Web Africa Freezone and Download Plus usage not counted as such.

japiew

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If the recent price changes wasn't enough. Last night I downloaded a file from ftp.wage.co.za and the usage was not counted as Freezone, but as normal usage. To make things worse, after activating Download Plus ( and after confirmed so by a Web Africa representative) I downloaded a few gigs (between 00:00 and 06:00) and that usage was also counted as normal usage instead of Download Plus usage. I, of course, created support tickets for both cases. I'm still waiting for them to correct the recording of the above mentioned usage.

Anyone here with similar problems?
 
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Hehe good luck with that.

It will be logged to "the developers" and you won't hear anything again.
 
im sure "the developers" will be on the case pronto.... dont expect feed back though (its unsustainable), i think the main issue you also might want to have a look at is the fact that you have a mickey mouse failure of an isp.
 
In this case "our engineers" or "gaming engineers". How difficult is it to check the usage in a certain time frame? I even disconnected before and after downloading. It should be easily possible for them to inspect that session, see that Download Plus was already activated, and that the time windows fall within that of Download Plus. Yet, here I'm still waiting for it to be corrected...

If it is not corrected by tomorrow, there is always hellepeter.com. At least if it is reported there, other potential customers can see what they'll have to deal with. It is always a good idea to have a look there before using the services of any company.
 
im sure "the developers" will be on the case pronto.... dont expect feed back though (its unsustainable), i think the main issue you also might want to have a look at is the fact that you have a mickey mouse failure of an isp.

Why would it be unsustainable? I expect at the very least that they'll reimburse that usage or correctly allocate it. Period.
 
If the recent price changes wasn't enough. Last night I downloaded a file from ftp.wage.co.za and the usage was not counted as Freezone, but as normal usage. To make things worse, after activating Download Plus ( and after confirmed so by a Web Africa representative) I downloaded a few gigs (between 00:00 and 06:00) and that usage was also counted as normal usage instead of Download Plus usage. I, of course, created support tickets for both cases. I'm still waiting for them to correct the recording of the above mentioned usage.

Anyone here with similar problems?

Hi japiew

This certainly should not be happening. Please PM me your client code to investigate why this happened to prevent it happening again.

The bandwidth will be allocated accordingly and I will be in contact once this has happened.
 
I cannot have any such problems yet because I do not for the life of me see this DownloadPlus option on my DSL console yet...
 
I cannot have any such problems yet because I do not for the life of me see this DownloadPlus option on my DSL console yet...

The Download Plus option showed up in mine, but did not activate by itself. Instead it automatically created a support ticket and a Web Africa representative activated it upon my confirmation within minutes.
 
Hi japiew

This certainly should not be happening. Please PM me your client code to investigate why this happened to prevent it happening again.

The bandwidth will be allocated accordingly and I will be in contact once this has happened.

Client code and relevant support ticket reference numbers sent.
 
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Yea, had the same problem. Download plus usage went off my "anytime" cap and i still don't have a "download plus" cap. I was told there are some technical difficulty and developers are on it...so i guess i'll wait.

WA sure has made things complicated , i now have FOUR caps to watch.

1. Anytime cap [this is the normal cap]
2. Rollover cap [this is if you bought rolllover bandwidth]
3. Freezone [not really a cap, but you must monitor carefully that usage goes here and not from your anytime cap]
4. Download-plus cap [basically your offpeak cap, again need to monitor to ensure it is being utilized correctly and that everyone's 12am-6am sync up]

Then there's still normal topups [not rollover] at a different price to just confuse you further as to what exactly it will do to which cap and all that.
 
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Client code and relevant support ticket reference numbers sent.

Received, thanks.

Once the investigation has completed, I will be in contact with you as mentioned before.
 
Yea, had the same problem. Download plus usage went off my "anytime" cap and i still don't have a "download plus" cap. I was told there are some technical difficulty and developers are on it...so i guess i'll wait.

WA sure has made things complicated , i now have FOUR caps to watch. .

Many if not all users that went for the DSL Complete packages did so as a result of the old "Recharge" pricing. This pricing structure that was supposed to be permanent has now been removed and we have not been supplied with option that gives us the same value and freedom. On top of that the new pricing structure is not fully functional. In light of this I don't believe we should be content with waiting.

Web Africa would probably argue that the new teared pricing allows for greater flexibility, and indeed Download Plus provides users, who aren't bothered to schedule their downloads to the nightly hours, great value at R8/GB. Yet, this is limited and constantly visiting web page to monitor my usage is too high a price for me. I would have preferred to rather pay R45/3GB for anytime bandwidth (instead of the R117/3GB and R8/GB between 00:00 and 06:00 as now) and not micromanage my usage constantly.

