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Question of the Day: Are you keeping your Prime subscription?
ADSL2+ is coming!
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Moklet Kcuf
Senior Member
at least they'd be honest.MrG said:this is no way to address your cusomters sno, if I was being called **** I would be upset
Moklet Kcuf
Senior Member
FWD Reply to SNO
Dear Maneesh,
I feel it obligation to inform that I've forwarded part of your provided email into pubic forum at www.myadsl.co.za - http://www.mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=41029
Hopefully feedback from the discussion and website may provide for you and your company a valuable gauge of public sentiment.
Respectful regards
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Dear Maneesh,
I feel it obligation to inform that I've forwarded part of your provided email into pubic forum at www.myadsl.co.za - http://www.mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=41029
Hopefully feedback from the discussion and website may provide for you and your company a valuable gauge of public sentiment.
Respectful regards
****
Highflyer_GP
Honorary Master
might need a bit of edittingMoklet Kcuf said:
otherwise its a good idea for them to gauge directly with the forum to get a feel for public sentiment towards themWillS
Well-Known Member
skydog said:
LOL
Tsunami, without a question! The REAL question is which will come first: flying pigs or ADSL2+?
LCBXX
Honorary Master
SNO = Major Change??
Heck guys I dunnow. If one looks at what happened with all other departments and services when competition was introduced, not much changed anyway.
Sure the arrival of the SNO will instigate improvements from Telkom but I'm not so sure about the reduction in telecom costs.
Look at our local Cell companies. There are a total of three, yet pricing has basically increased gradually over the years instead of coming down. Where VodaCom, for example, offers cheap MMS rates, MTN may offer cheaper GPRS rates, with CellC giving you lekke cheap calls to 7 buddies. At the end of the day, all 3 have almost similar tariffs when you calculate everything together.
Yes, having 3 competitors helps when it comes to introducing new technologies HSDPA and keeping up with international trends, yet connecting to the Net with your cell phone is way more expensive than in Europe, for example.
Aren't we being pulled wool over the eyes with promised of reduced fixed line telecom costs when all we're steering to is a similar situation like we have with the Cell companies?
Heck guys I dunnow. If one looks at what happened with all other departments and services when competition was introduced, not much changed anyway.
Sure the arrival of the SNO will instigate improvements from Telkom but I'm not so sure about the reduction in telecom costs.
Look at our local Cell companies. There are a total of three, yet pricing has basically increased gradually over the years instead of coming down. Where VodaCom, for example, offers cheap MMS rates, MTN may offer cheaper GPRS rates, with CellC giving you lekke cheap calls to 7 buddies. At the end of the day, all 3 have almost similar tariffs when you calculate everything together.
Yes, having 3 competitors helps when it comes to introducing new technologies HSDPA and keeping up with international trends, yet connecting to the Net with your cell phone is way more expensive than in Europe, for example.
Aren't we being pulled wool over the eyes with promised of reduced fixed line telecom costs when all we're steering to is a similar situation like we have with the Cell companies?
Myrrdin
Expert Member
The first day the SNO offers an ADSL product, I dont care how much it is. I will personally walk into my local Telkom shop and hand in my cancellation of service and while they are entering it into their computer I will be doing a dance of joy and singing at the top of my voice.
Maybe someone with more skill than me can suggest some lyrics. I can always play a song on my cell phone while I dance.
Maybe someone with more skill than me can suggest some lyrics. I can always play a song on my cell phone while I dance.
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ettubrute
Expert Member
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Sounds gr8! But, IBIWISI... and the price should be right as well, otherwise they can forget getting me as a customer!
So, you paid for 826MB and didn't use it!krycor said:
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Sounds gr8! But, IBIWISI... and the price should be right as well, otherwise they can forget getting me as a customer!
dont hold your breath, Gov have 30% share in SNO.... the gonna regulate pricing alright, oh about R100 cheaper with a cap.....
Mark my words.... after Carte Blanche I dont think SNO is our knight in shining armour.... more like a wolf in sheeps clothing... If gov is invloved they will regulate as they see fit and make sure they rake in a couple of Billion profit.....
Mark my words.... after Carte Blanche I dont think SNO is our knight in shining armour.... more like a wolf in sheeps clothing... If gov is invloved they will regulate as they see fit and make sure they rake in a couple of Billion profit.....
MadAtter
Well-Known Member
yeah you're right. but remember, that billion they rake in is going to a worthy cause.... to stop the dreaded tsunami heading towards SA!!! OH NOES!!@QAWD we're all doooomed
ettubrute
Expert Member
Let's hope they will! But a lot of rules will still have to change before that becomes a possibility! The gubberment only now allowes for a second operator, but the market is still closed!
The gubberment only now allowes for a second operator, but the market is still closed!
ettubrute
Expert Member
When the sun starts rising in the west?
Actually, it's entirely up to gubberment! And their pockets are more important than the good of the country, thus, unfortunately, my initial reaction might be right...
Actually, it's entirely up to gubberment! And their pockets are more important than the good of the country, thus, unfortunately, my initial reaction might be right...
What would be nice is if SNO is the sleeping giant and suddenly starts off offering cheaper and hugely increased BROADBAND speeds. Something like a blitzkrieg (sp?) would be nice. Completely crippling Telkom from the word go.
We'll see. Anything must be better than Telkom. SNO is actually in a sticky situation (good for us). Realistically most people are expecting them to offer similar pricing to Telkom. The problem is that if they do so, and offer similar pricing to Telkom, then it will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that ONLY an OPEN MARKET will bring down the telecoms pricing. It will be a serious nail in DoCs coffin of "bright ideas", other than following established global trends.
Kind of win-win in a sense.
We'll see. Anything must be better than Telkom. SNO is actually in a sticky situation (good for us). Realistically most people are expecting them to offer similar pricing to Telkom. The problem is that if they do so, and offer similar pricing to Telkom, then it will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that ONLY an OPEN MARKET will bring down the telecoms pricing. It will be a serious nail in DoCs coffin of "bright ideas", other than following established global trends.
Kind of win-win in a sense.