Lawrence’s Guide to Ordering Home DSL

[Lux Maharaj]

I could not order ADSL unless I had a telephone line at home.
I paid double installation charges:
1. First when I ordered the telephone line.
2. Second when I ordered the ADSL line.
If I got the ADSL line portion done by an ISP on their wholesale account, it would be regarded as self configuration & I would not have had to pay the 2nd installation charge.

[KSINGH]

i got a pre-paid line telkom line at home. am i screwd?

[dj_jyno]

i got a pre-paid line telkom line at home. am i screwd?

Pretty much.

[KSINGH]

$h!te! will wait for broadband prices to drop next year :-)

[KSINGH]

may need to get a connection at home sooner than i thought. lets say i got a budget of R500 pm for this and I got a pre-paid line at the moment. what can i get, and how do i go about doing it? i will need watch streaming video feeds maybe for about 20 mins per day.

[Pilgrim]

Just an update, I can confirm that the Closer 1 option does NOT have ANY install charges. R0.

So if you need to get a new line, Closer 1 is an option

[KSINGH]

went to the Telkom walk-in centre in Centurion mall. was quite helpful. i need to pay a conversion fee of about R100 to get from pre-paid to regular and take a 24 month contract which will include ADSL charges and monthly line rental. will get the modem free and save the istallation cost if i connect it up myself.

i am sceptical doubting whether to take it as I would be tied down to the contract even though internet costs should be dropping around next year sometime.

I may just opt for the 3G option.

[Syndyre]

went to the Telkom walk-in centre in Centurion mall. was quite helpful. i need to pay a conversion fee of about R100 to get from pre-paid to regular and take a 24 month contract which will include ADSL charges and monthly line rental. will get the modem free and save the istallation cost if i connect it up myself.

i am sceptical doubting whether to take it as I would be tied down to the contract even though internet costs should be dropping around next year sometime.

I may just opt for the 3G option.

Rather just buy your own modem/router and don't sign a contract.

[KSINGH]

and just pay the monthly ADSL line rental?

and which other service provider can i use? theres prolly lots of them, but which provides value for money?

[Vincent_Thorn]

Guys, what about to update this nice tutorial with one important note: there is NO FREE MODEM. Cite from http://www.telkom.co.za/products_ser.../ordering.html :

"You can choose between the standard offering or a 24-month contract offering.The 24-month contract bundle includes a Telkom modem with a splitter/filter combination.The Standard offering will provide you with the ADSL access only, you need to buy a modem either from Telkom or from an external supplier."

So....

[Fury001]

awesome guide

[mich_m]

Guys, I need your help .... Moving to a new house that has an existing telephone line and ADSL line (basically taking it over) What would be the cheapest option for me. I'm currently using IBurst, so I don't have an ADSL modem at all. We need the telephone line, but I'm not sure on the ADSL side. Any suggestions?

[KSINGH]

get a wireless modem and a filter to use the phone line
call Telkom for the telephone and ADSL line rental.
call an ISP for bandwidth

[Surv0]

Guys, I need your help .... Moving to a new house that has an existing telephone line and ADSL line (basically taking it over) What would be the cheapest option for me. I'm currently using IBurst, so I don't have an ADSL modem at all. We need the telephone line, but I'm not sure on the ADSL side. Any suggestions?

http://imod.co.za/index.php/2009/12/...-south-africa/

[sdd]

Wiht all the uncapped offerings of late, it would be a great idea to update this.

I am a total noob at adsl having never had a telkom phone for the past 10 years.

Something I can add is that a friend told me that if you are an edgars club member you can get the installation free if you get a closer plan and stick with it for 3 months.