Which DSL Complete package should I choose?

[MrGoo]

Hmm.. that's quite bad!

I just signed up for the 2GB package as it works out less than I'm currently paying, but I need at least two concurrent connections.. :/

I guess I'll have to make a plan.

Well, i had the same problem when i WAS a telkom customer. After about an hour on the phone i managed to get the consultant to increase the concurrent connection limit on my adsl. THEY CAN CHANGE IT. But be sure to throw the term "concurrent connections" at them. He did`nt have the slightest idea what i was talking about until i mentioned that. He was like "ohhh i see something like that on my screen".

Best of luck, never nice calling telkom

On a side note, i had a Do Broadband 2 package (just in case you where wondering)

[Senast]

Im on Do 1, but I want a faster ADSL line. Is this possible?

[Ekhaatvensters]

Why not include Sainet?

They have the cheapest complete packages, especially with higher usage. Their prices are actually very impressive for how long they've been around.

[PseudZ]

I'm on MWEB's 384 all inclusive 2GB at the moment and the contract is coming to an end.
But now i don't know what to do, if i should stay with them or go to another ISP, where i know i can get more gigs for less price... but maybe more hassles?
I was thinking about cybersmarts 384 3GB package, which seems good value, and they are unshaped.
I dont have a problem with mweb and the free unlimited local is nice, but no idea how long thats gonna last.
I do need local as we need access to varsity sites at home, and after cap has been reached it is nice to still have access to that
Anyone able to shed some light?

Thanks

[Shake&Bake]

The site is good.You can tell more about the packages detail.

RAS

[icsoka]

IMO internet bandwidth is still way too expensive.

[ld13]

I love the smell of ID10Ts in the morning (@Dellcepo the spammer) .... RAS

[Endgame]

Mweb seems to offer the best deal at the mo - prices about the same as Telkom's DoBB offering, 10GB local b/width p/m, 5 hours free wi-fi hotspot access p/m & free broadband modem. For instance the 1GB package costs R199 p/m (adsl line rental included) with the above thrown in. No contracts, better service than Telkom (though that's not saying much). Altogether a pretty good deal IMO.

[SpeedMaster]

Solmatrix is VERY ubreliable at the moment!!

Try phone them for support or account query and they don’t answer EVER. There phone has not worked for weeks.
Internet connection fails daily, and because you can’t speak to them on the phone for support, you have to email and pray. Usually the next day Solmatrix replies that all is fine on their side and suddenly you can connect. If you download more than about 500MB in a session you loose connectivity again until you send another email.

[Drakus_ZAR]

If you are into gaming, stay very far away from Telkom's Do packages. They promise great speed and reliability, but if it is a shaped account you are going to struggle and be frustrated. They drop your line for 10 to 30 seconds quite frequently during bussiness hours and regularly during evening hours. I'm stuck with a two year(Do3) contract for which I pay approx. R550 and I have to wait untill close to midnight before I can play EVE online without being dropped.

[ld13]

If you are into gaming, stay very far away from Telkom's Do packages. They promise great speed and reliability, but if it is a shaped account you are going to struggle and be frustrated. They drop your line for 10 to 30 seconds quite frequently during bussiness hours and regularly during evening hours. I'm stuck with a two year(Do3) contract for which I pay approx. R550 and I have to wait untill close to midnight before I can play EVE online without being dropped.

Biggest load if Bull I have heard in quite a while. Those "Do packages" you mention are plain SAIX accounts that most of the major ISPs are reselling. Mweb, Webafrica, Nexus, Axxess etc etc - they all just resell the same 'do'/saix account to you. You will get the exact same 'performance' from all of them. In fact I got an uptime of just over 1 week and 2 days with a plain Do1 account. But they did not 'drop' the line, they never do. Only reason your line drops is cause your line cannot handle the speed (get them to drop the speed a bit), is damaged (get them to replace the line) or something might be wrong with your router or DSLAM or even just a faulty DSLAM port.

Next time find something else to blame.

[Phatcat101]

+1 Id13, right you are. i really enjoyed my TI account. never had any problems and it was great for gaming. i just cannot afford the saix bandwidth anymore, as much as i would love to, so i'm using IS bandwidth from Webafrica. i must say, its not all that bad and webafrica's support is so amazing that it makes it all worth it
thanks to MrG for starting this thread, it's always a pleasure to read your informative posts. keep it up mate

[mattinfinity]

Im with cybersmart and they are excellent with service delivery and staff sem to take as real interest in you as the customer. Cheap too!

[Grimlock]

Cybersmart rules the roost imho. 4GB +384 line for R258....orsm stuff. Add nightrider and you've got 20GB p/m

[dragonfly437]

Also with Cybersmart, cheapest option by far, even beats Afrihost.
Only thing is their data centre is in CT which increases local latency slightly as I'm based in JHB (and gaming servers are all in JHB!)