Ask Afrihost CEO Gian Visser anything

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How does Afrihost define when a user is no longer using the network “fairly,” under your fair usage policy?
 
For how many more years do you think ADSL will still be around in SA, given that most of the rest of the 1st world has mostly migrated over to fibre already?
 
If you could go back ten years, but with your current knowledge, what would you have done differently at Afrihost?
 
Why do some ISP's ask more for their service than others? Example: Openweb-2mbps@R149 & Axxess-2mbps@R265.
 
If you were minister of comms, what would you do to truly roll out affordable internet access for all?
 
What are the advantages of entrepreneurship in South Africa versus other countries?
 
What are the 3 most valuable things you have learnt since the inception of Afrihost?
 
If you were required to become a citizen of another country, which would you choose and why?
 
Can you supply me with a cost effective wireless internet connection in St Helenabaai, Westcoast - and as a pensioner I can not afford anything above R300pm?
 
How much startup capital does one require to start an ISP like Afrihost?
 
Are there any plans for bundling mobile devices with your mobile voice and data contracts in the near future?
 
What would you say the most in demand degree/diploma in the telecommunications field is?
 
If you were required to make a high-risk investment of over R10m, what would it be and why?
 
You are on a Mybroadband Game Show. There are three curtains: A,B and C . Behind one is the ability to install fibre to the home at R10/km. Behind the other two is a new law that turns off all other undersea cables besides SAT3. RPM know what curtain the gift of cheap FTTH is hidden behind. You are asked to pick a curtain. Before revealing what it hides, RPM reveals a curtain other than your own that contains the law. He then asks you if you want to change your choice.

My question is:
Do you change your choice of curtain?
 
Hey Everybody!

Wow! Thanks for all the questions. To be honest I'm feeling a little overwhelmed - I cleared my diary for this afternoon but that still only leaves me till 17h00 to answer them all! I'm going to do my best to answer as many questions as I possibly can. Forgive me if my answers seem brief but I really want to try and answer all the questions. And also some of the questions, of the 'How would you solve the problems of the Universe' nature, may not get the lengthy answers they deserve - It can be a challenge to solve these problems via answers on a forum ;-)

Also if you reply to my answers once I start replying then there's a good chance I may not get to your comments as I'm trying to work through all the other questions from the beginning of the thread.

Thanks for your patience and thanks for all the questions!

Gian
 
My ADSL package and maximum Telkom line speed is 4Mbps, but in speed tests consistently only achieve 3.3 to a local server, and around 1 on a California server. It is bad enough having such a low maximum available, but who is at fault for my not achieving it?
 
When will Open Access on FTTH networks become a reality instead of just lip service that it's currently getting? I don't want a line faster than my current 4MB ADSL I just want reliability.
 
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