MTN - are they all brain dead?

[Sieg]

We will be heard

Francois

The question is how to stand when one must kneel!

This reminds me of Martin Luther: "Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders!" [Here I stand, I can do no other." I believe, as long as humankind [woman and man] have brains, they will have thoughts. And those who can think, will oppose what is wrong and speak out. Luther believed that purchasing salvation for one's sins, was wrong. [This was how the Catholic church made its money]. Luther spoke out.

And when we are daily faced with Governments that tread on our human rights, on local authorities who believe that they are "authority above all else", on faceless corporations that just take take take, then we who can think must speak out. We must. We have no choice.

And because I believe that the telecommunications industry consists of the robber barons of the twenty first century, I will speak up. I will make sure that I am heard.

Sieg

[tec0]

I say it once and I shall say it once more: masses follow by example. Please keep us informed so that we know what to do when the time comes for us to stand against these overbearing service-providers! They do what they want with us without consequence. However I belief that your actions will give others a much needed voice.

The best of luck to you Sieg

[Dave A]

It's at times like these that I feel all the effort put into this forum is worth it.

[kwanele]

Please give me the funeral date i will definetely attend! The companys' customer service i very poor, i think the company is growing too fast and does not the have necessary resources to meet the demand. Too much growth too early can be deadly you know.

[murdock]

i am with virgin mobile need i say more

finally after 2 years of absolute hell my contract expired last month...well thats what i thought...as per documents it did but as confused as they are... they just needed to scr*w me for a little more...so they slapped me with a handset fee of R900 and the normal R209 monthly contract fee which had already expired in june and i had already contacted then got a REFERENCE number to prove it...so i took medication lots of it...then dialed 123 eeeeeeeeeeer we are so sorry we will reverse it and make it right next month.

think about this a little how many people out there get charged for some trival thing be it R1 more than they were suppose to...if standard bank makes a R1 mistake on each persons account every month they make an addtional R25 million + interest.

virgin how many customers? they over charged me by R1109 last month...i tell i am in the wrong bussiness....lets all get together and start a bank...in the old days...get rich quick schemes where churches and charities now days its banks and cellphone contracts...or cellphone downloads.

[daveob]

hmmm ... this doesn't sound right.

I would go to the bank and get the debit order reversed and tell the bank that the supplier does not have authority to debit you - which they don't as the contract had expired.

Better to have the supplier chasing you for a few bucks than you chasing them for a refund. That way YOU get to be the one to show how slow you can go.

Remember the golden rule : he how holds the gold makes the rules.

[Frankincense]

"I would go to the bank ".......the deadly growth would by quantum design be pervasive...it's power will be revealed....

[tec0]

As of now I am on my last months of my Contract. In all, our mobile suppliers know that we are but a flock of sheep. We must go to them for a mobile service because there is simply no other. Thanks to my Contract I will never sign another mobile contact in my life! The perks of having an expensive phone is really overrated. Yes you can do cool stuff with it but the COST my goodness the COST!

My next phone will be something small and almost useless. No more video calling, no more internet and most definitely no more 3G. 3G is not there to help you with faster internet, it is so that you can lose money faster. Much faster!

Dealing with our mobile companies is a bit like having sex with a cheese-grater.

[Dave A]

Dealing with our mobile companies is a bit like having sex with a cheese-grater.

Now if that doesn't make you cross your legs, nothing will

[murdock]

i decided to not to renew my contract with "virgin" (lucky for them) but i loose out hands down...i hear the ad on ECR says richard branson doesnt need your money so dont expect to get any service.

when i had a contract (well they say not a contract) i got a phone for 200 a month and R200 worth of airtime now i dont have the contract i just pay the R200 for the airtime an use my old phone.

with mtn i have to buy airtime on pre paid and get nailed more for per minute billing...so you cant win.

[tec0]

I use to deal with Virgin Mobile all the time but as of late it is just not worth it anymore. I have no GPRS capability while I am on their network or the GPRS will be as slow as a snail on drugs. Or I will lose connectivity every time I blink my eyes. But yes it is true Virgin Mobile is really a cheap option if you are on a top-up contract.