bin3
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Hi all: I've always just went for the phone I wanted and got whatever package was appropriate, but I'm sitting with a bit of an issue at the moment, and I hope that someone can give me a bit of direction.
1. My dad has a contract phone with Vodacom: It's expiring soon, and after a lot of discussion, it seems that Blackberry is the only real option that will work for him. Now the problem: He can buy the rest of his contract for something like R 280, but he can't convert to a Blackberry and keep his number. As this is a business number more often than not, this is not an option. Though very friendly, the lady that tried to assist couldn't: At this stage the only option is to go to MTN or CellC where they keep your number. Now how is this possible? How can with a normal contract upgrade, after years of paid service, it not be possible to retain the number?
2. Then I need an 'emergency' phone. Or more specifically, I am looking at getting a contract with defined limits: I'll be paying for the contract, but somebody else will be using it. I need the user to have some indication when they reach their limit: I, for example, would only pay R200 a month for the phone: any additional calls needs to be 'manually' topped up. Is this possible, are there any contracts in this line? It's a bit like having a sales rep, where you pay a bit of their phone bill ...
Anyway: I would have preferred contacting somebody at Vodacom directly, but after spending the good part of an hour on their site I've given up trying to find a sales contact.
Any info would really be appreciated: The emergency phone I reckon we can figure out in a few ways, but I would really like to go back to my dad and tell him: no worries ...
1. My dad has a contract phone with Vodacom: It's expiring soon, and after a lot of discussion, it seems that Blackberry is the only real option that will work for him. Now the problem: He can buy the rest of his contract for something like R 280, but he can't convert to a Blackberry and keep his number. As this is a business number more often than not, this is not an option. Though very friendly, the lady that tried to assist couldn't: At this stage the only option is to go to MTN or CellC where they keep your number. Now how is this possible? How can with a normal contract upgrade, after years of paid service, it not be possible to retain the number?
2. Then I need an 'emergency' phone. Or more specifically, I am looking at getting a contract with defined limits: I'll be paying for the contract, but somebody else will be using it. I need the user to have some indication when they reach their limit: I, for example, would only pay R200 a month for the phone: any additional calls needs to be 'manually' topped up. Is this possible, are there any contracts in this line? It's a bit like having a sales rep, where you pay a bit of their phone bill ...
Anyway: I would have preferred contacting somebody at Vodacom directly, but after spending the good part of an hour on their site I've given up trying to find a sales contact.
Any info would really be appreciated: The emergency phone I reckon we can figure out in a few ways, but I would really like to go back to my dad and tell him: no worries ...
