Free iBurst bandwidth after midnight

But at the end of the day, doesn't it boil down to what I said in my post above - ie that if you try to use the after hours service it will deplete your cap? So within a few days you will be daytime throttled - unless you're on Wireless 15?
 
If one does not wish to opt for the VAS and avoid the hassel of calling the call centre, then s/he will get "After hour discount" for free based on their package
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Avoid the hassle of calling the call centre? :erm:
 
My daily usage report shows: Data used After Hours is anywhere between 300MB to 2G Who is using my free data? Not me as my pc is disconnected
 
divv said:
But at the end of the day, doesn't it boil down to what I said in my post above - ie that if you try to use the after hours service it will deplete your cap? So within a few days you will be daytime throttled - unless you're on Wireless 15?
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Lets give an example, note that the % savings aren't out yet, but lets just make some up

I'm on a 5GB package, NO VAS.
So, in the morning, I download 1GB. My usage report will show that the amount I have left for the month is 4600MB (it'll say 400MB usage, 600MB "free after hour). This is based on a %, in this case, 40%.
So yes, ultimately you'll run out of bandwidth and be capped but should get extra data for free. 8GB might get better savings (eg. 800MB "free after hour" for 1GB of data)


5Gb WITH 64/128kb/s VAS
So, in the morning, I download 1GB. My usage report will show that the amount I have left for the month is 5000MB (it'll say 1GB Free because I have the 64kb VAS).
On the 20th, I've used ALL my bundle data, so the usage is 0MB left.
So, from the 20th, 16 hours of the day (8am -> 23:59) my internet speed is 64kb/s, but at 00:00 my speed then shoots back to max (in theory, 1024kb/s) until 8am, where it goes back to 64kb/s.
 
noswal said:
My daily usage report shows: Data used After Hours is anywhere between 300MB to 2G Who is using my free data? Not me as my pc is disconnected
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Sometimes it's a day behind. Check tomorrow and it should be 0. Did you download the previous night?
 
eltherza said:
Lets give an example, note that the % savings aren't out yet, but lets just make some up

I'm on a 5GB package, NO VAS.
So, in the morning, I download 1GB. My usage report will show that the amount I have left for the month is 4600MB (it'll say 400MB usage, 600MB "free after hour). This is based on a %, in this case, 40%.
So yes, ultimately you'll run out of bandwidth and be capped but should get extra data for free. 8GB might get better savings (eg. 800MB "free after hour" for 1GB of data)


5Gb WITH 64/128kb/s VAS
So, in the morning, I download 1GB. My usage report will show that the amount I have left for the month is 5000MB (it'll say 1GB Free because I have the 64kb VAS).
On the 20th, I've used ALL my bundle data, so the usage is 0MB left.
So, from the 20th, 16 hours of the day (8am -> 23:59) my internet speed is 64kb/s, but at 00:00 my speed then shoots back to max (in theory, 1024kb/s) until 8am, where it goes back to 64kb/s.
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Man, you are good !
 
Madhawk said:
"iBurst Broadband Simplified" Yeah, right...:rolleyes:

Why can't they make things simple, firstly they said you could only have VAS on wireless 5 and up.
Then they changed their mind and said you can have VAS on Wiireless 1 and up.
But they forget to change that info on their website. Then they wonder why everyone gets confused.

Now it's the midnight service, just keep it simple don't confuse your clients.

I don't want a percentage saving, I want full 100% saving. Then I am back every morning counting my data usage making sure that only a percentage was removed/counted.

Then we wonder why the staff at iBurst don't know what we are talking about when we phone in...:p
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The is a time domain service. This means that a different rating is applied based on the time of day (or week/month). An alternative is also to use a time duration. The service can potentially be expanded to include more time periods and durations. This allows subscribers to cherrypick offerings that best suit them.

In this case if we did not have a variable usage discount, then only the high end packages would benefit on a 100% free service and the rest of the subscribers would not enjoy any benefit. It is not cost effective to give all subscribers a 100% free service.
 
If eltherza is correct, then you will be paying R248.00 a month extra for something that will deplete your cap faster.

Okay, according to some posters, having the VAS will only extend you cap, which means it is not ‘free’ after hours usage at all unless you have the 15gig package.

Other posters are saying that the VAS includes ‘free’ after hour usage.

Ronald, can you please clarify… It seems that this is what is causing the confusion.

P.S. I see that the website info regarding the VAS has been corrected.. Thanks Ronald.
 
jojoce said:
If eltherza is correct, then you will be paying R248.00 a month extra for something that will deplete your cap faster.

