Affordable fibre comparison

[Bradley Prior]

Affordable fibre comparison
We compared entry-level fibre prices from eight of the top ISPs in the country across the four largest open-access FNOs.

 

[DapperDanMan]

Less than forty minutes ago I asked about this, and within 30 minutes you delivered, Bradley!

 

[Viva]

And here I'm stuck with Vodacom being my FNO, and having to pay R799 a month for a 50/25 Mbps asymmetrical line.

 

[wingnut771]

Metrofibre entry level 75mbps R720? What a brilliant strategy.

 

[Johand]

And here I'm stuck with Vodacom being my FNO, and having to pay R799 a month for a 50/25 Mbps asymmetrical line.

Well if the competition tribunal approves the deal Vodacom's FNO will become part of Vumatel and be open access. But the deal is recommended to not go ahead because of "reasons".

 

[DapperDanMan]

Anyone aware of a lower entrypoint for residential subscribers?

For example:

What if I want this without the 12-month contract attached?




Edit:

And this is why Telkom is still hated with a passion:



These dumbfucks can go to hell in their handbaskets of scraps ...

 

[entropyagent]

Ah, an "Affordable Fibre" comparison which ignores anything below R549 p.m. Was a new dictionary published recently?

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

They all state 50Mbps as the entry level, yet Vuma's site still shows 25Mbps offers for my address




but my current ISP says nope, 50 is the lowest. Not that i want lower, but there's many people in the neighbourhood that thinks 50 is overkill for their needs. People like my parents don't need anything more than 10 for that matter.

 

[Intox]

If your FNO is MetroFibre, Webafrica offers the cheapest package at R719

Metrofibre does have cheaper entry level packages, weird article...
Afrihost on Metrofibre Nova offers 20/20 @ R497 and on Metrofibre Nexus 25/25 @ R517

 

[DapperDanMan]

Metrofibre does have cheaper entry level packages, weird article...
Afrihost on Metrofibre Nova offers 20/20 @ R497 and on Metrofibre Nexus 25/25 @ R517View attachment 1680323

Afrihost on Openserve Web Connect also:

Openserve Web Connect Fibre - Afrihost

Get connected with blazing-fast Fibre with Openserve Web Connect Fibre and Afrihost.

www.afrihost.com

 

[Slckrck]

The reason that's there's a discrepancy in "lowest tier" offerings is that the lower price packages aren't available everywhere and the lower priced packages are only available in some neighborhoods.....also if you're in certain neighbourhoods with Vuma or Openserve coverage with their low cost products like Vuma Reach or Web Connect, you hwve very limited upgrade choice. 100mbps is your top end regardless of if you want more speed.

The fibre landscape is all effed up and hard to conclusively provide pricing comparisons.

 

[DapperDanMan]

100mbps is your top end regardless of if you want more speed.

Openserve Web Connect has a top offering of 40 Mbps only, it seems!

 

[entropyagent]

The reason that's there's a discrepancy in "lowest tier" offerings is that the lower price packages aren't available everywhere and the lower priced packages are only available in some neighborhoods.....also if you're in certain neighbourhoods with Vuma or Openserve coverage with their low cost products like Vuma Reach or Web Connect, you hwve very limited upgrade choice. 100mbps is your top end regardless of if you want more speed.

The fibre landscape is all effed up and hard to conclusively provide pricing comparisons.

Openserve Web Connect has a top offering of 40 Mbps only, it seems!

These comments smell suspiciously of facts and reasonableness. I denounce this heresy!

This could possibly have been mentioned in the article?

 

[DapperDanMan]

@entropyagent

The author of the article did not want to create unreasonable expectations, because that would leave the readers disappointed and dejected.

 

[Carl_Johnson]

Less than forty minutes ago I asked about this, and within 30 minutes you delivered, Bradley!

Now why didn't you get any acknowledgement in the article huh?

 

[entropyagent]

@entropyagent

The author of the article did not want to create unreasonable expectations, because that would leave the readers disappointed and dejected.

Admmiittedly, it's nice someone thought about my feelings.

Openserve Web Connect has a top offering of 40 Mbps only, it seems!

Luxury!

Akshually, 20/10 is better than my current dispensation. What does one lose with the "free" web connect device? Can I still choose my DNS provider (e.g. 1.1.1.1 , 9.9.9.9) And internal network IP ranges?

 

[Sapphiron]

Well if the competition tribunal approves the deal Vodacom's FNO will become part of Vumatel and be open access. But the deal is recommended to not go ahead because of "reasons".

Correction, Vumatel will convert many of their own open access networks to Vodacom only FTTH networks. Much more profitable for them that way.

 

[ToothlessByName]

Cool Ideas has bumped the price to R700 as of 1st March for 50/25mbps.

 

[DapperDanMan]

Cool Ideas has bumped the price to R700 as of 1st March for 50/25mbps.

From R639 to R700?

Their own website has not been updated yet.

https://coolideas.co.za/announcements/3998

 

[Johand]

Correction, Vumatel will convert many of their own open access networks to Vodacom only FTTH networks. Much more profitable for them that way.

Huh? Part of the submission to the competition commission was conversion to open-access network. So don't come and talk nonsense here because you feel negative towards them.