Recent content by MagicMarq

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    A pity about the setup fee when migrating from another ISP

    The bottom line is that we contract with the ISP. The ISP offers a package with themselves bound to a FNO. After acceptance we can only talk to the ISP as they are the supplier of the whole. This is who we pay on a month to month basis (month to month contract is also a laugh - try getting...
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    Standard Bank launches services status page

    Another opportunity for Standard Bank Banksters to charge additional fees. Theres a fee against every transaction A management fee - which per help desk is a fee to keep account active (Apparently a balance and transactions are not enough) This year they added 'myupdate for business' fee for...
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 4

    Haha - Shows how much I know. Thanks for your answer
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 4

    I know nothing about this vpn stuff so was testing the one that comes with opera browser. Surely the speed service should be the same or at least similar no matter the route? Is the vpn going outside normal fibre routes and going satellite?
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 4

    I am supposed to have 100/10 Mbps with CI- on a vpn I get this. Please can somebody explain why. Thanks
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    SABC's websites blocked “not safe” - Eset

    Like their news (all political theatre) - unsafe and untrustworthy.
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    FSCA issues warning to South Africans about Bitcoin investments

    BTC value in the past three months went from $19k to $60k. Altcoins of note were similar. If you lost money investing in this then you...... 1 - Were not "investing" in BTC......trading maybe / Bought wrong BTC like BTCGold BTC Cash etc maybe / Scammed perhaps / caught up in FOMO ....but not...
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    When did you last change banks?

    I have had accounts at most the banks except capitec. and the newer online banks. This month closed my absa savings accounts and credit card as they have been giving the worst service over this past while, I have ever experienced in all my years. Used to be great in 70's when it was Volkskas...
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    SARS cracks down on Bitcoin traders in South Africa

    Thank you for this... Once the “facts and circumstances” have been determined then the ring fence falls away. Its as usual disingenuous of sars to assume that its all "suspect'. They trying to make criminals out of one for investing and trying to survive, using a system they dont want you...
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    SARS cracks down on Bitcoin traders in South Africa

    Now that profits and investment gains are spoken of, Greedy SARS sees an opportunity to rob a portion of your investment gains. Watch them run when they discover the crypto markets can also fail or produce losses and they end up chipping in or looking at more assessed losses than they already...
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 3

    Thanks Roelf... the only number I have is ISP 194343...vumatel. Cool ideas logged the call. I have nothing else from CI.
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 3

    Per cool ideas helpdesk this is a vumatel problem ..please be patient...we will have you up within the next three days. So did not check this morning when all was supposedly resolved. Cool ideas...Making Telkom look good again.
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 3

    Blue and green...orange missing...have rebooted a few times
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 3

    Is network still down? Durban North.. Vumatel
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 3

    Have done all that with no success. FNB have the rudest most unhelpful staff in the banking world. Having accounts with the other banks as well, I can compare and thought I had reach a low point with them....but fnb takes the idea of service and communication to new levels below that which I had...
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