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The 8ta “Hello” advert song by Martin Solveig is here
Please note that The BlaBla Blog has NO connection to 8ta or Telkom whatsoever. We cannot answer your 8ta related concerns. We recommend that you contact 8ta directly via their website here: http://my.8ta.com/mobile-web/ or check for information here: http://www.8ta.com/help/
After much speculation and a clever viral marketing and teaser campaign of pink dot emblazoned billboards and television adverts, Telkom has today formally launched its’ consumer offering into the highly competitive mobile marketplace.
To be known as 8ta and branded as 8.ta, the branding features the digit 8 and the lowercase letters ta separated by the pink dot which makes its’ presence felt in the official logo. [at least the logo isn’t the copy write symbol hey Trevor!? ~ editor]
8.ta Logo (from TechCentral at http://www.techcentral.co.za/telkoms-mobile-launch-live-blog/17958/)
As TechCentral report in their live blog of the launch function, 8ta subscribers will use a ‘081’ prefix to their mobile telephone numbers, and will be looking at charge fees of 65c/minute for cellphone to landline calls and R1,50/minute for calls to all mobiles. As far as data costs go, pricing will be 25c/MB in-bundle and R1/MB out of bundle. These pricing numbers are not official in any way at all, so please don’t see them as guaranteed.
At those sort of pricing options, the other mobile operators are going to have to bring their own pricing down to remain in line and stay competitive. And that can only be good news for mobile phone users across the country.
Telkom SA MD Pinky Moloi is quoted as having said that “Our aspirations are to disrupt the mobile industry! We have to change the rules of the game to favour consumers. Our target market is everyone.” Now that is fighting talk. And don’t think we didn’t notice the link between the MD’s name and the colour focus in the branding…
On that subject, I worry a little if pink was the right colour to attach to South Africa’s 4th mobile operator. Vodacom in blue, MTN in yellow, Cell C in red (or black now?) and now 8.ta in pink. Seems a bit weak maybe? Can’t see your average manly mid-level LMS demographic taking to pink all that readily, can you?
8.ta Launch (from Phillip de Wet at http://twitpic.com/2xlvoi)
I also took a quick moment to check if the 8ta domain and website is up and running in tandem to the launch party. 8ta.co.za is a registered domain. Its’ registration record indicates that it was registered by Lexsynergy Ltd. with an address in London and contact number in Pretoria? The telephone numbers match those supplied for the domain admin and technical contacts, but these two are both listed as being the responsibility of Pretoria-based attorneys Adams & Adams. The same registration details are attached to the .com domain as well.
In either case, there is no live site at either of those domains. So, at least for the time being, the only site that does give some information about 8.ta is www.heita.co.za which shows the pre-launch media campaign elements. You can also track developments on Twitter using the new 8ta brand name as a search modifier.
As soon as official pricing and more product offering details are available we’ll bring them to you.
[Update1: 15 Oct@06:30 - The heita.co.za site now does redirect to what appears to be the official 8.ta website at www.8ta.com. This is also true for 8ta.co.za. From the new site we can see the info below and that pre-paid deals will be available throughout the country from Monday, 18 October. Initial stores serving 8.ta sales include Telkom Direct, CNA, GloCell, Edgars Mobile, Autopage Cellular, Jet Cellular and Awesim Telecoms. Check the "Get It" page for store locations in your area. ~ editor.]
