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Yeah right... And the Pope is Jewish, and our taxes are being reduced by 75% for the next 5 fiscal years to stimulate growth in the economy, and all banks are doing away with bank charges with immediate effect! Oh, and if you make me President, a free W800 for every Esato S.African ;o)
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Posted: 2005-07-20 12:25:26
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Very defensive reply...???
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Posted: 2005-07-20 12:30:44
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Not defensive, humorous!!!
Anyway, does anybody perhaps know what Vodacom and MTN's 5digit codes are? I've been trying an app that requires a network code...
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Posted: 2005-07-20 13:50:59
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I dont want a w800 or whatever. Not got 3G.
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Posted: 2005-07-20 14:22:00
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Haven't been able to post these past couple of days due to a host of factors.
Have you guys been following the start of an investigation into cellphone networks for their excessive chargers by Icasa which kicked off this week? A new entrant like Cell C could've started off a price war on calls but instead they've merely followed the other two networks. There was a good article in yesterdays Business Report about the issue and how we're being robbed in broad daylight by the mobile networks.
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Posted: 2005-07-20 17:30:46
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I've been comparing prices charged by foreign networks and yep, ours do seem exorbitant, to say the least. There was a brief mention of the investigation on SAfm, hoping to hear more, maybe via 702 or online news reports. About time Joe Public became aware of matters...
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Posted: 2005-07-20 17:44:14
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Friends in the US say sms'ing is unpopular there because call chargers are so low.
Another silly comparison in same US you can get satellite tv with 100 for around $50 a month...guess how much DStv is charging for 50 channels of mostly repeats?
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Posted: 2005-07-20 17:50:43
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And i thought circumcision was a rip-off! On some US mobile networks fixed internet cost is $20. Per year!!! For unlimited access, downloads, etc. In the UK, a friend was telling me he pays £4 per month for unlimited access, etc.
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Posted: 2005-07-20 18:08:53
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For what it's worth, the Sky dstv Family Package costs £19.50, which includes the usual terrestrial stuff,Sky One,all the news,cartoon and discovery channels,comedy and sitcom channels,motoring channels,soapie channels,gaming and adventure channels,Eurosport,etc. The premier movie and 3 main sport (usually exclusive football) channels etc. are obviously extra.
The UK network,T-Mobile, is gaining momentum with their 'mates rates' PAYG scheme, where you are charged only 5p a minute anytime to any of your friends who are on the same network.SMS is the same price.
The catch is having to pay a whopping 40p a minute during peak times if they are on a different network...
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Posted: 2005-07-20 18:10:46
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@ kryptik,
£4 a month for unlimited internet access? I presume that's dial-up connection,which even so, would be VERY cheap.
Broadband internet,on the other hand, is usually around £17 and up a month,depending on service provider, kbp/s speeds and if you have requested unlimited usage.
The common broadband modem routers used with the major ISP's here, usually Belkin or Netgear,can provide seamless broadband internet in the house via the wireless LAN for (usually)up to eight computers,off a single fixed rate account.Not that too many people have eight computers in a house,but handy for small businesses too.
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Posted: 2005-07-20 18:38:04
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