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  1. FGRL

    Vodacom LTE-A vs Cool Ideas FTTH in Century City

    Quite simple one for all the Century City residents!! Which is better in terms of connectivity sustainability and speed tests (costs and “presumed” upload/download not applicable to this conversation).
    • FGRL
    • Thread
    • century city century connect century on lake cool ideas ftth vodacom vodacom lte-a
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. FGRL

    Vodacom LTE-A vs Cool Ideas FTTH in Century City

    Quite simple one for all the Century City residents!! Which is better in terms of connectivity sustainability and speed tests (costs and “presumed” upload/download not applicable to this conversation).
    • FGRL
    • Thread
    • century city century connect century on lake cool ideas ftth ftth cape town vodacom vodacom lte vodacom lte-a
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Vodacom Mobile Data
  4. I

    Cool Ideas / Openserve Fibre - Poor Upload Speeds on TP-Link Archer C20 V4 [resolved]

    Hi guys I signed up for a 100mbps up / 50mbps down fibre line on the Openserve network in November. The line was installed quickly, and was very fast initially on both upload and download speeds. It was averaging 75-93mbps down, and 40-50mbps up. However, over the last few weeks, I noticed...
    • InTheCube
    • Thread
    • archer cool ideas fibre openserve slow tp-link upload
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
  5. P

    Can I get a Static IP on CISP through SADV?

    Hello Everyone, Is it at all possible in any way, shape, or form to get a static IP address through Cool Ideas (or any other ISP) using SA Digital Villages Fibre? SADV is busy installing Fibre in our neighborhood, but I require a Static IP, and I am worried that I will not be able to get one...
    • Peacock22
    • Thread
    • cisp cool ideas fttb ftth ip address isp sa digital villages sadv static static ip
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
  6. R

    Switching from Telkom (Openserve) to Cool Ideas (Openserve)

    Good Afternoon All, Hoping someone can help me out. I need to switch an Openserve (and Telkom ISP account) to Openserve Cool Ideas. Currently have a 20/20 and would like to also increase the speed to 100/50. I have read a lot of comments regarding Telkom being a nightmare when it comes to...
  7. J

    Cool Ideas goes live on SACS - and shows the big latency benefit to the US

    Cool Ideas goes live on SACS - and shows the big latency benefit to the US Fibre ISP Cool Ideas has gone live on the new South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), which gives it direct paths to South America and North America. SACS, which connects Angola and Brazil, is owned by Angola Cables and has...
  8. L

    Cool Ideas latency to Mweb servers. [PROBLEM]

    Is it just me or is CISP having terrible connection to all Mweb servers? I recently got fibre through TTConnect to Cool Ideas and noticed that the only ISP I lag to is Mweb. This isn't good as Mweb hosts a lot of our local game servers so I'm wondering if this is a new issue and why does this...
  9. T

    BitCo. Keen to hear views about them

    I live in an area that's about to go live and have been reading all kinds of rave reviews about Cool Ideas. Then I came across this: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/fibre/277169-bitco-launching-fibre-to-the-home-packages.html Anyone know anything about them?
  10. R

    Any Idea when SADV will offer speeds higher than 100mbps?

    I presume there is hardware investment needed on their side but intrigued to find out if there is any plan for them to offer it as the other providers like Vumetel already offer higher speeds. Thanks!
  11. genetic

    Cool Ideas - Migrating from Telkom

    I have a 40Mbps Telkom Fibre account (Telkom ISP and line with Openserve). I had previously tried to sign up for Cool Ideas, but received an email stating I should get back in contact once my line has been cancelled. I cancelled my telkom fibre package on the 10th of August, and have had...
  12. J

    Cool Ideas and OpenServe fibre feedback please

    Good morning Can anyone with fibre accounts with Cool Ideas on the OpenServe infrastructure provide some feedback please. Speed test results would be great too. Regards Johan
  13. R

    Web Africa vs Cool Ideas on SADV

    Hey Guys, I have been looking around in the forums and cant seem to find feedback specific to SADV for Web Africa and Cool Ideas. However, based on general feedback it seems as though Cool Ideas are far more superior based on overall client experience. Whereas, clients on Web Africa have...
  14. mercurial

    Cool Ideas\Octotel router

    Hi guys Just wondering what router they give you? Do you also have a Ubiquiti Unifi AP? I'm keen to hear your experiences pre and post Ubiquiti. Trying to determine if I really will need one.
    • mercurial
    • Thread
    • access point cool ideas fibre octotel router ubiquiti
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
  15. A

    Vumatel - Cool Ideas 100mbps fiber more problems than anything else

    Hi guys I have been on a 100mbps vumatel line for a month now. I chose Cool Idea's as my ISP since their policies and support seem to be intact. I started on a 50/5 line on the 1st of October and upgraded the end of October to 100mbps. 30% of the time there is a problem. Low connection...
  16. J

    Cool Ideas or Home Affairs? WORST customer experience ever!

    I have been a customer with Cool Ideas for about 6 months, I have had 20 plus problems with them. They debit money even when I have been paying with payfast since I joined them and still havent refunded me putting me in arrears with my bank and I am being charged fees cause of it . They take...
    • JC1313
    • Thread
    • cool ideas fibre home affiars maboneng terrible service
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
  17. Newsfeed

    Cool Ideas – Data centres and gigabit fibre

    Cool Ideas – Data centres and gigabit fibre Cool Ideas is working on making gigabit fibre services “usable and feasible”, cofounder Paul Butschi told MyBroadband.
  18. D

    Fibre Static IP Addresses

    We have a small business which operates from home and at the moment we have 5 static IP addresses with MWEB ADSL. Vumatel is in the process of finalising fibre in our area. According to WebAfrica and Mweb, they can't offer us static IP addresses on a Vumatel Fibre connection. Is this correct or...
    • danielfynes
    • Thread
    • afrihost axxess cool ideas fibre mweb static ip address vumatel webafrica
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
  19. P

    Comtel Vs Coold Ideas Vs Home Connect - (Comtel anyone???) Vox VOIP?

    Hi, I am looking to sign up for fiber in Three Anchor Bay, Green Point, Cape Town area which is serviced by Octotel. I have narrow my choice down to either Cool Ideas or Home Connect, and I recently looked into Comtel. Looking at 100mbps/25 uncapped, unshaped as well as add on VOIP...
    • Pmane01
    • Thread
    • cape town comtel cool ideas fiber ftth greenpoint home connect three anchor bay voip vox
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
  20. Newsfeed

    Cool Ideas cutting Vumatel fibre prices

    Cool Ideas cutting Vumatel fibre prices Cool Ideas is cutting the prices of its uncapped Vumatel FTTH packages with download speeds of 50Mbps.
  21. roughiain

    Cool Ideas \ TTConnect issues dunvegan

    Hi, So going into day 4 with no fibre internet. My connection has never been stable - the PPOE kept dropping, would either have to reboot the modem or manually disconnect and reconnect the router. After multiple emails and sending logs CISP finally managed to get a TTConnnect technician to...
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