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Whats the best signal you can get ? I get good for 1km in every direction around my complex.
 
the best should be good, doubt they'll have 'excellent' I checked ON radio kop at the tower there, and it said good ;P
 
Ok, I checked pretoria(newlands) area, and couldnt find anything (*sob*), and after phoning them, it sounds like they wont support that area at this moment.

Then I read the AUP. Sentech said there will not be any capping of use. And after talking to them on the phone, they confirmed there will be capping of use, well actually they said, it's just a different method than capping. It seems it's not an actual limit like telkom, but rather at theire own discretion, be it less, or more. To me that says capping. The reason I want a broadband connection... is to download like hell. Why else would I get a high speed internet connection?
Well, I geuss every company in the world has this, as on slashdot, someone reported his company contacting him for excesive use, is this the same kind of policy we are looking at here? What is 'excessive use' ?
Always has to be a catch... or am I wrong.


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Excess Utilization of Network Resources. The excessive use or abuse of Sentech’s network resources by o­ne subscriber may have a negative impact o­n all other subscribers. Accordingly, you may not use the Service or take any action that will result in excessive consumption or utilization of the system or network resources, or which may weaken network performance, as determined in Sentech’s sole discretion. Such prohibited actions include, but are not limited to: using the Service to host a server which attracts excessive traffic at your location, continuously uploading or downloading streaming video or audio, usenet hosting, or continuous FTP uploading or downloading. In the event that Sentech detects excessive use by you, Sentech may restrict your access to Sentech’s network, increase the fees associated with your Service, including upgrading you to a higher class of Service, or terminate your Service. See "Personal Websites" below for other options.
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http://www.fastcomm.co.za/

They sell extra arials for better signal and also some extra stuff.
When i phoned sentech they told me to goto the web site.
 
treecksta, I think they're getting confused with the word "cap", yes, i reckon the "at our own discretion" sucks ass, but as ProAsm stated, they don't have the time, nor the means to track such excessive usage in any case.

The cap I think they referred to is, if you have the 128kb package, you won't get more than that, like bursts of up to 3mbits (which is possible), they'll "cap" you at 128k

Am I right? of course I am, I'm never wrong! [8D]
 
I think it's unfair anyway for me to rely on the first person answering the phone to know it 100%. It's just, Ive found out, companies tend to ... put strange things in strange holes when they can. If sentech sudelny have a problem of too little money, they could use that policy at theire own discrecion, to make more money.

I love the idea of sentech, and well, I'm still crying about the coverage thing. But when signing a contract of 24 months, I want protection for me, not just them. 'vague' policy's like that, are scary. But... I doubt they would abuse it, and if they did, there are things that can stop them from that, so I geuss I'm just being paranoid as always.

So let me get ready for dreaming tonight, for I will dream that I hear trucks and loud noise from the mountain above, and that sentech is putting up a tower close by, and turning it on tomorrow ;) hehe

Blah blah rant rant ... And it's cloudy weather too [:(]
 
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