Afrihost halves mobile data prices

FlashSA said:
Agreed as I have own 2x mifi's and a B660. Only issue with the B660 is that it rarely hits more than 4.5mbit/s whereas I have smashed 10+ on the mifi's...

Disappointed about the mobile 3 drop - but I will remin a client as it is JUST sufficient for my monthly needs at home and way cheaper than telkom line +adsl rental +cap....
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Eh? You're saying *opposite* things.

deweyzeph said:
Guys, to get the full experience you really need to get a decent router like the Huawei B660 or B683. Where I live the mifi device could only get Edge reception, even when forcing it on to 3G. But with a powerful 3G router like the Huawei B660 I was able to get 3G no problem. No offence to Afrihost, but the Mifi devices have useless internal antennas.
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Reelix said:
http://www.afrihost.com/site/faq/mobile_data_faq



Compare that to:

http://www.telkommobile.co.za/plans/prepaid-data/60gbpromo/




Until Afrihost revise the expiration policy on their high-end data bundles, I don't see why anyone would pay for them...

TL;DR: Telkom Mobile is cheaper (Do your patches at night), the purchased bundles last 12 times longer, and the top-ups last (up to) 30 times longer.
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For one reason I have no use for the 60gb night surfer since I have uncapped internet at home so it's effectively R1800 for 60Gb which is slightly more expensive than Afrihost. Secondly it has to be used on Telkom's own network and coverage isn't that great in PE.
 
Thanks Afrihost you've basically saved me from the mediocrity of local radio when I'm in my car. I'm basically streaming everything now.
 
RichardG said:
I have decided to cancel mobile two,three and part with my money with someone else, even if I have to pay upfront to another service provider.
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Sorry to see you wanting to leave :(
Can I ask why you've made the decision? Your posts on and after launch seemed really positive.
 
kolakidd said:
Thanks Afrihost you've basically saved me from the mediocrity of local radio when I'm in my car. I'm basically streaming everything now.
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That's awesome, I must agree - streaming some tunes in the care is properly awesome :D
 
I need my Mobile 3 sim connectivity sorted out this weekend. Worked great in my Netgear MBRN3000 after after a few initial issues, but now I'm having issues again. Plugged the Huawei E367 modem directly into my PC & the dashboard only indicated edge coverage. Could it be that my signal has degraded so much that the Netgear Router cannot establish a connection?

If I cannot get it to work, I will have to cancel. It cannot go on like this.
 
Afrihost has great deals and it is value for your money. I currently have 2 of the 2+3gb deals and 1 of the 3+7gb deals. My only problem is that my speeds are not great and it is frustrating.

These are 2 speedtest done with my Afrihost

http://www.speedtest.net/result/3102520420.png

http://www.speedtest.net/result/3102525596.png

and 2 tests done with 8ta(Telkom Mobile)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/3102513955.png

http://www.speedtest.net/result/3102515656.png

I'll be happy if I can just get 5-6Mb/s with Afrihost. I would love to stay with Afrihost because their customer service is great but with speed like this I just do not know if I can stay.
 
I've been using Cell C's Giga200 which gives me 200GB for a year at a cost of R9.00 per GB but have never seen this product mentioned in Mybroadband benchmarks, a major omission guys! Even if you ignore the 150GB midnight data (which I use extensively) it works out at R36.00 per gig.
 
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