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8taaa da so i think what you bring to south africans is soooooooooo goooooooooood.i just pray your pricing stays the same,coz you gonna make ur compitors cry bliv me am gonna buy myself one 8ta thank you telkom
High praise indeed. For Telkom? From a customer? My how quickly times change
We're still waiting to hear reviews of call quality, service, handset availability, etc. from any 8ta users. If you do the 8ta thing let us know please…
Hi,
I have had my phone since July and since then I have been having slight problems with my network. Calls get cut, calls can’t come through and what makes it worse, is that I have the BIS (BlackBerry Internet Services). Everything is delayed and this does not help me one bit. This is happening frequently now and quite irritating! Then there is the fact of me receiving a sms this morning stating my account has been handed over to the Bureau. I obviously thought “what on earth”!!!!!! I contacted the lawyers that my account was handed over too. He then advised that my debit order for my cellphone contract has not been going through and there is an outstanding balance. This I thought was very strange as there is always money in that account, so how can I owe anything???!! I then came to the conclusion that there was absolutely NO debit orders going off. I questioned why and tried calling the Call Centre to have a chat with one of the consultants but no such luck as I was on hold for a total of 25 minutes (please be advised that this was not the first time that I called the Call Centre but no different to the other times). If you are running short of staff, please see that you employ more staff as this is putrid service. I honestly see myself changing my network provider again as this is pathetic service.
Regards,
An unhappy client
Hi Lauren
We are truly sorry to hear of the distress and unhappiness that you are experiencing with regards to your 8ta Blackberry service. Also, to hear that dealing with the 8ta Call Centre is been such an unpleasant experience upsets us greatly as well.
Sadly though, other than sympathise with your plight, there’s really nothing much that we can do about it at all. You see, contrary to the popular opinion in this posts’ comment thread, The BlaBla Blog has absolutely nothing to do with 8ta at all. Nada. Zilch. Zip. Zero. You may not have noticed this particular bit of information which we’ve noted in a number of places on this page, but considering your obvious level of unhappiness, this oversight is understandable.
We really wish we could help you out, but we can’t do anymore than recommend that you visit the links that you’ll find in the post and the comments and see if you can get through to anyone that way.
An additional thought is to possibly also join the forum at MyBroadBand where you’ll find a section dedicated to 8ta (Here’s a link to that section for you – click me please - From that area of the site I’ve found a member called 8ta Rep who seems to respond to all queries there with a standard message:
Maybe you want to use that avenue in an effort to address your problems?
Pleae do come back and let us know if you come right, and how you managed to solve things with 8ta – it seems that there a number of concerned customers out there…
Thank you. Much appreciated
Hi u wanna know how corrupt 8 ta is.well i,ve phone them lot of times and they can,t sort out there own thieves working for them.They deduct money from my bank acount and cant even stop it and just carried on every month.so i,m now forced to take steps myself and to open an case agains them
Lets hope you get the problem sorted out Ferdie. Never nice to hear of consumers being taken for a ride by anyone. Good luck. Let us know how things work out.
we welcome u with open arms, & we r so happy about ur charges…. Thank you
Hi kitso
Glad to hear that there are some positive 8ta supporters out there. I agree, the pricing for the 8ta services looks very competitive. Hopefully it will encourage the other providers to look closely at their pricing.
You may also be interested in a recent article on the MyBroadBand site which looks at the various call charges to 8ta users: see here – http://bit.ly/bZJfbg Very interesting to note that Neotel is by far the cheapest provider amongst those listed….
Honestly, NEOTEL has to be the cheapest. There entire package is so bad they basically have to give it away for anyone to use it.
Take away the first E and what do you get? Wonder if they chose the wrong pill when they entered the matrix?
What’s it gonna be Neo? Blue pill or red pill? Chose wisely now.
8ta s good
Feel it i’ts here 8-ta da
As we expected, the Big 2 have started reacting to 8.ta’s very competitive PAYG pricing plans.
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/16061-Cheapest-prepaid-minutes-Vodacom-hits-back-8ta.html
MTN are expected to do something about their pricing as well soon.
Can’t wait to see what the reactions will be to contract packages and pricing when 8.ta release their contract options a few weeks time…
Competition is good!
Hi Sir /M
I do not understand when u said any SA Mobile Network it cost R150.per min and Telkom is 65 cents per min. There is no peak-hours or offpeakhours?
