But what it does is "bless" all your MP3s so they are legal, and let you delete and redownload high quality copies from the iTunes music store. I far prefer this as I prefer to curate my collection rather...
  9. J

    SMS's not coming through - MTN

    sorry to hear, that sounds more extreme than my case. In my case i went to them in person at the 14th ave HQ. Call centres defintitely not helpful.
  10. J

    Not receiving SMS's or Calls, but can make and send (MTN)

    Here's my blog post that summarises the issue and the solution on MTN. https://johnoscomputertips.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-send-gsmsms-but-cant-receive-on-mtn.html
  11. J

    SMS's not coming through - MTN

    Here's my blog post that summarises the issue and the solution on MTN. https://johnoscomputertips.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-send-gsmsms-but-cant-receive-on-mtn.html
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