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  1. DrJohnZoidberg

    [Cool Ideas PSA] CGNAT implementation

    This is just a quick public service announcement as it caught me off guard over the weekend. Cool Ideas has implemented CGNAT, so you may start being assigned these IPs randomly (see: https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/cool-ideas-fibre-isp-–-feedback-thread-6.1279361/post-33357443) If you...
  3. Anthro

    Signing up for CISP (Cool Ideas) - as a Business user

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    • Anthro
    • Thread
    • cisp cool ideas cool ideas isp customer experience customer feedback hellopeter hellopeter.co.za
    • Replies: 117
    • Forum: Fibre ISP Discussions
  4. JollyFerret

    Which ISP is the best between Rocket Net, AfriHost, and Cool Ideas in 2024?

    I'm currently in the market for an ISP at my new place, which is under MetroFibre. I've been reading that AfriHost and Cool Ideas have been consistently ranked as the Top 2 SA ISPs over the last couple of years, which is why they're on my short list. RocketNet is my current ISP. When I reached...
    • JollyFerret
    • Thread
    • afri host afrihost cool ideas cool ideas isp isp isp choice isp help metro fibre metro fibre networx rocketnet
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Fibre ISP Discussions
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Afrihost has strongest brand among ISPs in SA

    Afrihost has strongest brand among ISPs in SA Afrihost has extended its lead over Telkom, Mweb, and Cool Ideas as the Internet service provider (ISP) with the strongest brand in South Africa. This was revealed in Analytico’s latest Broadband and ISP Brand research. Analytico is a research...
  6. E

    Cool Ideas & Zoom Fibre Are The Ramaphosa's of the Internet World

    Cool Ideas sent out a notice on 31 October 2023 that as of 01 November 2023 Zoom Fibre customers would be getting a speed upgrade. This was also reflected on my latest invoice. Yet it is now 2 November 2023 and I have not got any upgraded speeds yet, contacted support and they said it will take...
  7. Jan

    Analytico: ISPs with the strongest brand in South Africa (April 2023)

    Afrihost crushes the competition Afrihost has extended its lead over Vox, Telkom, and Rain as the Internet service provider (ISP) with the strongest brand in South Africa. This was revealed in Analytico’s 2023 South African Broadband and ISP Brand Report released this week.
  8. Jan

    Symmetric 100Mbps uncapped FTTH price comparison - May 2023

    Fibre war in South Africa — 100Mbps uncapped packages compared Wirulink provides cheaper 100 Mbps fibre packages than some of its larger competitors, such as Afrihost and Axxess, a MyBroadband analysis has shown. There was generally a difference of R100 to R200 between the cheapest and most...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost atomic access axxess cool ideas herotel home-connect rsaweb wirulink
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Vumatel confirms price increases

    Vumatel increasing prices Vumatel will increase pricing across its fibre packages by between 1.1% and 2.1% from 1 June 2023. However, the fibre network operator (FNO) has announced that it will waive installation and activation fees from that date to offset the increase.
  10. Jan

    Best-rated ISPs in South Africa - March 2023

    South Africa's top ISPs at the start of 2023 Analytico's latest South African ISP rankings revealed that Afrihost is South Africa's top-rated Internet service provider (ISP), followed by Axxess and Mweb. It is the first report that used Analytico's new rating methodology, which considers more...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost analytico atomic access axxess cell c cool ideas cybersmart mtn mweb rain rsaweb supersonic telkom vodacom webafrica
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. B

    Vumatel down for 1 week

    Hi @PBCool / @CoolChick We have had no service for a full week now in Halfway Gardens, Midrand. Vumatel has not provided any feedback and Cool ideas escalation agent hasn't provided feedback either. Can you please provide some update other than they are working on it? Our neighbour received a...
  12. Jan

    Analytico ISP Rankings - Q4 2022

    Vodacom plummets in ISP rankings — now below Telkom and Rain Analytico’s quarterly customer satisfaction report revealed that Cool Ideas, Afrihost, and Airmobile are the top-rated Internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa. On the other end of the scale, Mweb, Cell C, and Vodacom were...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost airmobile cell c cool ideas mtn mweb rain rsaweb telkom vodacom webafrica
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA's biggest bandwidth hogs of 2022 revealed

    SA's biggest bandwidth hogs of 2022 revealed Prominent Internet service providers (ISPs) had several fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) customers who consumed well over 500 terabytes (TB) of data in the first 11 months of 2022. MyBroadband asked the country's biggest ISPs for the consumption figures of...
  14. M

    Decent ISP on Vumatel to upgrade to for a heavy downloader?

    Hi all, I'm in the South of JHB in a Vumatel / OpenServe area. I've been on Cool Ideas since I first got fibre, and my 100/100 connection has been super stable and the service from Cool Ideas has been fantastic. I've never had a peep out of them in connection with downloading too much...
  15. N

    Recent iptv buffering

    I have had iptv for years with no problem and suddenly in the last week or two it has become unwatchable. It just stops playing and buffers uncontrollably. If I switch ip address using a vpn, it will work for a while and then grind to a halt again. I suspect the iptv stream is being throttled...
  16. Jan

    One Vox / Frogfoot gigabit subscriber used 101TB in November 2022

    The 101TB man — Biggest bandwidth hogs in South Africa Several demanding fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) users consumed over 50 terabytes (TB) of data in November 2022, feedback from three major Internet service providers (ISPs) has shown. However, traffic on major fibre networks appears to have...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost cool ideas fibre-to-the-home (ftth) metrofibre octotel openserve vox vumatel
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    100Mbps FTTH price comparison - December 2022

    Fibre showdown — 100Mbps prices compared Wirulink, C-Way, and RSAWeb offer the lowest 100Mbps fibre prices compared to more-prominent Internet service providers (ISPs) like Afrihost, Axxess, and Cool Ideas, a MyBroadband analysis has shown. Wirulink offers the lowest prices for Openserve and...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost axxess c-way cool ideas frogfoot herotel metrofibre octotel openserve rsaweb wirulink
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    50Mbps FTTH FNO-ISP price comparison

    South African fibre price war — with 50Mbps from R499 per month The entry-level fibre package speed for many South African fibre network operators (FNOs) has shifted from 10Mbps or 20Mbps to 50Mbps. A MyBroadband analysis has revealed that smaller Internet service providers (ISPs) offer the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost axxess c-way cool ideas frogfoot herotel metrofibre octotel openserve rsaweb vumatel wirulink
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. Jan

    Vumatel fibre break and other downtime - 15 November 2022

    Major Vumatel outage South Africans on Vumatel's network in Gauteng are currently experiencing intermittent or no connectivity due to multiple problems in the region. Vumatel told MyBroadband that the issues were isolated to Afrihost customers.
  20. Jan

    50Mbps and 100Mbps fibre price comparison

    Fibre war in South Africa — with uncapped 50Mbps under R700 South Africans within the coverage of one of the country's major fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks can sign up for a 50Mbps or 100Mbps package at prices ranging from below R700 to around R1,000. These packages are ideal for the needs...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost cool ideas fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre networx mweb octotel openserve rsaweb telkom vumatel
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    ISP customer satisfaction ratings - Q3 2022

    Afrihost overtakes RSAWeb and Webafrica in battle for top South African ISP The top-rated Internet service provider in South Africa is Cool Ideas, followed by Afrihost and RSAWeb, Analytico’s quarterly customer satisfaction report reveals. Analytico is a research company that provides market...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost analytico cell c cool ideas rain rsaweb webafrica
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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