Look how much I saved compared to Hellkom Dialup

[1004ron]

Take a look at this bill for calling into Telkom's dialup internet service when I was on two weeks holiday in Dec/Jan.
Note the dates and you'll see that it's for only two weeks, and excludes the
+ - R80 for their internet fee.
Total cost R80 + R898.208

On my last holiday at home in April, I put my knowledge gained here to good use and saved close to R500 in two weeks internet service.
I bought a 40c SIM at Pick n Pay and added a R430 PAYG voucher also bought at the same till, and then converted this to the 1G data bundle which on special got me 2G.
At the end of my holiday I still had just over 1G left on the bundle.
MUUUUUCH better speed and no hassle watching the clock while online and working during "call more time".
Total cost for two weeks - R430 vs Hellkom R978

Special service/numbers (std = standard and CM = Callmore periods; p = peak
and o/p = off-peak period )
23 Dec 0614:07:25 00:29 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR0.521
23 Dec 0614:08:08 00:27 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR0.521
23 Dec 0614:09:11 00:29 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR0.521
23 Dec 0614:13:57 2:52:14 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR24.180
23 Dec 0617:37:49 07:40 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR1.080
23 Dec 0623:31:02 1:11:59 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR10.110
24 Dec 0606:51:03 50:52 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR7.140
25 Dec 0605:57:29 1:40:50 0860007249ShareCall std & CMR21.560
25 Dec 0607:39:29 2:50:26 0860007249ShareCall standardR56.860
25 Dec 0611:20:01 5:59:02 0860007249ShareCall standardR119.770
25 Dec 0620:28:29 1:41:19 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR14.220
26 Dec 0607:43:29 00:48 0860007249ShareCall standardR0.521
26 Dec 0607:44:36 1:01:28 0860007249ShareCall standardR20.510
26 Dec 0608:58:26 01:23 0860345000ShareCall standardR0.521
26 Dec 0612:25:03 38:52 0860007249ShareCall standardR12.970
26 Dec 0615:42:44 3:13:19 0860007249ShareCall standardR64.490
27 Dec 0607:24:31 48:28 0860007249ShareCall standardR16.170
27 Dec 0608:22:30 26:32 0860007249ShareCall standardR8.850
27 Dec 0608:58:05 27:28 0860007249ShareCall standardR9.160
27 Dec 0610:47:30 08:22 0860007249ShareCall standardR2.790
27 Dec 0616:04:17 28:11 0860007249ShareCall standardR9.400
27 Dec 0617:16:37 25:52 0860007249ShareCall standardR8.630
27 Dec 0622:01:01 43:25 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR6.100
27 Dec 0623:33:59 31:42 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR4.450
28 Dec 0607:13:17 25:10 0860007249ShareCall standardR8.400
28 Dec 0612:48:14 4:42:52 0860007249ShareCall standardR94.360
28 Dec 0621:18:44 41:59 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR5.890
29 Dec 0608:34:02 22:53 0860007249ShareCall standardR7.630
30 Dec 0608:24:21 21:32 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR3.020
30 Dec 0613:52:07 31:12 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR4.380
30 Dec 0616:10:14 00:34 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR0.521
30 Dec 0616:11:07 7:48:03 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR65.710
31 Dec 0607:19:55 2:15:51 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR19.070
31 Dec 0612:34:10 41:51 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR5.880
31 Dec 0613:41:14 36:24 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR5.110
31 Dec 0617:15:01 55:01 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR7.720
1 Jan 0707:56:30 1:32:30 0860007249ShareCall standardR30.860
1 Jan 0716:51:52 54:58 0860007249ShareCall standardR18.340
1 Jan 0721:11:18 00:47 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR0.521
1 Jan 0721:12:24 53:22 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR7.490
1 Jan 0722:06:29 07:01 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR0.990
1 Jan 0722:27:26 04:38 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR0.650
1 Jan 0722:32:12 07:42 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR1.080
2 Jan 0707:19:37 15:47 0860007249ShareCall standardR5.270
2 Jan 0707:35:37 18:16 0860007249ShareCall standardR6.090
2 Jan 0712:22:17 12:19 0860007249ShareCall standardR4.110
2 Jan 0714:02:41 1:20:45 0860007249ShareCall standardR26.940
2 Jan 0720:00:55 07:49 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR1.100
2 Jan 0720:26:12 3:40:26 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR30.950
3 Jan 0708:18:01 51:18 0860007249ShareCall standardR17.110
3 Jan 0712:59:55 31:25 0860007249ShareCall standardR10.480
3 Jan 0718:52:40 1:15:29 0860007249ShareCall std & CMR12.010
3 Jan 0720:08:24 02:41 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR0.521
3 Jan 0721:19:26 19:41 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR2.760
4 Jan 0709:23:17 54:32 0860007249ShareCall standardR18.190
4 Jan 0717:45:49 3:32:33 0860007249ShareCall std & CMR44.170
4 Jan 0721:18:32 17:34 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR2.470
4 Jan 0722:34:56 21:38 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR3.040
5 Jan 0705:33:12 30:52 0860007249ShareCall CallmoreR4.330

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Subtotal 63:49:02 R898.208

 

[Wynsam]

Yes this is a crime

For years we were forced to be on Dial up as their was no DSL around. It costs us a fortune and was painfully slow.

Now that competition is starting to arrive maybe telkom will do something about it, but then again maybe not!