ADSL Protea Village, Brackenfell

Lafrass

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Me neither. I'm in Shiraz, I think the reconnections have started in Burgundy and maybe Cabernet. We'll get there still.

Just Drove home, and not a Telkom Van in Sight.......... :crying: .. Guess its not happening today
 

Lafrass

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Getting closer and closer to me. *waits patiently*

Yup - they were at my house now. They are Patching in all the sub streets today. The main Cable is apparently in Witteboom street and they are working from that cable. You should be sorted today :)
 

cueball

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I hadn't actually scheduled installation yet. I was going to regardless, but then I figured that the (much higher than advertised, grrr!) installation fee could be spent in a better way around this time of year. Going to put away a few hundred every month in case the copper guys make another turn by us.
 

Lafrass

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"in case the copper guys make another turn by us"

Lol, Dont Jinx it..... Looks like they are sealing the manhole covers pretty good - Each on in my street has like a silver pole planted next to the Manhole Cover - not sure what that's for.....
 

cueball

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hehehe. Well if all goes well I'll use the accumulated funds to hop on the WUG which I've been meaning to get to for um......... forever :)
 

Lafrass

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I also want to do the CT WUG thing. Heard good things about it but getting started is still a bit sketchy
 

cueball

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Yeah it isn't THAT expensive but with 2 kids that seem to suck up all my free money.......... lol
 

SlowHands

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guys...talk to me if you wanna know more about CTWUG :D

I am on it and the current chairman of CTWUG also stays in our area :D:D
 

SlowHands

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CTWUG = Cape Town Wireless User Group

Basically a big LAN/WAN between 100s of guys in Cape Town area. Other areas in SA also has it...JAWUG, PTAWUG etc etc.

Have you noticed some houses has some wireless antennas on the roof? k that doesn't mean that all of them are on this 1 network, but we use kinda the same equipment.

Go to www.ctwug.za.net if you wanna know more.
 

Riaandb

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There are two houses with antenna on a very long stick near me, i thought it was for wireless interwebs.
 

SlowHands

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There are two houses with antenna on a very long stick near me, i thought it was for wireless interwebs.

well, WISPS often use similar equipment, but I think I know the 2 houses you're talking about.

lol, please don't say "stick"...it's either a pole or a mast...but never a stick :D

You can read all about CTWUG on the website. It really is a very cool community to belong to...lots of nice little perks (no internet tho, it's not intended for that :D)
 

eye_suc

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Protea Village is just around the corner from me :D I noticed Telkom put down a moerse box opposite my house. I'm so hoping it will be good news for me soon. Also, my line didn't support more than 4mbps a while ago and now apparently I can do 10mbps so I am hopeful.

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