Safferbeauty
Expert Member
hi there, I am looking to get adsl at the place I am living at now. Which service provider do you recommend I should go for or do you guys have any websites I can check out?? Thanks for the help...
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Sting
Ghost in the Machine
I think the standard advice is that you go directly to Telkom for the ADSL connection but then choose your own ISP, e.g. Afrihost, WebAfrica, axxess, etc.
The advantage of this is that you are not bound to a single service provider and can chop and change as you see lower rates!
If you ask the service provider to organise the ADSL connection, then they tie you in and you will really struggle to change service providers.
The advantage of this is that you are not bound to a single service provider and can chop and change as you see lower rates!
If you ask the service provider to organise the ADSL connection, then they tie you in and you will really struggle to change service providers.
Safferbeauty
Expert Member
I was planning on doing that anyways. I just wanted to find out which is the cheapest and reliable going on at the moment
gregmcc
Honorary Master
If you don't download much then Do1 is still the best package to get.
1GB traffic, when you hit that they give you 10GB local. All for R199 (excl line rental)
1GB traffic, when you hit that they give you 10GB local. All for R199 (excl line rental)
Srack0verflow
Expert Member
even if you're not going to make any calls, you'll still need to pay a landline rental unfortunitly
InTheCube
Expert Member
Whatever you do, don't sign any 24 months contracts, whether for your ADSL Line, or ISP. Don't be conned into signing a contract that gives you a free modem. Buy your modem upfront.
This gives you maximum flexibility. You can swap/chop/change ISPs as you like, or you can even cancel ADSL altogether if it doesn't work out for you.
Choose Telcom Closer Option 2 if you don't have a line already, as it comes with free installation, and you can cancel the "Closer" bit afterwards, and only pay normal line rental, if you don't care about voice.
I'd stay away from the Telkom Do packages, and go with an ISP like Afrihost who are actually bringing prices down, and doing alot for the consumer. You can always buy local bandwidth from any ISP quite cheaply. The free local bandwidth that comes with Telkom packages is a con. Don't get conned by it! We all want simple, cheap, afforrdable packages, without having to deal with local only traffic, or traffic splitting, and local and international accounts... So just stay away from the Telkom packages, IMO.
This gives you maximum flexibility. You can swap/chop/change ISPs as you like, or you can even cancel ADSL altogether if it doesn't work out for you.
Choose Telcom Closer Option 2 if you don't have a line already, as it comes with free installation, and you can cancel the "Closer" bit afterwards, and only pay normal line rental, if you don't care about voice.
I'd stay away from the Telkom Do packages, and go with an ISP like Afrihost who are actually bringing prices down, and doing alot for the consumer. You can always buy local bandwidth from any ISP quite cheaply. The free local bandwidth that comes with Telkom packages is a con. Don't get conned by it! We all want simple, cheap, afforrdable packages, without having to deal with local only traffic, or traffic splitting, and local and international accounts... So just stay away from the Telkom packages, IMO.
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catruter
Well-Known Member
hmmm....