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Copy of email from Vumatel below 
Hopefully wayleave approval comes through soon
VUMA is Coming
CONGRATULATIONS
PROTEA VALLEY & VAN RIEBEECKSHOF
YOU'VE QUALIFIED FOR VUMA FIBRE!
We look forward to painting your suburb pink with our super-fast world-class fibre network!
What happens now?
- We get final approvals of our wayleaves from the City Council, which provides us with the permission needed to start trenching in the sidewalk
- We'll update you on the planned build schedule, which will usually start around 6 weeks after we've received approval, but we'll let you know in good time before this begins
- You'll be invited to attend a town hall meeting before we start building to answer all of your questions about the roll-out of fibre to your suburb
OPEN ACCESS
VUMA gives you a world of choice. The Open Access network means you can choose from any of these service providers. Click below to view the packages available to you on our network:
CONTACT US
Vumatel builds in partnership with the community and we like to ensure that you are kept up-to-date. Please follow our Twitter account for regular VUMA updates in your area. Alternatively, email us should you have any queries or concerns and check out the Vumatel website for more info.
We look forward to embarking on the fibre journey with you.
Kind Regards,
The VUMA Team
Hopefully wayleave approval comes through soon VUMA is Coming
CONGRATULATIONS
PROTEA VALLEY & VAN RIEBEECKSHOF
YOU'VE QUALIFIED FOR VUMA FIBRE!
We look forward to painting your suburb pink with our super-fast world-class fibre network!
What happens now?
- We get final approvals of our wayleaves from the City Council, which provides us with the permission needed to start trenching in the sidewalk
- We'll update you on the planned build schedule, which will usually start around 6 weeks after we've received approval, but we'll let you know in good time before this begins
- You'll be invited to attend a town hall meeting before we start building to answer all of your questions about the roll-out of fibre to your suburb
OPEN ACCESS
VUMA gives you a world of choice. The Open Access network means you can choose from any of these service providers. Click below to view the packages available to you on our network:
CONTACT US
Vumatel builds in partnership with the community and we like to ensure that you are kept up-to-date. Please follow our Twitter account for regular VUMA updates in your area. Alternatively, email us should you have any queries or concerns and check out the Vumatel website for more info.
We look forward to embarking on the fibre journey with you.
Kind Regards,
The VUMA Team
Pienats
Well-Known Member
If you didn't get the Vumatel email, check your spam/other folders. Gmail thought it prudent to put the mail in my "Promotions" category.
Ye. we stuffed in Bellville. Most ISP's don't want to put in a node unless they can get R20,000 per month commitment. (that would be 22-25 houses of R799 each.
Some of the isp's just send you an picture flyer (for you to print and hand out to your neighbors.)
It is very sad. We stuck with ADSL.
Some of the isp's just send you an picture flyer (for you to print and hand out to your neighbors.)
It is very sad. We stuck with ADSL.
OK it is getting real... just got mail update from Vuma for Town Hall meeting:
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YOU'RE INVITED: JOIN US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF BRINGING VUMA FIBRE TO PROTEA VALLEY & VAN RIEBEECKSHOF
Come and learn about the roll-out of fibre to the home in your suburb and meet the ISPs at the upcoming Town Hall meeting.
Fibre lays the foundation for the smart homes and smart cities of the future. The speed and capacity of fibre makes your digital life at home hassle free. The network can also support security cameras and monitoring systems to make your neighbourhood safer. The possibilities with VUMA Fibre are endless - join us to find out more!
WHERE: Protea Valley Church, 47 Van Riebeeckshof Rd, Van Riebeeckshof
WHEN: Thursday, 22 June
TIME: 19:00
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!
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YOU'RE INVITED: JOIN US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF BRINGING VUMA FIBRE TO PROTEA VALLEY & VAN RIEBEECKSHOF
Come and learn about the roll-out of fibre to the home in your suburb and meet the ISPs at the upcoming Town Hall meeting.
Fibre lays the foundation for the smart homes and smart cities of the future. The speed and capacity of fibre makes your digital life at home hassle free. The network can also support security cameras and monitoring systems to make your neighbourhood safer. The possibilities with VUMA Fibre are endless - join us to find out more!
WHERE: Protea Valley Church, 47 Van Riebeeckshof Rd, Van Riebeeckshof
WHEN: Thursday, 22 June
TIME: 19:00
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!
Pienats
Well-Known Member
Looks like our area has been upgraded to "build in progress"!! We can pre-order now 
Looks like our area has been upgraded to "build in progress"!! We can pre-order now
Yeah saw that. Registered yesterday
I see on the Vuma site they segmented the Protea Valley area into 4 segments. Guess on Thursday's town hall they will chat about it. https://vumatel.co.za/coverage
Probably something to do with the area Welgedacht side of Featherhead being worked on by Openserve already.
Agreed. So the area's seem to be Van Riebeeckhof, Protea Valley Welgedacht side of Featherhead, Protea Valley East of Featherhead & Door de Kraal
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Vuma is coming!!!
Quick summary:
1. Wayleave has been approved
2. Rollout to start 3 July
3. Starting @ Door De Kraal (reason being closest to main hub which is Kenridge School), then Protea Valley East, Then Protea Valley West (Welgedacht side) & finally Van Riebeeckshof
4. Each section will take 4 weeks from start to activation. May be slight delays due to weather. They said normally complete within 2 weeks of estimated dates.
I live top-end Protea Valley Welgedacht side. So hopefully Vuma will be live by end of September on my side. Will not bother going with Openserve in the interim.
Quick summary:
1. Wayleave has been approved
2. Rollout to start 3 July
3. Starting @ Door De Kraal (reason being closest to main hub which is Kenridge School), then Protea Valley East, Then Protea Valley West (Welgedacht side) & finally Van Riebeeckshof
4. Each section will take 4 weeks from start to activation. May be slight delays due to weather. They said normally complete within 2 weeks of estimated dates.
I live top-end Protea Valley Welgedacht side. So hopefully Vuma will be live by end of September on my side. Will not bother going with Openserve in the interim.
Pienats
Well-Known Member
I'm also in Door de Kraal. As I understand it, we should be live before August if all goes well.
As far as ISPs go, personally I'm undecided between Crystal Web and Cool Ideas.
* Crystal Web is the cheapest (generally by about R50) with an apparently very good reputation.
* Cool Ideas seem to have an excellent reputation as well, and as far as I can tell, are the only guys actually advertising a voice component explicitly (R85 pm), although I'm sure there are plenty of VOIP options on any of the ISPs. Their voice costs look pretty decent though.
* Web Africa pricing seems basically the same as Cool Ideas, but they only offer the asymmetric packages.
As much as I like Afrihost for ADSL, their fiber prices are just exuberant if you look at their "premium" packages. Their entry level pricing seems to be in the range of all the other players flat rate pricing, but they charge between R200 and R500 (depending on speed) more for a "priority" service. Their "priority" services description matches what the other providers sell as their normal, simple service.