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Skyfi is shyte. Waiting for SAWireless to reply to my mail. :erm: Easyweb also heavy expensive. Telkom LTE useless, Vodacom LTE is oraait, but expensive. I have that hopeless feeling.
 
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Cybersmart has Fibre on Paul Kruger Street in South Crest, which is one street away from me but not enough interest in my street for them to roll out there. *cry*
 
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It looks like we have a fibre running on Kritzinger Road as well... So close, yet so far.
 
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Got an SMS this morning to confirm vdsl installation, still expecting them to back out on the day.
 
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SharkBait said:
Skyfi is shyte. Waiting for SAWireless to reply to my mail. :erm: Easyweb also heavy expensive. Telkom LTE useless, Vodacom LTE is oraait, but expensive. I have that hopeless feeling.
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Have no problem with Skyfi 65mbps excellent latency.

You can't compare wireless pricing to fixed line its going to be more expensive its like maintaining a sports car vs a normal car.....

LTE boy I could tell you why but then I need four hours to type.... We use to have 120mbps and then....
 
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myNeo said:
Have no problem with Skyfi 65mbps excellent latency.

You can't compare wireless pricing to fixed line its going to be more expensive its like maintaining a sports car vs a normal car.....

LTE boy I could tell you why but then I need four hours to type.... We use to have 120mbps and then....
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I'm not comparing Wireless to fixed line. I also don't mind paying for a great service, but my 20mbps Skyfi was so unstable and multiple requests later and nothing improved. If I pay a lot for something, I expect something in return.
 
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SharkBait said:
I'm not comparing Wireless to fixed line. I also don't mind paying for a great service, but my 20mbps Skyfi was so unstable and multiple requests later and nothing improved. If I pay a lot for something, I expect something in return.
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Could of been don't know. What how was unstable just kept disconnecting?
 
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A friend of mine is professional gamer and he uses WISP. He says it is way better than ADSL (10ms on WISP vs 30ms ADSL w/ interleave crap), plus better speeds than 4Mbit he could get only on ADSL. Oh, and better upload speed.
 
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So Telkom has actually pitched at my place, still not getting hopeful.

My expectation still is that the existing ADSL cannot be upgraded to VDSL and that they can't arsed to install a new line which is capable of VDSL.
 
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And as expected, can't be done.

In order for me to get VDSL they will need to plant 3 poles and he needs his managers permission for that. Apparently my existing line is still on the old box and they haven't exactly mapped the new one out yet.

As an aside, he also said the msan is fiber ready and orders can be placed so long. The conduit only runs to the corner up the street though and he doesn't know of any plans in place to actually start running it into the suburb and connect houses.
 
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Arzy said:
And as expected, can't be done.

In order for me to get VDSL they will need to plant 3 poles and he needs his managers permission for that. Apparently my existing line is still on the old box and they haven't exactly mapped the new one out yet.

As an aside, he also said the msan is fiber ready and orders can be placed so long. The conduit only runs to the corner up the street though and he doesn't know of any plans in place to actually start running it into the suburb and connect houses.
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Ahhh **** there is always something with these guys! To get the approval would be the same effort to rally up people for fiber (they need the demand to justify the cost).

Yeah the main fiber nodes have been available for a long time, exchanges have been fiber ready for more than a year but they all driving commercial business before they attempt residential.

IMO they stupid they chasing the x1 R10 000 a month 20meg business fiber when they could am have x100 100mb residential.
 
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I keep trying with a number of providers but yeah, as indicated I've learned not to actually expect anything.

Residential consumers clearly don't matter here.
 
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Arzy said:
I keep trying with a number of providers but yeah, as indicated I've learned not to actually expect anything.

Residential consumers clearly don't matter here.
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If you'll register as a business, will it work?
 
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One of our pet projects as a Residents Association is to get fibre broadband into our suburbs. One of the companies doing this is Crystal Web. We're asking all our friends to register to show their Interest in getting fibre broadband into Brackenhurst and Brackendowns. Please can I ask you to register on this page to show your interest so that we can get the necessary number of sign-ups! Once we have enough people in the area they will begin to deploy the necessary hardware.
http://www.crystalweb.co.za/xtremetth.php
 
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One of our pet projects as a Residents Association (Brackenhurst and Brackendowns) is to get fibre broadband into our suburbs. One of the companies doing this is Crystal Web. We're asking all our friends to register to show their Interest in getting fibre broadband into Brackenhurst and Brackendowns. Please can I ask you to register on this page to show your interest so that we can get the necessary number of sign-ups! Once we have enough people in the area they will begin to deploy the necessary hardware.
http://www.crystalweb.co.za/xtremetth.php
 
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