@waIan: Perhaps you should consider developing a simple client side application that informs users of their respective usages. Note: I'm not referring to a bandwidth monitor in the traditional sense, but a client side application that supplies the user with the same information and capability as in the control panel. It could run in the notification area, and display pop-up messages immediately when a user preset level of usage for each cap is left. Email notifications isn't an equally efficient solution either (the user needs to be logged into that email account or be on the computer on which the email client is installed). Such an application would greatly reduce the amount of time spent logging into the DSL Console or refreshing the page constantly to monitor ones usage.

Furthermore limiting users to only acquire a Download Plus cap equivalent to the fixed monthly cap is not enough to offset the omission of you old Recharge pricing. Failing to acknowledge this would result in many of your users to migrate to other ISP's. The full effects of this will most probably only realize in two to four moths as most users are probably still unaware of the price changes. Additionally you require a months notice. Moreover: The barriers to exit is no longer as great as they used to be. Moving a DSL line to another provider is no longer such a difficult task, and I in all probability few of your DSL users use any of the 5 email addresses you provide and subsequently aren't bound by them. You obviously considered all of this before changing your pricing structure. I fear you have miscalculated, unless your infrastructure is seriously overutilized.

I suggest you seriously rethink your pricing structure. If it is not all possible or profitable to revert back to the old structure, consider rethinking the current one. Changing the Anytime - Download Plus ratio from 1:1 to 1:2 or something similar seems like a sensible choice.
 
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Scary part, i've now used the non-functioning Download-Plus the last 2-3 days and now my "main" cap is depleted. So i now have 2 options:

1. Topup at R39 p/gb from WA
2. Use another ISP with bandwidth from R10 p/gb - R20 p/gb .

Quite easy which option i'll pick.
 
Hi guys

I can confirm that there is a confirmed issue with Freezone usage not being allocated correctly. Keep an eye on our status page for an update.

I will inform the developers about the Download Plus usage as well so that they can investigate further.
 
You can kiss that bandwidth goodbye.
From my experience, your tickets just 'get logged with development', and nothing further ever comes of it.
 
You can kiss that bandwidth goodbye.
From my experience, your tickets just 'get logged with development', and nothing further ever comes of it.

Looks like i got lucky then:). WA not only gave me back the bandwidth they gave it back as "anytime/prepaid" bandwidth AND my download-plus cap was reset [so i essentially got double back] . So i'm sorted this month, thanks WA ;)
 
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Hi japiew

I just received word from the developers that they have noticed bandwidth coming off your "normal" cap instead of "Download Plus" cap. The incorrectly allocated bandwidth is in an "awaiting managers sign off" status.

We are just in the process of implementing preventative measure to prevent this happening again.
 
The Download Plus option showed up in mine, but did not activate by itself. Instead it automatically created a support ticket and a Web Africa representative activated it upon my confirmation within minutes.

No ticket my side. I opened one yesterday just before 5pm hoping to get them to also do this 'within minutes' thing for me. My query got escalated to the developers. Still waiting.
 
If the recent price changes wasn't enough. Last night I downloaded a file from ftp.wage.co.za and the usage was not counted as Freezone, but as normal usage. To make things worse, after activating Download Plus ( and after confirmed so by a Web Africa representative) I downloaded a few gigs (between 00:00 and 06:00) and that usage was also counted as normal usage instead of Download Plus usage. I, of course, created support tickets for both cases. I'm still waiting for them to correct the recording of the above mentioned usage.

Anyone here with similar problems?

Yea, had the same problem. Download plus usage went off my "anytime" cap and i still don't have a "download plus" cap. I was told there are some technical difficulty and developers are on it...so i guess i'll wait.

WA sure has made things complicated , i now have FOUR caps to watch.

1. Anytime cap [this is the normal cap]
2. Rollover cap [this is if you bought rolllover bandwidth]
3. Freezone [not really a cap, but you must monitor carefully that usage goes here and not from your anytime cap]
4. Download-plus cap [basically your offpeak cap, again need to monitor to ensure it is being utilized correctly and that everyone's 12am-6am sync up]

Then there's still normal topups [not rollover] at a different price to just confuse you further as to what exactly it will do to which cap and all that.

It's time for uncapped.
 
No ticket my side. I opened one yesterday just before 5pm hoping to get them to also do this 'within minutes' thing for me. My query got escalated to the developers. Still waiting.

Hi ld13

Please PM me your client code in order for me to investigate why your query was escalated to the developers.

I will also have a look at your DSL Console to see if you can activate Download Plus yourself.
 
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