MTN to charge for Skype, MXit

[zeus]

"MTN may invokes fine print in its contracts, users of free services will get much higher bills when using Skype & MXit" Click here to read

When this happens I will certainly move to another ISP and I am sure many of you will follow.

 

[YelloFever]

"MTN may invokes fine print in its contracts, users of free services will get much higher bills when using Skype & MXit" Click here to read

When this happens I will certainly move to another ISP and I am sure many of you will follow.

This headline is so misleading! Makes it read like the implementation of the charges is a foregone conclusion and is imminent when this is not the case.

MTNDD

 

[dionb]

Covering their wickets

Yes, they are just reserving the right - which is nothing other than saying "when we want to, we can do this..."
The odd bit is the sudden justification that Skype and MXIt are causing congestion etc on the bandwidth/network etc.
Last year when MTN streamed World Cup Soccer had no major issue on network. I recall the EDGE access going down to 1.5k (slower than GPRS norm) around that time.
Sorry, forgot. The streaming of video was the Marketing Department idea - not a customer request/demand.

 

[Highflyer_GP]

Not this debate again. They're not currently charging anything, and MTNDD will probably let us know if they do decide to implement it. Vodacom has a similar clause, so why is MTN being singled out?

 

[redarrow]

Vodacom has a similar clause, so why is MTN being singled out?

Yea.. wondering the same thing..

It's a cheap ploy by Vodacom fanboys to make MTN look bad..

 

[Pitbull]

Yea.. wondering the same thing..

It's a cheap ploy by Vodacom fanboys to make MTN look bad..

It's a Sad turn of events. They can't beat our price now they try some other tactics

 

[diabolus]

Hrm, what happened to the original thread posted by rpm? (with the exact same misleading headline) I thought this has been discussed to death a week ago, did everyone miss it?

I believe the article is a "bait" article to force MTN [and everyone else really] to officially clarify these "backdoor" clauses. The silence however, is deafening and says alot actually.....


EDIT: found the thread: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=68558

 

[Edinetz]

Yea.. wondering the same thing..

It's a cheap ploy by Vodacom fanboys to make MTN look bad..

Rubbish, both Vodacom and MTN want to charge a different tariff for VOIP to protect there voice call income just that they don't want to be the first to do it.

It looks at the moment like MTN is prepared to be the first to do it and loose customers to Vodacom before Vodacom implements and it all settles down again.

To prevent the high end users from jumping ship the new promotion of getting 1Gig free has been launched by MTN but there is also the need to advertise the separate tariff for VOIP because once everybody is tied to a 24 months contract the backlash would be severe if VOIP was suddenly billed at the higher tariff. The regulatory requirement which they so prominently display is not a regulatory requirement since Feb.

So whats in stall for the customer - a higher VOIP tariff the only question is who is the first to do it.

 

[Skeptik]

Rubbish, both Vodacom and MTN want to charge a different tariff for VOIP to protect there voice call income just that they don't want to be the first to do it.

It looks at the moment like MTN is prepared to be the first to do it and loose customers to Vodacom before Vodacom implements and it all settles down again.

To prevent the high end users from jumping ship the new promotion of getting 1Gig free has been launched by MTN but there is also the need to advertise the separate tariff for VOIP because once everybody is tied to a 24 months contract the backlash would be severe if VOIP was suddenly billed at the higher tariff. The regulatory requirement which they so prominently display is not a regulatory requirement since Feb.

So whats in stall for the customer - a higher VOIP tariff the only question is who is the first to do it.

Exactly.

And to muddy the water ... if a VOIP service can operate cheaper than the networks, then why the heck don't they reduce their prices. It's all computers anyway isn't it.

 

[YelloFever]

Exactly.

And to muddy the water ... if a VOIP service can operate cheaper than the networks, then why the heck don't they reduce their prices. It's all computers anyway isn't it.