Afrihost Uncapped ADSL Feedback

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MTN uncapped account is super fast, but I cant connect to XFire or play CoD online. Everything works on the IS account though.
 
louispires said:
Well maybe if you keep your environment stable, your results will be more accurate!

Pingtest = Umhlanga
Speedtest = JHB

Speedtest = Vodacom over WIFI
Speedtest = JHB over WIFI

Cant replicate results if you keep on changing the variables...
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Pingtest chose the closest server which was Umhlanga.

Speedtest chose JHB which is a Vodacom server
 
BTW - The MTN trail accounts will now ONLY expire on the 16th of October and not the 14th.

Got an Email from afrihost telling me that the trail has been extended.

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Sent in my MWEB cancellation for end of next month.. will see how the feedback is on MTN for the first month before deciding to do a switch over - can always cancel my cancellation with MWEB if it turns out bad :-)

So far on my test MTN account MWEB does seem to be better (peering+pings / being able to "burst" above the account speed). MTN so far (as a non gamer) does seem to be better than IS but one can only truely compare when the hoards of heavy uncapped downloaders are all moved across from IS.

IS will probably be pretty good when it's rid of all the Axxess and Afrihost folk :-)
 
Mr Blunt
Does seem to be better than IS but one can only truely compare when the hoards of heavy uncapped downloaders are all moved across from IS.

IS will probably be pretty good when it's rid of all the Axxess and Afrihost folk :-)
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Not going to happen! Didn't you see what Gian said? First the capped accounts those @afrihost.co.za accounts are moving THEN the heavy's with @is.afrihost.co.za will be ASKED if they would like to move over........... What I would like to know is.... What happens to the over 50 GB users on afrihost/mweb? On IS I just get to run at 0 speed daytime,1/4 speed till midnight then paid for speed from midnight to approx 07:00. That is why I have 2 accounts. 1 capped and 1 uncapped.
 
pgs said:
Mr Blunt


Not going to happen! Didn't you see what Gian said? First the capped accounts those @afrihost.co.za accounts are moving THEN the heavy's with @is.afrihost.co.za will be ASKED if they would like to move over........... What I would like to know is.... What happens to the over 50 GB users on afrihost/mweb? On IS I just get to run at 0 speed daytime,1/4 speed till midnight then paid for speed from midnight to approx 07:00. That is why I have 2 accounts. 1 capped and 1 uncapped.
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Wrong. I'm on 4Mbps uncapped and my account is being moved on the 16th October with the rest of the uncapped users
 
New Afrihost News:

MTN Move – What to Expect?
Friday, 12 October, 2012 at 15:50 - Product News

We know that Gian’s open letter to ADSL clients raised a lot of questions, and we hope that we answered a lot of them. We have very big plans for the future, but we also have our eyes on the what’s important for our clients today. We are doing everything we can to prevent and pre-empt any possible problems on changeover, but ask our clients to be understanding and patient, and above all Don’t Panic!! A degree of teething is to be expected, but we will be monitoring the network closely to actively avoid any potential hassles.

To put you at ease (and arm you with information) here’s some things to look out for.

1) Problem Sending Outgoing Mail (SMTP)– Our normal outgoing mail server (smtp.afrihost.co.za on port 25) will continue to work as normal. If you are using an alternative smtp (e.g. smtp.isdsl.co.za) these will no longer work and will need to be changed. If you still have problems, new alternative SMTP’s are available through our support channels.
2) Fixed DNS – If you are using Static DNS, you will not be able to connect using your existing settings. We highly recommend using Dynamic DNS (Automatically Assigned), but should you require static settings, please use the following:
a. primary: 196.7.7.7
b. secondary: 196.7.142.133
3) IP Address - You might notice that your IP address will change from 196.xx.xx.xx to 105.xx.xx.xx. This is normal and nothing to worry about. However, if you are using any IP based controls like firewalls or Spam Filters, you may need to update them with the new IP range.
4) No Connection / Internet on 16th October – You may find that you are not automatically redirected to the new network. It’s not serious, just switch off your router for about 5 mins and switch it back on. It may take some time to pick up the network (authenticate), especially if many people are authenticating the same time. We have anticipated this and catered for all clients to do so simultaneously, but give it a few minutes just in case.
5) Prioritisation on Uncapped – As we move clients over and really put the network to the test, we will be testing and tinkering with prioritization of Browsing, Downloads, VoIP and other protocols. While we’ve done everything possible to pre-test these settings, we can only really fine tune the network once all our users are transferred. While there may be a few minor ups and downs, we’ll actively monitor this to make sure the overall experience remains satisfactory.
6) Routing & Peering – While we have ensured that all peering with major networks is in place, there could be potential issues while we get the network off the ground. In our tests this has not been an issue, but please contact us so that we can look into any issues immediately. All traffic is currently routing to Johannesburg IPC so that we can control the network from our base of operations. Additional IPC rollout will only make sense once the network is running 100% smoothly.
7) News Servers – We will no longer be able to access IS’s News Server, as we are no longer going to be on their network. We are currently investigating launching our own server with MTN, or other alternatives.

