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sIssIs
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DO you people think ICASA thought about the idea of give US (the people with the brains) a decision to choose from the contracts from today AND from contracts without mobile phones. The contracts without the mobile phones will have cheaper calls etc. like ICASA said. I really think they must do this!
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Tahir Ally
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DO YOU WANT TO SEE GOOD PRICES IN THE TELECOMS IN SA......DO AWAY WITH A REGULATOR.
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brix25
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Tahir sorry to say it mate but again you sound ignorant. If there wasn't a telecoms regulator the cellphone industry would not have grown to the extent that it has in SA. Who would regulate the allocation of radio frequencies? Telkom? Who would protect consumers against unscrupulous operators? Vodacom? And who would ensure that most handsets sold locally met set standards? Nokia? Seems like ur pissed off coz Icasa want networks 2 do away with long-term contracts and the related subsidies on handsets.
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derekvandermerwe
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Hi there all fellow South Africans, joined Esato few days ago and was surprised to see a regional forum featuring my home country! I'm a photographer looking to see just how far a cell phone cam can be pushed creative-wise and got a cell phone cam page going: http://www.icon.co.za/~why/phonecam/
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brix25
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Hi Derek, welcome to Esato and the SA mobile discussion.
What phone do you use? Like the macro mode on the last pic.
You might want to check up on some earlier posts in this thread by the WirelessMonkey. For the last three weeks he's been one of a few people in SA with a K750 and the pictures are quite superb.
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WirelessMonkey
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hello... hello... hell no!
>> Hello. Umm.. MTN doesn't have 16mil subscribers. Internationally if a company owns like MTN 51% in a company with 800 000 subscribers, then MTN only counts the 51% part of the 800 000 which is 392 000
Folks I don't like using harsh language on the internet. This is not a face to face environment and I don't wish to belittle my fellow techies. However... the above statement makes me question why I even bother sharing information with stone heads! Business rules are - if one company owns a controlling stake in another company... like say 51% share, then it can rightfully stake a claim to the property / assets of that company... like the 800 000 subscribers.
Figures aside - no one knows the exact subscriber bases of any network because churn only implies that a subscriber may or may not be there. While Vodacom has significantly less churn than Cell C and MTN, we must not forget that Voda counts an inactive connection for SEVEN months while the other two only count THREE months.
Folks... it's a numbers game so please - don't read too much into this crap. I like the Voda folks because they make me smile. I like the MTN folks because they keep me connected. I carry a SE K600i 3G on my Voda contract, and a K750i music phone on my MTN card. Life's great when you learn to love them all.
Sunrise from my office in Cape Town, overlooking the harbour - pic taken with my K750i Sony Ericsson with 2 megapix cam and five pumping music CDs!
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brix25
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@The Monkey Man... I'm just about to leave the house for the gym...But it's going to be a beautiful day in the Mother City...25 degrees, now I like that.
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brix25
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Got the V800 today awesome features...still can't connect with 3G but hopefully will have it sorted by this evening.
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sIssIs
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sorry monkey man! you won. 2days till Y'ello day. Does ANYONE know how to connect a mbile phone with a computer to use it as a moden. I tried bluetooth but the stupid laptop and PC don't "see" the mobile. I know only a way to send and recieve stuff to and from the mobile... .....
Another thing I didn't say we mustn't have a Telecom Regulator, I just said they must think more options. I will love a shorter contract, but I want my free mobile. I don't care how much a call is going to be.
1) the contracts stay the same
2) shorter term contrcts -1) with free mobiles
-2) without a free mobile
3) contracts without a free mobile
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sIssIs
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Japan tests 1Gbps download on a 4G network
Japan's DoCoMo says that it has achieved 1Gbps real-time packet transmission in the downlink at the moving speed of about 20km/h in a field experiment on fourth-generation (4G) radio access. The experiment took place in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture last month.
How fast is wimax you say?
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Tahir Ally
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Wimax is like dead slow compare to 4G............Mr Brix i dont care if you have to pay for a phone on a contract.I might sell fewer contracts but the PROFITS will be higher.I dont think it will happed.11 years ago you had to pay for a phone.The network gave the dealer about R1200per line.Dealer makes huge profits on the phone and the network still pays the dealer percentage on usage.NOWDAYS we give you free phones.The dealer makes no money upfront but only gets a percentage on customer bill.IF you pay for a phone now the dealer can make up to R3000 per line UPFRONT + monthly commission.NOT forgetting we make huge profits on prepaid sim cards.GET THE PICTURE NOW MR BRIX.Icasa makes customer pay for phones.Cellular shops will make a killing.I DONT THINK THIS WILL HAPPEN
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mario2002
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And when will it be introduced?
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sIssIs
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I dunno.... after HSPDA. 1Gbps wow!...okay.. tomorrow Y'ello day! Brix why are you so still these days?
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brix25
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@slss: I'm quiet of late because I've been very busy at work. But I'm also fascinated by the growth of our discussion thread...six months ago there were just four of us posting here.
BTW I'll hopefully get GPRS/3G working today on my borrowed V800.
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