new, cheap ISP

[ajax]

www.rumba.co.za is set to launch 1 May according to ITweb
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2004/0404201255.asp
They offer ISDN and dialup at the same price for R45pm. The 1st 1000 subscribers get it at R41pm. No contract required.

Ajax

 

[ajax]

Oops, typo there. Its R49 pm and if you're 1 of the 1st 1000 subscribers you get it at R45 pm.

Ajax

 

[guztro]

Hi All

Reading it, it just felt a bit strange, so I dug a bit deeper...guess what ? www.rumba.co.za is owned by a crowd called Yournet; and www.yournet.co.za is owned by?...take a wild guess ? Yeah....Telkom
1. Domain Owner: Telkom SA []
2. Owner Postal: Private Bag X125, Halfway House, 1685

What?, obviously they want to grab as many clients as they can get their hands onto before the SNO gets their act together. I say this is unfair towards other ISP's who's really struggling to keep head above water...they are already in huge trouble with Icasa for anti competitive behavior and here they go and pull something like this?

Even if they offer me ADSL @ R100.00 per month, I won't go for it... just to proof a point.

Cheers
Guz

 

[martin]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by guztro</i>
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What?, obviously they want to grab as many clients as they can get their hands onto before the SNO gets their act together. I say this is unfair towards other ISP's who's really struggling to keep head above water...they are already in huge trouble with Icasa for anti competitive behavior and here they go and pull something like this?

Even if they offer me ADSL @ R100.00 per month, I won't go for it... just to proof a point.

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<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

So by your reasoning it's better to pay telkom R800 a month for ADSL, rather than R100 a month, to prove a point. What's exactly would you be proving? [?] MyADSL is fighting for amongst other things, a lowering in Telkom charges. ADSL @ R100.00 is exactly the kind of thing we're pushing for. Affordable broadband as offered in other countries.

 

[guztro]

Hi Martin

Just to give you a wakeup call...there are more than 200 ISP's in South Africa and ironicly all of them or at least 90% of them has to make use of Telkom's infrastructure and for them (Telkom) to take low blow like this just for more clients could just put most ISP's out of bussiness. If you like the old S.A that's just fine with me...I in turn would lke to see some stiff competition for Telkom.

Guz

 

[freeek]

Im sure this is just saix responce, to mwebs Poka or Polka watever it is. The cheaper the better!!

Telkom charges R65000 for 2mb garenteed link. The cheaper the better.

..- dot dot dash

 

[martin]

I agree, the cheaper the better. Of course we want competition for Telkom, but we also want to see them lowering their prices.

 

[Myrrdin]

Also this is only 56k dialup or 64k ISDN. Both "old" technologies and should not even be considered for the serious nethead.

Of course I don't look busy.....I did it right the first time.

 

[rpm]

Hi Guztro

I see that Rumba responded to your observation (see the latest posting in the news section). An interesting issue regarding account prices!

Regards,

RPM
rpm@myadsl.co.za

 

[antowan]

RPM,

You have to admit that the www.rumba.co.za debacle is kinda fishy... [)]

The trail runs from one point to the other and then just suddenly disappears for some reason. Plausable deniablity I think they call it...

Cheers
Ant



He who does not understand the value of war at the right time, cannot comprehend the value of life at any time - Anonymous

 

[CrazyMadMan]

This place is dodgey... and i quote

"Question: What about viruses?

Answer: Rumba provides full virus scanning using <b>Mcarthy</b> scanning library which is updated on a daily basis. Therefore you will not receive viruses in any mail or attachment through Rumba"

Ooook good to hear LOL


Fantasy is what people want, reality is what they need.

 

[MaD]

Hah! car companies getting into the virus scanning business... hehehehehehe what a mistake to make [B)]
At least they also read the forums so it'll be fixed soon enough.. classic

<b>Where others have progress, we have Telkom.</b>
Hellkom website - http://telkomsucks.0catch.com

 

[antowan]

lol

[]



He who does not understand the value of war at the right time, cannot comprehend the value of life at any time - Anonymous

 

[ASF]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">at least 90% of them has to make use of Telkom's infrastructure <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
For the record - 100% of SA's ISP HAVE to use Telkom is some shape or form wether it be to connect their PoP's together, connect to the peering points, last mile to clients etc etc.

 

[mithrandi]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">1. Domain Owner: Telkom SA
2. Owner Postal: Private Bag X125, Halfway House, 1685<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Just because Telkom owns the domain doesn't mean that they're doing anything more than providing web hosting services, or whatever.

<hr noshade size="1">mithrandi, i Ainil en-Balandor, a faer Ambar

 

[mithrandi]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Hah! car companies getting into the virus scanning business...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Maybe it's a reference to Senator Joe McCarthy. (You know, the guy that spearheaded the whole communist witch-hunt thing.)

<hr noshade size="1">mithrandi, i Ainil en-Balandor, a faer Ambar

 

[WhiteLighter]

anybody here knows what the cheapest isp is with a good speed

 

[Freaksta]

Telkom Telkom Telkom.... :/