iPhone 6 8ta card LTE yay or nay?
Just picked up an iPhone 6 on a Telkom Mobile contract with a black 8ta card. Should I be able to use LTE? Lady at the shop made it clear that Telkom does not do LTE on mobile phones although I see...
View ArticleTelkom 8ta festive Promo back
Looks like Telkom mobile aka 8ta Christmas Promo is back. During the festive season telkom mobile users could dial teh USSd string *123# and find almost a suprise everyday. at times dat and at times...
View ArticleTelkom Mobile EDGE Cap
Hi I see that Telkom Mobile basically gives you unlimited EDGE cap. My brother forced his router to switch to EDGE and downloaded a 10MB file, however it came off his normal cap, not his EDGE cap. Does...
View ArticleCan I trust the Telkom Mobile coverage map
Hi All, I'm considering porting to Telkom Mobile after 2 years of pain with Cell C. According http://www.telkom.co.za/coverage/, Im covered for 2g, 3g and LTE at home. How reliable is this map? Anyone...
View ArticleTelkom LTE B593s-601 running on Yosemite OSX - continuously drops
Can anyone advise on this? It ran perfectly until just before Christmas 2014 - have Telkom changed anything? I have tried doing a factory reset and starting again, but no joy (multiple times....) - I...
View ArticleOld 8ta sim
I was recently given an old 8ta sim card, as I needed to port to a nano sim (got an Xperia Z3). I have been lead to believe that the 8ta sims don't work on the LTE network- is this true? I cannot pick...
View ArticleTelkom USSD Responses coming in Chinese/Japanese?!?
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 i9305. I was running CellC on Cyanogenmod 10.1 stable. Then I switched to Telkom Mobile and mobile data would not work, but USSD codes and calls worked fine. Now I've...
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Telkom Mobile false contract advertising
I recently signed a telkom mobile sim only contract month to month which included 1gb of data as advertised in their website (porting my number). After signing the deal, I didn't receive my 1gb of data...
View ArticleDoes Telkom still sell routers without contract?
I am looking to buy a Huawei B593 as my current MR3420 died. I went looking for the router at the Sandton Telkom shop but they told me they dont sell routers anymore without a contract. I have an...
View ArticleSIM Swap issues on TM - SIM not provisioned MM#
Hi, hope a TM rep can assist??? Did a SIM swap this morning and it seems to have gone completely wrong. Error message: SIM not provisioned MM#2 And of course the call center cannot assist!! TM mobile...
View ArticleDoes a wifi hostspot using a 3g connect carry extra cost
I have a 8ta 3g connection using the 50 gig bundle (25gig night & 25gig day) for r1000 I created a wifi hotspot by connecting my modem to a router so that we can all share the connection at home we...
View ArticleFraudulent phone calls from my Telkom number?
Hi all This evening a lady called (back) me to follow up on some calls she received today from my land line number 011xxxxxxx, apparently a man called James called her cellphone 6 times around mid day...
View Article8TA is the best
There's no other way to it. 8ta is the best mobile broadband service around, speed, financialy and convenient
View ArticleActivating iMessage on iPhone
Hey guys I've recently ported to TM from Cell C and have been struggling to activate my iMessage. It just says waiting for activation and nothing seems to happen after that. I've called the call...
View ArticleTelkom charges R180 for unpaid debits
I changed my payment method from Debit Order to Cash, but somehow, Telkom still debited my account. The Debit Order rejected as that account is no longer in use, so they decided to charge me a 180.00...
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Telkom escalation
So i applied for an adsl line and the telkom guy came and did his stuff and left saying it's working. Telkom sent me my username and password but my Internet light stays red. I then phoned the call...
View ArticleTelkom phone app
I have a problem with the Telkom app(The one that you use to che k your balances) ,every time I use it it forces me to sign in first( e mail address and paseword) , it is a pain in the @&&$. Is...
View ArticleWhich branches stock entry level Android phones ?
I want to upgrade my contract. Menlyn does not stock the Samsung Neo Pocket, nor the S3 Mini nor the Xperia E1.
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