This follows an announcement by openserve that it will reduce the. Also referred to as an acceptable use policy, fups range from specific usage thresholds to more complex systems involving rolling windows and rating systems. Uncapped fibre deals telkom, rain, afrihost, vox and. It is worth noting that this does not include telkom adsl access fees and analogue line rental this makes. Comparison of internet packages in south africa 2019. The afrihost dsl network runs on a fibre backbone, with international bandwidth supported by a cable agnostic network with multiple redundancies. Slow rain lte speeds afrihost customer told to cancel his package. Dsl lines afrihost managed openserve adsl and vdsl lines starting from only r69pm. Dec 03, 2015 the most affordable uncapped dsl deals in south africa by ph december 3, 2015, 5.
Per gb business the top priority bandwidth at the highest speeds. Jul 20, 2017 afrihost will be cutting its openserve fibretothehome prices from next month, and will also add more capacity to its network. However, collections at afrihost hq will be unavailable. Afrihost kicked off the latest round of price cuts when it launched its pure fibre products in july, offering subscribers uncapped, unshaped, unthrottled, and unmetered products other isps, including axxess and mweb, were quick to respond with their own price cuts and fibre. Receive a single whatsapp message every morning with all our latest news.
Capped dsl bundles capped adsl data and an adsl or vdsl line all. Subject to telkom internet acceptable use policy aup this cost excludes your monthly telkom line rental fee, adsl, vdsl or fibre line rental and all voice and fax calls. Based on certain calculations they might reserve the right to throttle you if your usage is high. Uncapped adsl from r145 per month uncapped internet. Capped and uncapped afrihost adsl subscribers have noted they are experiencing speeds well below what their adsl lines offer and what they expect. Oct 26, 2018 i am on a 4mbps dowload 2mbps upload uncapped package. With the uncapped product option, you can surf, stream, download and game right through the night without ever worrying about running out of data. Bandwidth usage rankings for the big bosses of downloads. May 14, 2012 afrihost has launched their new 10mbps uncapped adsl service for r997 per month. Adsl, vdsl and fibre wifi routers and modems afrihost. The table below details the pricing of 2mbps, 4mbps, and 10mbps. Afrihost uncapped dsl is designed to fit your needs and your wallet.
Second agent said she cannot see why nothing was do. Uncapped home adsl vox a leading south african ict. Upgrade from 4mbps to 10mpbs uncapped telkom community 9266. Adsl and vdsl routers plug and play adsl and vdsl routers couriered right to your door. Feel comfortable that youll be online all month long without hitting a. They introduced a satellitebased broadband service or internet service called lte uncapped, that delivers broadband download speed of up to 90mbps, for a reasonable fee of r 800. This service is custom built for the power user to allow unlimited streaming, gaming and browser downloads. Bundling your uncapped dsl data with your adsl or vdsl line has never been easier. If you order a 20 megabit per second 20mbps line then thats what you will get, 247, no matter how many movies your neighbour is downloading. The 1gb free dsl data with the dsl line is only valid if you do not have an existing connectivity product with afrihost if you have a capped dsl package you.
Not all uncapped fair use policies are created equal. Uncapped adsl packages are more budgetfriendly, aimed at the consumer who needs to be online, but who doesnt wish to break the bank. Afrihost uncapped dsl business offers premium, unshaped, unmetered and prioritized bandwidth 24 hours a day. Fibre to the home fibre cable installation companies. I am on a 4mbps dowload 2mbps upload uncapped package. I upgraded to the unhrottles package about r200 extra. Per gb adsl pure quality internet per gb on adsl or vdsl. Afrihost is enhancing the value proposition even more by introducing cost reductions, without sacrificing quality of service. Uncapped dsl bundles uncapped adsl data and an adsl or vdsl line. Nor does the compensation influence our rankings for. Afrihost has introduced new uncapped adsl and vdsl products, including lowpriced home uncapped packages. Uncapped adsl special from only r129 per month zero throttling. The truth is that there are several service providers with better internet packages that you probably are not aware of. Currently at my parents place in pretoria on a 4mbit afrihost line and i download at 490kbps all day.
Mweb fibre speed ranges anywhere from 1mbps 1gbps with your data selection starting at a 30gb package right up to uncapped fibre packages. If you visit the afrihost website and cannot find the r5,000 pure fibre promotion then the packages have unfortunately run out. Subject to telkom internet acceptable use policy aup 3gb mailbox. All mtn packages include free connection fee worth r1008 and a free router. Excludes r2300 mtn installation fee should mtn need to install a fibre point cpe unit into your home, packetsky will invoice you the onceoff mtn installation fee of r2,300 directly. Enjoy alwayson, fast, satellite internet access whenever you need it no issues with cable theft and phone lines.
Currently paying for a 4mb uncapped line and speed test showing speeds of download 3. For up to 4mbps, you pay r157 for home uncapped, r417 for. The first agent said no problem, took all my details and said it would be done within 2 working days. Oct 29, 2014 i purchased a capped account from afrihost, since i am aware that isps usually throttle uncapped accounts once you start to reach a certain threshold on downloads, but even though i have a capped account, i can only download at 100ksecond on my 10mb line, which basically means i am downloading at 10% of the capacity of my line, and may as well have a 1mb line. Offering capped and uncapped mweb fibre packages, you can sign up for a monthtomonth mweb fibre deals. The up to 4mbps and 10mbps dsl services have subprofiles, which are used to stabilise a clients service that experience resyncs service interruptions on their dsl lines due to a variety of factors, such as last mile distance, noise and attenuation. Get connected with uncapped, unshaped, unthrottled fibre with teralink fibre and afrihost. If a save will be significant without necessarily causing you to downgrade in terms of internet speed and amount, by all means, go for it. Basic uncapped vox 44 mbps free install to the value of r1725. When it comes to internet access, there are many options to choose from and once youve selected which isp youll be using, you need to choose between capped and uncapped packages. Apr 10, 2018 business insider south africa compared the cheapest fibre prices for uncapped internet at some of south africas largest internet service providers.
