Afrihost New Network Feedback

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Hi

I posted my speedtest which is fine. I have my Steam set to Johannesburg (double and triple checked and even changed it to Cape Town).

My download finally finished - and I quit the Steam client and restarted it. I am now currently trying to download a new game for testing - (Castle Crashers) - and it is now at a whopping 129 BYTES a second....

Speedtest done at the same time : http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4839526940 (3.44Mb/s down and 0.42Mb/s up).

I have changed my account from the "Afrigreen" one to the normal Afrihost one and still no change.

Here is a screengrab of the steam download:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24805909/Capture.JPG

And my speedtest download speed :

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24805909/Capture2.JPG

And an HTTP download (from IOBIT)

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24805909/Capture3.JPG

Very odd, which account do you have with us?
 
Getting intermittent connectivity. When I checked the Client Zone tool, I was getting low SNR (5.5). We had a Telkom guy up the pole in our yard this morning, he may have fiddled with the line and caused the extra noise. I've just logged a fault - let's wait and see. :confused:

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Hopefully it's a quick fix! Keep me posted.
 
so if i had 10 + 10, and i sign up to Plus, i would get 20 + 20? But then cost wise, that would mean i would be paying R49 + R99 = R148.. am i right in saying that? meaning that from a cost perspective, i am over paying?

as a 50GB bundle goes for R99

Double data is now permanent, so you were on a 10GB package with 10GB double data promo - which is 20GB. The promo is now permanent, so 20GB forever and always.

If you add Afrihost Plus+, it turns into 20GB (monthly cap) + 20GB (Afrihost Plus+)
 
Double data is now permanent, so you were on a 10GB package with 10GB double data promo - which is 20GB. The promo is now permanent, so 20GB forever and always.

If you add Afrihost Plus+, it turns into 20GB (monthly cap) + 20GB (Afrihost Plus+)

yes, but i would then still be paying more than a 50GB bundle at R99. Hence im assuming that the lower bundles doesnt make sense to add on the Plus. 20+ 20 = 40 at R148 whereas 50GB standard bundle is R99. :D cmon AG, that cant be right lol


AG?
 
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Hopefully it's a quick fix! Keep me posted.

I used the CZ tool again to reset the line. It seems to have normalised. \o/

I will (no doubt) still get a call from Telkom re the fault.
 
I'm not sure I follow?
Maybe take a look at the pricing on the site to confirm https://www.afrihost.com/site/product/adsl_capped?src=mybb

10GB R29/ month
50GB R99/ month

yes i saw that the 10GB im paying is R29, so that is 10+10 Promo which is 20GB. what im saying is, that if one then signs up to Afriplus at R99, the total then becomes more than a standard 50GB at R99.

40GB = R128 (R29 + R99)
50GB = R99

so 10GB's less, but for R29 more

Hope that makes sense, or i have this completely incorrect and im going to look stupid, esp since i work with numbers :D
 
yes i saw that the 10GB im paying is R29, so that is 10+10 Promo which is 20GB. what im saying is, that if one then signs up to Afriplus at R99, the total then becomes more than a standard 50GB at R99.

40GB = R128 (R29 + R99)
50GB = R99

so 10GB's less, but for R29 more

Hope that makes sense, or i have this completely incorrect and im going to look stupid, esp since i work with numbers :D

You can't really compare with Afrihost Plus+ though, as it does have other benefits attached.
 
Thanks.
Speedtest does look normal - there may be shaping applied to the account, causing reduced speeds on your downloads.

Hi

I tested with an Ubuntu ISO link you sent a few posts back and it was downloading at 200KB/s plus - and the client zone doesn't indicate any shaping. I have also only used 28GB of data this month - so I doubt if it is that, and especially only for Steam

I have just checked Steam and it has just completely died after being on 1.1Kb/s :P
 
Hi

I tested with an Ubuntu ISO link you sent a few posts back and it was downloading at 200KB/s plus - and the client zone doesn't indicate any shaping. I have also only used 28GB of data this month - so I doubt if it is that, and especially only for Steam

I have just checked Steam and it has just completely died after being on 1.1Kb/s :P

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Will follow up with you via PM.
 
If you add R99 on that 50 GB you will get 100GB for R198 while a stand alone 100GB will cost you R199 a month
yes, but i would then still be paying more than a 50GB bundle at R99. Hence im assuming that the lower bundles doesnt make sense to add on the Plus. 20+ 20 = 40 at R148 whereas 50GB standard bundle is R99. :D cmon AG, that cant be right lol


AG?
 
If you add R99 on that 50 GB you will get 100GB for R198 while a stand alone 100GB will cost you R199 a month

yeh i know man.. i know there is the extra benefits on A+ like mobile data, and simfy. I was just looking at it, on the lower packages, that if you dont make use of the added benefits of A+, then its a bit more than a standard 50GB package. I like the idea of Plus, but im hoping AH will maybe look at a few more variations of it in the future. ie like maybe add on a netflix subscription for say R149 when ever and if Netflix should arrive in the country

AG, are there any plans to do that with PLUS in the future, as im not keen on Simfy, but like the addon of the mobile data and the 2 for 1 stuff :)
 
yeh i know man.. i know there is the extra benefits on A+ like mobile data, and simfy. I was just looking at it, on the lower packages, that if you dont make use of the added benefits of A+, then its a bit more than a standard 50GB package. I like the idea of Plus, but im hoping AH will maybe look at a few more variations of it in the future. ie like maybe add on a netflix subscription for say R149 when ever and if Netflix should arrive in the country

AG, are there any plans to do that with PLUS in the future, as im not keen on Simfy, but like the addon of the mobile data and the 2 for 1 stuff :)

If you're just looking for a higher data cap then Afrihost Plus+ shouldn't be a considering factor. It's simply there as a VAS, not to compete with a standard product offering.
 
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