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  1. Jan

    1Gbps fibre prices compared

    The Ferrari of Internet connections in South Africa pricing compared Among prominent South African ISPs, RSAWeb and Webafrica offer consumers the most affordable 1 Gbps fibre packages across four of the country's biggest fibre networks, a MyBroadband analysis shows. We compared the 1 Gbps...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • 1gbps broadband afrihost axxess cool ideas fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre mweb octotel rsaweb vumatel webafrica
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. LeeeoyM

    Afrihost Fibre down for 1 week

    Good day I have not had fibre for 1 week as the "LOS" has a red light flashing and i had contacted Afrihost which said that they had tried everything and had logged a ticket with openserve ,i downloaded the openserve application and saw that a ticket had been logged and the technician was...
  4. sangiro

    Afrihost Pure LTE (MTN) in the sticks

    I have been an Afrihost client since October 2021. In short, MTN in the sticks services/towers are over congested, especially from 15:00 to 22:00 daily, and/or they are throttling clients. I went through the LTE department (about 4 times) and @AfriNatic MTN Coverage Department has had every...
  5. G

    Moving from Vumatel to Openserver - B number missing

    Good day All, I am facing an issue I'm sure many people have faced before. Let me set the scene. We are moving to our new home at the end of May. We currently have Afrihost fibre running on Vumatel infrastructure. Our new home only has Openserve available, which means that we will need the B...
  6. Jan

    MetroFibre increases speeds - FTTH price comparison

    Fibre price war in South Africa — MetroFibre throws down the gauntlet Comparing the latest fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) prices in South Africa from major fibre network operators (FNOs) shows that Vumatel is the most expensive for almost every speed. MetroFibre announced this week that it was...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost frogfoot metrofibre octotel openserve rsaweb vumatel
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. H

    DNS Settings For Github

    Hi all I have created my website via Github.com. I am trying to deploy my site via my Afrihost registered domain. All is configured correctly on Github's side, but I am struggling with the DNS settings for Afrihost. What should the DNS settings look like on Afrihost side?
  8. Jan

    Basic website hosting prices compared

    How much it costs to host a basic website in South Africa Having a website for your brand is vital in the modern age, and South African businesses have a range of hosting providers from which to choose. It is crucial that you choose the right hosting service for your needs to ensure that you...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • 1-grid afrihost hosting web hosting webhosting xneelo
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Angus MacRobert's path from telecoms CEO to successful tech investor

    Angus MacRobert — From top telecoms CEO to successful tech investor Angus MacRobert is one of South Africa's most successful telecommunications leaders and tech investors who have made a tremendous mark on the ICT industry. MacRobert started his career as an article clerk at Deloitte, after...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • adcolony afrihost angus macrobert axxess echo service provider internet solutions redvine networks taurus capital three6five
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    Upgrading to 500 Mbps Openserve fibre on Afrihost Client Zone tested

    I upgraded to 500 Mbps Openserve fibre through Afrihost — and it is great I upgraded from 200 Mbps to 500 Mbps Openserve fibre using Afrihost’s easy-to-use client zone and must now figure out what to do with the extra bandwidth. Openserve launched its new 500 Mbps fibre-to-the-home service in...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    YouTube unwatchable on Afrihost and Webafrica

    YouTube unwatchable on Afrihost and Webafrica Google servers used by several Internet service providers in South Africa are facing overwhelming network traffic, causing major problems when streaming video from YouTube. Afrihost and Webafrica fibre broadband subscribers reported the issue on...
  12. sangiro

    Great "SERVICE" by Afrihost brought in partnership with MTN

    Thank you MTN South Africa in partnership with Afrihost for great below 10 Mbps speeds most of the day since Sept 2021 yes, your service works GREAT see fully functional, thanks for the investigations: https://bit.ly/3itwxx5 Thank you Ralph Mupita Charles Molapisi Gian Visser and the Technical...
  13. Jan

    South African ISPs are hiring developers, network engineers, and sysadmins

    South African ISPs are hiring — 34 tech jobs you can apply for now Many of South Africa's big Internet service providers (ISPs) are recruiting developers and engineers in various roles. According to the Skills Development Corporation, the most employable field at the end of 2021 was...
  14. S

    Afrihost and MTN data just stopped working.

    I deleted my previous post as I thought I would give afrihost the benefit of the doubt and a chance to fix the issue. But after 3 days of no data it is clear that no one cares and people need to be made aware of the lack of service. I have paid for minutes and data every month for almost a...
  15. Jan

    Openserve on 1Gbps fibre - We'll launch it if we launch it

    1Gbps fibre in South Africa — two major networks are lagging behind While other major fibre networks in South Africa reach speeds of up to 1Gbps, MetroFibre and Openserve only offer download speeds of up to 500Mbps and 300Mbps, respectively. Afrihost sells Vumatel's, Frogfoot's, and Octotel's...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre networx octotel openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. T

    Fortinet VPN and Afrihost - only works 10 minutes after login

    Hi all Long time lurker on the forum. Having a recent issue with my Afrihost Fibre and my work VPN, Fortinet. Unfortunately forum was not much help as another user did post something but issue wasnt directly answered hence me posting here...
  17. Jan

    Top ISP in South Africa at the start of 2022

    South Africa's top ISP at the start of 2022 revealed Cool Ideas, RSAWEB, and Webafrica received the highest average customer satisfaction ratings in the latest MyBroadband Insights broadband report. The report is based on 241,572 speed tests and customer satisfaction ratings collected through...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost axxess cool ideas mybroadband insights rsaweb webafrica
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    MTN, Afrihost, and Cell C 4G and 5G speeds tested

    Broadband speed comparison — MTN, Afrihost, and Cell C Testing by MyBroadband revealed that MTN and Afrihost have similar mobile data speeds, while Cell C had by far the worst performance. This comparison is interesting because Afrihost and Cell C both use MTN’s network, but in different ways.
  19. T

    My router is being DOS attacked

    It started around 4pm. At first it was a DNS hijack. My AV was able to pick it up and block connections to this bad actor. I'll try to link images. . I hope this image appears. I ran a full system scan on my laptop and did a factory reset on my router. I reconfigured my router to connect to my...
  20. Jan

    Afrihost fibre price hikes announced

    Afrihost hikes fibre prices Afrihost has started informing subscribers that they will be paying more for their fibre connections from 1 March 2022. Customers on all major fibre network operators (FNOs) will see a price increase, except for MetroFibre Networx.
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