If youre looking to download a few hundred gigabytes of movies per month, the isps will penalise you and continue to do so because youre affecting the. The cheapest option in every speed category is in bold. Fibre tiger uncapped fibre deals telkom, rain, afrihost. Pure fibre by afrihost no limits uncapped fibretothehome.
Sep 09, 2016 afrihost is enhancing the value proposition even more by introducing cost reductions, without sacrificing quality of service. Transfer to us and never have to queue for support. I have a 4mbps uncapped from mweb, but be aware, i suspect that the price you quote here is for a throttled pacakage. Looking for a great adsl, lte or wifi plan that wont cost too much. Hi, i am on a 4mbps dowload 2mbps upload uncapped package. Many internet service providers isps have cut their openserve uncapped fibretothehome prices in recent weeks. Afrihosts home uncapped service is an entrylevel product aimed at subscribers with low data needs. We compared fibre prices in south africa businessinsider. Hi i am on 4mbps uncapped and request to be upgraded to the r799 special of 10mpbs uncapped. Due to the fact that upstream and network services are provided by telkom, afrihost offers a backtoback sla with the applicable telkom sla.
For these users, we have compiled a list of the best uncapped adsl deals from. The most affordable uncapped dsl deals in south africa. Prepaid dsl unshaped, prepaid adsl bandwidth that lasts up to a year, for r17gb. South africa has some of the most expensive broadband connectivity adsl in the world, coming in at 97 out of 196 countries but 16 years since adsl was introduced in the country, fibretothehome internet connections have now come to dominate the market vox telecom came out the cheapest in business insider south africas price comparison, but excludes an r1,008 setup cost which all the. We list all of the telkom uncapped offerings for your convenience. My new fibre line is up and running and i am sitting here watching a download. Keep your phone connected with a telkom 4mbps uncapped data package. Adsl and vdsl lines imaginet will manage your adsl and vdsl lines. Mtn fibre business packages fast, reliable, fibre packetsky. Telkom adsl line required data only only have a telkom voice line. The uncapped wifi packages most people are after, are in fact just a fibre internet or telkom lte connection with a wifi router. Afrihost uncapped dsl business packages are affordable and simple internet solutions for your home, business or small office. Same here, i chose afrihosts uncapped so that i can download and watch online movies. Save many hours delay downloading large files, surf the web, download email.
When it comes to internet access, there are many options to choose from and once youve selected which isp youll be using, you need to. Afrihost drops pricing on uncapped home dsl packages. Afrihost newsroom afrihost drops pricing on uncapped home dsl. Familyproof content, speed up your internet and take control of your internet experience. Afrihost kicked off the latest round of price cuts when it launched its pure fibre products in july, offering subscribers uncapped, unshaped, unthrottled, and unmetered products. Vox telecom uncapped fibre now available over frogfoot.
The price of the afrihost home uncapped dsl packages will drop upwards. If everybody had uncapped accounts and expected to download 247. This means that the number of users downloading at any one time affects uncapped more than capped who enjoy a premium quality of. Uncapped adsl special from only r129 per month zero. This article was originally published on mybroadband whether over a dsl, fibre, or wireless network, uncapped packages from local isps are typically subject to a fair usage policy fup. Afrihost has launched their new 10mbps uncapped adsl service for r997 per month. Uncapped adsl monthly thresholds, throttling, shaping and bandwidth priority. Uncapped wifi deals still needs some sort of external internet connection to bring the internet into your house and then connect it to wifi router. On a 4mbps line, the offering of the uncapped account is quite good. After years of supplying awesome uncapped dsl to you, were enhancing the value proposition even more by introducing cost reductions, without sacrificing quality of service. Afrihost to cut its openserve fibre prices mybroadband. Then came the warnings throtteling may occur based on usage patterns.
Internet via satellite enables you to break free from internet problems and have a permanent uncapped two way connection to the internet. The wifi router will then give you uncapped internet in your house. This cost excludes your monthly telkom line rental fee, adsl, vdsl or fibre line rental and all voice and fax calls. Upgrade from 4mbps to 10mpbs uncapped telkom community.
Adsl internet home premium 4mbps uncapped great internet via a fixed line for your home or small office. The uncapped deals under afrihost are in three categories which are home. Feel comfortable that youll be online all month long without hitting a serviceinterrupting cap. My new fibre line is up and running and i am sitting here watching a download peak at 99. However, if you do successfully sign up for a pure fibre package you will always be uncapped, unshaped and unthrottled as long as you have your fibre with afrihost.
Have been with mweb for years now no issues and quick response. Affordable uncapped dsl bundles from afrihost internet services. Best uncapped adsl deals in south africa mybroadband. Sep 30, 20 get uncapped mobile broadband for r199pm. Afrihost will be cutting its openserve fibretothehome prices from next month, and will also add more capacity to its network. The up to 4mbps and 10mbps dsl services have subprofiles, which are used to.