MTN DATA BUNDLE COMPLAINT

[desA]

Has SA satellite up/download capability?

[Dave A]

Yep - you can get internet via satellite. Here's a pricelist for Telkom Spacestream.

You've got to be fairly desperate...

[tec0]

Well hopping is very successful in campuses across South Africa. Basically it is small limited wireless LAN systems that hops the signals around and allow everyone to be connected via the intranet. You can have your basic mail system and it is all free “apart from the hardware�

Look it is NOT the internet but it works. The point is a few students are trying to do a “work-around� and I think we as South Africans must start exploring the alternatives to telecommunications. Think about it. What did we do before the day of the fax, telephone and the internet? How was stuff done?

What is available?
And how can we maximise it?

It is time make the telecommunication industry obsolete.

[desA]

Is SA wifi-savvy yet?

[tec0]

My friend has wireless internet and he is not complaining. He can download up to 27GB of data and total cost is R400 per month “including hardware� Really not a bad deal but the your downloading speed is limited to about 20kb “pure download speed� as average so again not too bad. However I would recommend you shop around.

[desA]

My friend has wireless internet and he is not complaining. He can download up to 27GB of data and total cost is R400 per month “including hardware” Really not a bad deal but the your downloading speed is limited to about 20kb “pure download speed” as average so again not too bad. However I would recommend you shop around.

If you have any links to Wifi service providers, I'd be very interested. It's very common over here - some services are even free, within the urban areas.

[tec0]

I only have a telephone number since these people mostly operate in a small aria’s with permission I will add it on the next post.

[tec0]

Right to give you an update on wireless networks. Most of them run independent and is basically restricted to your local aria. So I would recommend that where-ever you set up shop have a look for local advertisements and be extremely careful when subscribing.

Secondly I am running “Pay as you Go� 3G internet and because it is “Pay as you Go� there are no nasty surprises in the end of every month. So it is the safer bet. There is not much difference between contract and “Pay as you Go� they work out more or less the same. It is when you are over your limits where your “Pay as you Go� option really keeps you safe from R2300 surprises.

Still there is a big market for healthy competition if the lawmakers want to allow it but I will not get my hopes up. Intranet systems is becoming a norm and as the technology gets stronger start exploring your options and soon our service providers may drop the ball and we will be ready for it.

[desA]

Secondly I am running “Pay as you Go” 3G internet and because it is “Pay as you Go” there are no nasty surprises in the end of every month. So it is the safer bet. There is not much difference between contract and “Pay as you Go” they work out more or less the same. It is when you are over your limits where your “Pay as you Go” option really keeps you safe from R2300 surprises.

Can you perhaps provide details on these "Pay as you go" internet schemes? I'd far prefer this to having accounts. I'm allergic to accounts.

[tec0]

http://www.mtn.co.za/FindaPlan/Pages/DataBun.aspx

http://www.vodacom.co.za/services/vo...dband/cost.jsp

This a good place to start