Xenophon
20-09-2005, 04:00 PM
Which one is better/cheaper/faster?
View Full Version : Adsl Vs Iburst
thisgeek
20-09-2005, 04:03 PM
ADSL will usually be better -- depends what you want to do with it really.
If you want to use applications where latency is important - gaming, rdp, vnc, streaming audio / video (ha!) then adsl is probably the best way to go. If you're just browsing / email, then iburst should be ok.
If you want to use applications where latency is important - gaming, rdp, vnc, streaming audio / video (ha!) then adsl is probably the best way to go. If you're just browsing / email, then iburst should be ok.
Xenophon
20-09-2005, 04:11 PM
And then just to clarrify I will have to pay once off for the modem, once off installation of +R400, monthly line rental of +R390 & internet monthly of +R200?
ettubrute
20-09-2005, 04:14 PM
Welcome to the world of the purse robbers! :D
For ADSL:
R92 for normal line rental (the copper than goes into your house)
R390 for ADSL line rental (the same piece of copper!)
R200~ for ISP.
That's my understanding...
For ADSL:
R92 for normal line rental (the copper than goes into your house)
R390 for ADSL line rental (the same piece of copper!)
R200~ for ISP.
That's my understanding...
Xenophon
20-09-2005, 04:21 PM
Me thinks Iburst it will be :rolleyes:
justinct
20-09-2005, 04:27 PM
Yes its R92 for the line.
R270 for 192 DSL.
I use cybersmart as my service provider and its R100 for 3gb.
So my total monthly cost is R462.
Depending on where you live you can do the "self install" option, thus not having to pay R404 for installation fees. See my thread "do it yourself" (no idea how to add a link,so ye...use the search option :) )
A modem you can buy yourself, i would recommend that, as i did and am very happy with mine (billion 5102 @ R630 vs telkoms at a ridiculous amount.)
Dont sign any 12/24 month contracts with telkom either.
If you want to do gaming etc as mentioned above Dsl is the best way, if not then iburst is fine.
Hope this helps.
Ciao
J
R270 for 192 DSL.
I use cybersmart as my service provider and its R100 for 3gb.
So my total monthly cost is R462.
Depending on where you live you can do the "self install" option, thus not having to pay R404 for installation fees. See my thread "do it yourself" (no idea how to add a link,so ye...use the search option :) )
A modem you can buy yourself, i would recommend that, as i did and am very happy with mine (billion 5102 @ R630 vs telkoms at a ridiculous amount.)
Dont sign any 12/24 month contracts with telkom either.
If you want to do gaming etc as mentioned above Dsl is the best way, if not then iburst is fine.
Hope this helps.
Ciao
J
Daveogg
21-09-2005, 08:15 AM
ADSL will usually be better -- depends what you want to do with it really.
If you want to use applications where latency is important - gaming, rdp, vnc, streaming audio / video (ha!) then adsl is probably the best way to go. If you're just browsing / email, then iburst should be ok.
I find these topics generally quite funny, as someone who has both the truth of the matter is that although technically adsl should whip any wireless connection in reality telkoms shaping means that if you are talking international then in most of the cases above iburst is better.
Put it this way i would rather use my iburst for skype, wow, vnc than my shaped adsl. For me its the better of two crappy options.
The big qualification is that you need a good connection to a lightly used tower. If you cant get that forget iburst.
If you want to use applications where latency is important - gaming, rdp, vnc, streaming audio / video (ha!) then adsl is probably the best way to go. If you're just browsing / email, then iburst should be ok.
I find these topics generally quite funny, as someone who has both the truth of the matter is that although technically adsl should whip any wireless connection in reality telkoms shaping means that if you are talking international then in most of the cases above iburst is better.
Put it this way i would rather use my iburst for skype, wow, vnc than my shaped adsl. For me its the better of two crappy options.
The big qualification is that you need a good connection to a lightly used tower. If you cant get that forget iburst.
RichardP
21-09-2005, 02:21 PM
Which one is better/cheaper/faster?
Its whatever suits your budget and requirements... I have both running... there is no better evil ;-)
When wireless is down, the ADSL is working 100%... but when ADSL is down... it can take days to fix since you have to convince Telkom its not your equipment first ;-)
As for speed, I get the same ping times on ADSL and iBurst to Google.
ADSL ping times to SAIX = 34mSec
iBurst pings to www.iburst.co.za = 54mSec
Richrad
Its whatever suits your budget and requirements... I have both running... there is no better evil ;-)
When wireless is down, the ADSL is working 100%... but when ADSL is down... it can take days to fix since you have to convince Telkom its not your equipment first ;-)
As for speed, I get the same ping times on ADSL and iBurst to Google.
ADSL ping times to SAIX = 34mSec
iBurst pings to www.iburst.co.za = 54mSec
Richrad
Decotey
22-09-2005, 12:24 AM
but adsl never goes down :)
whereas with iburst you are very very lucky if you can say the same thing
whereas with iburst you are very very lucky if you can say the same thing
TheREV
22-09-2005, 01:28 AM
Never?
Boy, are you lucky.
Boy, are you lucky.
RichardP
22-09-2005, 08:03 AM
but adsl never goes down :)
LOL!!!!!! Adsl is allways online.. except on Weekends when the DNS is broken or the Radius server is on he fritz or when someone decides that the telephone pole cables need to be privatised without consent or when someone at saix kill the international pipes at rosebank.
Richard
LOL!!!!!! Adsl is allways online.. except on Weekends when the DNS is broken or the Radius server is on he fritz or when someone decides that the telephone pole cables need to be privatised without consent or when someone at saix kill the international pipes at rosebank.
Richard
P0tenc
22-09-2005, 09:17 AM
Lol
locobob
22-09-2005, 10:37 AM
ADSL might be more expensive, and unreliable, but it's a damn sight better than iburst, i had iburst for 2 months, of those 2 months i had 6 days connectivity. Then it was a pain in the ass to cancel iburst, and i got a invoice for the month after i cancelled. So from my experience, adsl is the way to go.
rhysl
22-09-2005, 11:01 AM
I used Iburst for 4 months in ct, we had a fairly weak signal but still managed to download 4 files at 30k each (combined 120k - it's so nice), while my flatmate was playing war3 on his pc (international servers) at the same time, and didn't even know i was downloading. However Ut2k4 was very sluggish in comparisson on Iburst (worse than modem sometimes) so i decided to get adsl as well. As somebody at the top said - war3 foreign servers or wow, skype, browsing, http downloads i'd say Iburst easily; but for p2p or local fps gaming like quake, ut - have to go with adsl. Iburst makes it convenient, u get the modem, plug it in and ur online, adsl u have to wait and wait for them to come first - all depends what u want to use it for I guess. Hope this helps.