10Mbps uncapped ADSL pricing comparison

Honestly, the pricing doesn't mean much, when there is no available comparison of acceptable use policies, clear cut throttling and shaping policies or past user experiences.

A 10 Mbps uncapped is not a 10 Mbps uncapped to me if it throttles me down to 512k after the first two weeks!
I wish that we could see some hard figures on this, however I don't think it could happen.

As soon as someone uses more than 100GB in a month in this country, people label them as pirates.
 
Can't find Openweb's R1099 Uncapped account on the website. Anyone have a direct link for me?
 
i'll stick to mweb. anything on IS will get throttled in less than a week.
 
As soon as someone uses more than 100GB in a month in this country, people label them as pirates.
No, you don't get labelled a pirate, you get labelled a heavy user who is exceeding the acceptable usage policy for high speed and you get throttled.

What I want to see is an uncapped product that only measures your usage during business hours (because that is when it really matters). If that happened, many of us would disable most of our downloads during the day, but still experience good browsing speeds. That way everyone would be happy. Instead, we get punished during the day, for what we downloaded at night.
 
What I want to see is an uncapped product that only measures your usage during business hours (because that is when it really matters). If that happened, many of us would disable most of our downloads during the day, but still experience good browsing speeds. That way everyone would be happy. Instead, we get punished during the day, for what we downloaded at night.

+1
 
Also left out the IS Express+ 384Kb account that supports upto 10Mb after hours for R899
 
Honestly, the pricing doesn't mean much, when there is no available comparison of acceptable use policies, clear cut throttling and shaping policies or past user experiences.

A 10 Mbps uncapped is not a 10 Mbps uncapped to me if it throttles me down to 512k after the first two weeks!
I wish that we could see some hard figures on this, however I don't think it could happen.

+1 SA uncapped accounts have become all about "can I use it or not". Sadly from my experience and for my purposes they are all pretty limited and far from uncapped in reality, unless of course you go for one of the expensive "business" models.
 
When are you people going to realise that ISPs are either paying per GB themselves or per Gbps. Either way, they pay for volume of data. So the more we use, the more they pay.

Fair usage policies are there to protect the ISP and allow them to continue to combat telkom and poor underlying service of connectivity in this country.

If ISPs were to specify their various fair usage limits, people would see them as targets.

People that need premium service for large volumes of legitimate data, should pay a premium price. If you just want to download for download sake and pay as little as possible, you are not going to get a high performing service.

You have to give some to get some.
 
When are you people going to realise that ISPs are either paying per GB themselves or per Gbps. Either way, they pay for volume of data. So the more we use, the more they pay.

Fair usage policies are there to protect the ISP and allow them to continue to combat telkom and poor underlying service of connectivity in this country.

If ISPs were to specify their various fair usage limits, people would see them as targets.

People that need premium service for large volumes of legitimate data, should pay a premium price. If you just want to download for download sake and pay as little as possible, you are not going to get a high performing service.

You have to give some to get some.

Sorry but I cannot agree with you. The service is sold as an uncapped internet access product. By severely limiting what one can do with the product, you make it useless as a true uncapped internet access tool. If an ISP cannot deliver such a service then why advertise it as such and hide behind FUP's. Rather call it what it is, and attach a value to that. Of course there are many factors which dictate what ISP's can offer the public, but let us not confuse marketing drivel with public expectations.

For me large numbers have nothing to do with it. If I need to download something now, I want to be able to do it without worrying about running out of "cap". After all I purchased an uncapped product to do just that. Why should I pay a premium for this? An uncapped product by definition should not be associated with usage limits, it is UNCAPPED. What is so difficult to understand about that?
 
Sorry but I cannot agree with you. The service is sold as an uncapped internet access product. By severely limiting what one can do with the product, you make it useless as a true uncapped internet access tool. If an ISP cannot deliver such a service then why advertise it as such and hide behind FUP's. Rather call it what it is, and attach a value to that. Of course there are many factors which dictate what ISP's can offer the public, but let us not confuse marketing drivel with public expectations.

For me large numbers have nothing to do with it. If I need to download something now, I want to be able to do it without worrying about running out of "cap". After all I purchased an uncapped product to do just that. Why should I pay a premium for this? An uncapped product by definition should not be associated with usage limits, it is UNCAPPED. What is so difficult to understand about that?

^ What s/he said.
 
No, you don't get labelled a pirate, you get labelled a heavy user who is exceeding the acceptable usage policy for high speed and you get throttled.

What I want to see is an uncapped product that only measures your usage during business hours (because that is when it really matters). If that happened, many of us would disable most of our downloads during the day, but still experience good browsing speeds. That way everyone would be happy. Instead, we get punished during the day, for what we downloaded at night.

If you want day time speeds you need a business account. There's a reason business accounts cost more. Home accounts are people that work during the day and come home at night.
 
If you want day time speeds you need a business account. There's a reason business accounts cost more. Home accounts are people that work during the day and come home at night.

True.. but we all want Uncapped ADSL that gives your good speed thru the day at low cost.

I understand that in Israel their starter package is 12MB uncapped for about R220 and the top of the range is 100MB uncapped for R500, 30MB line cost about R300 and this all depending on exchange rate.... http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/421992-MWEB-reduces-uncapped-ADSL-prices/page15

Great news for SA moving toward affordable "broadband"

The thing I probably miss least from SA since living in Israel is the price of broadband....

a 30meg line with uncapped data here costs about R300 depending on the exchange rate, it is also much less shaped there is some shaping but not as bad as in SA.

entry level internet is a 12meg line uncapped and costs about R220 at the top end is 100meg which will be around R500

Even 3G uncapped (60gig fair use) will cost you about R250

So "Kola kavod" well done in Hebrew to Mweb but come one get it to 12meg before I come back haha...

EDIT . . . .

I am sure there are many reasons that it is unfair to compare the 2 but it is still such a massive difference hoping SA will enjoy real internet soon ;)
 
Sorry but I cannot agree with you. The service is sold as an uncapped internet access product. By severely limiting what one can do with the product, you make it useless as a true uncapped internet access tool. If an ISP cannot deliver such a service then why advertise it as such and hide behind FUP's. Rather call it what it is, and attach a value to that. Of course there are many factors which dictate what ISP's can offer the public, but let us not confuse marketing drivel with public expectations.

For me large numbers have nothing to do with it. If I need to download something now, I want to be able to do it without worrying about running out of "cap". After all I purchased an uncapped product to do just that. Why should I pay a premium for this? An uncapped product by definition should not be associated with usage limits, it is UNCAPPED. What is so difficult to understand about that?

Uncapped does not mean unlimited. Sure, that is what the public see it as, but that is not what it is. Uncapped means you will not be disconnected.

It is like an eat-as-much-as-you-like restaurant that has a Right of Admission Reserved policy. If they feel you have had enough, they ask you to leave. Just because your download appetite has no bounds, does not mean you should expect the ISPs to carry the cost of your appetite.

I understand your point regarding the marketing drive and all that, but the sooner consumers come to the party and understand that the ISPs are held to ransom by telkom as much as the consumer, then you will understand why ISPs use FUP.

And honestly, what are you guys downloading that you need to move 200+ GB a month?
 
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