metrofibre

  1. C

    Shoutout to Vodacom for offering South Africa's first subscription-based fibre outage service. 🎉

    A special thank you to Vodacom for keeping the great South African tradition alive: charging customers for services they can't actually use. 👏 Since moving into my property on 1 March 2026, my fibre has gone down at month-end EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH. 30th. 31st. 1st. Like clockwork. Each month I...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    MetroFibre announces prepaid fibre price increases

    MetroFibre announces prepaid fibre price increases MetroFibre Networx notified customers on its prepaid 30Mbps MetroConnect product on its Nexus network that their prices would increase from 1 May 2026 by between 18% and 25%. South Africa’s fourth-largest fibre operator by homes passed also...
  4. Lebogang95

    PS5 download speeds slow on Metrofibre

    Hi all. I have a 1000Mbps/500Mbps line with Metrofibre, and for the most part, I get the speeds I pay for except for when downloading games on my PS5. When it comes to the console, my speeds are terrible. I can barely hit 100Mbps, and on a good day I average around 70Mbps, whether on Ethernet...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Major Internet outages in SA

    Major Internet outages in SA Internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost and fibre network operator (FNO) MetroFibre reported high-impact fibre connectivity outages on Sunday, 14 September 2025. Downdetector showed a big increase in user reports of issues with Afrihost services from around 09:00...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • afrihost fibre network operators (fnos) fibre outages fibre-to-the-home (ftth) internet internet outages metrofibre
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. 1

    TTConnect desert interested in Metrofibre paradise across the road

    Just across the road from the boomed off area that I live in, there is a large area with Metrofibre coverage. But in my area there is only one fibre provider, TTConnect. Most of us living in my area are unhappy with their service and prices, and would happily switch to Metrofibre if it were...
  7. GeeWillakas

    Pathetic service

    I have been struggling for months now with Afrihost. It all started with Metrofibre doing some sort of upgrade on the line to support both PPPoE and dynamic IP. My router would constantly reset and default to PPPoE. After weeks of back and forth, I asked for a new Router as even browsing the...
  8. S

    Mweb, Metrofibre, New ISP or New Router???

    Hi all, Looking for some advice. I am currently with Mweb, 150/150mbps (Fibre line through Metrofibre). Recently (past few weeks) when streaming or gaming our connection is unstable - buffering, lagging etc. We have the Zyxel EMG3525-T50C router that was sent to us by Mweb last year Feb...
  9. ZMo

    Metrofibre, WebAfrica or stay with Vox?

    So I've been searching around for a faster wifi plan as i know for a fact that i’m currently being overcharged by vox(R899 a month for 75mbps up and down). I’ve come across a few good deals but have been hesitant on changing. I’ve seen webafrica selling for metrofibre on their website for R850...
  10. T

    Using a VPN on a Nokia G-140W-G router from MetroFibre

    Hi all, We make use of an Xbox One for all of our streaming services and currently have a Nokia G-140W-G router provide by Metrofibre. I am wanting to get my Xbox to make use of a VPN service but it looks like the easiest way to do that is to enter the credentials of the VPN service into the...
  11. Deckert

    MetroFibre as FNO and ISP: my experience

    Hi, A quick review of a new MetroFibre installation, using MetroFibre Networx as an ISP and my experience so far. I've been on Openserve+Afrihost fibre since 2017 (last package was 50/50) and was always extremely satisfied. Stable, good performance, good resilience against undersea cable...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big RSAWeb FTTH outage

    Big RSAWeb FTTH outage Internet service provider (ISP) RSAWeb is suffering from a widespread fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) outage. Hundreds of RSAWeb users reported problems with accessing the Internet on the outage tracking website Downdetector on Saturday, 11 May 2024.
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Criminals stealing fibre cables and "smoking" them

    Criminals stealing fibre cables and "smoking" them At least one major fibre network operator (FNO) in South Africa has learnt that criminals are stealing parts of its fibre cabling and smoking them. MyBroadband recently asked the country's biggest FNOs how their rollouts and network uptime...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Major MetroFibre FTTH outage

    Major MetroFibre FTTH outage Fibre network operator (FNO) MetroFibre was hit by a major network outage affecting numerous fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) customers in at least four provinces on Friday, 23 February 2024. According to reports on outage tracking website Downdetector, customers first...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Prepaid fibre options in South Africa

    Prepaid fibre options in South Africa South Africans looking for highly flexible but fast and reliable broadband could look into a prepaid fibre subscription with several of the country's biggest fibre network operators (FNOs). While conventional monthly fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) packages have...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's biggest FTTH networks share achievements and challenges in 2023

    South Africa's biggest FTTH networks share achievements and challenges in 2023 South Africa's biggest fibre network operators (FNOs) continued to expand their fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks substantially in 2023. The number of people using FTTH has surged past those that had a Telkom DSL...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • evotel fibre network operator (fno) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot herotel home fibre metrofibre octotel openserve vodacom vumatel zoom fibre
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    MetroFibre opens "Experience Store" in Thembisa

    MetroFibre opens "Experience Store" in Thembisa South African fibre network operator (FNO) MetroFibre launched its first store in Thembisa on Friday, 1 December 2023. The new "Experience Store" is located at the Busy Corner Imbizo Shisanyama in Thembisa, with employees recruited from the local...
  18. TristiaanMTS

    Mind The Speed Support

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    Extremely poor speeds and no help from Afrihost for 2 months

    I'm on a 250/250 line on Afrihost/Metrofibre and every single day at 17:00 to 22:00 gaming is not an option as my speeds just go straight into the gutter but thoughout the day when I'm at work the speeds are as they should be. I logged a ticket in 31 August and again on 28 September which just...
  20. Jan

    MetroFibre confirms speed and price changes coming in 2024

    MetroFibre reveals speed and price changes for home fibre Fibre network operator (FNO) MetroFibre is increasing the speeds and prices on two of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) packages and dropping its 50Mbps and 100Mbps home products for new customers. MyBroadband first learned about the...
  21. P

    Metrofibre Direct

    Hi, Moving to Metrofibre directly this Month, does anyone know if the provided Router is any good? Kinda disappointed that I have to wait for a contractor from Metrofibre to come and install the router, as this router has the ONT built into it. So I have been offline since Saturday as I am not...
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