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  1. 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
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    • adcolony afrihost angus macrobert axxess echo service provider internet solutions redvine networks taurus capital three6five
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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
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    • afrihost fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre networx octotel openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. 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...
  10. 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
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    • afrihost axxess cool ideas mybroadband insights rsaweb webafrica
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. 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.
  12. 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...
  13. 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.
  14. Jan

    Fibre ISP email support tested

    ISP email support tested — and only one could answer a simple question An email support test of South African Internet service providers (ISPs) by MyBroadband revealed that only RSAWeb provided a complete and reasonable answer to the questions asked. Email is a core part of any ISP’s support...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost axxess cell c cool ideas herotel home connect metrofibre networx mtn rsaweb supersonic vodacom vox
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. BamboozledAttorney

    ISP prices are up?

    Clearly there is a price increase on Afrihost's website. Current: End of December 2021: From the looks of it, even Openserve as an FNO got a price increase. Current: From last year: Same with Frogfoot: Current: From last year: Anyone knows if other ISPs are going to do an increase?
  16. Jan

    South Africa's biggest data users of 2021

    The Petabyte squad — South Africa’s biggest data hogs in 2021 At least three fibre-to-the-home users in South Africa consumed more than 1 petabyte (1,000TB) of data during 2021, according to major fibre Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country. Point Topic's Broadband Tariff Benchmark...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost cool ideas cybersmart level-7 lightspeed link africa octotel openserve rsaweb vumatel
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. S

    No Fiber Connectivity - vuma reach with afrihost

    Experiencing no connectivity from the 13th January 2022 and afrihost does not give any feedback as to why their is no connectivity . The LOS light is continously flashing red ISP-642504
  18. Jan

    MyBroadband Q4 2021 ISP speed test results

    There is one ISP in South Africa with an average speed of over 100Mbps MyBroadband Insights has released its latest speed test results, revealing that Cybersmart is the Internet service provider (ISP) with the highest average speed. The speed test results are based on data collected through...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost axxess cybersmart internet service provider (isp)
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. Jan

    Fibre price comparison - 4Mbps to 50Mbps for less than R500

    Fibre for less than R500 — from 4Mbps to 50Mbps South Africans looking for an affordable fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) package will find a wide range of products to choose from for less than R500 per month. The prices of fibre packages are not primarily determined by the Internet Service Providers...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost axxess fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot internet service provider (isp) mweb octotel openserve rsaweb vumatel
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. T

    Afrihost Mobile Data - SIM card not authenticating to Afrihost APN

    Good Morning for the last 48 hours , I have been waiting for Afrihost in conjunction with MTN to get my MTN prepaid SIM card to authenticate and be visible on the Afrihost APN Network Although Afrihost has escalated it to MTN and Critical Care ticket was opened (ticket ending in 5755), it...
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