Business 384 from Telkom

[mohammedm]

I have been a happy user of Business512 for a while now. At the time, I was upset that Telkom did not offer a cheaper business option.

Now they have introduced Business384. Basic difference is download speed is 384, and upload speed is 128 (and not 256 as on Business512). You also save around R150 extra per month.

I mainly use my connection for email, http surfing, a weekly download of two or three files that ranges from 60 to 160MB in size, SKYPE. I normally reach my 3GB cap by the last day of the month.

Any reason why I should downgrade? If so, any idea what a downgrade cost will be?

 

[killadoob]

250 DOWNGRADE COST oops

but take 150 x 12 = 1800 a year saving

you do not need 512k for email or weekly downloads

im assuming your the only one using the line?
if your not stick with 512

 

[Napalm]

Yip, if your sharing internet in a office with around 2 to 5 pc's stay with 512k if more than five ppl.. get 1024K :> (U also get nice uncapped solutions now.)

 

[mancombseepgood]

Thats a little overkill in most cases

If you are all sharing internet for browsing, banking, email, then more than 5 per 512k is fine IMO - up to 10 is fine. Unless your users are downloaders. Speaking from experience - 13 PC office with 512k was fine. Not everyone spends their whole day on the net.

 

[3G_]

I have downgraded from 512... actually my speed seemed faster haha!

The saving is great and I never turned back

 

[krycor]

R150 is alot esp when the drop in speed won't affect you that much. If downloading slows your office down or you just get a download manager and restrict it to slower speed and let it run in the background.. better yet run it at night.

 

[mohammedm]

Thanks for all the info.

I am the "KING" of my wireless network between my secretary's desktop and my laptop. I do all the net surfing, and she just checks email and stuff. Uploading/Downloading from my secretary is not a problem after I asked her to resize her jpeg's before mailing them out, and to write those mp3s onto a CD (which I will supply to her for free) and not mail them home...

Looks likedowngrading is the way to go. Will just have to leave the Rapidshare to do its stuff overnight!!!

 

[mac_mac74]

arent u the guy asking bout the R300k car, mmm trying to save R150 , shame on u