Sunday night, with Human Rights Day ahead is a strange time to write an article - but I have learnt, when its in your head - get it out - otherwise you never do! 

I spent a bit of time following up on 3G tonight and, holding MTN shares as I do (I bought at R23 and quite honestly I see this as a 5 year, R100 share) I would have hoped they were more up to date.  R599 is the cost of the Vodacom product which for 1 gig a month is a bit expensive, but with the LSSA AGM coming up in Cape Town and me enjoying taking my laptop into meetings and using it, if MTN don't launch their product in a few days, I won't have much option but to sign up with Vodacom.  MTN told me their product will be called "Edge" but no other info and really, on something like this, you would think they would launch products at similar times.  I initially changed from Vodacom to MTN because Vodacom have a shocking signal at the bottom of the suburb where I live - a few blocks away in busy, vebey 4th Avenue, the signal is great, but not where I am.  MTN had a full signal - until last month.... so now they are both pretty useless and I am tired of that, "Hello, I can hear you, can you hear me?" conversation when ever I asnwer my mobile .... I prefer the word cell, but better go with the term I am told is more accurate!