60GB + 60GB promo

[MickeyD]

anybody noticed that the Night Surfer data is already available from 11PM now?

Yep, was officially announced last month...

[Bundu]

Yep, was officially announced last month...

thanks!

dopey me! my excuse is I'm a new customer... and actually quite a happy one as well, as the 11PM makes the Night Surfer a lot more valuable to me

[chrisc4290]

I have been trying to get 8ta transmitter co-ordinates from them since November. I eventually visited all the sites where new transmitter aerials had been erected, and found the 8ta transmitter that way, by asking the owner of the building

8ta did answer nearly all my emails, but with answers like, "your inquiry is receiving attention", and 4 which read "please give your name and address" which was already on the email I sent. I got the impression that the people receiving the emails could not speak English. Then there was one last week which said "according to our records, your subscription has lapsed" which is amazing for a pre-paid subscription that expires in Jan 2013,

[Bundu]

that's odd, as I PM'd 8ta - they called me and were even prepared to come to my house for free (no modem bought from them) which I declined and they then sent me the 3 closest towers to my home's GPS coordinates

[GarethC]

I am torn between this promo and the 10GB at R199 pm. Is there a way one could set it up to cap at 5GB per month? I am afraid I would use it up to quickly...

Just keep track of it yourself, use self control :P You can setup programs like NetLimiter to monitor a computer's usage and show warnings to make it easier. Otherwise all I do is every few days go to an 8t awebsite and check how much cap I have left. Store it in a spreadsheet which I've set up to tell me how much I use every month, and how much I have left.

Works well.

As some others have mentioned, I've also noticed a general improvement in the stability of my connection.

[Khanya]

It's impossible to set your self monthly quotas.

[Park@82]

Just keep track of it yourself, use self control :P You can setup programs like NetLimiter to monitor a computer's usage and show warnings to make it easier. Otherwise all I do is every few days go to an 8t awebsite and check how much cap I have left. Store it in a spreadsheet which I've set up to tell me how much I use every month, and how much I have left.

Works well.

As some others have mentioned, I've also noticed a general improvement in the stability of my connection.

Yeah, the thing is we have 2x smart phones, 1x tablet, 1x media player, 1x tv and 2x PCs all with access to the 3G via wireless.

I am just scared that one device might start to pull a large amount data without me knowing about it before it is too late...

Being able to limit myself to 10Gig per month would have solved this.

[AirWolf]

Yeah, the thing is we have 2x smart phones, 1x tablet, 1x media player, 1x tv and 2x PCs all with access to the 3G via wireless.

I am just scared that one device might start to pull a large amount data without me knowing about it before it is too late...

Being able to limit myself to 10Gig per month would have solved this.

Then you need a Smoothwall type firewall with bandview type mod to monitor each device per ip address. It does have a cap per ip, but for monitoring purposes and not hard capping.

[Park@82]

Then you need a Smoothwall type firewall with bandview type mod to monitor each device per ip address. It does have a cap per ip, but for monitoring purposes and not hard capping.

Thought about something like that, but I cant justify having a dedicated machine running just for this. I wonder if I could get it to run on an old thin client.. but those normally only have one NIC so it will probably wouldn't work.

Would have been good if I could get my 3G router to hard cap, but I see no such option.

Going with the 10GB pm @ R199 is probably a better option for me.

[ginggs]

Would have been good if I could get my 3G router to hard cap, but I see no such option.

Have you looked at getting a MikroTik router?

They are highly configurable:
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/400897

[Park@82]

Have you looked at getting a MikroTik router?

They are highly configurable:
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/400897

Will have a look thanks ginggs. I currently have a TL-MR3420, and saw that it does have "bandwidth control" but it only limits speed, not a cap from what I could see.

[rodga]

Will have a look thanks ginggs. I currently have a TL-MR3420, and saw that it does have "bandwidth control" but it only limits speed, not a cap from what I could see.

drop it down to an unusable speed?

[GarethC]

drop it down to an unusable speed?

I imagine it would allow you to turn the throttle on and off manually, but not automatically when a certain cap is achieved

[Bundu]

Hey Guys, if the answer to my question has been posted before, I just could not find it and also not in the stickys....
So here goes:

I just got the 2+1GB package and it works well, so I want to upgrade to the 60+60GB pre-paid.

Is it possible on the same sim card?

How do I do this physically? Detail please guys?

[Speedster]

Hey Guys, if the answer to my question has been posted before, I just could not find it and also not in the stickys....
So here goes:

I just got the 2+1GB package and it works well, so I want to upgrade to the 60+60GB pre-paid.

Is it possible on the same sim card?

How do I do this physically? Detail please guys?

AFAIK you just load up sufficient airtime and then buy the bundle.