Free Telkom Mobile Wifi?

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johncgalloway

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Hey guys


I've been getting calls from 012 688 9996. I decided to answer and a lady on the other end told me she was phoning from Telkom, asked me if I was who her system said I was, then proceeded to inform me the call is recorded.

Then she started her spiel about how I am a customer who has been complaining about outages in my area (the last time I did complain I was technically an Axxess customer) and how Telkom wants to give me a free mobile Wifi router with a free sim (I guess) that will allow me to remain online during the dark days / moments, for free. Gratis.

Of course if Telkom changes this "special offer" (free?) next year then I will get more added benefits, but she did not specify if these would be free. Normally this would sound completely bogus to me, except I am a paying customer of Telkom, and lord knows my monthly bill makes me feel I should be getting something free.

So is this legit, and what is the (inevitable) catch?
 
Well now. I accepted the free offer, received the little device and after 3 days got it working. Apparently it goes off my Telkom account / cap and is free up until March 2015, after which time I will be informed as to if it will cost me anything per month.

Basically it is a connection solution (they say) if your line is down. Rather a nice gesture from them. Hoping the real reason is because they are going to cut our area temporarily to upgrade to fiber.

; )
 
Hi. I received this offer today. Was it a scam or not? Did you have to pay any extras?
 
I also received a call from them a couple of days ago. From what I understand, the data will be linked to my fibre cap. Still waiting for the device to be delivered.
 
So never received my router. Tried phoning Telkom about it, but nobody knows anything about it. Also no answer on the number they called from.
 
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