Okay, this subject has been beaten to death, but I'm gonna flog it some more. I'll be immigrating to the UK(thats if the Brits will have me) and I am busy investigating the costs of the more important things in life, such as broadband, food, satellite tv and then rent, in that order. 
Here is an actual comparison of broadband costs using info from www.telkomsa.net and UK provider www.bulldogbroadband.com
Installation charges
SA- Telkom will charge you R404 installation for ADSL PLUS R200 or for you telephone line. Thats is R600+
UK. Bulldog charge you 30 pounds(R339) for a line if you do not have a telephone line. They had a special until 15 May of 1 pound(R11.30) installation if chose their telephone service and one of the ADSL packages.
The installation costs are almost double without considering the special.
The total monthly rental from Bulldog for the telephone line is 10.50 pounds(R119)
I'm not sure if you can take the ADSL package from Bulldog without the telephone. Lets assume you can't.
ADSL in South Africa dsl1024 Telkom costs 680
3gig cap unshaped ISP 340
total = R1020
ADSL in UK from Bulldog 8meg(this is the slowest) with NO CAP = 19.50 pounds at todays exchange rate of R11.30 = R220.35 + R119 = say R440
Lets analyse this. In SA, 1 meg with 3gig cap is 2.3 times more expensive than 8 meg with unlimited usage in the UK.
Okay, we are never going to use 3gig because we don't abuse the internet(hahaha) so lets just look at the speed. The package in SA is actually 2.3 * 8 times more expensive, i.e. 18.4 times more expensive.
Here is an actual comparison of broadband costs using info from www.telkomsa.net and UK provider www.bulldogbroadband.com
Installation charges
SA- Telkom will charge you R404 installation for ADSL PLUS R200 or for you telephone line. Thats is R600+
UK. Bulldog charge you 30 pounds(R339) for a line if you do not have a telephone line. They had a special until 15 May of 1 pound(R11.30) installation if chose their telephone service and one of the ADSL packages.
The installation costs are almost double without considering the special.
The total monthly rental from Bulldog for the telephone line is 10.50 pounds(R119)
I'm not sure if you can take the ADSL package from Bulldog without the telephone. Lets assume you can't.
ADSL in South Africa dsl1024 Telkom costs 680
3gig cap unshaped ISP 340
total = R1020
ADSL in UK from Bulldog 8meg(this is the slowest) with NO CAP = 19.50 pounds at todays exchange rate of R11.30 = R220.35 + R119 = say R440
Lets analyse this. In SA, 1 meg with 3gig cap is 2.3 times more expensive than 8 meg with unlimited usage in the UK.
Okay, we are never going to use 3gig because we don't abuse the internet(hahaha) so lets just look at the speed. The package in SA is actually 2.3 * 8 times more expensive, i.e. 18.4 times more expensive.
