Only 13% of South Africans...

I believe there is already a company laying fibre directly to residential homes, but that it is currently very expensive and only provided for some affluent suburb in the Cape (could be completely wrong on this!).

At least it has started.

I live in Durban North and Telkom could/would not get me ADSL less than a year ago.
I had no choice but to go 3G.

I live in Durban North and wouldn't know ADSL from salami, but I do know that my Internet connection is cr@p.< The reasons why are beyond my comprehension and don't make a difference anway.

@Mavourneen:

'my passport was delivered to the wrong post office and when I didn't collect it it was returned to sender ...'

I had a break-in at home last week.

Alarm company calls me and I ask them to send someone pronto.

They pitch up after ONE BLOODY HOUR!

Y?

Control sent them to no. 76 instead of 96!

Fortunately, the wife pressed the panic and the bastard ran off!

The officer tells us that he saw a youngster fitting the description runnning up the road..... 30 minutes ago!


AND.... it's a white owned company!

This is the 3rd time I have had such poor responses;

Service a la carte....SUID AFRIKA!

Black, white or brown.... they all suffer from 'apartheid' lag and we the suckers!


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I have no idea if the alarm company I use is owned by whites, blacks, or aliens from Pluto, but they seem pretty good. (I hope...).

A large part of the reason why I make do with dodgy Internet and don't pursue it is because I'd probably be asked a whole bunch of technical questions that to my ears may as well be a blend of Swahili, Japanese, and medieval Latvian. Is your thingummyjig connected via a spaghetti ABC cable to your Romulator or is your Condomiser connected via AC./DC to your fibre optic towel rail means nothing to me. I get enough of that gibberish at work as it is.

Either make it work, or bugger off.

magiclips Wrote:

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> I have no idea if the alarm company I use is owned
> by whites, blacks, or aliens from Pluto, but they
> seem pretty good. (I hope...).
>
> A large part of the reason why I make do with
> dodgy Internet and don't pursue it is because I'd
> probably be asked a whole bunch of technical
> questions that to my ears may as well be a blend
> of Swahili, Japanese, and medieval Latvian. Is
> your thingummyjig connected via a spaghetti ABC
> cable to your Romulator or is your Condomiser
> connected via AC./DC to your fibre optic towel
> rail means nothing to me. I get enough of that
> gibberish at work as it is.

Double LOL! Thanks for brightening up my morning with a hearty laugh!
>
> Either make it work, or bugger off.

You're welcome, Mav.(tu)

South Africans should not feel too bad about this statistic as only around 13% of Scotsman know where South Africa actually is on a map.

chicken 'n chips Wrote:

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> South Africans should not feel too bad about this
> statistic as only around 13% of Scotsman know
> where South Africa actually is on a map.

The UK must have a great education system if that's true. I mean, how much simpler than "South" and "Africa" can it get? If there is one country on the planet whose name completely describes its location, this is it.

magic

the uk education system is a joke. Hardly any kid fails (and belive you me its not because they are clever).

Well, if they can't even name the continents and the four basic points of the compass, then they must be dumber than a tree. Because, let's be honest, that's all you need to know to find South Africa,

Having a spot of bother with Uzebekistan and all the other new countries that have come into being since the Soviet bloc collapsed I can understand, but we've made us very easy to find.<

chicken 'n chips Wrote:

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> magic
>
> the uk education system is a joke. Hardly any kid
> fails (and belive you me its not because they are
> clever).


I thought it was just jocks you didnt like,now you are having a pop at the whole of
the UK.You should take a look at some of the grammar posted on this forum.
There is plenty that need a dictionary.
PS.posted 1.1 seconds ago

davetheflower Wrote:

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> chicken 'n chips Wrote:
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> > magic
> >
> > the uk education system is a joke. Hardly any
> kid
> > fails (and belive you me its not because they
> are
> > clever).
>
>
> I thought it was just jocks you didnt like,now you
> are having a pop at the whole of
> the UK.You should take a look at some of the
> grammar posted on this forum.
> There is plenty that need a dictionary.
> PS.posted 1.1 seconds ago

come Dave just listen to them adults on the telly innit. Over 15% of the adult population of the UK cannot read or write (well Arry said so he self during his trial that he cant read or write innit)

ps I am awaiting the usual from a Brit from you. " if you dont like it then what you doing here"