Dobroadband Contract

[elL0L]

If one sign a contract with Telkom on a Dobroadband package, would they upgrade your line and cap if the packages are upgraded?

For instance, when I sign a Dobroadband 3 contract, and October they decide to upgrade it to 8mb/s, and 10GB cap, will I benefit from it?

 

[Sting]

Yes.

 

[labratza]

well it is telkom so that is debateable

 

[Ou grote]

Why do you want to sign a contract?
You can get it month to month.

Anyway, if they drop their charges, yours should also drop.
I think it worked like that in the past.

 

[labratza]

yeah but forget we have a screwed up country

 

[elL0L]

Because I need a Wifi router and I DON'T have R1000 for that.

 

[labratza]

don't they have the option still for self install and get a free modem? they use to so I did a self install and picked up modem and saved the fee if the install

 

[elL0L]

No, you only save R500.

 

[labratza]

dam ok then that sucks that they took that special away

 

[Srack0verflow]

i think the contract would be long over before we see 8meg lines, nor are they obligated to addapt their terms of service. hope i'm wrong though

 

[gregmcc]

If one sign a contract with Telkom

Good grief! Don't do that, especially now! With seacom....well.....imminent....anything could happen over the next few months. You don't want to be tying yourself into a contract now. Wireless routers aren't that expensive.

 

[elL0L]

Well it's R800 at the cheapest, plus filters and a Usb Wifi stick.

 

[rsa-ace]

Because I need a Wifi router and I DON'T have R1000 for that.

you can ask them to put that straight onto your telephone bill. which i guess doesnt help the problem but still worth knowing.

i would really not sign a contract at such a volatile time in the broadband market

 

[Srack0verflow]

true story, a little over a year ago when i got adsl there were three options. "Fast"; running at 192kbps, "Faster".. 384kbps, and "Fastest"; a whole 4 megabits with an unshaped account. a month or so later came the upgrade, the 192 ppl became 384's but they didnt bump us 384 users to 512kbps, so i wouldn't count on a 4meg gaining much if/when there is an upgrade.

i don't recommed anyone allows themselves to be locked into a contract but things could be worse i sepose, they could sell you a locked router like certian other crooks *points*

i'd rather not say anything about seacom comming to save us, i have my doubts