Crystal Web ADSL performance feedback thread Part 3...

[ajan]

No issues for me either.



It is a website limitation. If the desktop client had an easy way to specify folders you'd like synced then obviously it wouldn't be an issue, but I couldn't find a way to do that.

I had my hopes raised tremendously by Amazon Drive, as being able to store stuff in the cloud and remove the original would save me terabytes of space. Which I would only consider because files can be played within the drive interface. But uploads are super slow, files larger than 2GB must be synced and can't be played online. Such a shame.

Use this to upload https://github.com/yadayada/acd_cli You need python installed

 

[MickeyD]

Sigh, so it looks like a KZN issue after all and I've just gone through factory resetting everything ..... for nothing

should be right now?

 

[Bryn]

Use this to upload https://github.com/yadayada/acd_cli You need python installed

Appreciate the help, but I'd much rather just try OpenDrive. Not looking to make my cloud storage situation a command line mission.

 

[wingnut771]

Afrihost support said that none of their capped DSL accounts work on fibre since they introduced their current uncapped fibre offerings.

Good to know they suck even more.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

should be right now?

yeye, just checked now and it's back, ta

 

[S7wede]

No working for me just yet.

 

[Bryn]

Good to know they suck even more.

It gets better. All their capped prices on their website are shaped capped accounts. The unshaped prices are much higher, and relatively hidden away:

 

[wingnut771]

When I logged into my AH backup account when the internet dropped in kzn, i realised I hadn't saved my login details, so at 22:30 went onto livechat and was able to reset password in a jiffy, received an sms instantly. Good service!

While I was there, I enquired about the portal and was advised to use new password along with registered email, I click login and nothing happens. I tried with chrome and safari.

 

[chrismine]

When I logged into my AH backup account when the internet dropped in kzn, i realised I hadn't saved my login details, so at 22:30 went onto livechat and was able to reset password in a jiffy, received an sms instantly. Good service!

While I was there, I enquired about the portal and was advised to use new password along with registered email, I click login and nothing happens. I tried with chrome and safari.

I have the same issue with the portal. No news forthcoming.

 

[moedawood]

It gets better. All their capped prices on their website are shaped capped accounts. The unshaped prices are much higher, and relatively hidden away:

The unshaped accounts are based on their old prices.

50 GB for R 99, 100GB for R 199. Just take the shape caps and cut by half. That's unshaped capped prices

 

[wingnut771]

The unshaped accounts are based on their old prices.

50 GB for R 99, 100GB for R 199. Just take the shape caps and cut by half. That's unshaped capped prices

Ja, we know, who wants shaped data?

 

[moedawood]

Ja, we know, who wants shaped data?

If I'm not mistaken , Crystalweb home capped and Web Africa home capped is shaped capped accounts too

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Did you take advantage of the R1 deal?

Yeh but how does the free time work though. I did an enquiry with online chat dudes, and basically it falls away, in new month for the 150GB option, but if you signed up before, you keep it at 150GB. So im guessing you had to be lucky to sign up early?

 

[wingnut771]

Yeh but how does the free time work though. I did an enquiry with online chat dudes, and basically it falls away, in new month for the 150GB option, but if you signed up before, you keep it at 150GB. So im guessing you had to be lucky to sign up early?

Yeah, I'm lucky, signed 150gb capped in jan, so I still have open-time and premium news server.

 

[wingnut771]

If I'm not mistaken , Crystalweb home capped and Web Africa home capped is shaped capped accounts too

You maybe right, but I've yet to see shaping on CW.

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Yeah, I'm lucky, signed 150gb capped in jan, so I still have open-time and premium news server.

Lucky.. i suppose its similar to Vox. Guys who signed up early, got locked into some very good prices. So good that Crystal Web has followed a sort of early opt in option. Restricts more people from taking the cheaper packages, but if they want free time, they sign up for a 250GB or higher package. Makes sense

 

[Orihalcon]

If I'm not mistaken , Crystalweb home capped and Web Africa home capped is shaped capped accounts too

You maybe right, but I've yet to see shaping on CW.

This was true for the first year...maybe?...when CW started.

They've long ago [March 2016 I think] taken over their own provisioning from bandwidth suppliers. As such their profiles are unique on all products to them alone.

 

[wingnut771]

This was true for the first year...maybe?...when CW started.

They've long ago [March 2016 I think] taken over their own provisioning from bandwidth suppliers. As such their profiles are unique on all products to them alone.

Still classed as shaped to cover their arse when there are network issues which I understand.

 

[MickeyD]

Still classed as shaped to cover their arse when there are network issues which I understand.

That is correct. Has only happened once since inception AFAIK.

 

[SauRoNZA]

You maybe right, but I've yet to see shaping on CW.

There is regular home and home premium.

This is the difference I believe.