Hi Samuel
It’s R1.50/min to any mobile network – if you call MTN, Cell C or Vodacom numbers at any time, that’s what it will cost.
The R0.65/min is the charge for calls made to Telkom landline numbers at anytime.
8.ta have stated that they intend to offer as simple a pricing structure as possible. They have no peak or off-peak times. Heck of a lot easier to call when you want to, and not after 8pm or before 6am and to know that you are still going to pay the same amount.
Vodacom responded to this 8.ta pricing by offering a Prepaid AllDay call rate of only R1.40 per minute
Then MTN responded by bringing back their 100% Mahala deal which gives MTN to MTN calls 100% discount on the R2.40/min charges.
It’s a buyers’ market out there – if you are in the market for a pre-paid deal, I’d definitely shop around and make phone and pricing comparisons.
i would like to have ur contact details or telephone numbers
Hi there Sfiso.
You can contact The BlaBla Blog using our “Contact Us” form – click the link at the very top of the screen on the left-hand side.
However, I suspect, like a number of people who have already contacted us with similar requests, that you are in fact looking for the contact details for 8.ta itself?
If so, please note that we are in no way affiliated with 8.ta at all. This is an info post about their launch. The fact that you (and others) are asking for their details here is simply more evidence of how great our Google rankings for 8ta.co.za are!
You can find contact details for 8.ta on their main website here: http://my.8ta.com/mobile-web/
Good luck!
i want to ask whether ur sim cards r available at pep stores or not
Hi there Monaheng
As we noted in the update to our post “stores serving 8.ta sales include Telkom Direct, CNA, GloCell, Edgars Mobile, Autopage Cellular, Jet Cellular and Awesim Telecoms.”
Don’t see any mention of Pep Stores there, so short answer to your question would be No.
Again for those who have missed it: The BlaBla Blog is no affiliated, connected to, associated with, or otherwise representative of 8.ta, heita, telkom mobile, or any combination of these. Please see the OFFICIAL 8.TA SITE for their contact details: http://www.8ta.com
Have a nice day now.
Oh, and I just check that link myself and discovered that “Checkers, Checkers/Hyper and Shoprite” stores have also been added to the list: http://www.8ta.com/get-it/
They even give you a Google Map with sticky pins and all….
hi how do u register ur 8ta sim card??
Hi Angel
I would have thought that you could/should have registered at the point of purchase. Standard practices these days for buying a new sim card (at least for me) would be to take my ID and proof of residence with me, and have the whole RICA thing taken care of all at once. If I were you, I’d return to the store where I purchased the sim card, or go to one of the Telkom Direct stores.
We are a township media base, specialised with Mobile-billboards, Billboards and Bicycle advertising. Pls send as a relevant person. communication manager
I’m a bit concerned however how 8-ta’s new offerings will impact on the unscrupulous usage of private info. Since the launch I’ve been contacted 16 times over a 7 day period by some bizarre automated dialler which when the phone is picked up it starts playing a digital sound clip and then hangs up after a few seconds. This might be a total coincidence but I can’t help but wonder why now suddenly? Here is a list of the numbers, the dates and times of the calls. Maybe you or someone else on your blog can give me some sound advice?
16 27 82 969 9102 09 November 2010 10:40:00 AM
15 27 82 794 7527 08 November 2010 04:43:00 PM
14 27 82 975 0788 08 November 2010 03:24:00 PM
13 27 82 970 9304 08 November 2010 01:41:00 PM
12 27 82 970 1317 08 November 2010 11:24:00 AM
11 No Number 08 November 2010 10:02:00 AM
10 27 82 969 9956 05 November 2010 05:04:00 PM
9 27 79 507 2199 05 November 2010 03:37:00 PM
8 27 92 774 5868 05 November 2010 09:02:00 AM
7 27 82 970 1331 04 November 2010 01:53:00 PM
6 27 82 900 7909 04 November 2010 12:25:00 PM
5 27 82 975 1211 04 November 2010 12:04:00 PM
4 27 82 975 1211 04 November 2010 12:03:00 PM
3 No Number 03 November 2010 02:49:00 PM
2 27 79 504 5216 03 November 2010 10:11:00 AM
1 27 79 504 5216 02 November 2010 01:30:00 PM
Does sound a little odd Christelle. Mind you, all of those numbers are Vodacom numbers aren’t they?
