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Subject: MTN deal with !
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shiveer 14.03.07 - 11:24am
MTN to charge for Skype, * +

shiveer 14.03.07 - 11:25am
MTN customers using its airwaves to conduct free phone calls over Skype or to send text messages using M.Xit may be hit by huge bills if the operator opts to outlaw the services that are clogging its network and depleting its own revenues. * +

shiveer 14.03.07 - 11:26am
A typical MTN package lets users download 1GB of data for R400 a month, which works out at 39c/MB. Users who exceed the limit pay an out of bundle data rate of R1,20/MB. * +

shiveer 14.03.07 - 11:26am
But if MTN decides to invoke the fine print in its contracts, they will pay far more. Anyone caught using Skype or a similar service would be whacked with a charge of R21,93/MB, excluding VAT. * +

shiveer 14.03.07 - 11:27am
Vodacom also sells high speed data cards to connect computers to the internet, but its contracts do not single out any services as possible targets for higher prices. If data users remain within their monthly allowance there is no extra fee for using Skype or M.Xit, even though those services erode Vodacoms potential profits. Users who exceed their limit pay R1,20 for every extra megabyte. * +

shiveer 14.03.07 - 11:28am
Chief communications officer Dot Field says Vodacom does not offer voice calls over the internet itself as the technology was not of a high enough quality. However, Vodacom allows VoIP on the network and deems it just another data stream, similar to sending e mails or browsing the internet. Our standard data rates apply. * +

shiveer 14.03.07 - 11:28am
Proof MTN are greedy! * +

shiveer 14.03.07 - 11:29am
http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m(equals)showid(equals)5829 *

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