# Stop drowning in “my internet is down” messages. Route support and sales to the right team — EliteTeQ Inbox for internet service providers, telecom resellers and fibre installers in South Africa

**When a line goes down, hundreds of customers message at once, and new-connection enquiries get buried under complaints.**

EliteTeQ Inbox lets your support and sales teams share one workspace. Support and sales can each have their own number and team, every request has an owner, and reports show how fast customers get an answer. Staff in Johannesburg and Cape Town or anywhere else answer from one +27 business number, with office hours on Johannesburg time (SAST).

- Outage and fault reports
- New connections and packages
- Billing and payment questions
- Installation appointments

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## Sound familiar? What telecoms & isps teams in South Africa tell us

> During an outage, sales enquiries get lost under hundreds of complaints.

Give sales and support their own WhatsApp numbers and teams, in one workspace.

> We don’t know how long customers wait for support.

Reports show first-reply time, waiting chats and the busiest hours.

> New-connection leads from our ads are answered days later.

Ad leads arrive flagged hot with the ad’s name, and sit on a sales pipeline.

*Every enquiry is a customer deciding where to spend. Don’t let yours wait.*

## One shared inbox for internet service providers, telecom resellers and fibre installers in South Africa.

EliteTeQ Inbox is a customer conversation and CRM platform. WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs and comments land in one workspace your whole team answers from.

Customers in South Africa write in English, Afrikaans and isiZulu, and your team replies in the same chat. Every enquiry below gets an owner, a stage and a follow-up:

With EliteTeQ Inbox, you can:

- Outage and fault reports
- New connections and packages
- Billing and payment questions
- Installation appointments

Less switching between phones. More enquiries turned into customers.

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## Get your team answering in a day

No installation and no long training.

1. **Create your account** — Register with your email. The 7-day trial opens every feature, no card needed.
2. **Connect your channels** — Link your Facebook Page and Instagram. We connect your +27 WhatsApp Business number with you on WhatsApp, on Johannesburg time (SAST), in about 40 minutes.
3. **Invite your team** — Add staff with their own logins as Owner, Admin or Agent, whether they work in Johannesburg and Cape Town or from home.
4. **Set up your pipeline** — Name the stages after how you work, for example: Enquiry → Coverage checked → Package chosen → Installation booked.
5. **Start answering** — Assign chats, follow up hot leads and watch the reports.

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## What is a WhatsApp CRM for telecoms & isps?

A WhatsApp CRM for telecoms & isps is a shared inbox and lead pipeline for the messages internet service providers, telecom resellers and fibre installers in South Africa get every day. EliteTeQ Inbox connects your WhatsApp Business number, Facebook Page and Instagram account, lets several staff answer from their own logins, puts every customer on a pipeline (for example Enquiry, Coverage checked, Package chosen), and shows the owner who answered and how fast.

- One business number, many staff, each with their own login
- Every chat assigned to one person, with internal notes
- A pipeline named after your own steps
- Reports on reply speed, leads per day and ad sources

## EliteTeQ Inbox at a glance

| | |
|---|---|
| Product | EliteTeQ Inbox, by EliteTeQ Softwares Limited (Nairobi, Kenya) |
| What it is | A WhatsApp team inbox and CRM |
| Channels | WhatsApp Business (official Cloud API, works alongside the WhatsApp Business app), Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, Facebook and Instagram comments |
| Works on | Any browser; installs on Android and iPhone |
| Price | From $29 a month; $59 Growth; $99 Business with unlimited people; a year costs 10 months |
| Free trial | 7 days, every feature open |
| WhatsApp numbers | 1 to 3 included by plan; up to 20 per business (Meta’s limit once the business is verified with Meta) |
| In South Africa | +27 WhatsApp Business numbers, office hours on Johannesburg time (SAST) |
| Languages | Customers write in English, Afrikaans and isiZulu |
| Setup | About 40 minutes, or done with you on WhatsApp |
| Last reviewed | 2026-11-01 |

