Recent content by Stonemason

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    WhatsApp, Netflix, and YouTube could be forced to pay Vodacom and MTN in South Africa

    I guess If OTT companies must pay Vodacom and MTN, they in turn should get a share of the data sales . After all, the cellular companies profit out of data sold to those consuming the OTT services.
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    South African town charges R582.64 levy to use the sun

    I do not think that the reporter knows the town name either.
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    Honor’s plan to dethrone Samsung in South Africa

    Those of us who still believe that our house is our castle and believe in privacy use a tv box. This is the reason why : https://www.makeuseof.com/lg-tv-collect-data-record-audio-turned-off/
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    Takealot increases minimum order size for free delivery and changes checkout defaults

    Takealot is pricing itself out of the market. There are other options.
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    Amazon South Africa trumps Takealot in one delivery feature

    Just use Amazon. If you pay them R59 per month, you get free delivery on any amount as well as a fairly decent subscription to Amazon Prime streaming. That means that even if you do not order something every month, you still get a lot of value out of the streaming service. I
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    Electric bakkie R50,000 cheaper than a new Hilux double-cab launched in South Africa

    Not really. The BYD shark is a hybrid and they did a road test with it towing a caravan in Australia. After 50 km the battery was flat and the little 1.5 l petrol engine used more than 30 l/100 km to continue the tow. That meant the petrol tank also ran out of fuel within 200 km. To tow you...
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    Electric bakkie R50,000 cheaper than a new Hilux double-cab launched in South Africa

    I always find it amusing when they quote towing capacity in these reports. I am sure the vehicle will be able to tow between 2.5 and 3 tonnes. The question is how far? You probably won't go further than 60 to a 100 km on a charge while towing that kind of weight behind. Also, one can hardly...
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    At what point do you sell your car?

    I would like to see you trying to replace anything yourself in a modern car - or even any car made after 2015. Some cars ( and I won't name them) even require a reprogramming after replacing the battery. I expect that the same will be required in the near future when you change tyres.
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    Amazon Leo falling further behind Starlink by the day

    SpaceX is phasing out the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Customers are already claiming that they cannot get new bookings for space on launches. The new vehicle now is the Starship and its mission is different. Amazon Leo is not going to get much help from SpaceX to get its satellites in the sky...
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    At what point do you sell your car?

    I do not keep a car beyond 100 000 km. You have to be rich to afford a high milage car and I am not rich,
  11. Stonemason

    What is your preferred Chinese car brand?

    Mercedes
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    Anti-white men policy in South Africa

    And the other 24% is a rough estimation.
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    Financial analysts raise questions about Amazon Leo's launch in South Africa

    It would have been nice if there actually was another company that had a working satellite service. Amazon Leo has nothing to offer at the moment and when I read about their problems in getting a rocket to get their satellites in the sky, I doubt that they will have anything within the next 3 to...
  14. Stonemason

    Have you ever been scammed?

    Yes, bought travel insurance from a well known company. Needed emergency medical treatment abroad. They insisted I pay the hospital promising to pay me back. Still waiting for the R100k they owe me. I don't expect to ever see the money.
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    One Eskom union thinks 7% salary increase is not enough

    If you want an increase 3% above the inflation rate you should increase your productivity by 3 percent. That should be the norm.
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