WhatsApp and Facebook should be regulated in South Africa: MTN

How exactly is Facebook freeloading on MTN???
 
Facebook Messenger..

LOL @MTN.. I wonder if they realize that a unilateral move means everyone and their Facebook dog moves network
 
krycor said:
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LOL @MTN.. I wonder if they realize that a unilateral move means everyone and their Facebook dog moves network
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I think they know this, thats why they want regulations instead of just blocking it on their network.
 
My MTN contract is expiring at end of the month.

Will be changing networks.

Bye bye.

/over and out
 
This is f***ing ridiculous. According to this logic every service on the internet is freeloading. We pay for our data is has nothing to do with them what we want to use it for.

Would it help if we email our service providers (AKA VC and MTN) to express our views as customers.?

I mean, I can only assume that FB will tell them to FO if they want them to pay licence fees, then if the were to stop the service on the network we could always jump ship to Cell C. I suppose there are other apps but I would hate to support a company that stoops as low as these levels.

It is this kind of mentality that stops progression...

EDIT: Can we post concerns on their social media pages?
 
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I will use the data I pay for how I want. go fsuck yourself mtn. greedy swines.
 
Yeah good luck regulating an application. Rofl.
 
quax said:
This is f***ing ridiculous. According to this logic every service on the internet is freeloading. We pay for our data is has nothing to do with them what we want to use it for.

Would it help if we email our service providers (AKA VC and MTN) to express our views as customers.?

I mean, I can only assume that FB will tell them to FO if they want them to pay licence fees, then if the were to stop the service on the network we could always jump ship to Cell C. I suppose there are other apps but I would hate to support a company that stoops as low as these levels.

It is this kind of mentality that stops progression...
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This so many times over. Hit the nail on the head.
 
quax said:
This is f***ing ridiculous. According to this logic every service on the internet is freeloading. We pay for our data is has nothing to do with them what we want to use it for.

Would it help if we email our service providers (AKA VC and MTN) to express our views as customers.?

I mean, I can only assume that FB will tell them to FO if they want them to pay licence fees, then if the were to stop the service on the network we could always jump ship to Cell C. I suppose there are other apps but I would hate to support a company that stoops as low as these levels.

It is this kind of mentality that stops progression...
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Was about to post something similar.

What a bunch of clueless clowns.
 
For many years, MTN and the other providers have been making millions with the absurdly priced sms'. Now that the tables have turned, MTN (and Vodacom) cry foul because of the loss of easy revenue. What they don't get is that the demand for data has increased significantly and that is where their new profit margins should be. Sadly, it seems that only Cell C is grasping this.
 
cozinsky said:
For many years, MTN and the other providers have been making millions with the absurdly priced sms'. Now that the tables have turned, MTN (and Vodacom) cry foul because of the loss of easy revenue. What they don't get is that the demand for data has increased significantly and that is where their new profit margins should be. Sadly, it seems that only Cell C is grasping this.
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I think they do grasp it but the greedy swines want to replace the lost sms revenue
 
2012 said:
I think they know this, thats why they want regulations instead of just blocking it on their network.
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Agree. I'm sure they'd love to point fingers and say, it's not us... Problem is, you can't be the one pushing FOR regulation then say, we're just following the rules.
If MTN, and Vodacom for that matter, really, really had the courage of their convictions, they'd go ahead and block OTT services and let the chips fall where they may. Won't happen. Ever.
 
cozinsky said:
For many years, MTN and the other providers have been making millions with the absurdly priced sms'. Now that the tables have turned, MTN (and Vodacom) cry foul because of the loss of easy revenue. What they don't get is that the demand for data has increased significantly and that is where their new profit margins should be. Sadly, it seems that only Cell C is grasping this.
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Indeed.

Drop your data prices way down - and push volume.
 
quax said:
... According to this logic every service on the internet is freeloading. We pay for our data is has nothing to do with them what we want to use it for.
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However much I want to agree with you and tell MTN and VC to shove it somewhere dark, there is some merit in their arguments. I am not familiar with the details at all, but the telephone companies are required to deliver voice call services at a certain quality in terms of the clarity of sound, dropped calls, etc. VOIP services like Whatsapp and Skype do not. It therefore means that they can give you a best effort service.

The market will probably be happy to accept slightly lower quality at a much lower cost. The incumbents cannot compete with this and would rather offer you the high clarity at the much higher cost.

I foresee that it will be impossible to regulate this. Gov. and Icasa might try to regulate, but it will be almost impossible to regulate. More and more people and companies will convert to VOIP services over the next few years and there is nothing the incumbents can do about it. Cell C has the right strategy. Time to buy some some Blue Label?
 
cozinsky said:
For many years, MTN and the other providers have been making millions with the absurdly priced sms'. Now that the tables have turned, MTN (and Vodacom) cry foul because of the loss of easy revenue. What they don't get is that the demand for data has increased significantly and that is where their new profit margins should be. Sadly, it seems that only Cell C is grasping this.
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I do not think it is about text and IM, the battle is for voice.
 
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