1) What do i need now to get started with my internet?
you need
1) a router
2) line rental.
3) a service provider.
The line rental is your fixed R139 a month fee for the privilege of an adsl line
You can get your line rental through telkom or another company such as axxess.
I use axxess because they are about ten bucks cheaper a month and their help desk is 24 hours and there is never a wait, where as telkoms help desk sometimes takes forever.
now you need a service provider, who you can purchase your bandwidth through.
Both telkom and Axxess provide bandwidth, but I prefer to use Afrihost, as their per gig rate is a lot cheaper and they often run a buy one get one free special, where you end up paying 14.50 a gig. (Compared with +-R70 with larger service providers)
So I pay axxess every month to rent the line, and afrihost for the bandwidth- both have debit orders on my account.
who you want to use will depend on how much you want to spend every month, what you want to do with the internet and how much bandwidth you intend using.
In order to set up your account, you need to go into your routers settings, and insert a few details- but your service provider will walk you through that.
that is all you need to know.
2) If i go with do broadband will it come with everything i need?
yes, but they are not very cost effective IMHO
3)is it possible to get all i need and my do broadband ISP running by tom night?
theoretically it should be possible, but you never know- I applied for ADSL and it took a month, but they had to activate my line first. If your line is already activated then you may be okay...
oh yeah one more thing, never sign a 12/24 month contract for internet, whether its for adsl or 3G. Only ever take a month to month contract. Things are changing so much, at the moment, you want to keep your options open...
but now i need an internet account and ISP? Im looking to go with DO broadband, since i am new to the ADSL world i need to know some things...