## Simple pricing. No complicated contracts.

The same plans for every industry in South Africa, in US dollars: Starter $29, Growth $59, Business $99 a month. Paying yearly costs 10 months. 7-day free trial, no credit card. Meta’s WhatsApp charges, where they apply, are separate.

| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | WhatsApp numbers | People | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $29 | $290 | 1 | 3 | Facebook & Instagram inbox; Comments management; WhatsApp shared inbox; Basic CRM and lead management; Conversation assignments; Basic reports |
| Growth (most popular) | $59 | $590 | 2 | 6 | Everything in Starter; Advanced CRM and sales pipeline; Automated greetings and follow-ups; AI-assisted replies (coming soon); Campaign tracking; Staff performance reports; Advanced conversation management |
| Business | $99 | $990 | 3 | Unlimited | Everything in Growth; Multiple WhatsApp numbers; Advanced automation workflows (coming soon); AI-powered customer support (coming soon); Multiple teams and departments (coming soon); Advanced analytics; Priority support |

Meta charges separately for template messages you start, at its rate for the customer’s country. Replies within 24 hours of a customer’s message are free.

## A pipeline for telecoms & isps

An example you can set up in Settings → Pipeline stages and rename any time.

1. Enquiry
2. Coverage checked
3. Package chosen
4. Installation booked
5. Connected
6. Lost

## How telecoms & isps teams use EliteTeQ Inbox

Real screens from our demo workspace, with example data.

### Support and sales separated

A team per number, auto-assign in turn, and transfers with notes between departments.

- Team per WhatsApp number
- Auto-assign in turn
- Transfer with a note

### New connections tracked

Move prospects from enquiry to connected, filtered by area category or salesperson.

- Stages you name yourself
- Categories for area
- Hot leads flagged

### Service levels you can see

First-reply time, messages per day, busiest hours and a team leaderboard.

- First-reply time
- Messages per day
- Team leaderboard

## Phones and personal chats vs EliteTeQ Inbox

The difference is that every enquiry has an owner and nothing depends on one phone, whether your team is in Johannesburg and Cape Town or at home.

| Phones and personal chats | EliteTeQ Inbox |
|---|---|
| Whoever holds the phone answers | Every staff member answers from their own login |
| Two people reply to the same customer | Each chat is assigned to one person |
| Quotes and follow-ups forgotten | Waiting chats and hot leads are flagged |
| Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp on different devices | Every channel in the same list |
| No idea how fast customers get an answer | Reply speed and leads per person in reports |

## Other industries

EliteTeQ Inbox works the same way for any business that sells or serves over chat in South Africa.

- [Healthcare](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/industries/healthcare/)
- [Insurance](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/industries/insurance/)
- [Financial services](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/industries/financial-services/)
- [Law firms](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/industries/law-firms/)
- [Real estate](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/industries/real-estate/)
- [Schools & education](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/industries/schools/)
- [E-commerce](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/industries/ecommerce/)
- [Car dealerships](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/industries/car-dealers/)

## More than a shared inbox. A better way to manage your customer relationships.

A shared inbox helps your team see messages. EliteTeQ goes further, connecting every conversation to lead management, team coordination and sales visibility.

- **Designed for teams:** Employees work with their own logins, roles and responsibilities.
- **Conversations connected to customers:** Every message sits with the customer’s history and their stage on your pipeline, not as an isolated chat.
- **Visibility for management:** See how your team handles enquiries, how fast they reply and where follow-ups are needed.
- **Grows with your business:** Start with a small team, then add people, numbers and a bigger plan as you grow.
- **Easy to get started:** Register online, explore every feature on the free trial, and set up your workspace without waiting for a salesperson.

## EliteTeQ Inbox in South Africa

EliteTeQ Inbox works for internet service providers, telecom resellers and fibre installers in South Africa on your existing +27 WhatsApp Business number. Customers see your business name as they do today, and your team answers from Johannesburg and Cape Town or anywhere else.

