60% cheaper high-speed Internet

Ooh this is sounding like "things are changing" to me, never thought I would see the day...
 
Garyvdh said:
:mad:

... and seagulls get the benefit??

everybody knows that nobody actually does any work in Durban.
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Pronounce in your best CT southern suburbs accent;
More like Cape Town, we got a mountain & we're laid back.
 
this sounds better than it really is.
 
Le^stat said:
WHAAAAAAAT?!?!?!

Those blerry bunnychows reap the benifits first?!?!

*sigh*

Maybe one day CT will follow suit...
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CT is also planning fibre for the city, but it was said in previous mg.co.za that it will take at least 3 years before it becomes operational.

In the mean time I'm using CTWUG.
 
Wugs are the only real progress in telecom liberalisation
 
I'm assuming there's a mistake in this article. Either it's from 512Mbps (not Kbps) or there's some major bandwidth throttling going on.
 
but this article still doesnt give any packages and prices...........
 
Seems like most of you don't know what Diginet means.... or fibre connections at this stage, for that matter...

Do some reading on the subject, visit Telkom's website, phone them for a quote on Diginet connections and get in the loop! No point in knocking something you know nothing about - like that bar conversation someone mentioned... it's like most of you overheard a conversation in a bar not intended for you and jumped to conclusions and disappointed yourselves when you discovered the reality in the morning...

Diginet is an infrastructure connection, used for inter-office connections and to get services from providers. Having a Diginet or fibre connection does not mean you automatically get services at that speed over it...

eThekweni fibre is real, and priced well against Telkom's Diginet...
 
Micro Wave said:
Seems like most of you don't know what Diginet means.... or fibre connections at this stage, for that matter...

Do some reading on the subject, visit Telkom's website, phone them for a quote on Diginet connections and get in the loop! No point in knocking something you know nothing about - like that bar conversation someone mentioned... it's like most of you overheard a conversation in a bar not intended for you and jumped to conclusions and disappointed yourselves when you discovered the reality in the morning...

Diginet is an infrastructure connection, used for inter-office connections and to get services from providers. Having a Diginet or fibre connection does not mean you automatically get services at that speed over it...

eThekweni fibre is real, and priced well against Telkom's Diginet...
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It is not that everyone is clueless. It is just the fact that the people want some service for them as well as for business.
 
Fact is this is still way, way more than inidividuals and small business can afford. Until I see the benefit of a fast line for reasonable cost, news of corporations in Durban doesn't help me. Selfish? You bet I am!
 
antonc said:
I wish these articles were more specific. There is no mention of cost, timing, or area of deployment. It's like a conversation at a bar after a few beers, when almost everything you hear is interesting at the time, but completely useless in the stark light of day the next morning.
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yeah i know it is an old thead but hey....

Cost: "....announced would be a starting flat fee of R1 766 per MB/s" http://www.smartxchange.co.za/Modules/JournalsDetails.aspx?modid=385

Deployment: "...At present, there is fibre stretching out to Umhlanga, Tongaat, Waterfall, Amanzimtoti, KwaMashu, Chatsworth and Umlazi, as well as the southern industrial core." http://mydigitallife.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1044312&Itemid=36

Timing: Can order it now from your ISP. "....(Airband Systems, MWeb, IS, SAI) " http://mydigitallife.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1044312&Itemid=36
 
arf9999 said:
Surely this is Mb/s. Who measures bandwidth in Bytes? R1766 per Mb/s is not so cheap (although is is probably uncontended), when you have no additional services added...
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Yeah i think it is Mb/s. I was just quoting.
one could look at it like a Diginet replacement so it is just a point to point link with no additional services. uncontended...probably

what is the cost of a 1Mb/s Diginet link? say 20km?
 
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