What does Telkom's price cut means for you?

[j4ck455]

IPConnect is used by all of SA’s existing internet service providers (ISPs) to access Telkom’s fixed-line data network in order to provide internet services.

I'm fairly sure that statement is not accurate if resellers of SAIX-based ADSL data accounts are also considered to be ISPs.

The ISP charge is the most significant cost faced by ISPs in providing ADSL services.

And I think that should read "IPConnect charge".

Murray Steyn, the chief commercial office of Vox Telecom.

That should read "officer".

[Bern]

I'm fairly sure that statement is not accurate if resellers of SAIX-based ADSL data accounts are also considered to be ISPs.



And I think that should read "IPConnect charge".

As far as I understand SAIX also use the IPC to connect ADSL users to their infrastructure... SAIX is an ISP essentially while the IPC is a system for connecting endpoint infrastructure to ISPs.

[siraman]

Hope I am answering the question

Loud and Clear,thanx for clearing that up Bern.Guess then it all comes down to Quantity vs Quality(At current prices I know which I will choose.).

[Chevron]

As far as I understand SAIX also use the IPC to connect ADSL users to their infrastructure... SAIX is an ISP essentially while the IPC is a system for connecting endpoint infrastructure to ISPs.

A telkom guy on the forum already said TI doesn't use IPC. They aren't allowed to for some reason.

[MickeyD]

A telkom guy on the forum already said TI doesn't use IPC. They aren't allowed to for some reason.

That was "ranger" - the TI guy.... he actually says that they want to use IPC so that they can get the same treatment as other ISPs!!

[Chevron]

I have 1mbs uncapped and I don't mind paying my R297 towards uncapped for the 30G or so a month I am using. But that R 289 towards the use of the line - that gets me. I didn't see Telkom doing anything more after I upgraded from 384kbs (R152) to 1mbs. The line is there!

To the wise ones out there - I changed the line to Afrihost (R279), saves R10.

You're using now 3 times more backhaul(384 vs 1meg) on the dslam than you previously. That's why telkom charge more.

[Bern]

A telkom guy on the forum already said TI doesn't use IPC. They aren't allowed to for some reason.

That was "ranger" - the TI guy.... he actually says that they want to use IPC so that they can get the same treatment as other ISPs!!

How does the SAIX connection work then - I thought they were automatically transitioned on to the IPC method once it was implemented??

[MickeyD]

How does the SAIX connection work then - I thought they were automatically transitioned on to the IPC method once it was implemented??

I think it was this post. Will look for his others...
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthre...=1#post8025502

The other...
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthre...=1#post8021024

[Roman4604]

How does the SAIX connection work then - I thought they were automatically transitioned on to the IPC method once it was implemented??

SAIX connections use native/natural routing, that is the global routing table on the ESRs. So if one ADSL sends packets to another on the same ESR, the packets will take the shortest path, that is go no further into the network than the ESR.

IPC connections terminate within half-duplex VRFs (basically VPNs) where all packets are forwarded to the ISP's IPC Link (could be clear across the country) irrespective if the packets are destined for another ADSL connection right next to the one sending.

[MickeyD]

[ToxicBunny]

I was in the better quality camp, but I've been thinking about this issue, and I am now firmly in the pass the savings on camp...

Mweb's account runs just fine for me, and every extra cent I can get my hands on these days counts.

[TheGuy]

I was in the better quality camp, but I've been thinking about this issue, and I am now firmly in the pass the savings on camp...

Mweb's account runs just fine for me, and every extra cent I can get my hands on these days counts.

+1 Mweb's quality is good enough give us the cost saving

[DragonLogos]

All that has happened hear is that they have taken the So-Called-Free-Modem out of the mix, lets face it you can only get away with somethings for so long - best to duck out with a smile and not show that they were over playing the issue, heck there must be a mountain of ADSL 1 modems out there by now

384K is a total joke - 1 to 4 meg lines are a MINIMUM with at least 39 Gig data a month

[mmmig]

Realistically we should see a decrease of 10% by ISP but its a case of whose going to flinch first

[Totempole]

That's because you download terabytes of hentai and furry movies.

I don't even have a terrabyte of disk space in my PC. I have to transfer my hentai and furry movies to
DVD after I download them.

Not all of us are as lucky as you saffakanera, hard drives are expensive.