I know. But I work in IT for an overseas customer and my internet speed regularly drops to 0.13 Mbps, making VPN login impossible due to time-outs. I don't want to risk my contract, so I have been looking at solutions that do not depend on dodgy cables. Admittedly its expensive yes, so that's...
Satellite in SA in general: (received from Sandstream Tech)
There are two options over SA.
H2 or H4 satellite.
- H2 satellite uses the Hughes hardware and lands in the UK, the H4 satellite uses the Newtec system and lands in Nairobi.
- The H4 is a newer satellite and can offer higher speeds...
Had a mail from a Sandstream Satellite tech: they have a service called Jola Home Connect Flat which is 15 Mbps uncapped (but in reality it is in fact a 100GB package. From 100-120 GB the speed drops to 3/1 Mbps and then at cap to 128/128 Kbps.) Costs: R3939, which is pretty high considering...