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    Reliable fibre internet: Dual ISPs, Fibre networks & Network carriers

    Thanks @cavedog I had not checked out supersonic until now, I see they do Octotel and free install etc. But I've not heard enough good things about them to go with them. Looks like Cool Ideas FTW. My friend who's been on CI said it's only been down 4 times since he got it, averaging about 1 day...
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    Reliable fibre internet: Dual ISPs, Fibre networks & Network carriers

    Wow @waylander great responses, thank you :D What do you mean by "downstream failure points..." How do you find out what carrier an ISP or VPS host etc uses? On that note do you know of a local VPS host where I can rent a small cheap linux VPS (low RAM and storage) where the bandwidth is...
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    Reliable fibre internet: Dual ISPs, Fibre networks & Network carriers

    I'm getting 2 separate home fibre ISP's each on a different network If one goes down, the other one will likely still be online. When the internet goes down I lose more than the cost an additional connection. I have access to Vodacom Fibre and Octotel Vodacom Fibre not the best, but good...
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    Customizable Health insurance / Medical Aid for healthy people?

    For anyone curious, I found out the real reason why SA medical aids all include the non-optional things eg cANCer. It's not viability as some people falsely theorize. (with a generous dose of selection bias, ignoring counter examples in other areas of insurance). The gov simply requires all...
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    Customizable Health insurance / Medical Aid for healthy people?

    You guys all missed the point, especially @Kosmik (ironic) (except @Tomtomtom) but it's not my mission to try and get you to see a different perspective since you all seem highly opinionated and all responded off topic. The issue I raised is the crappy selection of the types of cover in the...
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    Customizable Health insurance / Medical Aid for healthy people?

    Even when looking at the cheapest health insurance, for example Genesis "Private Choice" It includes cover for mental illness, cancer and other stuff that I don't want to pay premiums for. Another example is BestMed, who's entry-level insurance is called Beat. That covers the above plus...
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    Evotel "Open Access" questions?

    Thank you @cobusv @websquadza wow, thank you for that detailed info. I've been really impressed with you guys so far. Unfortunately I already signed up with Axxess, but perhaps in 6 months :ROFL: but I'm prepared to pay their early cancellation fee to be free of them if they continue to make me...
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    Evotel "Open Access" questions?

    Main questions 1. Do ADSL accounts work with Evotel? @cavedog @ScottulusMaximus said: with OpenServe Fibre, you can connect using normal ADSL accounts. OpenServe is not available to me... but Evotel is. Since Evotel describes themselves as an "Open Access Fibre network" Does this mean you can...
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    Please Rate Axxess

    I agree. Axxess's recent service is more like torture than service and makes Telkom look pretty good. Probably the only way to get anywhere with Axxess seems to be to lodge a complaint with ISPA https://ispa.org.za/code-of-conduct/lodge-a-mediation-request/ You can also try calling at night. I...
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    What is going on at Axxess

    We all need to complain to the ISPA about Axxess's lack of service. It's total BS. https://ispa.org.za/code-of-conduct/lodge-a-mediation-request/ They used to be great when I used them 3~4 years ago. WebAfrica is also pretty terrible. They consistently take 45 mins to answer the phone, the...
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    Axxess no internet or support (escalate fault means Do and Say NOTHING)

    Strangely when I called last night I had a totally different experience. I spoke to an intelligent support person who was very helpful and actually called me back :eek:. Although she was not entirely familiar with how the internet actually works at a basic level she was capable of intelligent...
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    Please Rate Axxess

    Terrible service. Signed up on 9th December. I already had all the equipment and fiber line installed over a year before with the previous fiber ISP. I received an SMS the same day saying that my line was activated and they billed me. I spend all day on hold to speak to their useless technical...
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    Warning - before you get fibre

    Where can I see a list of fiber networks that allow you to connect to any ISP? And also whether there are charges or not to connect with a new ISP. Unfortunately I assumed that the installation fee and cancellation fee would be for ACTUAL INSTALLATION. The word install means to put something...
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    Warning - before you get fibre

    Yes, it's Octohell :( Oh, that's good to know. I next time I rent an apartment I'll look for one with OpenServe.
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    Warning - before you get fibre

    It's not like ADSL or LTE. With ADSL, as long as you had your line with Telkom or some other ISP that didn't LOCK your line, then you could connect using any ISP in South Africa. Getting connected with any ISP was a fast, painless experience. You could use different ISPs for different things...
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