Broadband & ADSL Discussion http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/-t1.htm Everything about Everything on Broadband, ADSL, ISP's etc. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:42:28 GMT 10 Broadband & ADSL Discussion http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/14/44/90/90/eae211.gif http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/-t1.htm news.mweb.co.za http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/newsmwebcoza-t1749.htm Piesank I haven't been able to connect since women's day a.k.a. no new shows in a week's time >_<]]> Broadband & ADSL Discussion Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:42:28 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/newsmwebcoza-t1749.htm#59058 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/newsmwebcoza-t1749.htm 10 Mbps ADSL and cheaper ADSL: Telkom to disappoint? http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/10-mbps-adsl-and-cheaper-adsl-telkom-to-disappoint-t1320.htm eek Telkom today announced its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2010, and Telkom CEO Reuben September described the past financial year as being “tough with muted revenue growth”. Telkom is facing increased competition which has prompted speculation that they would either declare the launch of their much anticipated 10 Mbps ADSL service or increase their data bundle sizes. Sadly the fixed line operator has remained mute on both accounts in its SENS announcement this morning. 10 ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:16:16 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/10-mbps-adsl-and-cheaper-adsl-telkom-to-disappoint-t1320.htm#36604 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/10-mbps-adsl-and-cheaper-adsl-telkom-to-disappoint-t1320.htm Afrihost Uncapped http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/afrihost-uncapped-t830.htm eek

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more]]> Broadband & ADSL Discussion Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:51:20 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/afrihost-uncapped-t830.htm#17158 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/afrihost-uncapped-t830.htm Satilite adsl http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/satilite-adsl-t1224.htm devil101 ]]> Broadband & ADSL Discussion Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:33:36 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/satilite-adsl-t1224.htm#33073 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/satilite-adsl-t1224.htm Uncapped ADSL: What you should know http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/uncapped-adsl-what-you-should-know-t1250.htm eek More South African broadband subscribers than ever are experiencing the freedom of uncapped broadband thanks to MWEB which shook up the market with its affordable uncapped ADSL services in March. Affordable uncapped ADSL is widely heralded as one of the most significant developments in the local broadband market since the launch of ADSL back in 2002, but when the euphoria about affordable uncapped broadband services subsided many users realized that they should have read the fine print. Most ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:44:13 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/uncapped-adsl-what-you-should-know-t1250.htm#34465 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/uncapped-adsl-what-you-should-know-t1250.htm Free Internet access tested in Cape Town http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/free-internet-access-tested-in-cape-town-t1225.htm eek The V&A Waterfront has recently announced that it will provide its visitors with free Internet access during and after the month-long World Cup tournament. “The initiative is being driven in collaboration with HipZone and is part of the V&A Waterfront’s commitment to continuing to offer world-class services to its visitors,” the company said in a press statement. Chantelle Kidd, Marketing Executive at the V&A Waterfront says, “While free Wi-Fi has become the norm overseas, ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:39:11 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/free-internet-access-tested-in-cape-town-t1225.htm#33140 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/free-internet-access-tested-in-cape-town-t1225.htm SEACOM network configuration may impact traffic http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/seacom-network-configuration-may-impact-traffic-t1217.htm eek Over the last few months SEACOM has been blamed for a lot of the international connectivity problems experienced by broadband users in South Africa, but it is telling that all the outages of the SEACOM undersea cable since its launch in July 2009 can be laid at the door of its partners. The SEACOM cable itself has achieved an impressive 100% uptime since its launch, but since the company provides an end to end service from Johannesburg to London it has to take responsibility for all downtime, ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Mon, 31 May 2010 11:03:44 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/seacom-network-configuration-may-impact-traffic-t1217.htm#32905 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/seacom-network-configuration-may-impact-traffic-t1217.htm