MTN SMS competition under fire

The problem is that they can shut it down when ever they want and not give out any prizes.
 
I am sorry but MTN should be ashamed of themselves. They are making a bloody fortune and now they want to make more money as part of their "celebration" of their 15th birthday.

Sounds like the only people that will be celebrating are the shareholders and haven't they done well enough already.

Shame on you MTN.
 
Cort said:
Its a competition. That's the nature of a competition. You see the prize and you decide to pay your money or not...

MTN's giving away millions of Rands in prizes. So the SMS cost is not unsuprising. Also the website and mobisite they have also means everyone can check out the competition, how it works, the terms etc.

Everytime someone replied to a question, they know they are paying R7.50. They can't turn around after 100 questions and say, "This is unfair." They chose to do it.
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Your 2 measly posts have convinced me you work for MTN. Shame on you for defending this scam.
 
Was this cooked up at MTN Nigeria? The whole thing is a scam.
 
MTN are greedy for setting the SMS prices so high... but the public are stupid for falling for it. Anybody who enters these stupid SMS competitions deserves to pay through the nose. Wanneer sal julle leer?
 
Organise a birthday party & let the guests pay for it,disregard the t & c...everybody likes parties
 
Lets see, the cost of prizes are not even worth over R3mil compared to an average of say, roughly (thumb suck) R100k - R200k per day X 3 months (100 days or so), thats lots of CASH!!!!

My suggestion, stay away!


Interestingly enough, why send a notice for every 100 sms' sent per day not say about 10?
 
This is a LOTTERY, maybe a bit disguised, but a lottery nevertheless. If you want to participate in a lottery, there's one where you only have to enter once, for less than half the price...
 
Its yet another simple method of evolution. If you are stupid you will gamble up a massive bill and won't be able to buy food and you will die. If you are clever and can manage your expenses, then you survive.

Its survival of the smartest - and we need more of that if I look at tall the dumb people in the world today.
 
“As MTN is a responsible corporate citizen, it has ensured that the skills-based competition is fully compliant with the Lottery Act.
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Sorry, it does not exist in the telecoms sector
 
Got a sms yesterday to promote this competition, and got a MMN just now. When are they going to call me to make sure I participate?
 
MTN made it clear that their competition complies with the Lottery Act. “As MTN is a responsible corporate citizen, it has ensured that the skills-based competition is fully compliant with the Lottery Act. Each SMS will cost the subscriber R7.50, but MTN will send users regular updates to ensure that they are aware of how much they have spent on the competition. These updates are sent every 100 SMSs with a 500 SMS maximum allowed per user per day.”
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This one paragraph just made my day. It's freakin HILARIOUS.:D:D:D ... :sick::(:sick::o
 
gregmcc said:
+1

How can anyone defend this. Its a shameless scam. They should be brought to task. As if they don't make enough money already!!! :mad:
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+1, but as long as ICASA allows the SMS "competitions" as offered on ETV and elsewhere other piggies will want to feed at the trough.

Making R5 or R6 per SMS is a VERY lucrative form of income!
 
ebudae said:
As if MTN and Vodacom don't make billions enough they have to hold their customers by the ankles and shake out the last bit of change from their pockets.
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+1, and as for the ETV SMS subscription services?? R10 per day for street fighter?? WTF

Things have gone far enough, no social concience whatsoever
 
ebudae said:
I feel like an old fogey longing for the days when you could enter a competition by mailing off a postcard.
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Seconded! In this particular case, imagine charging for entry to your birthday party.

"Mercury replied that a cover charge of R100 was more than reasonable in view of the quality of the food and drink on offer, not to mention the excellent music and company"
 
thesones said:
Things have gone far enough, no social concience whatsoever
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No - you are responsible for you OWN social well being. Some of us are clever enough to handle competitions like these.
The same goes for alcohol, fire arms, gambling and not doing everything you see on TV or in the movie.

PEOPLE need to become more socially conscience. If they can't, then please fall into these traps and die - the human gene pool is better off without your weakness.
 
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