This thread is to create a comprehensive list of which merchants have a mobile airtime payment option (you pay with the airtime balance on your phone). On a continent with many non-banked individuals this is a viable alternative. Please include the name of the merchant/provider and which...
South Africa’s cellphone expert who puts criminals at the scene of a crime
Pietermaritzburg investigative data analyst Thereza May Botha has developed a system that uses cellphone records to place a suspect at the scene of a crime.
Yesterday morning i had my Samsung Galaxy S4 Snatched out of my hands while waiting outside of home affairs in Pinetown.
We have done the normal procedures by reporting it to the police, have blacklisted the phone via the IMEI number. We also had Avast software saved on the phone. The...
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I am looking for a company that is able to repair a Samsung Mini S3 Motherboard or CPU Pins.
I had the phone in to a local repair shop and at Samsung but they are unable to fix the motherboard but only replace.
According to the local repair shop, the CPU pins mightbeen damaged.
I...
Item name (be very descriptive) : Motorola Moto G 4G (Model: XT1039) running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Full specs : http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g_4g-6355.php
Age and condition: 18 months old, good condition, glass screen protector fitted
Do you include packaging: Yes - all original...
SA prisons install cellphone detectors
Convicts get so desperate to escape from the country’s 246 prisons to spend Christmas with loved ones that they would kill and maim prison warders to get away.
Cellphone companies are ripping us off
Cellphone companies like MTN are ripping consumers off and someone must put an end to their unethical profiteering, said Right2Know.
Hands-free cellphone kits are not safe when driving
Insurance company Dial Direct has issued a statement warning drivers that using a hands-free kit in their cars thinking it is safer is a myth.
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I live in a townhouse complex that has an intercom at the gate which is used to call people if you press the unit number on the intercom.
It takes a simcard which obviously requires airtime balance to be loaded in order to call the tenants.
The frustration comes in when the airtime...
The excuses drivers give police for using their cellphones
Making excuses won’t save you if you are caught with a cellphone behind the wheel, the City of Cape Town has warned.
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Today I was told to unlearn and forget what I was taught some time ago on best practice on how to charge and use my laptop and cellphone battery. My believe was that you should never interrupt charging half way. That it is better where possible to work with the charge plugged in all the...
Put down that phone while driving
Road accidents cost South Africa over R300 billion a year, and many of these accidents are caused by using mobile phones while driving.
Got a company ring my doorbell and asked if I was interested to put a 'transmission' mast (on roof or a 15 M pole on corner of property)on my property for a cellphone provider. They were hired to find suitable locations. It seems that a Chinese company is doing the installations, ZTE Corp. I...
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I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 mini from Takealot.
But this Android version is not your default Android as i've had with previous Android phones, Vodacom changed the start-up and power-off screens to include a Vodacom logo, as well as installing a bunch of Vodacom apps and changing...
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I have a small problem I need some assistance with. We recently expanded our building and built-on a whole new wing to the facility (at my workplace). Since then most of our staff have been experiencing quite bad cellular reception. To my knowledge only Vodacom and MTN are effected -...
I have the following phone for sale, it came bundled with another phone I purchased, so I don't really have any use for this one...
Item name : Black 4Gb Sony Xperia E3 smartphone
Age and condition: Brand New/Unopened
Do you include packaging: Yes
Warranty: Yes (1 year with Orange)
Reason...
Keep your devices charged when flying to Britain
Passengers on flights to Britain must ensure their electronic gadgets are charged, and can be switched on