New ADSL prices: ISPs comment on their plans

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New ADSL prices: ISPs comment

Internet Service Providers reveal what their subscribers can expect regarding ADSL prices from August

[mercurial]

Bastards

[Mike Hoxbig]

The ~R10 increase is minimal. What we care about is the uncapped rates!

[Shake&Bake]

The ~R10 increase is minimal. What we care about is the uncapped rates!

Uncapped is likely going to remain the same - perhaps till the end of the year, I think.
It's also gonna depend on Telkom's wholesale pricing.

For the major players that are involved with WACS: They're not looking to drop prices soon, as they need ROI on their new toy.
Also international bandwidth is cheap as it is.
Its the local bandwidth, IPC and local peering which is the fiasco.

ISP's that have their own networks already absorb a great portion of the costs and are on small margins as it is; as explained by Rubert Bryant of Webafrica in this article earlier this year: The truth about ADSL costs in SA.

[francoislr]

Just started my Cybersmart uncapped. Was on Axxess uncapped for a month and a half. So far I can understand why Cybersmart is keeping their prices the same...It's kinda slow. I have heard a lot of bad things about Axxess, but I seriously abused that connection, and it was smooth the whole time of usage, except during the work day, which did not really matter. So yeah, maybe time to cancel the data portion of my Cybersmart.

[Rands]

WTF, and I was lead to believe that all these new cables to SA was going to result in a decrease of cost and an increase in speed. We've seen none of that,

[J_S]

WTF, and I was lead to believe that all these new cables to SA was going to result in a decrease of cost and an increase in speed. We've seen none of that,

Can only reduce it to a degree. The major cost now revolves around the national backbone not the international access.

[superskully]

Just cancelled all my lines.
No reason why i should pay R500 for 6-8 gigs.
8ta, here i come.

[Fudzy]

Just cancelled all my lines.
No reason why i should pay R500 for 6-8 gigs.
8ta, here i come.

Yeah that's nuts.

[Mr.CookieMonster]

I do not understand Telkom. They talk about bringing affordable and fast broadband to South Africa, yet they are hiking up their ADSL Line prices.

It's like Telkom does the opposite of what really must happen: No Naked ADSL, instead increase prices of their services.

I would not mind another fixed Line operator settling in SA, which will have its own network and has nothing to do with Telkom, but knowing our Government, they will block this.

[werny]

Nah, I wont cancel my lines just yet, I use about 50GB per month on my 384kbps line, when the upgrade to 1Mbps happens then I will push it even harder.

So +-R500 is not too bad.

I wanted to use the 8ta deals but their coverage sucks and the speeds are sh?t.

[])ragon_\/oid]

Really? Moan moan moan moan? R13 increase for 3 times the speed, and now it is suddenly to expensive? I am sure you should have expected a little price increase.

[MickZA]

I would not mind another fixed Line operator settling in SA, which will have its own network and has nothing to do with Telkom, but knowing our Government, they will block this.

Neotel is already here but they're not interested in the run of the mill residential user because there's no money in it for them.

[snugglez64]

Really? Moan moan moan moan? R13 increase for 3 times the speed, and now it is suddenly to expensive? I am sure you should have expected a little price increase.

The thing is we ARE already being raped sideways on ADSL. Big whoop! 3x the speed .. pffft! what is that now.. 1mb! Really!? And you paying how much??

Think about it...

[praetor360]

agreed snugglez... they can do a helluva lot more if we consider overseas standards on ADSL and broadband. our infrastructure may be a bottleneck but at least use the price increase to upgrade the infrastructure... not to line your damned pockets HELKOM