Can’t understand why whoever it is is calling you with an automated dialler though. What benefit would they get out of it? Very strange.
Have you tried to call any of those numbers back at all? If you do, I’d recommend using a Telkom land line or, even better, a public call bx so that your mobile number remains unknown.
It was a very strange experience… “was” being the operative word as it stopped as mysteriously as it started. Thank you kindly for taking the time to respond to me, and yes I did phone one of the numbers and got through to a mailbox eventually…did a bit of “Section 205″ threatening. So I’m not sure why it stopped but I’m sure glad it did! Thanks for being a soundboard…I really had to blow off some steam and you listened!
The comment
I have the cooment about the new heita network.This network is the same as other network? ‘is there any store callled heita? This network will replace the telkom network?
I would say the campaign in the television is goood but what does it meant?
thanks …
8.ta is Telkoms’ mobile network Smangaliso. It doesn’t replace anything at all, it adds to it.
As for what the rather adverts mean – I think you’ve answered your own question. They mean that you’ve taken notice of them, and are curious enough about 8.ta to ask. Brand building clearly works.
Mina njengoba ngise kzn, ngifisa ukwazi ukuthi nizosisondezela noma nizoba nawo yini amagatsha enu eduze kwethu?
Ngiyabonga.
You lost me at “Mina” Ntokozo.
And more queries coming in via our Contact Us form:
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To whom it may concern
Hi i bought phone & 8ta sim card @ Edgars (prominade Mitchell’s Plain) I changed network from vodacom to 8ta only problem is its going for 3rd day and my 8ta card is not active , I want to keep same number(079xxxxxxx) , I buy airtime on daily basis and had to pay vodacom tariffs instead of 8ta for the past two days , please sort problem as to today is the 3rd day and if i have to buy vodacom airtime i might aswell stay vodacom & coin in on taking points thanks.
Kind regards
Wayne
079xxxxxxx
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And one more:
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Hi dear sir/madam’ its mr Adnan here.i just wana knw that how to use internet via 8.ta sim card nd wots the charges of ur net services.and wot internet speed i ll get from 8.ta.like vodacom gives me 460kbps.but i need 1mb or more than this.and 1 thng more dnt gona tell me about telkom line i dnt need it.thanx hope u ll reply me.good by.
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hi all i need from 8.ta is fastest internet speed and cheap broadband bundles.
Please note that The BlaBla Blog has NO connection to 8ta or Telkom whatsoever. We cannot answer your 8ta related concerns. We recommend that you contact 8ta directly via their website here: http://my.8ta.com/mobile-web/ or check for information here: http://www.8ta.com/help/
Is it just me, or are people just too lazy to actually read anything in this post or the comments?! FFS mense! You want to do business with 8ta but can’t bother taking the time to figure out that YOU ARE ON THE WRONG SITE?!
Here’s another request I got this morning via the Comment Form:
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hi there
i have the kasie term that can be used by your cell phone users to identify it differently with the rest but i want to do business with your company and recruit subscribers for your mobile network and your urgent reply will be greatly appreciated
zola
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Please note that The BlaBla Blog has NO connection to 8ta or Telkom whatsoever. We cannot answer your 8ta related concerns. We recommend that you contact 8ta directly via their website here: http://my.8ta.com/mobile-web/ or check for information here: http://www.8ta.com/help/
Am very happy for these 4th network because its cheap
Hi i just can not figure it out what network should i rather be on vodacom or 8ta
Ahh, the beauty and the beast of an open market economy and competition?
