ADSL Line Rental

[^^vampire^^]

Hi

This may be a stupid question but I've never had ADSL before.
I have a Telkom line in my house but I don't actually have a rented line (no phone number, line isnt active)
If I want to get a 384Kb line from Telkom do I have to pay the R152 p/m rental and addition for the phone line rental or is R152 the only amount?

Thanks

 

[diabolus]

It will be

R130 for Telephone Line (this varies depending on Closer 1,2,3)
R152 for ADSL line

--> Here you still can't do anything yet. That's just the rental.

Rxxx for bandwidth . Telkom ISP it is about R150 for 3GB (Afrihost ISP would be R150 for 5GB)

So total would be +- R400-R450

Here's my last Telkom Invoice (This is 384 line + Phone Line + 3GB Bundle):

[EXCLUDING VAT]

Your Telephone Line : R114.91
DSL Fast Bundle : R133.33
Rental : R0.00
IdentiCall : R8.64
Standard Call Answer : R8.64
Telkom CLOSER Option 1 : R3.64
TINxxxTI-AllAccess 3GB : R130.70

Total (rental) R399.86

+14% VAT = R56

I get some sort of discount for being on a DO2 DSL "bundle" even though they invoice everything separately above (about R40) , so my total incl VAT is about R400 .

Now i'm not sure you can "shave off" the "Telephone Line" rental there , since every time i required support, first thing they need is my landline number....(and i always get different responses when this is asked, some say you only need the DSL, but i don't see how it would work with Telkom's setup)

 

[^^vampire^^]

Thanks so much!

 

[Ou grote]

I'd go with one of the "DO" packages, unfortunely it's the best value out there.
You also get "free" local bandwidth (long story on what to do with that ).

If you can, then go for a month to month payment option, not a contract.

Do a self install if you can.

 

[diabolus]

Basically i do all my comparisons on R400 a month (rental + Telkom 3GB) . That's basically the "entry monthly cost" if you want ADSL .

It is still worth it to get some bandwidth from Telkom ISP, especially at the beginning. I'd say Telkom ISP is most likely the "benchmark" in terms of speed and stability you should get. So i use it particularly to compare and "prove" another ISP is not stable or on par.

If you pay anything remotely close to R400 for wireless/3G (and obviously using at home) , it is seriously worth considering going ADSL.

The advantage of the 3G type offerings is, your "entry monthly cost" can be as low as R20 a month, but the moment you start using 1GB-2GB you're immediately jumping past R400 a month. Unfortunately 3G per/GB pricing is astronomical so it's only economical for relatively low usage (we're talking R200+ p/GB vs. R30 p/GB).

Even Neotel with their R500 for 5GB offering is already past the "break-even" point. So again if you're remotely prepared to pay R500 a month for internet, then ADSL is by far the best option, for stability, bandwidth costs and OPTIONS. It's actually alot of fun being able to pick and choose ISPs and finding a package that fits your profile.


OH and if you now want a 4Mb/s line. Add about R250 per month to all the calculations.


EDIT: Just to add to my last point. If you are considering upgrading your line "at some point" , keep it in mind when picking another ISP. Example, i jumped on one of these "uncapped" offerings but they're all "throttled" at certain speeds, i.e. 384kbps . Now if you upgrade your line, and remain at said ISP you are losing out because now you will still get 384 speeds.

So this is my "real" reason for cancelling my uncapped and moving to ISPs where you pay p/GB (without a speed penalty).