Telkom Simple broadband free call complaint

[jes]

Telkom Simple broadband free call complaint

Telkom on the wrong side of an ASA ruling regarding its Telkom Simple broadband advertising campaign

 

[jikajoe1]

gotcha

 

[Allin]

Technically correct, but who talks for an hour on a phone? :wtf:

 

[TrueSeeker]

Technically correct, but who talks for an hour on a phone? :wtf:

Agreed. Seems a bit silly to me. Still... Technically correct as you say.

 

[Stochos]

Well done Jan Botha.

We need more people to be activist and complain.

 

[RichardG]

Is he a regular n this forum or working for the competition.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Technically correct, but who talks for an hour on a phone? :wtf:

Women

My wife often phones her sister and I've told her to keep it under 55 minutes.

 

[House]

Well, Telkom knows that if they add the phrase "Only 1st hour free" some people may not be interested in the offer. So, what they did was to decide that they will advertise it as totally free and catch consumers later with their Terms and Conditions.

I agree with the ASA companies should be stopped in their tracks. More people should go and complain.

 

[Avenue]

Technically correct, but who talks for an hour on a phone? :wtf:

I think its to stop dial up users connecting all weekend- as odd as that may sound.

 

[MickZA]

Technically correct, but who talks for an hour on a phone? :wtf:

Well, the fairer sex in my immediate and extended family have no problem doing so and I'm guessing they're not alone

 

[RichardG]

If not mistaken when you receive your telephone account clearly states, ISP

 

[Dlamaqhinga]

This ----->

I think its to stop dial up users connecting all weekend- as odd as that may sound.

 

[The_Ogre]

I think its to stop dial up users connecting all weekend- as odd as that may sound.

...if they can still find a modem

 

[Mr.Jax]

Uh oh, they made a simple mistake.

 

[jeinnor30]

Love birds and women. my gran used to talk on the phone to her son for upto 2.5 hrs, its was CRAZYYYYY then again she only spoke to him once every 3 - 6 months

 

[lexis]

Technically correct, but who talks for an hour on a phone? :wtf:

The grand parents who both want to talk to all the grand children.

 

[MiY4Gi]

Love birds can talk to each other for more than hour almost every night. It's not really that surprising. What surprises me is that companies still use words like "free" in adverts, then put the costs involved in the Terms and Conditions. It's appalling.

If telkom only allows 1hr for the weekend, then people could easily use that hr up on the Friday and get charged for the Saturday and Sunday.

 

[Hectic]

Technically correct, but who talks for an hour on a phone? :wtf:

My daughter. Then just before an hour is done, she disconnects and redials and talk for the next hour and then...

If not mistaken when you receive your telephone account clearly states, ISP

Correct.
I do still regularly install dial-up an I get charged for those 0860007249 calls and I do have the day time free calls.

 

[Avenue]

If telkom only allows 1hr for the weekend, then people could easily use that hr up on the Friday and get charged for the Saturday and Sunday.

As far as I understand it, you cannot talk for more than an hour at a time, but you can talk for 59 minutes, hang up and start again for another 59 minutes.

 

[Avenue]

...if they can still find a modem

I think I still have one of those relics lying about somewhere- along with my pile of scope magazines with stars covering the naughty bits.