It depends I guess on what you want from your mobile service Tracey-Lee.
If you’re on contract already, stay with that and change only when you’re up for renewal.
I guess though that you are probably a PAYG user in which we’d look at the 8ta offer very carefully. As a PAYG service the package is good, compares well against the established operators and could always be upgraded to full contract later. If you aren’t happy with it, then simply don’t renew it for another month.
If you have an existing number that you’d like to keep with a different operator you may have some issues to port your number to 8ta at the moment – I heard that they are not yet able to provide this service, but will be able to soon. Check with them directly.
Eish. And still they come via our comment form…..
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the R90 contract linked to telkom landline
I am interested in the above contract, please can you contact with more info
Sharon S
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can i port from mtn to 8ta
The most recent report I’ve seen suggests that you can now port from your existing provider to 8ta – but double check with your 8ta agency!
do you have contract phones and what is the turms
Lol @ Willie. I really sympathise with you BlaBla guys. You’d think they have got the message by now….
We’re not complaining entirely because it is bringing in the hits via Google. It seems that a lot of people are typing the web address into a search box and not into their browser:
Top Searches
8ta.co.za, 8ta song, http://www.8ta.co.za, http://www.8ta.com, 8ta advert song
That said, it still amazes me that people don’t realise that this is not an 8.ta site!
Hi Willie
8.ta announced their contract packages 2 weeks ago, and they do offer a variety of phones and packages to contract subscribers.
Check out the contract offers here: http://www.8ta.com/plans/postpaid-voice/
Check out some 8.ta Special Deals here: http://www.8ta.com/deals/
And check out the phones available here: http://www.8ta.com/phones/
Hi there BlaBla,
Can you tell me, do 8ta offer data only bundles? Also will I get 8ta 3g+ in my downstairs office at home?
Also, is the 8ta data faster than the NEW CellC data network?
I so know where you live. It can be so easy to arrange a ‘breach of security’ and make it look like an ‘unfortunate accident’. And then your children will be posting memorial messages to you on Twitter and Facebook.
LOL! http://tinyurl.com/35l65ps
The service absolutely stinks…. Contact me if you want a diary of BAD SERVICE with 8.ta!!!!!
You’re welcome to add your diary of issues to this post Nerine. We’re an equal opportunities blog
and definitely want our readers to get both sides of the story whenever we can.
okey cool with the pricing and i bought a sim and not yet activated so i called the call centre to sort it out and in the conversation i told her i had a blackberry and she told me the sevice is not sopported yet so crappie so i think for me i will stick to vodacom.
i thnk i got interest in dis 8.ta thing….thank you guyz
CAN Y PLEASE SET MY 8T NEW NUMBER IS 0813305706
Ummmmm. No.
HI . WE ARE A NEW CELL PHONE COMPANY. WE ARE NOW ICASA APPROVED.
WE HAVE ALL OUR PHONES PRESET TO CELL C,VODOCOM AND MTN FOR ALL SERVICES.
IS IT POSSIBALE FOR YOU TO GET US IN CONTACT WITH THE PERSON IN 8TA SO THAT WE CAN HAVE ALL THE SETTING….
AHMED VAWDA
MOBOT MOBILE
0837865792
Avoid them. They do not honour adverts and tell you to complain on the website when they do not honor promisses. No service and very rude bunch. My problem was with a laptop they advertised with the wrong specs. Other people have had the same issues with cellphones misadvertised.
I salute 8ta for their tarrifs but can,t get enough help on settings to be connected to network using phone as a moderm .
Hi. I joined 8ta earlier this month after lots of effort. It was a big big big mistake. Their service is poor, the service agents are not trained and most of the time do not have a clue of what is being asked. They make use of MTN and the reception is poor most of the time with issues with poor voice quality, dropped calls and echoes. My suggestion is keep clear.
