Sign up with GoogleWhile that is true, you have to look at where the money is - US we are the people forking out for telecommunications so if the SNO wants to show a profit they have to have a way to entice us.... they ain't gonna make much profit in the rural areas with the amount of infrastructure required there.
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Its uselss to fight with telkom.
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Some of the blame on our current situations and the slow implementation can be blamed on our geographical isolation but everything is so bound by laws and regulations that are unrealistic for a third world country(we are third world and we dont have the money or the time to actually monitor everything so everything is a lot slower cause of these regulations). If u take for instance the latest greatest 3g technology that mtn and vodacom are raving bout then its quite laughable also because these standards were already implemented bout 2-3 years ago in asia.
There are a lot of possible new emerging technologies that would streamline ZA out of the digital divide(VOIP for instance).
But ICASA also has such a tight reign on our telecommunications laws that were not gonna get anywhere without telkom's consent.
Look for instance WIMAX a proven new technology thats got bout 20-40 km footprints. just one of these towers would hook up the whole of most small towns and thats including informal settlements. Telkom doesnt realise that their costing themselves money by not implementing these technologies, if you think bout the mount of copper cable theft in certain areas and the cost and time to replace those wires.
well anyways. I want broadband but realistically were not gonna get true broadband until there is a huge change in attitude in our ICT market.
Proud South african rip offs.
There are a lot of possible new emerging technologies that would streamline ZA out of the digital divide(VOIP for instance).
But ICASA also has such a tight reign on our telecommunications laws that were not gonna get anywhere without telkom's consent.
Look for instance WIMAX a proven new technology thats got bout 20-40 km footprints. just one of these towers would hook up the whole of most small towns and thats including informal settlements. Telkom doesnt realise that their costing themselves money by not implementing these technologies, if you think bout the mount of copper cable theft in certain areas and the cost and time to replace those wires.
well anyways. I want broadband but realistically were not gonna get true broadband until there is a huge change in attitude in our ICT market.
Proud South african rip offs.
ull see now there is gona be setelite theft , and the thing is i dont think they even know the exsisteance of such a technoledgey , and maybe its not even profitable for them to have that u never know ...unfurtuntly the fact remains we are a third world country with all out stupid rules that prevent comunication, and its not our position , for some reaons australia doesnt use that excuse and they are on a whole. think about it .
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But if they entice us with lower prices, will they be able to break-even on the cost of providing the service? It must be very expensive to cover SA with internet provision. Perhaps that's why area-based wireless services are popping up in the places they're needed. But even those are expensive, which says something about the underlying costs.
I agree that if Telkom was more progressive and open-minded they'd find more modern solutions and perhaps cheaper to problems most of the world was solving sometime in the last century. I guess that's where we, the more privileged of the general public, come in - perhaps if we contribute to the general issue of telecommunications and internet in this country, we'd find our problems become priority sooner.
But if they entice us with lower prices, will they be able to break-even on the cost of providing the service? It must be very expensive to cover SA with internet provision. Perhaps that's why area-based wireless services are popping up in the places they're needed. But even those are expensive, which says something about the underlying costs.
I agree that if Telkom was more progressive and open-minded they'd find more modern solutions and perhaps cheaper to problems most of the world was solving sometime in the last century. I guess that's where we, the more privileged of the general public, come in - perhaps if we contribute to the general issue of telecommunications and internet in this country, we'd find our problems become priority sooner.
Looking at the topic I must comment, it's not useless to fight
Telkom. Thats the problem with South Africa, we all just keep
quite and do nothing.
We can fight!! and we're going to!! I've registered telkomantitrust.co.za and I'm busy building a fascility
where people can submit their complaint, including scans of their telephone invoices and protest against the pillage of South African
telecoms. That "grid" which private Telkom "owns" belongs to South Africans and not Telkom.
While it's true and acceptable that technology costs money, the
gov must also answer why it allows these outragous systems of
commerce "The Telkom hold". Also, remember Telkom has done good.
We can use telkomantitrust.co.za to beg other countries for
support. All the SA's who live abroad will join in a global
protest against South Africans being bullied by Telkom.
Don't give up the fight!! Teach people about technology and
show them what Telkom is doing!!
...and next month, send an e-mail to subscribe@telkomantitrust.co.za
Telkom. Thats the problem with South Africa, we all just keep
quite and do nothing.
We can fight!! and we're going to!! I've registered telkomantitrust.co.za and I'm busy building a fascility
where people can submit their complaint, including scans of their telephone invoices and protest against the pillage of South African
telecoms. That "grid" which private Telkom "owns" belongs to South Africans and not Telkom.
While it's true and acceptable that technology costs money, the
gov must also answer why it allows these outragous systems of
commerce "The Telkom hold". Also, remember Telkom has done good.
We can use telkomantitrust.co.za to beg other countries for
support. All the SA's who live abroad will join in a global
protest against South Africans being bullied by Telkom.
Don't give up the fight!! Teach people about technology and
show them what Telkom is doing!!
...and next month, send an e-mail to subscribe@telkomantitrust.co.za
The problem is teaching peaple and telling them whats going on takes money and one person unless someone like billg ates cant gathere that much money to let peaple know whats happeing in the real world . couse in the real world even poor peaple can have phones couse we have the highest charges on earth