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  1. Totempole

    Ten 4G smartphones for less than R1,000

    Well, I can tell you that although the Redmi 12C on that list does officially have NFC. On many versions, including the ones here in SA, it has been disabled or removed. Bummer.
  2. Totempole

    Ten 4G smartphones for less than R1,000

    None of those models would for sure. I recall the cheapest phone to have NFC was the Nokia 3 back in 2018ish.
  3. Totempole

    2020 Takealot Vouchers Thread 2.0 (Everyone Welcome)

    You have to email them and ask. They sometimes issue equivalent replacements.
  4. Totempole

    Ten 4G smartphones for less than R1,000

    They should seriously consider offering trade-in discounts in exchange for old 2G/3G devices. A few hundred off a network locked 4G Smartphone in exchange for whatever they're using now would get far more users to scrap their old phones.
  5. Totempole

    TCL's steady rise in South Africa

    TCL is a very popular budget brand in Canada in the same way that Hisense is here. Unlike Hisense however, they also make pretty decent Smartphones.
  6. Totempole

    Load reduction worse than stage six load-shedding in some areas

    They'd probably just be stealing back their own copper cables though.
  7. Totempole

    E-waste Recycling Association plans to hold an event similar to last year's Makro voucher exchange

    Would have been R200 in the previous collection drive. I think they'd be pretty stupid to offer the same amounts as last time. There are a lot of desperate people out there. Even if they only offered R10 per item, the queues would be just as long.
  8. Totempole

    What is the best laptop brand in South Africa?

    Avoid HP at all costs. Even their approved distributers are selling couinterfeit batteries, probably due to their extortionate prices, but that's still no excuse. Looking at you Service Parts Logistics... 😡
  9. Totempole

    The most affordable 5G-capable smartphone in South Africa

    I call pricing error. The A72 5G is usually around R3.8K. Sold out on Avo, and can only find the A72 4G version for under R2K. The 4G version has a crappy Spreadtrum chipset which should be avoided at all costs.
  10. Totempole

    Five Toyotas that are rebadged Suzukis

    All of the Toyota's and Suzuki's in this article are made in India Not sure about Honda, but I do recall the Honda Amaze is also made in India.
  11. Totempole

    Five Toyotas that are rebadged Suzukis

    The big issue here is that none of these cars are actually Japanese anymore, so the reliability argument is moot. Most of these are either Indian, Chinese or some other Asian country outside of Japan that can manufacture them as cheaply as possible.
  12. Totempole

    Merchants exploiting Takealot to sell dodgy products

    BS, if you try to write a review about a counterfeit item, they simply reject the review. They simply claim "further investigation is necessary" and take no further action. They're knowingly allowing sellers to sell counterfeit goods, but at least they allow you to return them.
  13. Totempole

    strange error on Dell Laptop

    I had a similar issue with an HP Laptop and some Arktek memory. RAM was within spec, no reason for it not to work, but it simply refused. Sent it back and bought Samsung memory instead at double the price and it worked perfectly. Either these cheap modules are temperamental, or have a high...
  14. Totempole

    Hardware Bargains 2 - Electric Boogaloo

    Listing said 16% off, now it doesn't, so I assume in the region of about R499 which was also the price earlier this month as shown above.
  15. Totempole

    Spotting a card-skimmer

    Just pay the outstanding amount and they'll stop spamming you. :ROFL:
  16. Totempole

    2020 Takealot Vouchers Thread 2.0 (Everyone Welcome)

    They generally give reasons why they decline your review. I've found that if you keep changing your review slightly and it's within their rules, eventually they just cave and post it. It took me 5 attempts, but eventually got mine through. There's a seller on Takealot called "Pro Gamer" that...
  17. Totempole

    Local streaming services struggling to compete with international giants

    I think they messed up by scrapping the free trial offer. They're not like the bigger streaming services that can get away without utilising the try-before-you-buy business model.
  18. Totempole

    Melon Mobile's uncapped calling exploited

    It's actually pretty simple to achieve compliance with that. After the FUP limit is reached, limit all calls to something like 1 minute and limit text messages to something like 5 per hour.
  19. Totempole

    Afrihost's impressive money-back promise if customers are unhappy

    All I can say for sure is it definitely wasn't a "No Questions Asked" warranty/refund. I've read about quite a few people being denied refunds despite being within the window. If your reason wasn't good enough, refund denied. One issue with Afrihost during that time was that they changed their...
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