South African customers expect a business to answer on WhatsApp the way they message friends. When enquiries come into a branch phone and a manager’s phone, nobody knows who already replied. One shared inbox gives every chat a clear owner.

Customers write in English, Afrikaans, isiZulu and other languages. Your team replies in the customer’s language inside the 24-hour window; template messages are created in English.

Office hours are set day by day for each number. A common setup in Johannesburg or Cape Town: weekdays open, Saturday mornings open, Sunday closed. Anyone who writes while you are closed gets your away message, at most once every 12 hours, and the chat waits at the top of the list for the morning.

- **Numbers:** +27 (e.g. +27 82 000 0000)
- **Office hours:** Run on Johannesburg time (SAST)
- **Weekend:** Saturday and Sunday
- **Templates:** English
- **Price:** From $29 a month, in US dollars
- **Paying:** Card, charged in Kenyan shillings at the day’s rate

## Selling on WhatsApp in South Africa

Retail is dominated by formal chains and shopping centres, with township and informal trade running alongside on a different payment mix. Card is the default and cash is the exception. Scheduled grid interruption is published in advance, which makes it a planning problem rather than a surprise.

### [Mbombela (Nelspruit)](https://eliteteqpos.com/nelspruit/)

Mpumalanga Province · a regional centre and gateway to the Kruger National Park

Kruger-bound tourism and Mozambican border traffic layer foreign-currency and card spending on top of a steady regional retail base. Mbombela's trade combines a regional retail and agricultural service role with tourism traffic heading to the Kruger National Park and across the Mozambican border, which raises the share of foreign-currency and card transactions in hospitality. Seasonal visitor peaks sit on top of a steady local base, rewarding systems that scale between quiet and busy periods. Enquiries to telecoms & isps teams in Mbombela (Nelspruit) go to the right desk, with general questions in chat and sensitive details kept out.

### [Pietermaritzburg](https://eliteteqpos.com/pietermaritzburg/)

KwaZulu-Natal Province · the provincial capital of KwaZulu-Natal

Administration, education and light manufacturing give steadier year-round trade than the coast, with a student population driving term-time swings. Many operators also trade in Durban. Pietermaritzburg is an administrative, education and light-manufacturing centre inland from Durban, with steadier year-round demand than the coast and a substantial student population producing term-time swings. Enquiries to telecoms & isps teams in Pietermaritzburg go to the right desk, with general questions in chat and sensitive details kept out.

### [Johannesburg](https://eliteteqpos.com/johannesburg/)

Gauteng Province · South Africa's largest city and economic centre

Sandton, the CBD, Rosebank and the southern suburbs behave like separate retail markets spread across a metro too large to service centrally. Enquiries to telecoms & isps teams in Johannesburg go to the right desk, with general questions in chat and sensitive details kept out.

### [Cape Town](https://eliteteqpos.com/cape-town/)

Western Cape Province · a major tourism, services and technology centre

The summer season fills the V&A, the city bowl and the Atlantic seaboard with international visitors, then empties them; staffing doubles and halves with it. The binding constraint is split-bill table service under load, because the peak-season restaurant trade is where the year's margin is made. Cape Town's retail and hospitality trade has a pronounced summer peak driven by international visitors, which means high card and foreign-currency volumes and staffing that expands and contracts with the season. Enquiries to telecoms & isps teams in Cape Town go to the right desk, with general questions in chat and sensitive details kept out.

