Get your ADSL at 2008 prices

[rorz0r]

Care to post the updated pricing then Jannie? Even if you don't actively sell it there must surely be a few people still signed up?

 

[Jola]

That's okay, Vox tried to bill me at a rate of R38/GB or part thereof on an account that was supposed to be free.

From what I've read, Vox's Fatpipe accounts aren't capped either and overusage is also around R38/GB.

Billshock Alert.
http://hellopeter.com/vox-telecom/complaints/incobilling-and-usage-measurement-1344804

Hmm, yes, this is also what stops me from using Vox.

 

[cfilorux]

Hand waving says we are waving hands

These prices (from 2008) we're accidentally exposed during a web upgrade. MyBB managed to catch it in the short while it was up.

Nope, don't believe you.

 

[Drunkard #1]

Nope. Until we come up with a competitive consumer offer, don't buy it.

So Vodacon's policy is "As jy dom is, moet jy ***".

Care to post the updated pricing then Jannie? Even if you don't actively sell it there must surely be a few people still signed up?

If there was updated pricing, the spin doctor would have posted it. Vodacon just continues to rape those that are too stupid or too lazy to jump ship. Same as their contract voice prices. The other thing that'll be deemed "commercially sensitive and top secret" is how many suckers they continue to rape with that pricing. Makes you wonder if this is illegal in terms of Section 48 (1) (a) (i) of the Consumer Protection Act.

1)A supplier must not—

a)offer to supply, supply, or enter into an agreement to supply, any goods or services—

i)at a price that is unfair, unreasonable or unjust;

Anyone got a few billion for lawyers fees, to find out?

 

[MagicDude4Eva]

For Vodacom's price of R4,5K for a 10Mbps ADSL line, I can actually get 2 40Mbps uncapped VDSL lines with no shaping and proper QoS - https://www.afrihost.com/site/product/business_adsl

Why would any company market products and then say "Ummm... don't buy until we come up with a better offer?". This was pretty much my point around pricing and product positioning for FTTH which will be similarly uncompetitively priced and turn into a failure.

Companies like Vodacom will struggle with such a remote/distant view on realistic consumer prices and what consumers actually want.

Vodafone overseas suffered a 14% loss in Europe and emerging markets only grew by 6%. Latest KPCP reports show for example a market penetration of 5.5bn TVs vs 5.2bn mobile phones vs 780m laptops and desktops and "only" 439m tablets. It is quite obvious that mobile traffic is where one should play in Africa (it should make you think though, that almost 40% of african users use mobile data compared to only 20% in US/Europe - purely because of fixed line broadband service overseas and none really here).

It is also quite obvious that video on demand is growing at a fast pace - data consumption doubled within one year world-wide to 5 Zetabytes and by 2015 it will reach 10 Zetabytes. Anyone still thinking of just selling data in 2-3 years will probably be out of business or have revenue reduced to nothing.

 

[Swa]

Care to post the updated pricing then Jannie? Even if you don't actively sell it there must surely be a few people still signed up?

He can't, it's unsustainable.