Telkom Adsl not working

I have contacted Telkom on numerous occasions regarding my adsl line which is faulty. According to them there was copper theft in my area which is why I do not have internet. I can't even upgrade to Fibre or wireless because there is no coverage in my area. What do I do?? Must I keep paying for no internet? Whenever I call they keep saying the technicians are busy with it. Busy with what?? It's been a week now and all I get is sms's saying that the fault is being attended to.