[...] getting 8.ta related requests after our simple information post on the launch of their services. (8ta from Telkom is South Africa’s 4th Mobile Operator. Heita!) Users asking us about deals, specials, connectivity information. And often after we explicitly [...]
i have problem with my Sim card it says select network.my number is 08xxxxxxx08.since 19 January 2011.
Just when I thought it was safe to go back to the comments field…..
Hi cliff
As we’ve noted on a number of occasions and in our post itself, The BlaBla Blog has NO connection to 8ta or Telkom whatsoever. We cannot answer your 8ta related concerns. We recommend that you contact 8ta directly via their website here: http://my.8ta.com/mobile-web/ or check for information here: http://www.8ta.com/help/
Or call them:
Customer Care Voice 081 180
Customer Care Data 081 183
We hope you get sorted!
Hi, Sir Madam
Kindly consider me for Rica Agent Position. Or Call Centre.
I look forward to your reply.
Best Regards
contacts: 0xx xxxx xx8
{blabla edit – Don’t ever put your number onto a public internet website. That’s just asking for trouble, kak & shit all at the same time!
Henry J, oh Henry J.
This is not 8.ta’s web site. This is the soon-to-be World Famous
Supreme Team ShowBlaBla Blog! Say it slow, say it often, feel it move you! Yeah Baby!™Even if it were, I don’t think they employ you on the basis of a comment on a blog post. Especially because you want to be a RICA Agent or Call Centre Op, both of which need a fair bit of attention to detail. Yet you never realised for a moment that this is the soon-to-be World Famous
Supreme Team ShowBlaBla Blog! Say it slow, say it often, feel it move you! Yeah Baby!™Not really a great start to a career at 8.ta is it?
And now that I’ve finished taking the piss with you, I recommend that you try to reach 8.ta or Telkom directly with your request.
Try here 8ta Contact,
or try Telkom HR here: Telkom HR
or search for jobs at Telkom here: Career Junction
Oh, and don’t forget to Say Hello!
hi
can you advice if you got 3g to use with your sim and how fast it is as igot no land line
regards
piet
~Received via email & reposted~
I just received my package, I asked for a blue and grey phone, it is blue and grey ont the box, so I opened the box. And to my surprize it’s black and red?? and I’ve been on the line more than 5 times today trying to call you, no answer. And best of all, the 0861228488 number does not exists?? and my bank detail changed, it’s day 1 and I cannot get hold of any of you???
Hello Stella.
Please be kind enough to read the first paragraph of this post. You’ll find it right above the first image, in a large bold font.
Thank you.
[I'm seriously beginning to wonder why I bother?]
mi phone always says no service.why?
I want to sign a contract of R90 pm for nice cellphone and R50 pm airtime both total of R140 pm.please send me the contract documents and hided cost if you have together with sales cellphone book.
Wanting to hear from u
Enoch
No. Contact 8ta. The BlaBla Blog does not do cell contracts. Take a moment a READ the post!
8ta is to greet other network which are blabla through the wave of 8ta network connection
But i just ask myself why Mr 8ta hit every network on road in an advert when he is driving his car from his storeroom;
even a small network which was driving a bicycle?
myself and my partner Mcebisi Buthelezi, have a realy good idea that would surely help promote 8ta. All we need is a chance to present this idea to you (the relevant people), this will realy help improve the image of 8ta and improve sales.
We hope you will consider our proposal, and repond this email by giving us information on who to contact regarding our idea.
Your Faithfully
I found the blog interesting, but the comments highly entertaining! Great blog! Think you’re giving hits to 8ta’s site more than what they need! Maybe they should pay you, or brand your site lol Keep Well. Cheers.
And still they come… Received via our Contact Form:
Subject: false sales complaint
Sadly, I have been taken for a fool by who ever responsible. There are so many entities involved that to blame one sector would be wrong.
I was sold a contract by a telemarketing agent who promices whatsapp to me on my C3 Nokia phone if I tood a certain package and now i’m sitting with a phone which does not offer the services.
