Surf AnyTime from T31k0m

[mancombseepgood]

Some of you may have read about the *new* Surf AnyTime package from T31K0M. I had a look just for a laugh – I mean, I knew going in that T31K0M are not renowned for offering anything in the customer’s favor... I had no idea it was this ridiculous…


Normal dial up call costs (taken from the T31K0M site – link below):
http://www.telkom.co.za/portal/page...ricing/content/custtomer_to_automatic_exh.jsp

0.00585 per second = R0,35 per minute

T31k0m Surf AnyTime costs (link below):
http://www.telkom.co.za/portal/page...portal&_schema=PORTAL&prod=Telkom SurfAnyTime

R216 for 600 minutes = R0,36 per minute!

WOW – so I pay R216 upfront every month to be billed 1c per minute MORE than standard time? HUH? And no callmore time for me anymore? Someone help me here – what am I doing wrong? April fool, right T31K0M?

 

[Gaz{M}]

Yes, the 0.00585 c per second is EXCL VAT and the R216 is INCL VAT, so SurfMore600 gives you an effective 14% discount..

 

[Alkine]

*Gee* I'll jump right on that offer....

 

[rebel]

Wtf!!!

 

[ajax]

While it may appear to some to be a fair product offering from Telkom, Telkom probably bargains on making a profit when all of the free minutes are not used in a month and (as ALWAYS with Telkom) not carried over.

I think the absolute worst product ever from Telkom is XtraTime, and the "best" probably Infinitcall. If only it weren't for those darn disconnects...

 

[Dovi]

Disconnects?

I think the absolute worst product ever from Telkom is XtraTime, and the "best" probably Infinitcall. If only it weren't for those darn disconnects...

As much as I would like to think it is Telkom's fault and all for line disconnects as I used to, I'm forced to disagree. I used to have constant disconnects, couldn't stay on for longer then six hours, but soon as I got my new pc and had Telkom fix the line (was hit by lightning around the same time), I HARDLY ever get disconnected without my consent. And by hardly, I mean two or three times a month at most. Can easily stay on for 2 days 10 hours now.. (more or less the most I can do without going out of CallMore )

 

[Clipse]

I still think infinitcall would be a very "good?" option for minimal users to be connected whenever they feel like weekends etc. if they didnt have to pay the extra R50(?) a month for the service to be active.

Imagine R70 line rental a month and connecting 4 weekends, that is enough for ALOT of people to do what they want a month and only R100 a month. Also to make it effective, Telkom should atleast include 56k isp account in every line rental.

 

[mancombseepgood]

What about the fact

that all the time you are online, you are paying standard rates - so where's the 14% saving at the end of the day. So if you use it during office hours, you need to fork out over R200 per month just to get a 14% saving... and then only if you use up all your time - what happens after you use up all your time - are you charged 14% more, or do you then get the benefit of callmore time? What a load of...

 

[Clipse]

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