Ordered ADSL.......

St3baS

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Been wanting ADSL for about 2 years, but was unable to get it cos I couldnt convince parents they needed it. I am a avid gamer and noticed that the New Dsl 192 was going cheap. I convinced parents to upgrade from our slow 56K....

I ordered DSL 192K on May 30.

1st Phone Call: Spoke to Vivian. Ordered the ADSL fine. She told me I needed to fill out forms and Fax them back to her. She faxed me 2 icons of the forms I was supposed to fill out.
2nd Phone Call: ADSL Guy tells me I dont have to fill in any form unless Im taking out a contract.

----------- 1 WEEK --------
8th June
Still no word from telkom.

3rd Phone Call: Speak to a women. She tells me I have to wait another 2 weeks because the port is full at my exchange.
------5min later-----
Phone again. Cos i dont believe her.
4th Phone Call: Women says Order only got Validated on that day and telkom would contact me within a few days with the installation date.

---- 9th June ----
5th Phone Call: Guy says no Installation date has been giving yet because order not validated..... (Getting Angry) Phone Back on monday.

---- 13 June ----
Long week-end.
6th Phone Call: Speak to women. She tells me Commecial Department has not yet validated my order. She doesnt know why. She tells me to phone them and gives me the Number.

7th Phone Call: Polokwe tells me my order is assigned to a project. The Exchange is full and they need to plug a new card in. They dont have the FINANCES and a new card will only be added to the exchange in 4 - 16 months.
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I have given up..... what must i do? ........
 
I reckon Telkom would be perfect for a reality TV show in the horror comedy category..What did David do to Golliath Get a name of someone ontop and stick it to them,good luck
 
St3baS, What has happened to you is more or less the same as me, After 2 years i convinced my dad to get dsl 384, we ordered, waited 3 weeks and then after many phone calls with me they told me that my application has been cancelled. They had no real reason so i applied again but this time i applied at the local telkom shop. Whith 4 days they phoned me and told me the real reason, they have NO yes i repeat NO adsl cards in my area, I live in Cowies Hill in Durban and there are many people whom have applied but telcom say that it is not in there financial interests to put in a new card.

O yah, WELCOME to MYADSL!!! Hope u have a good stay!

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Just keep applying at your local telkom shop until they install it! That what the chick at my local shop told me!
Good luck! :P
 
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I cant stand this.... DSL is the only internet suitable for games and i cant get it. I was sooo happy when i ordered it.... The router and installation was a birthday present. So much for that. ARGH!!! I wanted it before the holidays so i could hibernate in my room handing out some CS, Footies and Dota ownage. Now what. Im stuck with 56k that costs a fortune to connect and i not even allowed on it during the week! :/

Thanks for the welcome :)
 
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Sheesh. Im gonna phone them again tomorrow and start bitchin at them....
 
Sounds like me, couldn't get ADSL for about 6 months because of no ports being available, one day I just phoned and ordered again and there was space available. I'd wait for ADSL if I were you. I know it's a dissapointment not being able to get it right now, but it's worth it.

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES GET WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY. </end>
 
Phoned again today...... told me end of July. STILL SOOOO LONG! :/

No worries. Not gonna get Wireless anytime. lol impossible to play games on wireless. Im gonna phone all those people noone. Thanks
 
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