Samsung Galaxy Note 3 on Telkom Mobile

[Incog Nito]

Any idea when Telkom Mobile will offer the Galaxy Note 3?
What contract/s and how much per month?
Will the 5GB data promo also extend to the Note 3?
Will it be the LTE or 3G version?

 

[human75]

Any idea when Telkom Mobile will offer the Galaxy Note 3?
What contract/s and how much per month?
Will the 5GB data promo also extend to the Note 3?
Will it be the LTE or 3G version?

i am also waiting for same deal...

 

[TheTwo]

They bandied about a date of the 20th but NO news on what deals

 

[rodga]

They bandied about a date of the 20th but NO news on what deals

my current contract ends on the 21st, so perfect time to port if they offer a good deal

 

[Incog Nito]

I see that TM have a working demo model in their stores, but the sales people cannot give any details on when they will offer it to customers, or contract details...

I have a strong feeling they're going to miss the boat on this one...I know of too many people who want it NOW, are not prepared to wait for TM and have jumped ship to one of the other operators who are offering it.

AND Vodacom is advertising it on TV!

Now the only way they can mitigate their disaster is to bundle it with the Gear, offer it with the additional 5GB of data per month, at R399 on the Smart150...

Come on Telkom Mobile...make my day! I'll sing your praises for the next 2 years!

 

[rodga]

I wonder if they will have the LTE version
Which branch had the demo unit?

 

[Telkom]

i am also waiting for same deal...

Hi human75, Incog Nito

We will start selling Note 3 as of the 20th of this month however the deals that are associated with this device have not been published yet.

Regards
Telkom Mobile

 

[rodga]

Hi human75, Incog Nito

We will start selling Note 3 as of the 20th of this month however the deals that are associated with this device have not been published yet.

Regards
Telkom Mobile

Just in time for my upgrade!
hopefully its good deal

 

[Incog Nito]

Which branch had the demo unit?

Hey Rodga
Clearwater Mall in Roodepoort

 

[rodga]

Hey Rodga
Clearwater Mall in Roodepoort

cool

 

[Incog Nito]

Hi human75, Incog Nito

We will start selling Note 3 as of the 20th of this month however the deals that are associated with this device have not been published yet.

Regards
Telkom Mobile

Thank you for the response TM.
I'll cancel my trip to Vodacom today....I can wait till 20 October.

 

[kingrob]

Thank you for the response TM.
I'll cancel my trip to Vodacom today....I can wait till 20 October.

+1

 

[Incog Nito]

Ok TM, sorry for being a pain, but your red and white competitor has just issued (at least) 100 Note 3s WITH the Gear included in ONE DAY, at their Midrand HQ...

No pressure, but just saying, you gotta get a move on with your contract details...at least tell us what's in store for us come the 20th (btw do you normally start offers on Sundays?)...

Their waiting list is growing....

But like I said, no pressure...

 

[TheTwo]

Ok so I'm not sure that I'll be waiting till the 20th if my first couple experiences with Telkom Mobile is anything to go by.

The Rosebank store does NOT answer their telephone, goes to voicemail

The Sandton store answers but the lady can hardly speak / understand English

And by looking at the comments on Hellopeter I cant take the risk :-(

 

[rodga]

Ok so I'm not sure that I'll be waiting till the 20th if my first couple experiences with Telkom Mobile is anything to go by.

The Rosebank store does NOT answer their telephone, goes to voicemail

The Sandton store answers but the lady can hardly speak / understand English

And by looking at the comments on Hellopeter I cant take the risk :-(

youll find none of the stores will take calls as they are strictly walk in
doesnt make sense I know, but thats how they work...

 

[Incog Nito]

Ok, here's something else one needs to consider, regarding the Note 3 and Telkom Mobile.

TM's LTE network operates in the 2300MHz band.
The Note 3 LTE version (N9005) which is distributed by Samsung SA in this country operates in the 800MHZ, 850, 900, 1800, 2100 and 2600MHz bands only.

IT WON'T WORK ON TMs LTE NETWORK.

So they will only offer the N9000 device.
The N9000 has the octa-core (1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) chipset.
You will note be able to use the 2.3 GHz quad-core on the TM LTE network.

The N9000 which is most likely what TM will be offering will not be capable of 4K UHD video recording.
At the moment this feature is useless unless you have a R 360,000 Samsung TV.

Processor:
N9005: Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset
N9000: Quad-core 1. 9GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mali-T628 MP6 GPU; Exynos 5420 chipset

Video recording:
N9005: 2160p video recording @ 30fps, 1080p @ 60fps, 720p @ 120fps
N9000: 1080p @ 30fps; continuous autofocus and stereo sound

Above specs courtesy of GSMArena.

This may not be a deal-breaker for many, but it's good to know what you're getting yourself into...
The N9000 appears to be a sub-prime device, and should therefore only be offered on a sub-prime contract. I wouldn't pay more than R399pm for this device on TM, especially if I can have a better user experience on another network.

From what I can tell, it seems like only MTN and Vodacom have LTE networks compatible with the Note 3. Cell- C does not appear to be offering the LTE version.
MTN and Vodacom have refarmed their available spectrum for their LTE network, which is not ideal, compared to TMs LTE network which does not have this problem, except they are on an incompatible frequency band.
I am in a well-covered MTN area, but often find myself on their EDGE network. If they cannot offer good 3G coverage, I am extremely skeptical about paying a premium for their LTE network.

I stand to be corrected, but this is just what I was able to figure out...

 

[rodga]

That kinda sucks
I actually want the LTE for everything else except the LTE

 

[human75]

Hi human75, Incog Nito

We will start selling Note 3 as of the 20th of this month however the deals that are associated with this device have not been published yet.

Regards
Telkom Mobile

Thx...Cool stuff

 

[Incog Nito]

We will start selling Note 3 as of the 20th of this month however the deals that are associated with this device have not been published yet.
Telkom Mobile

Hey Telkom Mobile

Are you still on track to start selling the Note 3 this Sunday (20 October)?
Have the contract details been finalised and can you divulge any additional information?

 

[rodga]

Hey Telkom Mobile

Are you still on track to start selling the Note 3 this Sunday (20 October)?
Have the contract details been finalised and can you divulge any additional information?

+1
my cell c ends on the 21st