Fibre in Ramsgate

Perhaps a gap in the market for 'spinners' to be attached to cables that make it difficult for these buggers to gain a purchase on :laugh:
 
They used the incorrect box on the poll, the one they used is not live yet. They will have someone out on Monday to have it sorted out then I will update again.
 
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Left Of Bang said:
How are your vervet numbers? I see they have a jolly good time using the fibre as a transport route from pole to roof and subsequently needing OS to come out an repair where required.
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We have a large number of vervets, but they haven't done any serious damage, apart from letting the termination box on the pole fall off - but technician indicates it wasn't mounted properly by the installer.

On the other hand, vervets tend to only use the thick backhaul cable as transportation route - still to witness one using the thin cable one that goes from pole to the roof - I suspect they know it's too thin for them. 18 months in with Openserve Fibre.
 
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charlieharper said:
We have a large number of vervets, but they haven't done any serious damage, apart from letting the termination box on the pole fall off - but technician indicates it wasn't mounted properly by the installer.

On the other hand, vervets tend to only use the thick backhaul cable as transportation route - still to witness one using the thin cable one that goes from pole to the roof - I suspect they know it's too thin for them. 18 months in with Openserve Fibre.
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When I was on Openserve here in PMB I saw them climbing and even swinging on the thin cable going to our roof almost daily. Sometimes even multiple adults and babies sitting on it at the same time and it still never broke, I was quite surprised how durable those cables are.
 
All up and running, its working that is all for now. It is currently on the 30 day trial with Openserve and at the end of the month I will activate the package with Afrihost to avoid double cost with ff.

If there is any issues or downtime I will add it in the thread.

https://imgur.com/a/5B6j23v
 
ronnie_94 said:
All up and running, its working that is all for now. It is currently on the 30 day trial with Openserve and at the end of the month I will activate the package with Afrihost to avoid double cost with ff.

If there is any issues or downtime I will add it in the thread.

https://imgur.com/a/5B6j23v
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Do a speedtest to durban please?
 
well well well it is friday again afterall, something is broken with ff.
 
I have decided to switch to openserve now instead of end of month after yesterdays issues again. Hoping to be active from today or tomorrow, will post speedtests and everything as soon as it is active.

If there is anything you guys want me to specifically test please let me know.
 
AfriNatic said:
Hi,

Yes unfortunately the main NLD between Port Shepstone <-> Amanzimtoti is down.
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Wow didn't even notice this. I upgraded the load balancing router to a gigabit one. So now combine uncapped Telkom 300gb package which gets about 70Mbps down with 1800mhz and 2100mhz combined, the FF 100Mbps fibre and MTN Fixed on band 41 which maxes out at 150Mbps down so most speedtests around 260Mbps down and 125 up.
 
ronnie_94 said:
No issues so far with openserve, things are smooth and running well.
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Yeah, you will absolutely outlive us FF folk as your wires are on poles and ours laying on the ground.

Still nothing here in Tweni.
 
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Rayne said:
Yeah, you will absolutely outlive us FF folk as your wires are on poles and ours laying on the ground.

Still nothing here in Tweni.
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The tech actually asked me why im switching, i told him there is to much downtime every week and he was shocked. He said he thought that them being the first in the area they would make sure these things dont happen.
 
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