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After Ordering my connection last week Thursday, I've been way too excited!

Got a call from Bronwyn yesterday, making a booking for the 11th... So far away :cry:
So I've read this forum and now I created this, obviously had to be done in paint, just to eat up more time.

BitCo Closest Tower.jpg
 
louispires said:
After Ordering my connection last week Thursday, I've been way too excited!

Got a call from Bronwyn yesterday, making a booking for the 11th... So far away :cry:
So I've read this forum and now I created this, obviously had to be done in paint, just to eat up more time.

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Wow, seems like you fall inside of [-]5[/-] 4 towers :D Just make sure you don't have any trees hindering LOS and you should have no problem what so ever :p
 
Is there a list somewhere of planned coverage? I'm SOL with any other affordable coverage where I'm staying now.
 
moosag said:
No Luck :( worth a try...
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Sorry dude. One other thing to check, are you getting a connection on the dish? You should be able to see the lights at the back of the dish. Have you raised a ticket yet? If not I'd do that now already.
 
louispires said:
Haven't got mine yet so I can;t comment, but I will be flashing the E900 with DD-WRT

But this has a good QoS...

NB: Not for Beginners! Use at own risk!
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You might want to check that with Garth first. From my understanding the hardware still belong to them. So I doubt they will allow flashing :p
 
Last question, I am currently with Afrihost and I want to leave it as soon as possible because I am having way too many problems but I dont want to be paying for both at the same time. When would be the best time to sign up for this? I also don't want to be left without Internet because I was told that if the technicians come, they wont just come to check if the signal will reach my home, they will come to install it.
 
50-saint said:
Last question, I am currently with Afrihost and I want to leave it as soon as possible because I am having way too many problems but I dont want to be paying for both at the same time. When would be the best time to sign up for this? I also don't want to be left without Internet because I was told that if the technicians come, they wont just come to check if the signal will reach my home, they will come to install it.
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Well it was almost exactly 2 weeks from contacting Bitco until I was able to use the connection. It was operational 3 days before that but they do a soak test of sorts.

Just to add, they only bill you from the day they hand over. You don't get charged a full months subscription if it's halfway through a month.
 
Pitbull said:
Wow, seems like you fall inside of [-]5[/-] 4 towers :D Just make sure you don't have any trees hindering LOS and you should have no problem what so ever :p
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looks like 5 towers.

Will need to be something like a knysna Forest for him not to have LOS in so many directions :P
 
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You could be like my office in Bryanston, seems to be covered by 8 towers and BitCo can't give me wireless access :)
 
Sparky_za said:
Well it was almost exactly 2 weeks from contacting Bitco until I was able to use the connection. It was operational 3 days before that but they do a soak test of sorts.

Just to add, they only bill you from the day they hand over. You don't get charged a full months subscription if it's halfway through a month.
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And pay in advance. I expected that but wasn't informed. So be prepared to pay for the Pro-rata as well as the full month ahead on the first debit.
 
Pitbull said:
You might want to check that with Garth first. From my understanding the hardware still belong to them. So I doubt they will allow flashing :p
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Router belongs to you , and you can even use a different router if you wish . The switch not so much :D
 
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