### EliteTeQ Inbox in every city of South Africa

- [Johannesburg](https://eliteteqpos.com/johannesburg/): Gauteng Province, South Africa's largest city and economic centre
- [Cape Town](https://eliteteqpos.com/cape-town/): Western Cape Province, a major tourism, services and technology centre
- [Durban](https://eliteteqpos.com/durban/): KwaZulu-Natal Province, the busiest port in sub-Saharan Africa
- [Pretoria](https://eliteteqpos.com/pretoria/): Gauteng Province, South Africa's administrative capital
- [Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)](https://eliteteqpos.com/port-elizabeth/): Eastern Cape Province, a port city and centre of vehicle manufacturing
- [Bloemfontein](https://eliteteqpos.com/bloemfontein/): Free State Province, South Africa's judicial capital and a regional service centre
- [East London](https://eliteteqpos.com/east-london/): Eastern Cape Province, a coastal port and manufacturing city
- [Polokwane](https://eliteteqpos.com/polokwane/): Limpopo Province, the commercial centre of Limpopo
- [Mbombela (Nelspruit)](https://eliteteqpos.com/nelspruit/): Mpumalanga Province, a regional centre and gateway to the Kruger National Park
- [Pietermaritzburg](https://eliteteqpos.com/pietermaritzburg/): KwaZulu-Natal Province, the provincial capital of KwaZulu-Natal


## Questions businesses ask us

**Is there a WhatsApp CRM for telecoms & isps in South Africa?**

Yes. Telecoms & ISPs teams in South Africa use EliteTeQ Inbox with their own +27 WhatsApp Business number. Staff in Johannesburg, Cape Town or anywhere else answer from their own logins, customers write in English, Afrikaans and isiZulu, and office hours run on Johannesburg time (SAST). Plans start at $29 a month with a 7-day free trial.

**Can it handle large message volumes?**

Messages arrive through Meta’s WhatsApp Business Platform, within Meta’s messaging limits for your number. Business has unlimited people, so you can add as many agents as you need.

**Can we send an outage notice to all customers?**

No. There are no mass broadcasts; templates go one by one to customers who agreed to hear from you. Use an away or greeting message to tell people who write in.

**Does it connect to our ticketing or billing system?**

No ready-made integration. The EliteTeQ API (in early access) and its webhooks let developers connect your own systems.

**Can several staff use the same WhatsApp number?**

Yes. Everyone signs in with their own login, on a computer or phone, and each chat is assigned to one person. The WhatsApp Business app on your phone can stay connected.

**How much does it cost?**

Starter is $29 a month for 1 WhatsApp number and 3 people, Growth $59 for 2 numbers and 6 people, and Business $99 for 3 numbers and unlimited people. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial.

Sources for the WhatsApp rules on this page (Meta):

- [WhatsApp Business Platform pricing (Meta)](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/pricing)
- [Messaging limits (Meta)](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/messaging-limits)
- [Message templates (Meta)](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/templates/overview)
- [Business phone numbers and limits (Meta)](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/business-phone-numbers/phone-numbers)
- [About the WhatsApp Business Platform (Meta)](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/about-the-platform)

## Every telecoms & isps enquiry is an opportunity. Don’t let yours get lost in South Africa.

Bring your channels, your team and every customer conversation into one organised workspace.

Start Your Free Trial Today: https://crm.eliteteqpos.com/signup

## More about EliteTeQ Inbox

EliteTeQ Inbox: smarter business, better conversations.

- [EliteTeQ Inbox overview](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/)
- [Shared WhatsApp inbox](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/whatsapp-team-inbox/)
- [WhatsApp CRM & pipeline](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/whatsapp-crm/)
- [Facebook & Instagram inbox](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/facebook-instagram-inbox/)
- [Click-to-WhatsApp ad leads](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/click-to-whatsapp-ads/)
- [WhatsApp API for developers](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/api/)
- [Pricing](https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/pricing/)

## Talk to EliteTeQ about EliteTeQ Inbox

- WhatsApp or call: +1 214 423 5355 (https://wa.me/12144235355?text=Hi%20EliteTeQ!%20I%E2%80%99d%20like%20to%20see%20how%20EliteTeQ%20Inbox%20would%20work%20for%20our%20telecoms%20%26%20isps%20business%20and%20the%20enquiries%20we%20get%20on%20WhatsApp%2C%20Facebook%20and%20Instagram.%20I%E2%80%99m%20in%20South%20Africa.)
- Email: info@eliteteqpos.com
- Web: https://eliteteqpos.com/za/inbox/industries/telecoms/