Uncapped ADSL price war claims first big victim http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/uncapped-adsl-price-war-claims-first-big-victim-t1202.htm eek There were always going to be two sides, victors and victims, in the uncapped ADSL price war and the first significant scalp has been claimed. Over the last few months ADSL prices plummeted – both for usage based (per-GB) accounts and uncapped services. Predictions were rife that these significant price cuts would result in the smaller players exiting the market due to pressure on their margins and business models, and the uncapped ADSL market has now claimed its first high profile casualty. Screamer ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Fri, 28 May 2010 09:56:58 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/uncapped-adsl-price-war-claims-first-big-victim-t1202.htm#32575 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/uncapped-adsl-price-war-claims-first-big-victim-t1202.htm 7.67 Mbps: This should be your broadband speed! http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/767-mbps-this-should-be-your-broadband-speed-t1182.htm eek Ookla, the company behind the popular Speedtest.net service, has recently unveiled their Net Index statistics, a measure of broadband speeds and quality across the globe. “Based on millions of recent test results from Speedtest.net, this index compares and ranks consumer download speeds, upload speeds and latency around the globe. The value is the rolling average throughput in Mbps over the past 30 days where the mean distance between the client and the server is less than 300 miles,” ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Thu, 27 May 2010 11:13:16 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/767-mbps-this-should-be-your-broadband-speed-t1182.htm#32322 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/767-mbps-this-should-be-your-broadband-speed-t1182.htm Reduce Telkom Tax, asks ISPA http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/reduce-telkom-tax-asks-ispa-t1141.htm eek The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) is calling on ICASA and Telkom to revisit the issue of ADSL line rental and access charges to help bring the prices of broadband down in South Africa. The organisation says that the ‘Telkom tax’ is one of the factors still keeping broadband prices artificially high in South Africa and believes that there is scope for line rental charges to be restructured and reduced. In particular, ISPA believes that consumers should ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Mon, 24 May 2010 12:34:38 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/reduce-telkom-tax-asks-ispa-t1141.htm#30593 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/reduce-telkom-tax-asks-ispa-t1141.htm Telkom 10 Mbps ADSL likely here in June http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/telkom-10-mbps-adsl-likely-here-in-june-t1131.htm eek It is well known that Telkom has been trialing its 10 Mbps ADSL service for some time already, and that it has been planning to up the speeds of its 4 Mbps broadband offering before the 2010 World Cup. In November last year Telkom CEO said that he was keen to launch a higher speed ADSL service as quickly as possible, adding that it will happen before the 2010 World Cup. This still looks to be case with speculation suggesting that Telkom is planning to officially launch its 10 Mbps ADSL service ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Mon, 24 May 2010 08:53:14 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/telkom-10-mbps-adsl-likely-here-in-june-t1131.htm#30411 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/telkom-10-mbps-adsl-likely-here-in-june-t1131.htm Local hosting for under R1 per GB http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/local-hosting-for-under-r1-per-gb-t1111.htm eek Cybersmart surprised the local hosting market in December last year when it launched its free hosting service, offering all South Africans entry level hosting packages free of charge. The free hosting was an initiative which Cybersmart MD Laurie Failkov hoped would reduce the cost of local bandwidth. “We were very excited when CINX (Cape Town Internet Exchange) was opened in Cape Town as we thought we would get an opportunity to enter into settlement free peering arrangements with the ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Thu, 20 May 2010 14:39:23 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/local-hosting-for-under-r1-per-gb-t1111.htm#30003 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/local-hosting-for-under-r1-per-gb-t1111.htm MWEB launches uncapped wireless accounts http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/mweb-launches-uncapped-wireless-accounts-t1104.htm eek Following its recent affordable uncapped ADSL offering that shook up the local broadband market, MWEB has announced the launch of its own self-provisioned wireless network using Alvarion's BreezeACCESS technology offering uncapped wireless access for businesses in greater Johannesburg and Cape Town. While the industry waits for details on the issuing of WiMAX spectrum, MWEB has already built base stations covering Sandton, Boksburg, Isando (Kempton Park) and Midrand