Neotel consumer tariffs revealed

Based on this initial offer, are you going to switch to Neotel?

  • Yes

    Votes: 42 19.9%

  • No

    Votes: 122 57.8%

  • Unsure

    Votes: 47 22.3%
  • Total voters
    211
hj2k_x said:
For now, I guess we should just wait to hear what their ADSL offers are going to be like, because this wireless offer is certainly not going to work for a lot of people, certainly not stand-alone in any case.
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For that you will have to wait for LLU which could take a long time knowing ICASA.
 
Abe said:
Just on the internet access it's cheaper so you don't need to make calls to make it worthwhile. You could easily get a Telkom Closer package and the NeoTel option for cheaper (and dare I say more reliable as when your ADSL goes down, it could be down for a while) then Telkom.
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Ya, but as has been mentioned above, they are going to need to offer quite a few different packages. This R600 bundle is really not going to suit many people, especially if they keep their telkom line for calls.
 
hj2k_x said:
You wanna run that by me again?
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Hellboy makes valid points. For me 10G at R599 remains a good offer - on top of that rental, ISP etc, phone is included!

This is what we have been waiting for - competition. The biggest part of the R599 cost is due to the SAT3 restraint - that will also change next year. Today is an important milestone.

Celebrate this people!
 
Until LLU happens or they install Fibre to the home, their consumer offerings will be wireless :o
 
Looking at Neotel's offer now I just cant seem to understand why it took so long for them to launch this thing :confused:
Its been years & years maybe even light-years... I dont understand it, its like iburst(different wireless tech - not like anyone cares) They only put up a few towers in Jhb/durban/CT

Geez those must be some BIIIIIG towers :rolleyes:
 
Obronie said:
This is what we have been waiting for - competition. The biggest part of the R599 cost is due to the SAT3 restraint - that will also change next year. Today is an important milestone.

Celebrate this people!
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You make a great point.... Roll on Seacom!
 
Here's my question: Can I use my "other" ISP accounts (WA, IS, SAIX) when I'm with Neotel? Can I still connect to the news servers when I'm with them or do they have they're own one already...?
 
I think a lot of people here had some very unrealistic hopes. Neotel has to buy SAT-3 bandwidth from the consortium, so they really can't dictate the price.

I think this is a very good offer for what you get and I want people to consider a few points:

1. It's NOT Telkom!
2. Neotel invested in Seacom, which looks like the only submarine cable to land here in the near future.
3. NO extortionate line rental or "ADSL line rental" fees!
4. This is the Prime offer, there is still a Basic package to be announced.
5. They have invested a lot of money and lain a lot of fibre and need to recoup those costs.
6. We have been waiting for this since 2003 and now we FINALLY have a choice!

I too will be breaking out the champers!

I currently have to use HSDPA that costs me R400 a month for 2GB because my ADSL line went dead for weeks at a time.

When their Basic package comes out I know I'll get a much better deal for R400 than just 2GB.

Having said that, I still have 3 questions.

Is the service shaped or unshaped?

Will this be available month by month?

What about p2p?
 
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I love the NeoTel hold messages :D

Some randomg extra information:

They also say that they will start using
EVDO Rev. B in the near future. Damned operator answered halfway through the sentence "NeoTel will introduce its True Broadband offering in"

I also asked about two of the other packages they'll be offering in the near future - NeoSpeak and NeoConnect Lite. All they could tell me at this point is that NeoSpeak is just voice and SMS and NeoConnect is just internet access.

The consultant I spoke to also said it sucked that you couldn't make a call and connect to the internet at the same time but that this was something that would only be temporary.
 
Erm... did anyone notice the R100 increase in the NeoConnect Package? Just a few days ago it was R499.00, not it's suddenly R599.00, wtf?

O and for the people living in residential areas, the chances of you having signal for the NeoConnect product is very slim. Neotel said that mostly CBD areas will have coverage for the time being... So I guess my area in centurion should be covered in another....erm...YEAR OR SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
War_Lord said:
I think a lot of people here had some very unrealistic hopes. Neotel has to buy SAT-3 bandwidth from the consortium, so they really can't dictate the price.

I think this is a very good offer for what you get and I want people to consider a few points:

1. It's NOT Telkom!
2. Neotel invested in Seacom, which looks like the only submarine cable to land here in the near future.
3. NO extortionate line rental or "ADSL line rental" fees!
4. This is the Prime offer, there is still a Basic package to be announced.
5. They have invested a lot of money and lain a lot of fibre and need to recoup those costs.
6. We have been waiting for this since 2003 and now we FINALLY have a choice!

I too will be breaking out the champers!

I currently have to use HSDPA that costs me R400 a month for 2GB because my ADSL line went dead for weeks at a time.

When their Basic package comes out I know I'll get a much better deal for R400 than just 2GB.

Having said that, I still have 2 questions.

Is there any way of finding out whether the service is shaped or unshaped?

Will this be availabe month by month?
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I'll put on my party hat if 1 of these 2 things can be added to your list:
7. Unshaped :eek:
8. Unused bandwidth will Rollover :rolleyes:

Show me the dotted line i'll sign... on the condition that its month to month :cool:
 
MFour said:
However when I look at the advantages DSL has over the NeoTel offering, there is no comparison for me. It is like comparing apples with pears.
I mean really, in this day and age to still have to only be able to either surf the net OR take a call...no sorry that is going backwards, not forward.
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I agree. I'm glad a new operator finally arrived on the scene but with no ethernet and no phone calls while surfing, I have no interest in this product either.
 
SUPERMAN89 said:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...fine:P2P&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer
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Huh? He isn't asking what P2P is, but whether it will be allowed/shaped on Neotel's network.

Can someone clear up the SAT3 issue? As I understand it Neotel may have their own connection to SAT3 but it doesn't mean that they can determine pricing, even is VSNL make up a part of the consortium. They can't be getting very different pricing to SAIX, and they are definitely giving a much better deal on bandwidth than SAIX.

Now I can't wait for a WiMax or fibre offer with similar caps and no phone line included, should be great. :D
 
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