SNO pricing

[RaD]

Ok so I've been thinking about reasons for the SNO to offer telecomms services for anything less than telkom does. So far I have 1.

To attract customers.

When they have a client base, what is stopping them escalating their prices to what Telkom charges? I mean, if the public is paying for it from Telkom then why shouldn't the SNO charge that? If the SNO offers even slightly better service than Telkom, they will attract a large amount customers even if there isn't much price difference.

What do you guys think?

 

[Franna]

They will not get a lot of customers going through the trouble of changing their telephone number (and landline provider) if it is not cheaper. But if they provide better service and prices than Telkom see the masses going to the SNO.

Just under no circumstances sign any lenghty contracts currently with Telkom, otherwise they will keep you by the balls until the contract expires.

 

[killadoob]

firstly i doubt they will be offering lan lines

and thats if the sno ever gets going

what stopping telkom to dropping their prices to nothing, getting the sno to go belly up and then putting their prices back up?

 

[LethalChicken]

MTN did that after vodacom and cell C did that after MTN, and now Virgin Cell will bring their prices up to par ...

 

[killadoob]

virgin cell what you talkin bout?

 

[bdt]

what stopping telkom to dropping their prices to nothing, getting the sno to go belly up and then putting their prices back up?

The same blind, unreasoning greed that they've inflicted on us to bleed this country dry since time immemorial.
-bdt

 

[James]

virgin cell what you talkin bout?

The new virtual operator that will soon be operating in SA