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    ADSL - Intermittent connection - Bad Exchange? Is it up to Telkom to fix this?

    Hi guys, first off thank you for your interest in my post below.. It's been the cause of many headaches and frustrations. Any advice, help, feedback or comments are very much appreciated. So, for the past few weeks our Internet has gone down the drain. To give you a background, understand...
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    Crystal Web ADSL performance feedback thread Part 3...

    This thread is intended for customers to interact directly with Crystal Web staff about the performance of the ADSL network and to post feedback about the performance of the network and accounts. This channel is intended for existing customers to request assistance and to interact with Crystal...
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    Afrihost/Webafrica in Cape Town

    Hi All, Sorry but I am green to this so if this is not posted in the correct area, i apologise. How is Afrihost and Webafrica adsl service in Cape Town. Looking at a capped 4mbps line rental. Stay in the Ottery area. Any advice on this (even from a different provider) would be greatly...
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    ADSL Router Woes

    Hi All, Until recently we had a netgear DG834 router which has been slowly giving up the ghost on us. Losing it's settings, disconnecting randomly, dropping wifi connections until being rebooted etc. We tried another (same model and it was just as advanced in years with as many issues.) I...
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    MWEB ADSL issue & package options

    Hi Currently for the past 2 months or so I have been having terrible internet to the point where it is unusable. I've called mweb and asked them whats up and also did a port refresh on telkom's side. My line seems to be worse between 8-11pm but still not good, and even before or after that...
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    AFRIHOST - Business DSL Throttling (Business Optimisation Option)

    Hi All Afrihost ADSL Business Subscribers You may have noticed since 31 March 2015 that your ADSL connectivity, particularly on P2P, has dramatically decreased in speed alternatively ceased working completely. On investigating this today (1 April 2015) I was informed by Afrihost client...
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    Someone else on my ADSL line!

    Hi there. I've got a bundle with afrihost (uncapped 1mb internet, they manage the telkom dsl line). Of course I also then have a voice line with Telkom. The voice line works fine. However, since registering with afrihost almost three months ago, my internet has never worked (!!). After...
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    DSL router hijacking vulnerability uncovered

    DSL router hijacking vulnerability discovered A ZynOS vulnerability exposes D-Link, TP-Link, and ZTE routers to a DNS hijacking attack
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    Adsl speed problems

    Hey Hopefully there's a tech on this forum that can help me with this problem. Modem/router: asus dsl n55 Isp: afrihost Line is held by telkom Since the first of November I have had a very slow internet speed. I am currently on 6mbps. Paying for up to 10 but distance from the exchange...
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    South Africa’s broadband prices improving, but speed still lacking

    South Africa’s broadband prices better, speed lacking Point Topic’s residential broadband tariff benchmark report shows that local broadband prices are improving, but speeds are still lagging behind global standards.
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    adsl tweak possibility?

    Good Day, So i moved up to a new place here in pretoria ~2 months back, used telkom DSL checker, 10meg supported exchange (thought woohoo right?) wrong, i was on 2mb for a month, was okay, i decided to up to a 4meg, telkom then told me my line speed of 4mbps was unatainable due to "poor...
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    Afrihost uncapped ADSL 10Mbs (MTN)

    The Business ADSL costs more, but appears to give no better service. Today: Local - Cape Town Download Speed: 4342 kbps (542.8 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 418 kbps (52.3 KB/sec transfer rate) Latency: 32 ms 29/10/2014 08:24:27 Cape Town - Joburg Download Speed: 4224 kbps (528...
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    Official Crystal Web ADSL performance feedback thread Part 2...

    Finally, a thread where we get to own the first post. :D This thread is intended for customers to interact directly with Crystal Web management about the performance of the ADSL network and to post feedback about the performance of the network and accounts. Numerous new types of accounts will...
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    VDSL Issues in most parts of house

    Hi, my VDSL doesn't seem to connect well in most parts of my house and was connecting fine at a jack closest to where the Telkom line enters the house, but recently a Telkom technician tried wiring from this working jack to the jack where my modem was originally(recommended by another fault...
  15. Kevin Lancaster

    Cheapest 4Mbps uncapped ADSL prices

    Cheapest 4Mbps uncapped ADSL prices Incredible Connection is shaking up the uncapped ADSL market with the cheapest 4Mbps pricing in the country
  16. Kevin Lancaster

    Web Africa DSL user downloads 1TB in 36 hours

    Downloading 1TB in 36 hours using Web Africa DSL After Web Africa launched its free 50TB after-hours data promotion, the biggest downloaders showed just how much data they could burn through
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    Why you can't get maximum Telkom DSL speeds

    Telkom’s DSL: why you can’t get maximum speeds Your ADSL speed is influenced by many factors, including the copper quality, copper length, and the technology used
  18. Kevin Lancaster

    Latest worldwide Fibre vs DSL stats

    Fibre versus DSL: worldwide broadband stats Point Topic sheds light on the take-up of fixed broadband services at a country and technology level across the globe
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    Telkom DSL Line Charges

    Is it just me or is Telkom getting ridiculous on their DSL monthly pricing? My bill for march is going to be: Total Due: R732.20 This is like 270 rand shy from a 1000 rand for a DSL LINE??? I have a 4 Meg line? Anyone else with the same amount?
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    49db line attenuation

    is a line attenuation of 49db downstream the problem of my often disconnects? I had ongoing problem and it got worse when line was sync at 4mbps, it will drop connection often. I had phone call from a Telkom Engineer today giving me below info regarding my problem: Direct quoted from out...
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