New Telkom ADSL pricing here

On the radio Telkom says even their biggest critics admit they are the "best broadband", and on their website with the new prices (@ www.bestbroadband.co.za) they only quote SACM (South African Computer Magazine) as saying they are value for money. Surely we are their biggest critics, did we say they were the best broadband?

They certainly are the only fixed line broadband thus that makes them the best and also the worst in that field...
 
article said:
There is however uncertainty as to wherther these Telkom DSL192 customers will be charged for DSL384 service while they wait for the upgrade to occur.
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If they can possibly manage it I'm sure they will do.

I truly wish this made a bigger difference in my life but it really doesn't. There's really no point for me to upgrade to the Super Fast 1024 while I still have a 3gb cap.

Aah well.
 
supersunbird said:
On the radio Telkom says even their biggest critics admit they are the "best broadband", and on their website with the new prices (@ www.bestbroadband.co.za) they only quote SACM (South African Computer Magazine) as saying they are value for money. Surely we are their biggest critics, did we say they were the best broadband?
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Hi Supersunbird

Some of the quotes from the Telkom campaign come directly from MyADSL’s latest ratings report. I think the SACM article may have used come of our research for their article…I remember something like that. I still stand by what we have said in the report, but the relevant issue raised is whether one should compare wireless with wired services. It is however at least partly relevant in the SA context as people have to make a choice between providers…wireless or wired.

Regards,

RPM
 
It's all relative

When they control the upstream, they can always offer the `best value'. Despite the fact that it is poor value. `Best' is relative...
 
One can only laugh at these people. Every day they pat themselves on the back.
Its the same as if there was only one make of car in SA and it is breaking down once a week with a 3 liter tank and a top speed of 10km/h. The only other transport is motorcycles.How can you compare?
 
Look, we all know that telkom patting itself on the back about broadband is utterly pointless. If I want ADSL what are my options? Err... telkom and ....?

So how they can say they are the best broadband provider and feel so proud is beyond me.
 
What happened to the ICASA feedback on Telkom's "proposed" reductions? Does this now mean ICASA have accepted the new tariffs or is the decision still pending - thus Telkom went on its merry way and implemented them?
 
lcbxx said:
What happened to the ICASA feedback on Telkom's "proposed" reductions? Does this now mean ICASA have accepted the new tariffs or is the decision still pending - thus Telkom went on its merry way and implemented them?
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ICASA - feedback? :confused:
 
bwana v.14 said:
ICASA - feedback? :confused:
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Yeah. If memory serves, Telkom advertised their new ADSL plans on their website and in the press, and there was some fine print reading "Pending ICASA Approval"
 
rpm said:
I still stand by what we have said in the report, but the relevant issue raised is whether one should compare wireless with wired services. It is however at least partly relevant in the SA context as people have to make a choice between providers…wireless or wired.
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For ADSL I had a choice between Telkom, Telkom and Telkom, so I chose Telkom because they're the best of the three.

For wireless I had actual options. But these are not a replacement for ADSL because none comes close in price.
 
lcbxx said:
Yeah. If memory serves, Telkom advertised their new ADSL plans on their website and in the press, and there was some fine print reading "Pending ICASA Approval"
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ICASA doesnt meet deadlines.
 
bwana v.14 said:
ICASA doesnt meet deadlines.
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Neither do Telkom. Ironic that one deadline-violator is assigned to govern another deadline-violator. Like having cheese with cheese sauce.
 
lcbxx said:
http://www.telkom.co.za/common/pricelist/prices/local/adsl.html

Take note of item F-IV. Does self install now cost MORE than having a Telkom Technician come out to hook you up??
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You read it wrongly.

Not only are these dumb nuts charging me to collect their equipment and then wants me to pay for the honour of plugging a plug into a wall.

The fools can't even do form 3 arithmatic (that was std 1!):

R215 excl
R454 incl.

All of us make mistakes. Please if you launch a new site, somebody must have the brains of a retarded monkey not to proof read it properly.

Sorry monkey. You have never done me harm.
 
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