Laughing when the bully gets bullied…

bwana

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I doubt that many forumites will get caught in the sticky TelkodemonopoliesMedia IPTV web, but just look at how many people have TelkodemonopoliesHindernet as their ISP instead of supporting the considerably smaller competitor ISPs - even if they are resellers.
IMO that is just people (like myself ;)) trying to get the biggest bang for their buck.

I've resigned myself to the knowledge that, at least for now, Telkom is going to be getting my money one way or another - its pretty much unavoidable - but I'd be foolish not to try and maximise what I get in return. As soon as any other isp is willing to match what TI gives me I'll switch in a NY minute. :eek:
 

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IMO that is just people (like myself ;)) trying to get the biggest bang for their buck.

I've resigned myself to the knowledge that, at least for now, Telkom is going to be getting my money one way or another - its pretty much unavoidable - but I'd be foolish not to try and maximise what I get in return. As soon as any other isp is willing to match what TI gives me I'll switch in a NY minute. :eek:

What do they offer you that is so great?
 

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Correct me if I'm wrong but the packages smaller than 3Gig don't offer this "free" oob usage and you are capped when your bundle is used up?:confused:
 

supersunbird

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If i understand correctly, the 2GB allows you to go to 4GB and the 1GB hardcaps immediately...
 

ic

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IMO that is just people (like myself ;)) trying to get the biggest bang for their buck.

I've resigned myself to the knowledge that, at least for now, Telkom is going to be getting my money one way or another - its pretty much unavoidable - but I'd be foolish not to try and maximise what I get in return. As soon as any other isp is willing to match what TI gives me I'll switch in a NY minute. :eek:
The only reason I mentioned this, is to point out that TelkodemonopoliesMedia is still likely to have some customers in hand, even if having ADSL2+ and IPTV, means paying the beast ~R1000 per month.

I don't have a problem with people using TelkodemonopoliesHindernet on the basis of getting more bang for their buck - that is their choice and one based on an informed decision, what I do have a problem with, is consumers that don't even realise that other ADSL ISPs exist and getting caught by the call centre agents that manipulate them into using TelkodemonopoliesHindernet as their ADSL ISP when they place their order for an ADSL line - people need to do their research before making rash decisions that end up strengthening Telkodemonopolies' monopoly.
 

gregmcc

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Do you want MYADSL to make up stuff to keep you entertained?

Whats that I hear you say.....Telkom have released a 300GB cap for R200 a month!! :D
 

ic

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Whats that I hear you say.....Telkom have released a 300GB cap for R200 a month!! :D
I can see the Ts&Cs "available to all 64kbits/s Digicrap customers that previously had uncapped Digicrap".
 

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Haha Forest Ngcobo the dude that drew up a forest of papers for Telkom's five Million Rand case against Hellkom and Telkomsucks - Now he wants fair play - What you sow, so shall you reap

Did someone say flogging a Dead Horse - this little gem off the Internet


Flogging a dead horse.

The wisdom of some people, passed on from generation to generation, says that, "When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best thing is to dismount."

However, in government, education, and in corporate circles, more advanced strategies are often employed, such as:

1. Buy a stronger whip.
2. Change riders.
3. Appoint a committee to study the dead horse.
4. Arrange to visit other countries to see how other cultures adapted and possibly ride dead horses.
5. Lower standards so that dead horses can be included.
6. Reclassify the dead horse as living-impaired.
7. Hire outside contractors to ride the dead horse.
8. Harness several dead horses together to increase average speed.
9. Provide additional funding and/or training to increase dead horse performance.
10. Do a productivity study to see if lighter riders will improve the dead horse's performance.
11. Declare that, as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower overhead and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses, especially the more active ones.
12. Rewrite the expected performance requirements for all dead horses.
13. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position!
14. Give it a five year exclusive period
15. Get Tarifica to include it into a report
 

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Haha Forest Ngcobo the dude that drew up a forest of papers for Telkom's five Million Rand case against Hellkom and Telkomsucks - Now he wants fair play - What you sow, so shall you reap.

For those who don't know Mandla Ngcobo is an architect of many of Telkom's dodgy dealings. He used to be head of Telkom's legal dept

telkom insider 2006 said:
Has anyone else seen the page 21 story of Thursday's Beeld detailing corrupt dealings of Mandla Ngcobo of Telkom. He is Chief of Corporate Affairs responsible for Legal Affairs, Corporate Communications ( boss of Loo-Loo) and Investor Relations.

See www.news24.co.za or FIN24

I hear this is a tip of an iceberg. Allegations of corruption were released by City Press a year ago, and Telkom quickly swept it under the carpet and infact continued to promote the man. Do a search he is a co-director or CC member with Mahlangu in more than 10 companies. Also a codirector in one company with Ntoele and Vokwana's husband - all telkom employees.

If Beeld hadnt persisted this would have also been swept uner the carpet. Come on, PAPI show your balls and ACT

I'm going to telkom's agm this month and will have some choice questions for Mr Ngcobo.
 

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And while I have always loathed bullies, I do find it incredibly amusing when the schoolyard bully discovers that there is always another bully out there who is bigger than them…

What exactly is this guy smoking? Telkom is a thousand times bigger and more profitable than Multichoice! The Pay TV market is tiny compared to the telecoms market. :eek:
 

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it's always nice to see telkom being stepped on

I do find it incredibly amusing when the schoolyard bully discovers that there is always another bully out there who is bigger than them…
:D :D
 

AirWolf

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What exactly is this guy smoking? Telkom is a thousand times bigger and more profitable than Multichoice! The Pay TV market is tiny compared to the telecoms market. :eek:

That may be true but Telkom is a runt in the pay tv market:p
 

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The level of hatred and disgust towards Telkom from everybody except the people who run Telkom never fails to amaze me. Surely with this kind of sentiment a company shouldnt be allowed to operate further. There should be an ombudsman or something that should take them out of their misery
 

Debbie

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The level of hatred and disgust towards Telkom from everybody except the people who run Telkom never fails to amaze me. Surely with this kind of sentiment a company shouldnt be allowed to operate further. There should be an ombudsman or something that should take them out of their misery

The politicos in our dictatorship are making billions from telkom, hence the situation remains.
 
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