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On 2009-05-18 20:16:23, gola wrote:
On 2009-05-18 19:10:04, GUCCI.011 wrote:
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So VodaCom got listed on the JSE this morning,and are being bought by Vodafone, will we see anything changing though? Eg. Data prices? Etc. . .?
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...I thought they were only going to buy 15% more of Vodacom, which will leave them with a dominant 65% compared to Telkom's 35% of Vodacom. Anyway, that's what I also wanted to know, how's all this going to affect prices
Prices might just go down in the long run seeing that Vodacom's monopolistic powers will decrease in SA when the overboard Vodafone takes more control of it. This should lead to more competitive prices, i.e, lower prices. Eventually, MTN, Virgin and Cell C prices might all lower in order for them stay in this race of maximising profit...
Jobs might be lost on Telkom's side though
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2009-05-18 19:26 ]
Don't expect prices to drop soon...the reason Vodacom is such a tasty acquisition for Vodafone is due to their dominant position in the SA market, not quite a monopoly but all two biggest networks seem to have a "gentleman's agreement" of sorts...that they won't lower the out-of-bundle data rates to below R2/MB- which has not changed much since SA got GPRS.
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Posted: 2009-05-19 18:11:28
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Oh okay,dang,thanx Brix.
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Posted: 2009-05-19 20:44:38
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yeah brix, you are right. Recently read that Vodacom's prices probably won't even be affected. Telkom's prices on the other hand should come down 'cos of Neotel...
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Posted: 2009-05-19 21:15:05
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Vodacom's data does carry over, i have a 500mb data contract, and last month i only used 400mb this month i had 600mb to use. So it did carry over.
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Posted: 2009-05-19 21:21:57
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GUCCI
22222 next time bud
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Posted: 2009-05-19 22:46:48
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The Nokia 6600 Slide is dead.
Long live the 6600
i Slide. LOL.
Nokia's replacement for the (very recent) 6600 Slide is already unveiled:
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia[....]megapixel_snapper-news-916.php[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2009-05-19 22:56 ]
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Posted: 2009-05-19 23:55:52
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It really looks great
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Posted: 2009-05-20 00:08:31
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Thanks Brixsy.All Sorted out again.
I love this font called Gruenewald Regular.Only problem is that I cant use it.Most my apps like Gmail,Operamini,Gravity ect either chops all the text in half or no text appears at all.Sucks.
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Posted: 2009-05-20 09:06:50
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How stylish are these new NTT Docomo handsets.
http://www.a site.com/[....]new_symbian_based_handsets.htm[ This Message was edited by: Hintza on 2009-05-20 09:04 ]
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Posted: 2009-05-20 10:02:47
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Wangs check the specs on some of these babies when it comes to cameras-8.1-10mp cameras
http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2009/001440.html
Just some of the specs of some of the phones.
Beautiful, softly contoured body with waterproofing for safe operation up to 1.5 meters underwater.
AQUOS® phone simultaneously receives two mobile TV channels and easily links to Blu-ray recorders.
Super-slim 9.9-mm phone with large 4.1-inch WVGA touch- screen for enhanced browsing.
High-quality camera phone with CCD 10-megapixel resolution and advanced photo-processing engine.
Chic three-tone body with waterproof versatility and high-grade CCD 8-megapixel camera.
Wide landscape screen and waterproof body for enjoyment of mobile TV in kitchen or bath.
[ This Message was edited by: Hintza on 2009-05-20 09:22 ]
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