With/Without freedom of telecommunication
One has
the freedom to make phone calls or access internet at .. place at .. time one
wants. It has rid one of anxiety of not
being able to find the loved ones or friends at an appointed place and time. Here I would like to relate an interesting
incident which happened about twenty years ago when my sister-in-law was
waiting for her daughters at different places for an hour plus as they had some
misunderstanding about the place to meet after shopping at different places. I still can remember how my even-tempered
sister-in-law expressed her anger at her daughters and how they argued. Twenty over years ago, the handphone was not
popular and also beyond the reach of many.
Now ..% of the people in Sarawak enjoy this freedom and ease of
communication.
But one is hooked
and at the mercy of the communication company.
These telecommunication
companies have profit target to attain.
Telecommunication C boasted to have attained .//. profit. I see it at the expense of the users. I remembered how they forced consumers to
sign up the contract to bind them to use the services years ago. The services were often so poor when there
was no internet coverage in the area where one needed to use most. I have very bad impression of this company. Now, there are keen competition. This company can no longer plunder and
exploit the consumer at will. The more a
telecommunication company earns, the more .-. it uses to trick and trap.
Handphone/Smartphone
has become indispensable. The consumers are
at the mercy of these telecommunication companies which have become so
aggressive. They send you a lot of
advertisements and if you ‘touch open’, you will be charged. A friend told me that she was tricked and
trapped and was charged RM100+. After
complaining, she was deducted of the charge.
Yes, I
was lured by RM50 package by another company with so many sound offers but I can’t
even receive or make the phone calls at home more easily than the previous
one. What for? I am thinking of porting out again but with
no idea which telecommunication company is better to port in. There are five telecommunication companies in
town but which one is more consumers’ friendly or less aggressive. Which one is not profit margin aimed? I have tried three companies and know the
operation of four companies so well. The
latest one is worse than the one I ported out weeks ago.
I feel like being
cheated. I only have myself to blame
thinking that this company has better offers.
I don’t often use my not-so-smart
phone for making or receiving phone calls, whatsapp and SMS a bit no
more than these. Previously, I used
prepaid RM30 and I usually only used RM10+ a month. I use Wechat in my Ipad which is a gift from
one of my sisters. She used her gift
voucher from her company to buy one for me.
I can only use it at home as I do not subscribe a line for it.
Now who
does not use smartphone or handphone?
Smartphone has become indispensable, I repeat. I repeat that the consumers are at the mercy
of these telecommunication companies as we really need the services especially
if you go online. Telecommunication
consumers are caged. My freedom is caged.
