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  1. Kevin Lancaster

    ISPs must block The Pirate Bay – European Court

    ISPs must block The Pirate Bay – European Court The European Court of Justice has ruled that*Dutch ISPs*must block access to The Pirate Bay.
  2. Kevin Lancaster

    Internet Solutions gearing up for big ISP product launch in South Africa

    Internet Solutions gearing up for big ISP product launch in South Africa Internet Solutions will soon make a big announcement regarding a new product that will benefit the ISPs on its platform, CEO Saki Missaikos told MyBroadband.
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    Web Africa Fibre feedback

    Considering getting Web Africa as ISP choice for fibre installation. Any good or bad stories? Alternatives are iConnect, Cool ideas and Vox.
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    Why can people from the UK get 150 ping to here, but we get 180 to the UK?

    My questions is exactly as the title says. I have plenty of friends from the UK who get 150 ping to any of our local servers, and yet when we connect to UK servers, we have a minimum of 180. Why is that? And if there's a way to fix it, how would one go about it? Could our ISPs optimize their...
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    Recommendations - ISP's with high availability (uninterrupted service)

    With ADSL it was difficult to have a service which stayed up for very long. However, with Fibre, consumers can now look forward to having a service with high availability, that is seldom interrupted. This makes them suitable for small/home businesses and demanding users. The problem is that...
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    Fibre choice for Melrose Estate Area

    Hi, I am moving into a complex in Melrose Estate, JHB, within the next 2 weeks, and would like some advice on what ISP to choose for my fiber connection. The complex is covered by Vumatel, and they come with a wide range of ISPs to choose from, all with very different pricing for various...
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    what is wrong with my ADSL? my ISP says everything is ok but it's not!!!

    I've bought this subscription for over a year now and worked wonderfully for the first 4-5 months, but then everything went down hill overnight webpages are too slow, I should be getting 4MBits/s but I only get less than 0.7MBits/s the only thing working fine is torrent, and when I open...
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    Fiber in Muizenberg, Western Cape

    The DFA coverage is growing as seen here http://www.dfafrica.co.za/coverage/ for Muizenberg however they dont to Fiber to home :'( I dont know of any Fiber options in Duiker Gate which is right next to the Capricorn Business Park (which is full of fiber).... If anyone gets a lead that could...
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    can you help me fix my ADSL? my ISP doesn't know what is wrong!!

    I've had this 4MB ADSL subscription for over a year now, since january 2016, and it was super good for the first 6 months, everything working at full 4MB speed, 70ms-90ms latency in games. but until june things started getting bad, some websites like facebook started to slow down, videos wont...
  10. joppenheim

    Which fibre provider to choose?

    Hi experts Are there any recommendations in choosing a fibre ISP? My area is about to come online with fibre via Vumatel and I see they have HUNDREDS of packages through various ISPs: https://shop.vumatel.co.za/ Most of them are very impressive and fairly easy to navigate to your...
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    Are all ISP's created equal?

    I have used Telkom as my ISP for 5 years and have been happy with the service. Faults have been sorted quickly, no billing issues, up time has been good. Only annoyance is occasional network congestion during peak times (early evening). It's time to upgrade and Telkom's 40Gb / 4Mbps offering...
  12. Kevin Lancaster

    Best ADSL, FTTH, and Mobile ISPs in South Africa

    Best ADSL, FTTH, and Mobile ISPs in South Africa MyBroadband’s latest broadband survey shows that Cybersmart, Crystal Web, and Axxess are the best Internet service providers in South Africa. The Q1 2017 broadband survey was completed by 2,463 South African broadband subscribers. These...
  13. Kevin Lancaster

    US ISPs stop sending piracy warnings – they didn’t work

    US ISPs stop sending piracy warnings – they didn’t work ISPs and media companies in the US have stopped sending online piracy violation notices – a move which formed part of the Copyright Alert System.
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    Fibre in Noordwyk, Midrand

    Hey Guys They are busy laying down Fibre lines along Liebenberg road, does anyone know if these will be for FTTH or purely for business use, its a very residential area so I could only imagine FTTH but through which ISP and who do I need to bribe to make it happen. Thanks
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    SA Digital Villages - ISP

    Hi Does anyone know which ISPs are available on SADV. I see Afrihost and cool ideas are both linked. Anyone else? I'm looking for a ISP that provides a cap service. I prefer higher speed with a lower cap at a decent price. Thanks
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    Amobia

    Dear MyBroadband I hope you are all well. I would like to share my personal experience with Amobia as my WISP. I have been a client with them for 4 years now. In 2013 they were on the old system where they used a torching system. The torching system prioritised browsing, streaming and...
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    I want less from the government – ISP CEO

    I want less from the government – ISP CEO When MyBroadband asked Cybersmart CEO Laurie Fialkov what he wanted from the government to improve broadband in South Africa, he had a simple answer: less.
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    Mweb Services

    Hi everyone, I've finally decided after years of thought that I'm switching over to ADSL. After a few months of research I decided to go with Mweb as my chosen ISP provider. Telkom gave me my normal telephone line after a struggle with them and ordered my uncapped 4meg adsl and line from...
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    Business ISP recommendation - Durban area

    Hi there guys. Hope you can assist. My company is in the market for a new ISP. Looking for a solid, good ISP with a technically sound technical department, with good after sales service, and support. We will require fibre lines, VOIP, and MPLS between branches. Can members of the forum...
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    Best ISP to go with in Melville, thinking of cancelling Web Africa.

    Hi There, I can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for so thought I would just create a new thread. If this has been answered a link would really be appreciated. But basically I got my parents fibre through open serve and Web Africa at their house, the process was terrible it took...
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