I have had one call back telling me that i should go to an 8ta store closest to me, only to have the MD of Nokia in Woodmead laugh in my face to let me know that this phone does not support the whatsapp application.
Please could somebody contact me with regard to this.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
thank you
Nadine
071xxxxxx2
w) 011xxxxxx4
please phone me on 076xxxxxx9 i have a contract with you but my sim is not activate yet and it is now 3 to 4 weeks now
please i am not gonne pay for something if i dont have it please
I swear we don’t makes these comments up. They just come. Again and again. Over and over.
Eish, heita and hau!
Received via our Contact Us email form:
Subject: false sale from 8ta and NO SUPPORT
I am sending you this because to date, since I have received my new “C3 NOKIA” which when promoted to me on the telesales phone call was told can download the “whatsapp” application DOES NOT DO SO – having been to a Nokia dealer as suggested by one of the people who called me!
Now I’m really not impressed with 8ta and the so called “customer service” or should I say LACK THEREOF!!!
The telephone number supplied 021 001 7500 just rings on end, and being at work it makes it more difficult to make private calls to sort this issue out once and for all.
Is there anyone interested in assisting me with this query.
Further more I must let you know that should I not have any assistance, I will gladly go and cancel my debit order request.
I trust the above is clear and that I will hear from someone above the rank of just being a parrot on the phone.
Best regards
N Grifo
73082xxxxxx4
Hi Nadine
I hope you do eventually read this reply to your comment as I must draw your attention to the top of the article on this page. It contains information that you have clearly missed.
I understand that you are a touch upset at the moment. Your previous emailed comment and the two additional comments that you posted here and here sort of make that fairly obvious.
But I assure you that by simply taking 15 seconds of your time to read that opening paragraph much of the frustration, despair, anger and hurt that you are dealing with at the moment will disappear. (Not to mention that undeniable lack of attention to detail that you have displayed).
Please read the paragraph very, very carefully.
Sincerely
Bla
Not An 8ta Employee
thank you so much for CLEARING this up with me… i do understand your note on your website. I’m really sorry you are not connected to them besides – having them all over your blog. But ofcourse you wont have a connection to them.
I’m sure sorry I do.
Thank you for your time and effort.
Best regards
Nadine
“…besides – having them all over your blog” is probably stretching things a bit Nadine. This post and one other with a vague connection doesn’t quite have them all over.
But none-the-less, fair play to Nadine for coming back and tossing a little humble pie into the discussion.
Just to show you that we have no hard feelings Nadine, the reason that you can’t install WhatsApp to your C3 is because the C3 has Symbian S40 as its’ operating system, whilst WA needs S60 3rd edition, 5th edition or Symbian^3 Operating System. It’s also not on the WhatsApp supported device list.
I didn’t know either of those things, don’t use WhatsApp, have never used it. I just found the WhatsApp page via Google and read the info. (http://www.whatsapp.com/nokia/) Took less time than typing this response is.
We wish you all the best Nadine & sincerely hope that your mobile mess gets sorted out soon.
i want to know with this 8ta phones i have a blackberry curve 8520 and ive been calling the consultant with no help from any of them i need to know how to load a profile picture for bbm
Just need someone to call me from 8ta.I need Nokia C3 with contract
hope to get called soon
Kabelo
Dear Heita officials.
i have an idea that i want you to join on it as you will be making your promotions in township.its an event that i want to make,now im looking for the sponsor.im sure that can make HEITA to benefit even more.if interested please call me on 072 XXX XXX5 name Tebogo.
~admin edit: removed number~
I have completed the GSM mobile training course so i want a job dealing with the all mobile appliances using technology.
They just never stop with the 8ta queries to a blog, do they? almost a year later failing to READ. Shouldn’t be that hard – If you missed school – i’m sure a local library which haven’t burned down yet could teach one the basics of reading – “start from the top.. maybe the first page.. ” *sigh* Guess not many people grew up with books.
