Telkom disconnects Zimbabwe for non-payment

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[Telkomisaloser]

Telkom cares for nobody except money

Just proves telkom doesn't care for anyone

 

[Telkomisaloser]

"Zimbabwe's account [or that of any other customers] with Telkom is a private matter,"

It's always private with them

 

[Sneeky]

I support them cutting Zim off. I dont want to subsidise Mugabe, do you?

 

[Telkomisaloser]

I don't support Mugabe... but don't you think it will be harder to support or hear about the zim people while the phones are down?

 

[Telkomisaloser]

and hopefully that will hit the headlines

 

[Sneeky]

I don't support Mugabe... but don't you think it will be harder to support or hear about the zim people while the phones are down?

I understand what you are trying to say, but that is of no real concern to Telkom or me for that matter. The news will get out, it always does.
If we had been a little more vocal a few years ago about Zim, they might not be in this mess now. Supporting a dying regime now is not going to do anyone any good. Even the MDC says so. They were totaly against any loans to Zim from SA. They want the regime to crumble, not get propped up by Mbeki so that Mugabe can continue his reign of terror. Mbeki always said its up to the people of Zim to sort out there internal affairs, they are a sovereign state. Sooner or later the people will lynch Mugabe and I will go an drink a beer and celebrate the event with a smile on my dial.

 

[Telkomisaloser]

Zim

That could be true... but Mugabe got a army on his side

 

[stoke]

So - teklom spent our hard earned money on upgrading the link, and then found that the traffic does not justify the costs, and then the traffic dwindled even further, so they waited for the debt to reach 501 million rand, and then they cut it off.

/me wonders just why they upgraded the link in the first place.
/me speculates that the anc's african trojan horse is not going to jump high enough.
/me speculates that it does not matter, voda will conquer nigeria - or not.

 

[bwana]

I'm sure they sms'ed Bob with a reminder or left one of those annoying automated messages.

 

[Telkomisaloser]

So - teklom spent our hard earned money on upgrading the link, and then found that the traffic does not justify the costs, and then the traffic dwindled even further, so they waited for the debt to reach 501 million rand, and then they cut it off.

/me wonders just why they upgraded the link in the first place.
/me speculates that the anc's african trojan horse is not going to jump high enough.
/me speculates that it does not matter, voda will conquer nigeria - or not.

Cos telkom likes spending it's "hard earned" cash to impress other countries

/me wonders just why they upgraded the link in the first place. - cos they after money

/me speculates that the anc's african trojan horse is not going to jump high enough. - cos it's got a limp

Telkom has done a foolish mistake by showing how heartless they really are

 

[Sneeky]

That could be true... but Mugabe got a army on his side

An army needs money, we musnt give it to them, thats the bottom line.

As for Telkom, they have to cut their losses and get the hell out, no point in compounding the debt, that in all fairness, will never be repaid.

 

[Telkomisaloser]

You got a point there Sneeky.

 

[AmonRe]

Ex Zimbabwean

Hey all, i for one am glad that Telkom pulled the plug on Zim, as a fromer citezen of Zimbabwe which i left in 2003 for Cape Town i can tell u that we still have 56k dialup and we paid a fortune for it and we paid "special rates" for internet instead of being charged normal phone rates, but i suppose if one is a monopoly they can do as they please as i have clearly seen here by Telkom. Our local telcoms provider TelOne was "privatised" and promised new technology but i will never see that in my lifetime. Anyone interested in starting up an ISP in Zim in 10 years or so????

 

[Karnaugh]

Ya wtf people

Telkom has pulled the plug on Zimbabwe's telecoms utility Tel*One for failing to honour a $18-million debt (about R501-million),

I'd have done more than pulled the plug

 

[stoke]

Ya wtf people
I'd have done more than pulled the plug

Yea - foreclose on their asses, it's state owned, Teklom could end up owning Zim.

 

[Jarrod]

Don't worry, the SA government will soon put pressure on Telkom to reconnect Zimbabwe.

Sure they will. They gonna give hm a truckfull of money (Our tax money).

If and big if they let the truck into Zim

 

[mccrack]

Yea - foreclose on their asses, it's state owned, Teklom could end up owning Zim.

Lol, which is now worse, having Telkom own Zim or Robby ?

 

[martin]

Lol, which is now worse, having Telkom own Zim or Robby ?

Yeah, I thought the exact same thing.

 

[matt156]

Probably saving Zim money going through Canada