Okay, according to some posters, having the VAS will only extend you cap, which means it is not ‘free’ after hours usage at all unless you have the 15gig package.

Other posters are saying that the VAS includes ‘free’ after hour usage.

Ronald, can you please clarify… It seems that this is what is causing the confusion.

P.S. I see that the website info regarding the VAS has been corrected.. Thanks Ronald.
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This is the short of it:

Don't pay for VAS: Using after hours only subtracts a portion of your cap. eg, you download 1GB but only 600MB comes off your cap - effectively saving 400MB (but the % saving still needs to be decided on)

Pay for VAS: Using after hours doesn't subtract from your cap at all, and as an added bonus when you are throttled (throttled to 64kb/s during the day) you get unthrottled after hours.
 
Remot said:
If one wish to opt for after hour service, s/he can subscribe for VAS "Uncapped any time" and enjoy both worlds :
1. Uncapped during the day with limited speed.
2. Uncapped during after hours full speed.
Note that any one from Wireless 1 and up can subscribe for uncapped service.
If one does not wish to opt for the VAS and avoid the hassle of calling the call centre, then s/he will get "After hour discount" for free based on their package.
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I'm with you, I was thinking that the midnight service would be 100% free without forking out an extra R199 for VAS, but I guess I was wrong.
Well, a discount is a discount, so my "Midnight" downloading are going to slow down big time.


jojoce said:
If eltherza is correct, then you will be paying R248.00 a month extra for something that will deplete your cap faster.

P.S. I see that the website info regarding the VAS has been corrected.. Thanks Ronald.
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To really take advantage of the VAS, one would have to blow their cap in the first 2 days. I for one am not interested in doing that.

Whoever updated the website, thank you.

eltherza said:
This is the short of it:

Don't pay for VAS: Using after hours only subtracts a portion of your cap. eg, you download 1GB but only 600MB comes off your cap - effectively saving 400MB (but the % saving still needs to be decided on)

Pay for VAS: Using after hours doesn't subtract from your cap at all, and as an added bonus when you are throttled (throttled to 64kb/s during the day) you get unthrottled after hours.
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Thanks for making it simpler for the rest of us. I just hope the discount percentages will be significant.
 
Madhawk said:
To really take advantage of the VAS, one would have to blow their cap in the first 2 days. I for one am not interested in doing that.
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Yeah, abuse it or lose it. And for those of you considering perhaps just getting a 1GB account with the VAS here some stats:

Total Price:R348
Max download: 3.9GB per day
Realistically I'd say: 2.5GB per day.

[Not that you'd be able to do anything else with it besides download]
 
eltherza said:
Sometimes it's a day behind. Check tomorrow and it should be 0. Did you download the previous night?
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No... this is over a period of a few weeks...either some glaring fault with the usage software at iburst or somehow my account is being used by someone.
 
noswal said:
No... this is over a period of a few weeks...either some glaring fault with the usage software at iburst or somehow my account is being used by someone.
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Accounts are linked to the hardware, so you can ask them to list all the devices that linked to your account if it's concerning you. I suggest you do though, you don't need someone using your internet when this offer ends.
 
I just checked the iBurst website and it still says this:

We’ve also introduced:

Uncapped Anytime @ 64 kbps
If you choose a 5Gig package or upward, you can choose to pay an additional flat rate of R199 per month, and you’ll get unlimited internet access once your package data is finished, but at slightly slower speeds of up to 64kbps.

Uncapped Anytime @ 128 kbps
If you choose an 8Gig package or upward, you can choose to pay an additional flat rate of R249 per month, and you’ll get unlimited internet access once your package data is finished, at a speed of up to 128 kbps.

Thank you!

If you are currently on a Wireless 2 or above package you will get the Uncapped Anytime service free of charge for 3 months (until the end of February 2010).
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It should read:

We’ve also introduced:

Uncapped Anytime @ 64 kbps
If you choose a 1Gig package or upward, you can choose to pay an additional flat rate of R199 per month, and you’ll get unlimited internet access once your package data is finished, but at slightly slower speeds of up to 64kbps.

Uncapped Anytime @ 128 kbps
If you choose an 1Gig package or upward, you can choose to pay an additional flat rate of R249 per month, and you’ll get unlimited internet access once your package data is finished, at a speed of up to 128 kbps.

Thank you!
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Remove this:

If you are currently on a Wireless 2 or above package you will get the Uncapped Anytime service free of charge for 3 months (until the end of February 2010).
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