Burgundy Estate FTTH

[Sirus_the_virus]

I'm in de wingerd and don't get the smell. I do smell it when I drive over the n7 on my way to table view.

 

[skye.za]

I have seen some place advertised with FTTH wiring as standard. Of course you pay for your own access.

OT: I am looking at renting in Burgundy Estate.

Firstly: How bad is the smell from the refinary and the silos?
Secondly: Anyone have a property for rent available Feb/March?

http://www.thelettingcorporation.co.za/property/to-rent/western-cape/cape-town/burgundy-estate/-6/

Rent in a complex called vermont. I think it comes with fibre.

 

[skye.za]

Is Burgundy Estate safe/ a decent area?

My sister is looking to buy a town house there. Are you guys happy there in general?

What are the cons? Thanks

 

[TheRaceCube]

Saw some guys laying down draw wire through the sewers in Ruby Estate this morning. Spoke to one and he said they're contractors for (Absacon/Apsicon - didn't hear him say the name properly) that's going to be running fiber soon. Exciting stuff.

 

[Stefan!]

I saw them when I got home walking around with the yellow cables! I hope it's not only for the new buildings

 

[TheRaceCube]

I saw them when I got home walking around with the yellow cables! I hope it's not only for the new buildings

Which building you in fam?

 

[TheRaceCube]

Ruby Estate fibre cables laid throughout Marquise Drive yesterday. Installers said should all be fitted within 30 days.

 

[recre8]

Ruby Estate fibre cables laid throughout Marquise Drive yesterday. Installers said should all be fitted within 30 days.

Was that Frogfoot or another fibre provider?

 

[d0b33]

It's very busy in Ruby Estate with all that construction going on though.

 

[TheRaceCube]

Bricks lifted and trenches being dug today in Ruby Estate. Good stuff.

 

[Stefan!]

I spoke to the company installing the fibre in Ruby Estate (Apexeon Connect).
They estimate we should have Fibre in a month within Ruby Estate. We are free to use any ISP

 

[lunch]

Managed to place an order with afrihost/frogfoot for 100mb but have received no time frame. I did receive the router though on friday it looks pretty great.

Anybody know how long I should expect to wait from this point?

edit: staying in Crimson Road

 

[Memphis335]

Managed to place an order with afrihost/frogfoot for 100mb but have received no time frame. I did receive the router though on friday it looks pretty great.

Anybody know how long I should expect to wait from this point?

edit: staying in Crimson Road

How long did it take for you to recieve this? I also signed up but recieved nothing as yet...

 

[TheRaceCube]

I spoke to the company installing the fibre in Ruby Estate (Apexeon Connect).
They estimate we should have Fibre in a month within Ruby Estate. We are free to use any ISP

Apexeon Connect. 12 likes on Facebook. Their website is down 99% of the time. They never respond to emails. We're looking great!

 

[Stefan!]

Apexeon Connect. 12 likes on Facebook. Their website is down 99% of the time. They never respond to emails. We're looking great!

Yup..... Not a lot of confidence

I found this site connected to them: http://bttlstudios.co.za/ - seem someone's been hacked.

 

[lunch]

How long did it take for you to recieve this? I also signed up but recieved nothing as yet...

So afrihost sent me the router very quickly, within a week. When I phoned them they said my fibre will be live on the 18th of April. However, I dug a little deeper and contacted Frogfoot directly who confirmed that there's no ways I'm getting fibre this month. So long story short afrihost screwed up somewhere and I have a router that's gonna be useless for a couple of months it seems.

 

[Memphis335]

Just spoke to a lady at Apexeon connect. They are apparently still busy with the installation. Then either vodacom or mtn will buy the site and then resell the service to isps. She said that this will happen with this month. We are welcome to enquire at anytime.

Afrihost also removed the option to get fibre in ruby. Frogfoot doesn't know **** when it comes to fibre in ruby.

We will probably only have live fibre somewhere in May. If we are lucky.

I am in 54 Daimonds.

Here is her number +27 (0) 21 276 0794

 

[Ninji]

In regards to this area, I now live there.

No Telkom landlines, I was told the developer of the complex told Telkom "NO". A real pity but what can we do? There is a MSAM rack close to my complex, but no copper between it and the building.

Frogfoot/Vox tell me they can install a FTTH connection to my apartment, in a 6-8 week timeframe. That is pretty much what I expect, however, my concerns are, how are they going to get this thing into the complex, as I need to get permission for this. Any ideas/knowledge/experience of the actual process of physical installation?

 

[Memphis335]

Fibre

In regards to this area, I now live there.

No Telkom landlines, I was told the developer of the complex told Telkom "NO". A real pity but what can we do? There is a MSAM rack close to my complex, but no copper between it and the building.

Frogfoot/Vox tell me they can install a FTTH connection to my apartment, in a 6-8 week timeframe. That is pretty much what I expect, however, my concerns are, how are they going to get this thing into the complex, as I need to get permission for this. Any ideas/knowledge/experience of the actual process of physical installation?

Apexeon Connect already laid fibre down in the complex(Assuming you are also talking about Ruby Estate). Vodacom have completed their site surveys to buy the site so fibre will be active pretty soon. All you have to do is get permission from Marite, I think, check with your landlord, so that they can install when it is available.

 

[Memphis335]

Frogfoot lost the tender for Fibre in Ruby. We need to speak to the Body Corporate apparently to find out what's happening now.
It looks like it will be OpenServe that gets the tender.