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    ADSL @R29/gig

    OK here it is I have just signed up for 10gig account on Afrihost for R290 per month. The beauty for me is I can sign on at home and the office on the same account as you are allowed 5 concurrent connections. This is a limited time offer so hurry if you want cheaper ADSL bandwidth as they say they will close this offer soon.
    Thanks to Norri who posted this on his facebook status, and good bye telkom.
    This has been discussed extensively on MY ADSL so look there for more background.
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    I have signed up - remember they guarantee that they will keep your account on R 29-00 per gig for the account you signed up for if the special is over. I will still keep my main ISP active with a lower cap in case something happens. Another thing is that you are not locked into a contract so you can cancel anytime.

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    My main provider is Axxess - so far I can say there is NO difference between Axxess and Afrihost - only price! I only have a 384 kbps connection though. Axxess also uses IS bandwith like Afrihost.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrismine View Post
    My main provider is Axxess - so far I can say there is NO difference between Axxess and Afrihost - only price! I only have a 384 kbps connection though. Axxess also uses IS bandwith like Afrihost.
    Axxess use SAIX, IS and Seacom.

    Have you seen the new offers by Afrihost? R950 for 50GB plus until May the will double your bandwidth. Therefore you get 100GB. That's like R9.50 a GB!

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    ADSL @R29.00

    Hi Folks,

    I have been "Touching base" with Afrihost since December and have just signed up for a 10GB @R290.00 package. It works great, same as my Axxess account (at half the price). Just a caution here, if you need more than one e-mail address it will cost you additional accounts as each ADSL account is only allowed 1 e-mail address and 5 aliases, or you will need to go for their domain hosting options, which are not as affordable as this offer, but if 1 address is enough for you, the price is really good and their service levels are way above average.

    Obviously, the speed tests I have done using the account differ quite a bit, this is traffic related (SAIX and IS networks are very loaded by small users, whereas SEACOM is normally a business protocol and can handle way more streams).

    I believe a new cable is coming on line sometime soon that will be used more for the smaller, domestic market? Anyone know anything about this project?

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    OK. Have also taken the R29 for 1 Gb option as a backup for when MWeb fail.

    Will give feedback if anything to report.
    Watching the ships passing by.

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    Ian, did you manage to catch the terms and conditions when signing up? I was unable to find any TOS on their DSL to read before signing up.
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    Chatmaster - this is not Ian but hope this answers:
    http://www.afrihost.com/adsl-faqs.php

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    I am truly impressed! It seems like a real good deal. I just truly wonder what it will take to get Telkom and their criminal prices to see the light. Despite this great price from AH it is still crazy high prices on their side.
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