Unable to buy data bundles!
What on earth is wrong with your systems this time Telkom?! I've been sitting without data since yesterday. And your call centre can't help either. Do you want to take my money or not? And where the...
View ArticleNo free wifi on SmartPlan 50?
According to a TM rep at one of the stores it does not work and TM mobile are clueless. According to the T&C's it is not offered on SP50 but it is available on 100, 150, 250, 375 and 500, however...
View ArticlePaypal webpage not opening
Did some shopping & could not open Paypal webpage to complete payment. Pinging domain failed. Changed to MTN to complete payment. Anyone else have similar problems if not with paypal maybe some...
View Article8ta Port Inquiry
Anyone know if there's an altenative way to port to 8ta? I really don't wanna go to a Telkom direct store & would prefare not to deal with the call centre as they normally complicate things more....
View ArticleTELKOM failing its clients
Hi everyone I posting so that i can get a reply form the new TELKOM representative on mybroadband I have purchased the UNISA 3g package for student. My experience so far has been terrible when it comes...
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I would be better off using a 56k dial up modem
Over the last few months 8ta has been getting worse and worse and worse... This evening I kept timing out while trying to do speed tests on speedtest.net so I tried toast.net which old timers will...
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WOW!! 8ta!!! Thank you!
8TA! You guys are great. I used to get about 200-400KBPs download speeds, but since this morning 05:00 This is what I get: Cool! Wonder if this problem in the Krugersdorp - Rant en Dal area will be...
View ArticleQuestion about Skype using 8ta Sim
Hi Recently purchased an 8ta Sim with 25+25 gig allowance, been using it for about a week now and seems ok have had occasional speed drops in the evenings but seems to recover itself I tried a Skype...
View ArticleTelkom 3G starter pack Data, gone too fast.
I use Telkom 3G (the one with the 200MB free data a month) as a backup for when my other internet is too slow. Last night I plugged it in and started reading an SMS, Before I even opened my browser I...
View ArticleNetlimiter and 3G?
Hi all :) I got into the habit of using Netlimiter to monitor my network traffic and data usage at home back on ADSL, but haven't been able to set it up to work with my 3G. Is there any way to set it...
View Article8ta is not being honest with me
Hi guys, I'm not sure what's going on but it seems like I"m not getting my 2 gigs from 8ta anymore. It seems to finish too quickly. Today at exactly 2pm I bought their 2 gigs + 1gig special and as I'm...
View Article20GB for R199?
So I get a call from a TM confirming that my 10Gb/R199 contract is coming to an end and if id like to renew it for another 2 years. The incentive here is that I get another 10GB midnight data...
View ArticleCan't access international sites on 8ta network
Am I the only one who cannot access international sites. Local sites work fine. I tried to do a speedtest to a server in Chicago and my request just timed out. A test to a server in PTA works fine
View ArticlePrepared to be spammed by TM and Vodacom users
You can now get unlimited SMSs for only R8 per day: http://www.vodacom.mobi/mobile/main/my5 And TM sent me this: "Recharge with R100 by 13/09/2013, and you will get 2000 FREE SMSes to use over the...
View ArticleMulti sim
Hi Telkom I have applied for a secondary simcard on my Internet Promo 5 at your Hatfield store. The person who assisted me gave me the Sim, took proof of residence, copy of ID as well as a bank...
View ArticleWhat are the chances of Telkom mobile offering the iphone 5 S by years end?
They currently offer a bundle wich includes the i5 in 32 mb with an LTE modem which I assume can offer 3 G in areas wherethere is no LTE coverage but with the i5S release imminent what do you reckon...
View Article8ta + outgoing mail server issues
Hi, I think I have tried everything to get my emails to send and I called the helpline but I cant get it to work. Firstly, is the server smtp.siax.net or as smtp.live.com The error I get with the first...
View ArticleHere Come the Midnight Surfers...
8ta seems unusable even for simple browsing after 11pm. Retarded.
View ArticleMy laptop can connect but my PC cant to my B660 modem - help!
Hey everyone, im using a huawei b660-14c3 modem from 8ta. My laptop can connect to it and gets internet connectivity but my PC cant. My PC also has a wireless lan card so its not like one is using a...
View Article8ta LTE Not conneting to ABSA Internet banking
Good day all, Sine day one of installing the Huawei LTE B593 router/modem, we are unable to connect to ib.absa.o.za. All other websites connect just fine, even going to www.absa.o.za it loads quickly...
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