Have a nice day; and thank you blabla for the humorous comments.
Thanks Rian
At least someone else sees the humour in the comments and replies to this post. And I’m glad that someone at least agrees that the failed readers deserve a little sarcasm from us in response to their silly requests.
Happy weekend!
ordered a phone en still waiting for delivery for a week now, bt now nolonger interested.
That declining interest issue seems to be happening a lot lately…
In fact, here’s another one we’ve received via our Contact form:
This request doesn’t even make sense??
You want to charge your laptop with 8ta internet??
WTF does that mean?
Did you offer 8ta contracts phone’s? If yes. Contact me on this number 07x xxx xxx1..for terms and condition please you can email it to my email address
Whether 8.ta do offer “contracts phone’s” or not is entirely irrelevant here Samuel. Try contacting 8.ta directly and asking them maybe?
Also, leaving your cell number on a public forum is probably not such a good idea…
Another one received via our email contact form:
DARRYL likes capital letters, incomplete subject lines, and poor spelling. He’s looking for someone to get hold of him that will not take long.
If DARRYL sounds like the dreamboat guy that you’ve been looking for call him now on 082 xxx xxx0.
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heita data _ solid as hell and s far i havent been cheated out of 1mb of data as is the case with mtn.
And still we get them… Here’s another message received via our Contact Form earlier today:
“From Petrus:
since last friday waiting the phone to be derlived from RAM but till today if not derlived today cancel the order I don’t want it any more I will get the phone from other network.”
Don’t know about 8.ta, but certainly for my last phone delivery I had to be present to sign for it myself, with ID and proof of residence in hand, and couldn’t get someone else to receive it on my behalf. It’s a RICA thing I assumed.
Petrus, I hope you haven’t been sitting around waiting at your delivery address since last Friday in vain? Likewise, I hope you were there when the delivery dudes showed up, as they may have done already?
Either way, I hope you get a phone eventually, whether from 8ta or another network.
Oh, and in case you haven’t figured it out yet – The BlaBla Blog is not affiliated, linked, connected to, etc. 8ta in any way. Emailing us will not resolve your issues. It will however continue to amuse us.
PLEASE 8.TA PEOPLE MY YOU SPEED-UP THE PROCES OF MY CONTRUCT PHONE ,IS NOW TWO WEEKS WAITING GOR IT TO BE DELIEVERED.
Way to hurt a guys’ feelings Elliot. Really.
Seriously people.
Does anyone bother to actually read anything anymore? Have we truly failed to communicate the simplest of information to you? Are we using a totally incomprehensible style of writing? Or is it that you want us to think you lack some fundamental cognitive skills?
really nice network can we have a win a million rand competion
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New year, new attitude, same old dumb users?
Noted the email address? This from someone employed to help run our nation. And they act all surprised when there a service delivery protests?
Heita, hau & eish my domrades.
hi fellas please what ever u post make sure it is relevent to the 8ta issue n stop been irelevent
Oh the irony. The delicious, idiotic, deep-rooted irony. If only you knew Kwinda. If only.
PLEASE HELP ME, I’M A RICA AGENT AND I WANT TO EXPAND MY BUSSINES BY DOING RICA AND DISTRIBUTION OF 8TA, WHAT CAN I DO?
Well Patrick the RICA Agent, the first thing that you could do is maybe
CONTACT 8TA DIRECTLY!
And then maybe focus on
READING THINGS WITH A LITTLE MORE ATTENTION TOO.
Glad to be of assistance.
Another one received via email:
Name: willemina bierman
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@vodamail.co.za
Message: good day I just want to find out what steps to follow if I want to cancel my contract with 8ta, my reason is that my husband also have a contract with 8ta which he is not using and i’m going to use his phone.
my financial account no: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
my billing account no: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
thank you for your service.
wilma bierman