Afrihost /Octotel Fiber Marina Da gama

[freaker76]

Hi
Im a little confused , On the Octotel website they Say fiber for the marina is imminent , yet when i went to Afrihost's site they said they'll give me fiber from Octotel in about 5 weeks from Jan 15 2018.

Has anyone In the Muizenberg /Marina da Gama area had the same experience / actually got fiber installed ?
Just wondering if Afrihost is just talking Big or its actually happening , Ive seen no lines being put in in my area.

thx

 

[Saber_rider45]

Why not go with some one like cool ideas, you just going to waste money with Afrihost.

 

[envo]

Hi freaker, you must be new to this country.

"imminent" here means "1 to 60 years and or weeks and or days and or years weeks and days"

The reason why Afrihost will only be able to access Octotel's fibre after 5 weeks of the install is because Octotel needs to do a few things after digging/laying cable before ISP's can start transacting on their system. This is where the delay comes into play usually.

How do I know? They pulled fibre into my estate in September (finished beginning October) and we were only able to have installs happen in November due to this reason.

 

[freaker76]

@Saber Ive been with Afrihost for years had nothing but great service

 

[freaker76]

@envo thats actually why im asking cus Octo says Immanent but Afrihost says im good to go .
Does that mean that after 15 jan Afrihost will tell octo to go put the line in (taking 5 weeks), or is afrihost just trying to lock in customers and they have no way to get Octotel to get the line to my house within the next "1 to 60 years and or weeks and or days and or years weeks and days"

 

[avr-rulez]

Octotel also shows as Pre-Order on Axxess site(past 2 months) - but they use any applications as a gauge on how many people want it before they start roll-out. So do apply - either directly or via an ISP.

I am in Muizenberg and don't see us getting any fibre connection for the next 6 months - if we lucky......

btw have they started trenching your streets yet?

 

[freaker76]

Nope Nothing Yet , I have signed up and even received my free router already (next day ).
So i should not get my hopes up then ....sigh
thing is afrihost doesnt say pending

 

[Saber_rider45]

@Saber Ive been with Afrihost for years had nothing but great service

I would advise you compare their Fibre offerings with others like Cool ideas you will be surprised at the cost difference.

 

[elysian]

I'm also in MdG and wondering the same as you are. Recently heard that somebody in Muizenberg was talking about getting AH/Octotel fibre. Sorry, I don't have any other news or info for you, but am interested in how it's going for you and others. I was just about to look into increasing my ADSL speed, as fibre seemed to be far off - now I have to rethink it. I'm on Park Island.

 

[PBCool]

I would advise you compare their Fibre offerings with others like Cool ideas you will be surprised at the cost difference.

Different products really, we don't have any usage limitations on our services.

 

[rawoke]

Ja Afrihost Fibre not so good ! I keep hearing bad things.. and experience it every time I'm at my gf's place...

 

[Saber_rider45]

Different products really, we don't have any usage limitations on our services.

That's why I hope they do the comparison, in the hope they utilize their fibre correctly and not have an ISP scam them with ADSL practices.

 

[Clayman]

Hi freaker, you must be new to this country.

"imminent" here means "1 to 60 years and or weeks and or days and or years weeks and days"

I chuckled a lot :crylaugh:

 

[simmakombe]

...still waiting!?
I also applied in Dec 2017 and up to now, nothing. I am using the 100 Gig LTE service from WebAfrica for streaming, It's not a contract and when Muizenberg Fibre is up then I will switch to fibre.

https://www.webafrica.co.za/aff.php?aff=80240

 

[pinball wizard]

So, I can't comment on Octotel, other than that they have done this in some areas up here as well, however, we are busy rolling out in Muizenberg.


Project Est Start Date
02-07-2018
Project Est End Date
28-02-2019
Homes Passed to date
0
Homes still to be passed this Quarter
1152

 

[avr-rulez]

@ pinball wizard -- SADV? you just doing Evergreen Muizenberg or the neighborhood also?

 

[medicnick83]

I have a friend who is in Muizenberg and wants fibre - so who can she contact since you guys are tackling Muizenberg?

 

[simmakombe]

So, I can't comment on Octotel, other than that they have done this in some areas up here as well, however, we are busy rolling out in Muizenberg.

Project Est Start Date
02-07-2018
Project Est End Date
28-02-2019
Homes Passed to date
0
Homes still to be passed this Quarter
1152

Hi mate, where are you getting the info? Octotel website (news) was last updated last year (and they are in IT industry :crylaugh

 

[moron51]

"We" are rolling out?

So, I can't comment on Octotel, other than that they have done this in some areas up here as well, however, we are busy rolling out in Muizenberg.


Project Est Start Date
02-07-2018
Project Est End Date
28-02-2019
Homes Passed to date
0
Homes still to be passed this Quarter
1152

Mr Wizard sir, could you be more specific please? Which "we" is that, and which parts of Muizenberg are you rolling out in? Using which fibre infrastructure provider? Apologies if this should be obvious, but I'm an infrequent MBB follower.

 

[pinball wizard]

Mr Wizard sir, could you be more specific please? Which "we" is that, and which parts of Muizenberg are you rolling out in? Using which fibre infrastructure provider? Apologies if this should be obvious, but I'm an infrequent MBB follower.

Hi, I am with SADV. We are an open access fibre provider. www.signup4fibre.co.za