100Mbps+100GB or 10Mbps+Uncapped?

[StoneCold]

The 100MB line will be awsome to have , but 100GB does not go far. We average 10GB a day and this is mostly just streaming NEtflix in 1080p ...

10MB line uncapped will thus be the required line.... however the question is if you go uncapped one usually gets screwed on the FUP like Telkom has 200GB where you get throttled ??

So who uses the Openserve 10MB uncapped fibre deal at this stage and how do you find the experience ... as i'm sitting with this conundrum of changing my 20Mb/s vdsl line for fibre and need to see if I take a capped deal at higher speed or uncapped 10Mb/s deal ??? and yes my only choice is openserve ...

If you get close to line speed on your 20mb VDSL connection, then I wouldn't switch to 10mb uncapped fibre. If a higher upload speed is a huge requirement for you, then yes, I'd consider it, but otherwise, no ways. If you have a high data cap and upload isn't an issue, then go for the 10mb fibre connection. But I'd never trade speed vs upload if upload speed wasn't important to me.

I was on a 40mb/20mb Openserve fibre connection for 1 year, it was pure bliss (was also the only fibre option for me). Had to move as I got married and then forced to use LTE for a month, was pure hell. Thankfully, back on a 10mb ADSL connection, and more than 2TB of data (accumulated) thanks to VOX Fatpipe that I can use again (400GB base cap per month). Feels like I'm back on fibre compared to LTE

Openserve fibre isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. Yes, technically you're still dealing with Telkom, but once you go fibre you never go back (unless of course if download speed is more important than upload speed if we're talking about 20mb vdsl vs 10mb uncapped fibre).

If you're looking at a higher capped deal with increased speed, for example 40mb/20mb like I had, then I would switch in a heartbeat if I were you. Remember you can always use your current account that you're using with your vdsl with Openserve fibre also. So, technically you just need to decide on the line speed if your current capped account is adequate. A 40mb fibre connection is MORE than adequate for the average household (that's to say if you have enough bandwidth to sustain it though as you'll rapidly chew through it due to the increased speed and streaming quality). To give you an example, streaming in "Source" quality on Twitch uses about 2GB per hour vs 700mb an hour on "High" quality.

I never used more than 250-300GB a month as I mainly only streamed Twitch in source quality and downloaded the odd game here and there when I had fibre. It's ultimately up to you. Feel free to send me a pm if you have any further questions about the experience I had

 

[Johnatan56]

If you get close to line speed on your 20mb VDSL connection, then I wouldn't switch to 10mb uncapped fibre. If a higher upload speed is a huge requirement for you, then yes, I'd consider it, but otherwise, no ways. If you have a high data cap and upload isn't an issue, then go for the 10mb fibre connection. But I'd never trade speed vs upload if upload speed wasn't important to me.

I was on a 40mb/20mb Openserve fibre connection for 1 year, it was pure bliss (was also the only fibre option for me). Had to move as I got married and then forced to use LTE for a month, was pure hell. Thankfully, back on a 10mb ADSL connection, and more than 2TB of data (accumulated) thanks to VOX Fatpipe that I can use again (400GB base cap per month). Feels like I'm back on fibre compared to LTE

Openserve fibre isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. Yes, technically you're still dealing with Telkom, but once you go fibre you never go back (unless of course if download speed is more important than upload speed if we're talking about 20mb vdsl vs 10mb uncapped fibre).

If you're looking at a higher capped deal with increased speed, for example 40mb/20mb like I had, then I would switch in a heartbeat if I were you. Remember you can always use your current account that you're using with your vdsl with Openserve fibre also. So, technically you just need to decide on the line speed if your current capped account is adequate. A 40mb fibre connection is MORE than adequate for the average household (that's to say if you have enough bandwidth to sustain it though as you'll rapidly chew through it due to the increased speed and streaming quality). To give you an example, streaming in "Source" quality on Twitch uses about 2GB per hour vs 700mb an hour on "High" quality.

I never used more than 250-300GB a month as I mainly only streamed Twitch in source quality and downloaded the odd game here and there when I had fibre. It's ultimately up to you. Feel free to send me a pm if you have any further questions about the experience I had

The prices are also one of the complaints, you have to deal with IPC ergo the prices are higher than the competition (except for those who get e.g. Vodacom fiber)

 

[steel_dog]

I read the question as - Instant, but very short lived, gratification vs Slower and drawn out.
They are the extremes.

From my experience data use grows with speed. With more and more online services becoming available by the day 100GB on a 100mbps connection won't last.

On the other extreme - would the typical user consume TB's on the 10mbps uncapped service? As a number of you have already pointed out the speed limitation would hamper the typical use case - concurrent multi-device HD streaming.

There's one fly in the ointment. Can Fibre providers / ISPs actually provide a service with close to full line speeds on both download and upload? The evidence, on myBB, is that they can't consistently.

I'd prefer a consistently well performing 20/20mbps service with 200GB cap and Free Time. Schedule content downloads between 00h00 and 08h00. Build up a catalogue and watch at leisure.

The issue is that a) this doesn't exist at a price point to match VDSL, b) the service doesn't appear to be consistent, c) the problems with issue resolution are no different to those I faced with Telkom - ISP simply hands off to Fibre provider and says we're trying, d) fibre issues (and not the gardener cutting the cable type) appear to take days to resolve because of technician availability.

*shrug*
Fibre is not a panacea. Not yet anyway.