ADSL Line Rental and Data - how much do you guys pay ?

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ichocolate

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WaxLyrical said:
This.
You can't exclude the line rental in the cost. Its compulsory.

I pay:
R144 + R306 (4mb)
R164 - 300gb rollover + uncapped night surfer.

Total - R614.
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yah , i know line rental is included. This si why i pay about 750 all in all for only telkom **** and then i still need data from an isp.
and dont forget VAT which is also a sneaky bastard
 
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beesboertjie said:
Hi ichocolate. The Vox ADSL Fat Pipe 300 GB is data only for R299. You must add the ADSL line rental and Telkom’s telephone line rental to the R299.

I got a quote from Vox Telecom last month for 100 GB for my 4 mbps line.

1) Telkom telephone line rental R199
2) Vox 4 mbps ADSL line rental (inside Telkom’s telephone line) R299
3) Vox 100 GB data R99
TOTAL R597 per month VAT included.

I could not see the Vox ADSL line rental for a 10 mbps line on their website https://www.voxtelecom.co.za/adsl/fat-pipe-home-adsl/#pricing_section

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You pay R1050 for 10 mbps 300 GB with Telkom. I don’t think you’ll beat that with another ISP. I checked, I find Telkom the cheapest.
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Yeh, unfortunately i am used to 10 megs now BUT i could go back to 4 megs .....
Then i do pay for data from Webafrica and not Telkom.

So you reckon my deal is okay ? for 10 megs circuit and 300 GB data?
Or should i consider going to Telkom completely ? (data also)
 
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beesboertjie

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ichocolate said:
No, i pay 750 more or less for Telkom phone line rental and the adsl line rental.
Then i pay 299 for my data with Webafrica for 300Gb
so yah, R1050.... are u saying this is okay?
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Hi ichocolate, thank you for your reply.

You are paying R1050 at present
1) Telkom telephone line rental R199
2) Telkom 10 mbps ADSL line rental R552
3) Webafrica 300 GB data R299
TOTAL R1050

With Webafrica you would pay
1) Telkom telephone line rental R199
2) Webafrica 10 mbps ADSL line rental R425
3) Webafrica 300 GB data R299
TOTAL R923

Something’s wrong with your Telkom ADSL line rental of R552. I mean, Telkom advertises it for R425 on a month to month basis (not 24 months contract). There’s a difference of R127 which is inexplicable. You should be paying less than R923 a month, not R1050. VAT included.

webafrica-10-mbps.jpg

https://www.webafrica.co.za/home/adsl/
 
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ichocolate said:
I just hope they dont throttle you , its just a risk you take a guess to see how it goes.
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Hi ichocolate. I’ve been with Telkom for 2 years now. I see they’ve got a Fair Use policy, but they’ve never throttled me. I download movies for free using their Night Surfer. How many movies can you download? I can't watch 30 movies every month.

With my 4 mbps ADSL line it takes me 60 minutes to download a movie of 1,5 GB. My actual speed is not 4 mbps, its 3,4 mbps. You should be able to download a 1,5 GB movie in 20 minutes with your 10 mbps line.

It takes 2 hours to watch the movie. Hehe.
 
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R199 for Telkom line
R425 for 20Mb Vdsl line with Afrihost
R164 for Vox Fatpipe 400gb p/m
 
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WaxLyrical said:
This.
You can't exclude the line rental in the cost. Its compulsory.

I pay:
R144 + R306 (4mb)
R164 - 300gb rollover + uncapped night surfer.

Total - R614.
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Is that R144 for line rental? Are you a pensioner?
 
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ichocolate said:
Hey Beesboertjie,
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https://secure.telkom.co.za/today/sh...an/do-premium/

If I were you, I’d only take Telkom’s 10 mbps “do Premium” 100 GB plan … with nothing extra. Use 100 GB during the day and 200 GB at night, free, with Telkom’s Night Surfer. That’s 300 GB for R699 … nothing extra. """"""

This deal does sound good thanks.
100GB SoftCap data
Up to 10 Mbps line speed on ADSL
Line rental included
I just hope they dont throttle you , its just a risk you take a guess to see how it goes.
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just take the Telkom R799 10mb uncapped, FUP 1 only kicks in over 400gb (day they don't look at night data) and then they only throttle you for like an hour in the evening - that's already more data for less then what you currently paying plus that includes the line and adsl costs nothing extra. just make sure to take on month to month not contract (if they still allow that)
 
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Hi WaxLyrical. Sorry, I don’t know. I haven’t got this package, I’ve got Telkom’s “do Advanced” ADSL 4 mbps 40 GB cap. It looks like 100 GB will not be enough for you, you sound like an uncapped user.

I only do streaming after midnight, during free Night Surfer, and only maybe 100 GB a month. My streaming seems to be shaped (slowed down) but that doesn't bother me, I can wait a night or two for a movie to download. Sometimes even a week, I've got more than enough other movies to watch. I might be downloading say 4 movies all at the same time, one movie always downloads faster than the others.

Telkom has never throttled me. Super Grandmaster isie says Telkom’s Fair Use Policy only kicks in over 400 GB and only during the day. I haven't got NetFlix nor ShowMax.
 
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