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"Telecoms changes to bebefit consumers" - BS!!!
This is still a load of BS!!! Lip-service, lip-service and more lip-service. The South African consumer is getting tired of promises of infrastructure and increased bandwidth and speed - we have been hearing this for years now, but nothing ever actually happens.
As for Neotel - what a waste of time and effort. All the big buildup for nothing. All Neotel are, is another Wireless internet provider. Telkom still has not competition in the DSL game and that is what we were all wanting for!!! I don't want a wireless service - if I wanted that, I could have done it years ago - there was no need to wait for Neotel and all it's (Blended) Bundled Bull****. All I (and many others I know), want, it low cost, fast DSL, without a data cap (like every other country in the world). Is that too much to ask? Until some telkoms provider comes up with that, I won't budge from Telkom (as much as I hate them), and nor will a lot of others.
This is still a load of BS!!! Lip-service, lip-service and more lip-service. The South African consumer is getting tired of promises of infrastructure and increased bandwidth and speed - we have been hearing this for years now, but nothing ever actually happens.
As for Neotel - what a waste of time and effort. All the big buildup for nothing. All Neotel are, is another Wireless internet provider. Telkom still has not competition in the DSL game and that is what we were all wanting for!!! I don't want a wireless service - if I wanted that, I could have done it years ago - there was no need to wait for Neotel and all it's (Blended) Bundled Bull****. All I (and many others I know), want, it low cost, fast DSL, without a data cap (like every other country in the world). Is that too much to ask? Until some telkoms provider comes up with that, I won't budge from Telkom (as much as I hate them), and nor will a lot of others.
Turiko
Banned
Still more bullsh1t....
I also don't want wireless crap that is adversely affected by clutter and buildings and naturally has erratic packet latencies.
I also don't want wireless crap that is adversely affected by clutter and buildings and naturally has erratic packet latencies.
ads
Senior Member
I think you've completely misread the article. Andy Brauer is obviously commenting mostly on services for business customers. In this area, Neotel has been around for some time, and is delivering exactly these kind of services over fibre to quite a few large customers. Neotel's wireless Internet offering is relatively new, and they've indicated that's it's their first offering for consumers and small businesses. Let's hope they keep the fibre rolling (it certainly seems to be everywhere nowdays), to give Telkom some real broadband competition to worry about.
Turiko
Banned
So what, Neotel is another iBurst. Also shaped to hell, and useless.
ads
Senior Member
???
Neotel's wireless products are unshaped, unless someone knows otherwise. Various posts have confirmed this in practice.
Neotel's wireless products are unshaped, unless someone knows otherwise. Various posts have confirmed this in practice.
bekdik
Honorary Master
What's a Neotel?
OhGats
Senior Member
Neotel only has coverage in a postage stamp area around their offices, everybody I ask that has tried to get Neotel gives me the same answer that Neotel gives them, "we dont have coverage"..... Gee, just where do they have coverage? As for the rest.... eish!