10Mbps uncapped fibre and ADSL prices in South Africa compared - 2012 vs 2020

[Jamie McKane]

10Mbps uncapped fibre and ADSL prices in South Africa compared - 2012 vs 2020

In the middle of 2012, Afrihost launched its latest broadband product - a 10Mbps uncapped ADSL account.

At the time, it made a big splash as it was much cheaper than competing products on the market - only R997 per month.

 

[konfab]

Not cheap enough will cry the government when they nationalise the fibre networks.

 

[Dan C]

10Mbps ... eish

 

[bobcpt]

10Mbps ... eish

It does not look too bad when compared to 2Mbps 'fast' adsl... Big eish

 

[genetic]

10Mbps is the slowest you can get these days... and it's SLOW.

 

[Lupus]

10Mbps is the slowest you can get these days... and it's SLOW.

Times are a changing

 

[Deandbn]

Don't them use a 2012 - 2020 Comparison to obfuscate that SA still have just about the most expensive prices for internet connection in the world.
Instead of doing an article on how prices have reduced over a couple of years they should rather do an article on why our internet is so slow and so expensive and expose who is creaming the profits.

 

[Bivesh]

I'm on 8Mbps. It's within budget and good enough.

 

[genetic]

Don't them use a 2012 - 2020 Comparison to obfuscate that SA still have just about the most expensive prices for internet connection in the world.
Instead of doing an article on how prices have reduced over a couple of years they should rather do an article on why our internet is so slow and so expensive and expose who is creaming the profits.

Our internet isn't slow - expensive, yes, but it definitely isn't slow.

 

[Thor]

Why is 10Mbos still being offered in 2020?

 

[Polymathic]

Get ready for the next month of similar pieces of "journalism"

 

[H1TMANlol]

Who do I need to sleep with to get fibre in my area FFS

 

[Swa]

Who cares about the prices of high end? It's the entry level that matters and it's still sky high.

 

[Swa]

Our internet isn't slow - expensive, yes, but it definitely isn't slow.

Looked at international? 100Mbps is becoming the norm. There shouldn't be anything below 50Mbps. Don't forget a year or so ago they thought they could still offer 4Mbps adsl speeds over fibre.

 

[justplain]

I'll be happy with 50Mbps for R500, not the R700+ I pay now for 20Mbps uncapped.
Admittedly I dont have any issues with a 20Mbps line. I dont have any 4k devices and even so I believe 4k Netflix for example works ok on a 20mbps line if needed.

 

[genetic]

Looked at international? 100Mbps is becoming the norm.

Well then I'm at least the norm. I could order 1Gbps if I wanted to.