Can't settle on a good ISP... Help!

MWEB Guy said:
Morning,

The thresholds on the 2MB and 4MB premium accounts are approximately 200GB and 400GB respectively.

We do not have any thresholds on our unshaped accounts ;)

Let me know if you would like to return to MWEB :)
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What does your 4 meg premium cost per month?

I could go look on the website but it's a pain on a mobile phone.
 
Also @Mweb Guy,

Are the Mweb Premium Home Uncapped accounts shaped during the day? I assume it will definitely be shaped once you exceed the threshold, but what about before the 200GB/400GB threshold is reached?

I used to have a 1mb Home Uncapped, which was just over a month ago, and I don't remember anything 'wrong' with the account. But 1mb could be different from 2mb and 4mb.
 
Does the home uncapped get shaped during the day? I see no mention of it, but people say that it does. Also, does Afrihost also make use of a rolling-window over x-days? Or how do they monitor over-usage of the networks?
I see the top user for the 4mb Home Uncapped has downloaded just over 1TB, which means they must have been unthrottled and unshaped 24/7 the entire month.

Trial accounts don't really reflect the long-term performance of many ISPs. All ISPs trial accounts perform perfectly.
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The home accounts do get shaped sometimes - but that is entirely dependent on region. For example, down here in the cape, I havnt been shaped for months. Also - shaping only affects HTTP downloads and P2P (Torrents/NNTP) - so all streaming is unshaped 24/7.

The shaping system works on a dynamic bases - meaning if an area is under load, its clients will be shaped. There is no rolling window or anything, and the system tries to minimise shaping at all times.

Also - regarding the trial account - I was just suggesting it so you could check out the ping :D

Z

P.S. I would always recommend a business account if you have the resources
 
My 2 cents worth..

I am not a big downloader (about 110GB per month on average) but I do browse a lot, stream music, YouTube, and play some online games with Xbox Live sometimes, and do a few NZB downloads. I was on Mweb 4Meg Premium Uncapped but downgraded to the Mweb 6Meg Standard Uncapped because it has about 160GB threshold which is enough for me and I sync at 6Megs to the exchange. That said, I have been on leave since 13th December and I have experienced a very good performance everyday at any hour. I have streamed music, had a NZB download occurring and been browsing at the same time without any performance issues. I seems that if you remain "Unthrottled", your experience will remain good.

So my opinion is that if you are a small downloader like myself but want decent experience, Mweb might be a good choice.
 
AdrianH said:
My 2 cents worth..

I am not a big downloader (about 110GB per month on average) but I do browse a lot, stream music, YouTube, and play some online games with Xbox Live sometimes, and do a few NZB downloads. I was on Mweb 4Meg Premium Uncapped but downgraded to the Mweb 6Meg Standard Uncapped because it has about 160GB threshold which is enough for me and I sync at 6Megs to the exchange. That said, I have been on leave since 13th December and I have experienced a very good performance everyday at any hour. I have streamed music, had a NZB download occurring and been browsing at the same time without any performance issues. I seems that if you remain "Unthrottled", your experience will remain good.

So my opinion is that if you are a small downloader like myself but want decent experience, Mweb might be a good choice.
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@ MWeb Guy, is that threshold correct? 160 gig - that's just about the sweet spot for me...

So for R359, uncapped (well, soft cap up to 160 gig at home) and then a separate account for work (don't need a lot there so something like R54 for 3 gig from Plugg would suit me just fine).

That would take me to R413 for two connections which is R45 cheaper than what I am currently paying (R429 to Plugg + R29 to MWeb for email addy preservation)
 
Listen to Zertop... I did, and I am quite pleased with the results.

Signed up for an Afrihost account through a referral link from a friend (can send you one if you like :erm: ) and got 50% off the first month. Done round 70GB already and everything is still running like a charm. I am on 4mb business account.

Support centre is great too. They were very helpful and got my 1-2 queries resolved very quickly. Small silly issues I had during signup, not with the account at all.
 
AdrianH said:
My 2 cents worth..

I am not a big downloader (about 110GB per month on average) but I do browse a lot, stream music, YouTube, and play some online games with Xbox Live sometimes, and do a few NZB downloads. I was on Mweb 4Meg Premium Uncapped but downgraded to the Mweb 6Meg Standard Uncapped because it has about 160GB threshold which is enough for me and I sync at 6Megs to the exchange. That said, I have been on leave since 13th December and I have experienced a very good performance everyday at any hour. I have streamed music, had a NZB download occurring and been browsing at the same time without any performance issues. I seems that if you remain "Unthrottled", your experience will remain good.

So my opinion is that if you are a small downloader like myself but want decent experience, Mweb might be a good choice.
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Browsing, streaming, gaming is never shaped on Afrihost.
 
Afrihost is pretty much the only ISP worthy of consideration. I have tried all the major ones, and they suck compared.
 
As I thought.... So Openweb is useless during the day... what a joke.
Suspicions confirmed.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
What type of account? What are you trying to do? Have you contacted their support?
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If you are okay with crap connection most days during office hours and bouncing countless emails back and forth, then I suppose it is worth it.
My emails always started "Hey guys, here is my regular 'what is wrong' email. Connection is dodgy again... blah blah". Got tired of doing this 2 to 3 times a week.
 
Mike Smit said:
If you are okay with crap connection most days during office hours and bouncing countless emails back and forth, then I suppose it is worth it.
My emails always started "Hey guys, here is my regular 'what is wrong' email. Connection is dodgy again... blah blah". Got tired of doing this 2 to 3 times a week.
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As mentioned previously many times, not everybody has the same experience as you. My internet is perfectly usable at the moment, downloads are shaped but I can browse, stream, etc with no issues.
 
Koosi said:
Does it matter?
I phoned at 11 they havent retuned my call. MWEB treated me better....
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Yes it does matter. If you are trying to download torrents or http download on a budget uncapped account during peak office hours you are going to have problems.
 
So the gamers king accounts are "budget" Hmmm.. I saw cheaper accounts than those...
Oh well.. school fees.
As for downloading torrents... lol... some people think I am really stupid... I am actually trying to access GMAIL... that is ALL I AM TRYING TO DO!
 
Koosi said:
So the gamers king accounts are "budget" Hmmm.. I saw cheaper accounts than those...
Oh well.. school fees.
As for downloading torrents... lol... some people think I am really stupid... I am actually trying to access GMAIL... that is ALL I AM TRYING TO DO!
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Gamersking is a cheap account. Not really suited for business hours.

If you need business hours get GOLD.

My GOLD is perfect during the day. Streaming twitch as I type this and do other things.
 
Koosi said:
So the gamers king accounts are "budget" Hmmm.. I saw cheaper accounts than those...
Oh well.. school fees.
As for downloading torrents... lol... some people think I am really stupid... I am actually trying to access GMAIL... that is ALL I AM TRYING TO DO!
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That's all I wanted to know, I can't read minds. Give MrBeep a pm if nobody is getting back to you. I find their email support pretty quick although I rarely need support.
 
MWEB Guy said:
Morning,

The thresholds on the 2MB and 4MB premium accounts are approximately 200GB and 400GB respectively.

We do not have any thresholds on our unshaped accounts ;)

Let me know if you would like to return to MWEB :)
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NOTE: I am not on a premium account. Just adding this as info for the readers.

I have a 2mb home uncapped account with Mweb, and am currently throttled (the 31 day period states that I have used under 100gb - like roughly 80gb)

So not quite sure how true your statement is...
 
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