DSL definitely scales better than anything else available at the moment
DSL definitely scales better than anything else available at the moment
it's the other way around actually. You need a phone line before you can get ADSL. But like I say, for companies / individuals who have / need a phone line in any case, it works out even cheaper.
It's almost the same as 3G. You can also geat cheap bandwidth rates (50c/MB), IF you have a contract, otherwise you pay R2/MB
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Two years ago when I bought iburst I was paying R195 for 200Mb later when Vodacom dropped their "price" they followed suit; you got 400Mb for R195 - no migration fees. Now for R199 you get 1Gb plus a migration fee. Out of principle I will not pay the fee. I have been a paying customer for two years and I've had to put up with bad service, continuous signal dropping and exuberant, rip-off rates.
Unfortunately iburst are becoming an inefficient organisation that piggybacks on the back of vodamcom's profiteering schemes.
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Duncan, when I phoned their call centre on Friday, I was told I had to pay the fee. Maybe the operator was misinformed. He directed me to a page to download, fill out and fax back to him and had to take a 24 month contract. I told I had a modem, I didn't need another modem, all I wanted was an upgrade. (he was adamant) Got hold of someone late Friday and relaid my tale of woe. Let's see what happens tomorrow...
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Duncan, does the pay-per-usage apply only to new subscribers or does it apply to everyone that uses iBurst? (Ok, found what I was looking for.)
If you are currently on one of the old iBurst Wireless packages, your account will not automatically be provisioned with Pay-per-use. Instead, your data will either be capped or throttled when it is used up.
Last edited by Vincent; 14-Apr-08 at 10:33 AM. Reason: added quote
Vincent Marino
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When you migrate (or join) then you can opt-out of the PPU option, which then puts you onto throttled or capped. I would advise checking the opt-out box (personally) - could add up to one mighty big bill.
What if you're already subscribed, how do you opt-out?
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Hi Norio,
According to their website all current subscribers are opt-out. I'm down to 53mbs, and going to deplete my account, so I'm keeping a close eye on what's happening. I'll be checking each day to make sure that I'm am opt-out and not getting nailed @.95c/Mb.
Vincent Marino
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