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    Afrihost Fibre Server at Home

    I had a look - can't find any FNOs limiting this. Would be a bit unreasonable having somebody travel and not allowing them access to their home alarm system (IP on FTTH line).
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    Afrihost Fibre Server at Home

    Which FNOs have these restrictive terms?
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    Vumatel Fibre + ISP for IPv6

    Is this also working in Cape Town?
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    PPPoE must die - Tech from 90s Holding Back Fibre Speeds

    Not sure how GPON is relevant.
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    HELP PLEASE... Best ISP in George - FROGFOOT is our only FNO option

    Give this a read: https://www.capeindependent.com/article/who-keeps-fibre-networks-honest
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    Reverse DNS (PTR) record on home fiber?

    It's possible to host mail server on any IP - if you set it up well. Services like https://www.mail-tester.com can help with advice / checking. Yes, some companies like Microsoft / hotmail etc can be a pain. But you can also create custom delivery logic to deliver via services like Sendgrid /...
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    Goodbye Afrihost. Who's next?

    Grok3: Best fibre ISP in <CITY>?
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    Vox Telecom x Frogfoot - a short story.

    related read: https://www.capeindependent.com/article/who-keeps-fibre-networks-honest
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    Vox Telecom x Frogfoot - a short story.

    Sometimes you wonder if people in corporate ISP world ever pause and think, 'what's best for the customer?'
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    Frogfoot - Western Cape

    Possibly the longest internet outage of all the major fibre networks in the last ten years. https://www.capeindependent.com/article/frogfoots-new-years-internet-outage
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    Frogfoot - Strand

    Possibly the longest internet outage of all the major fibre networks in the last ten years. https://www.capeindependent.com/article/frogfoots-new-years-internet-outage
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    The rollout of new fibre connections has slowed to a crawl in South Africa

    'The rollout of new fibre connections has slowed to a crawl in South Africa' how are the MNOs doing with rolling out extra base stations? seems obvious that growth will slow at some point.
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    Atomic Access ISP in Cape Town?

    139ms is very good. You mention kids playing games - is this the lantency you see from home - which fibre line provider?
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    Fixing a major cause of fibre internet service interruptions

    Fibre line migrations often leave customers offline for days. The ISPA has issued new best-practice guidelines to improve fibre line transfers. Link to article: https://www.capeindependent.com/article/fibre-service-interruptions
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    Vumatel slashes rollouts as profits plunge

    So, Vumatel takes on 20B of debt and the business model is struggling in areas where they make decent revenue... and the solution is to deploy more capital in areas where they will make less revenue? Interesting.
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