in Johannesburg; and N1 ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Thu, 20 May 2010 12:58:36 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/mweb-launches-uncapped-wireless-accounts-t1104.htm#29915 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/mweb-launches-uncapped-wireless-accounts-t1104.htm **Helkom** network freeze concerns http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/helkom-network-freeze-concerns-t1067.htm eek **Helkom** has recently entered into its FIFA World Cup “network freeze period” which will continue until 16 July. This development raised concerns among consumers and service providers about potential poor service levels from **Helkom**. One ADSL service provider warned their subscribers that “All line faults and **Helkom** orders that are processed before 05 May 2010 will take longer than its normal activation period due to **Helkom** freezing period for the 2010 World cup.” **Helkom** ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Mon, 17 May 2010 12:40:22 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/helkom-network-freeze-concerns-t1067.htm#28108 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/helkom-network-freeze-concerns-t1067.htm Price per Mbps for broadband continues to fall http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/price-per-mbps-for-broadband-continues-to-fall-t1066.htm eek “Competition with other suppliers and other technologies has kept up the downward pressure on bandwidth prices in the last few months,” says Fiona Vanier, Senior Analyst at Point Topic. The worldwide cost of a megabit of bandwidth over DSL has dropped by 4% in the quarter, cable is down by 3% and fibre by more than 5% over the period. “In the last 12 months the price of bandwidth over fibre has dropped by just over 7%, in the same period DSL bandwidth costs fell twice that but the ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Mon, 17 May 2010 12:35:21 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/price-per-mbps-for-broadband-continues-to-fall-t1066.htm#28102 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/price-per-mbps-for-broadband-continues-to-fall-t1066.htm Afrihost’s R9.50 per GB ADSL packages http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/afrihosts-r950-per-gb-adsl-packages-t1019.htm eek In late February this year Afrihost announced that they are running a limited special on their 50 GB and 100 GB monthly data packages. They've reduced their existing monthly prices for these packages by 34% and also doubled the data cap until at least the 31st of May. This special offer meant that the per-GB price for Afrihost’s data bundles dropped to below R10 per GB. At the time Afrihost CEO Gian Visser said, "We are looking for clients who want to move a ton of traffic and want ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Tue, 11 May 2010 12:17:35 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/afrihosts-r950-per-gb-adsl-packages-t1019.htm#26388 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/afrihosts-r950-per-gb-adsl-packages-t1019.htm Cheapest uncapped ADSL services revealed http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/cheapest-uncapped-adsl-services-revealed-t998.htm eek The April 2010 version of the Broadband Bible was released recently, comparing ADSL prices from most of South Africa’s prominent Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The latest version of the Broadband Bible compares the pricing of the following ADSL offerings: uncapped, cheapest plans with a 384 ADSL line, cheapest plans with a 512K ADSL line, cheapest plans with a 1024K ADSL line, cheapest unshaped plans, with no line, cheapest shaped plans, with no line and cheapest local bandwidth only. One ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Mon, 10 May 2010 16:16:24 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/cheapest-uncapped-adsl-services-revealed-t998.htm#26098 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/cheapest-uncapped-adsl-services-revealed-t998.htm Internet Connections http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/internet-connections-t780.htm Fluffer Currently have Tel$kum Do1 Broadband 1(384kbps with 1gb cap)then increments of 1gb from afrihost(prepaid R39) when necessary. I also use my parents 5gb account when need a larger download as they only use around 1gb per month After visiting a mate who has Axxess Express uncapped on a 4096kpbs line I am keen to upgrade but looking for the best solution as his sets him back around R1500 per month... He manages 600GB +, imagine series on demand. Click, download, watch. awesome. What ... Broadband & ADSL Discussion Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:50:46 GMT http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/internet-connections-t780.htm#16547 http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/internet-connections-t780.htm MWeb wades into broadband price war http://www.eae2.com/broadband-adsl-discussion-f44/mweb-wades-into-broadband-price-war-t803.htm InSanity SOURCE...


In addition, MWEB will offer three consumer all-inclusive packages (ADSL line rental included) for R349, R599 and R899 per month for line speeds of 384Kbps, 512 Kbps and 4Mbps respectively.
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