Botswana ADSL pricing

[kilos]

http://www.btc.bw/adsl/index.htm

ADSL Line rental pricing:
Product description
BTC ADSL 256k BWP187.00 (ZAR 230)
BTC ADSL 512k BWP297.00 (ZAR 365)[Telkom R418.00]
BTC ADSL 768k BWP385.00 (ZAR 474)
Price incl.VAT

Line rental for 512k cheaper than Telkom at R418
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[Random717]

weird can't find any mention of a cap (maybe there is none ) although it appears they have no choice regarding what routers they can use, and plenty of people complaining about it being slower than dialup.
lol and the one article talks about the joys of using adsl in South Africa..

 

[krycor]

lol and the one article talks about the joys of using adsl in South Africa..

ROFL, well as long as you not capped..

 

[kilos]

Email from one of the ISP's just arrived, will confirm if their is a cap
ADSL Costs:

BTC VBN Services
Product ADSL Line Charge Internet Service Charge

64/256k 3Gig P170 P300

128/512k 4Gig P270 P450

256/756k 5Gig P350 P660

The above prices are all monthly charges, BTC will include on your telephone bill, and VBN services will Invoice the Internet services on a quarterly basis.

Costs per additional Gigabyte + P100
BTC Installation Charges P250
BTC Modem Charge P420
VBN Services Configuration & Setup on network P450

Optional Services:
DynDNS setup P450 {Pretty pricy for this free service}
DynDNS Annual Subscription P150 (Annual)
Domain Name Hosting P360 (Annual)
Mail Turning Gateway P1,200 (Annual)
Static Web Site Hosting P1,800 (Annual)

Please note as ADSL is a shared bandwidth connection there is no CIR committed information rate, it is based on a “best effort service” controlled by BTC and no ISP can guarantee any levels of service. VBN do not propose that any business user use the 64/256k package, and would strongly recommend at least the 128/512k package where the business is reliant on basic connectivity.

 

[pimal3]

With these prices, it seems that Telkom operates in Botswana as well.

 

[native]

With these prices, it seems that Telkom operates in Botswana as well.

Maybe they have arrived

 

[krycor]

That would the article about SA even funnier.

 

[kilos]

Update packages caps vary from 3 - 5 Gb
Botsnet Packages:

Includes
ADSL Home 256/64K P300.00 P330.00 3Gb Cap

ADSL Business 1 512/128K P600.00 P660.00 4Gb

ADSL Business 2 768/256K P800.00 P880.00 5Gb

BTC Line Rental Charges (billed directly by BTC)

Monthly Excl. VAT Monthly Incl. VAT
ADSL Home P170.00 P187.00
ADSL Business 1 P270.00 P297.00
ADSL Business 2 P350.00 P385.00