This about all you could possibly expect to go south when the change happens, but we fully expect that mostly everything will go smoothly for most clients (especially if you know what to expect).

Remember that our support team is just a tweet, SMS, email or phone call away to help with any problems or queries.
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I'm really not happy right now.

The rare occasion I want to download a game and it's going at half my line speed :mad:
 
pgs said:
Mr Blunt


Not going to happen! Didn't you see what Gian said? First the capped accounts those @afrihost.co.za accounts are moving THEN the heavy's with @is.afrihost.co.za will be ASKED if they would like to move over........... What I would like to know is.... What happens to the over 50 GB users on afrihost/mweb? On IS I just get to run at 0 speed daytime,1/4 speed till midnight then paid for speed from midnight to approx 07:00. That is why I have 2 accounts. 1 capped and 1 uncapped.
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hey pgs, i dont think there are many is.afrihost.co.za uncapped users - though i'm not sure. When I had uncapped my account was just @afrihost.co.za and I downloaded around 100gb a month, so i think the bulk of Afri's uncapped users are not on the is.* accounts.

MWEB i average 100-150gb / month on 4MB - never had any slow downs at all. i work from home so latency during office hours is important and MWEB has never disappointed me. Unfortunately my experience with IS uncapped on a 4MB seemed to be that a lot of the time latency was bad and my line barely pushed 2,5MB on speedtest during office hours.

So during next month there should be a fair amount of uncapped-ers on MTN, including Axxess's entire user base apparently. So should put some decent strain on MTN.

I see they mentioned they will only look at routing etc. when the network is running smoothly so that's already kinda killing it for me - at least for the first few months, but we shall see..

I know I sound like a stuck record but if you want reliability + good latency + very few speed issues. Go MWEB. Unfortunately through my ISP hopping (Web Africa, IS - Axxess/Openweb/Afri) MWEB has given me the least headaches consistently. I measure it on how often I need to come to MyBB to query what's up with my connection.. MWEB, practically never.

All my MWEB talk is aimed @ Afriman to relay to the network dudes - I am waiting patiently for another ISP to knock MWEB off their high-priced horse.. At the moment their argument of "you get what you pay for" is just being proved correct by all the other ISP's.
 
Well my MTN test account is useless at the moment. Maxed at 90KB/s on a 4Mbps line.

Hope this is not a sign of things to come.
 
Davedes said:
Well my MTN test account is useless at the moment. Maxed at 90KB/s on a 4Mbps line.

Hope this is not a sign of things to come.
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Your's must be due to congestion, my MTN account is running at full speed on my 1Mbps line. :D

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DrJohnZoidberg said:
I'm really not happy right now.

The rare occasion I want to download a game and it's going at half my line speed :mad:
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Same here both Dota2 and Borderlands2 have patches out which are updating at < 10KB/s so doesnt look like ill be playing tonight.
 
Thanks Mr Blunt! Davedes, that info re: afrihost/is.afrihost accounts is what was/is posted in the announcement on the Afrihost web site. The email left out a lot of info. The announcement has to be re-read because they are adding answers to the end. End of the announcement not the end of the questions :=(
 
Davedes said:
Congestion.... If the network can't handle a couple of test account we are on for kuk.

Doubt it's congestion
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I'm not talking about congestion on the MTN network, but rather the congestion at your exchange.
 
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