Fixed lines face competition

[rpm]

Fixed lines face competition

Several new wireless voice services in the local market now offer a viable alternative to a conventional fixed-line telephone service and include internet connectivity.

 

[Garth Massey]

He says they provide coverage in Bryanston, Fourways, Sunninghill, Randburg, Roodeport, Parkwood, Klopperpark, Boksburg, Kempton Park, Edenvale and within a 15km to 2km radius of these locations, and is gradually extending this to other areas nationally. It requires five customers to justify setting up an antenna that provides coverage over a 15km radius.

15 km to 2km radius of these locations well i am not more that 15 km from Edenvale more like 13 km and i dont have coverage but is this more like road or by crow fly coverage ???

 

[LazyLion]

The only serious competition for a fixed line is another fixed line. All these other options are "alternatives".

 

[rehd]

errr yea his kempton Park is still not covered on the coverage Map , well not where I am and thats what counts I suppose huh...

 

[<moLe>]

pornographically inspired ISP's conjure for market dominance, yet even so as the competion bit by bit pour in, little do I as a consumer see that seems gain to me...so when all is said and done, and in the end bad service won the only thing I see is nothing happening apart from the ISP fat cats get richer and us the consumer get more and more aggravated ...just another reason for the the educated and informed to flee, to the greener pastures across the ocean we see.

 

[Stogy]

The only serious competition for a fixed line is another fixed line. All these other options are "alternatives".

agreed fixed lines is the best option atm

I would go for Neotel as soon as they got their setup ready next year but not Iburst i heard alot of bad rumors of their service like the line speed constantly changes and poor coverage in some areas

 

[The_Unbeliever]

15 km to 2km radius of these locations well i am not more that 15 km from Edenvale more like 13 km and i dont have coverage but is this more like road or by crow fly coverage ???

crow fly coverage by using a flat map

line of sight not included.

 

[antowan]

The only serious competition for a fixed line is another fixed line. All these other options are "alternatives".

I have to agree. As long as nobody is putting in fixed lines other than Telkom then competition is not "real".

If they manage to drive down Telkom prices, then I will admit I am wrong.

Competition can happen in two forms both of which offers the customer a money advantage.

1. More services at current price levels.
2. Price reductions on current service specs.

This has happened in the 3G data sphere and I love it! Nobody is however making Telkom sweat. That sucks!

 

[LazyLion]

well, lets pray that the VANS license conversions or LLU are allowed to go ahead. At this stage it looks like the only way we will ever get true competition.