Bread, Milk and Bandwidth

My TelkomInternet account can be topped up using my credit card without the need to buy a new PPPoE username and password... :D
 
eh all of this is just wrong in so many ways. Nice that it's there, but just soo wrong that it is necesary...
 
According to Barbalich the demand has surpassed their expectations. “The product has been around for 6 months with Engen and 1 month with Pick n Pay. We continue to see over 100% growth each month on sales as more and more people are becoming aware of the product,” says Barbalich.

Axxess is also planning to add 5 new nationwide distributors to the current Engen and Pick ‘n Pay distribution channels.

While monthly usage limits remain low and ISPs are restrained to reselling ADSL bandwidth per-GB these products are likely to gain in popularity. ISPs like Axxess have not only made the most of a lucrative business opportunity, but they are also making it as easy as possible for people to stay connected.
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Easy to buy it - just pop into your engen/pnp and buy it, although in some cases a bit of explanation is required as most of the salespersons doesn't know what you're babbling on about.

I prefer to pay cash and get a new username/password every time :D rather than using a debit order which I have no control over.
 
Rooi Willie said:
My TelkomInternet account can be topped up using my credit card without the need to buy a new PPPoE username and password... :D
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Do these purchases expire at the end of the month or do they roll over?

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All additional bandwidth purchased in a particular month will be available in the same month of purchase only and will be forfeited when the new calendar month starts. Therefore additional bandwidth purchased cannot be transferred from one month to the next.
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bwana said:
Do these purchases expire at the end of the month or do they roll over?

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Axxess's prepaid rolls over, with that I have no problem, and can surf all relaxed until everything's used, no need to try and cram a lot of downloads in before the end of the month.
 
The_Librarian said:
Axxess's prepaid rolls over, with that I have no problem, and can surf all relaxed until everything's used, no need to try and cram a lot of downloads in before the end of the month.
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That's why I prefer Axxess' prepaid over telkom's latest abomination. :)
 
I think our broadband situation resembles that of dial-up. When you have dial-up, you think twice when you dial-up, because you know it's costing you. In a similar way, with both prepaid adsl and these low caps offerred in SA, people think twice about downloading files, audio streaming, even web browsing. Don't let me even get started on gaming and videos. Doesn't this defeat the purpose of the internet.

It stifles growth in all industries especially e-commerce. It really stifles innovation and keeps us even further behind the rest of world.
 
Telkom helping increase the demand for petrol and electricity...

The way I see it, Telkom is costing this country's citizens more than just an arm and a leg for bandwidth. We have to spend extra on petrol to drive to go buy these stupid vouchers if we are making a special trip for that purpose, plus because downloads take forever to finish on a 384kbps ADSL pipe, it costs 384k users extra in electricity bills because we have to leave our PCs running day and night to finish large downloads!! :mad: </rant>
 
ryan411 said:
The way I see it, Telkom is costing this country's citizens more than just an arm and a leg for bandwidth. We have to spend extra on petrol to drive to go buy these stupid vouchers if we are making a special trip for that purpose, plus because downloads take forever to finish on a 384kbps ADSL pipe, it costs 384k users extra in electricity bills because we have to leave our PCs running day and night to finish large downloads!! :mad: </rant>
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Interesting thought. So Telkom should lend Eskom a few billion to upgrade their network, seeing that Telkom have no interest in theirs.
 
Saule said:
Interesting thought. So Telkom should lend Eskom a few billion to upgrade their network, seeing that Telkom have no interest in theirs.
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Not sure I follow u there, but the deed is done as Eskom have a nice reason to increase electricity prices next year, due to the energy shortage :(

I guess the amount of people leaving their pc's running day and night for downloads make up a very tiny percentage of electricity users, so I guess I am moaning about nothing :p I mean, how much of a burden are downloaders on the electricity supply in this country...
 
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