Afrihost Uncapped ADSL Feedback (Pt3)

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Bl1zz4rd said:
Someone suggested, a while back in this thread, a QoS feature being placed in the ClientZone. I know that this is a huge task to implement, but if done properly, I think it could work very well and solve a lot of people's problems. I know it'd solve mine.

If we could, via the ClientZone, choose which services we wanted to give priority to at any given moment, we could in essence be in control of our own data. This is quite a nice ideal to move towards.

There could be buttons for prioritizing realtime, P2P and downloads and, for instance, when we choose to prioritize our P2P, if we want a download quickly, other services are shaped heavily (like the heavy shaping users are experiencing now for P2P), so then browsing would be slow, but it'd be our own doing. As soon as we wanted to change back, we could just press another button, and we could do so. Basically, users could just switch based on the usage they know they'll be doing, giving themselves the best experience tailored to their own specific needs.

I'm not sure just how possible that all is, but I genuinely believe that it should at least go through to management for consideration.
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This is a great idea Bl1zz4rd. Sure it involves a lot of development and testing but in the long run Afrihost and the clients win.

Were they to pull it off with that typical ClientZone slickness, other ISPs would have reason to be afraid.
 
Moshidi said:
This is a great idea Bl1zz4rd. Sure it involves a lot of development and testing but in the long run Afrihost and the clients win.

Were they to pull it off with that typical ClientZone slickness, other ISPs would have reason to be afraid.
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Thanks. I know it's not something that can happen immediately, but it may be a nice thing to work towards. Hopefully the Afrireps take note of it.

I agree. All of the existing features of the ClientZone have worked really well for me and even the GUI is nice (especially in comparison to those of other ISPs).
 
Bl1zz4rd said:
Thanks. I know it's not something that can happen immediately, but it may be a nice thing to work towards. Hopefully the Afrireps take note of it.

I agree. All of the existing features of the ClientZone have worked really well for me and even the GUI is nice (especially in comparison to those of other ISPs).
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If this gets done, if I'm not mistaken, would be a world first. I have never heard of such a system that allows that much control to the end user.

Someone link me if this has been done, but I'm really doubting it. Yes I know business uncapped can throttle P2P or something to that effect. But this...yeah. A whole new system of control.
 
Shaping Policy: 18.8% Download/ 6.25% P2P

So tired of this, thinking about moving. this happens everyday till 12am
 
Some good suggestions here guys! I'll bring them up with the team to see what can be done and possibly mocked up.
 
Vorastra said:
If this gets done, if I'm not mistaken, would be a world first. I have never heard of such a system that allows that much control to the end user.

Someone link me if this has been done, but I'm really doubting it. Yes I know business uncapped can throttle P2P or something to that effect. But this...yeah. A whole new system of control.
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World first you say? I believe you've just provided incentive for the AfriDevs ;)
 
AfriGuy, sometime back there was mention that once the telkom line upgrades were completed, the uncapped (bundle) pricing would be reviewed/reduced - is this still on the table?
 
If I'm not mistaken the business uncapped package does something like this, where in the clientzone you can decide whether or not you want http has priority over p2p or not. It's not as complex as what is suggested here but the basic ground work exists to some extent. If Afrihost can do this I can forgive whatever headaches we had with capacity problems.
 
Hi there

How do you cancel here by Afrihost? This is s>>>>> service. Being with them now since 19th, and suddenly everything died here. Bulls<>< this!!

I changed back to my OW account........8kb/ps jumps to 200kb/ps??????--------MAybe its my router or line or maybe my dog is sick or maybe the cat died. Come on man. I cannot believe I even made my friend join Afri!!!!!
 
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Lionking_ said:
Hi there

How do you cancel here by Afrihost? This is s>>>>> service. Being with them now since 19th, and suddenly everything died here. Bulls<>< this!!

I changed back to my OW account........8kb/ps jumps to 200kb/ps??????--------MAybe its my router or line or maybe my dog is sick or maybe the cat died. Come on man. I cannot believe I even made my friend join Afri!!!!!
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Cancel in the ClientZone. If you do so within the next couple of hours it will be effective end of April. Tomorrow is the 25th which is their billing run. Any cancellations done during this period will be effective end of the next month.

Good luck with Openweb
 
12.5% Download/ 6.25% P2P from a 10Mbps account @ 10:17
WTF

So I am paying R700 odd for a 1.25 Mbps line???

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
 
Is there an estimate time (in months or years) when afrihost performance will be restored to how it was before moving to MTN?
 
Chevron said:
Why?
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Large amounts of data on those protocols are used for content that is in the grey area between illegal and legal, pirated content, content not officially supported or available in South Africa. I am just wondering what the impact on an ISP's capacity will be when the content in the grey areas is blocked and to what extent the IPC and other infrastructure of ISP's are used to provide bandwidth for that content.

Of course people will be highly upset if they cannot get their pirated content or cannot use their methods to circumvent restrictions and will just leave to another ISP, but I am just wondering what strain those content is putting on the network.
 
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