ajax
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This unfortunately requires human intervention each time ADSL packs up. He wants an automatic backup.
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This unfortunately requires human intervention each time ADSL packs up. He wants an automatic backup.
vodacom3g
Vodacom Representative
Easy enough to do with a management system, although you'll have to run OOB for a few minutes then.
Unless MTN is about to pull a huge rabbit out of its hat, and has found a way to bypass the beastly wired fixed line monopoly and its exorbitant pricing for local and international wired fixed line backhaul links, I don't see uncapped HSDPA appearing on the horizon in the near future, but I do agree that an affordable uncapped HSPA solution is preferable to Data Bundle Rollover, I just don't see it happening in SA for a very long time...
Sony_3G
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Well if any of the nets could come down with bundles for R100/gig id be a little bit happier.... (PLEASE DONT LET IT BE MTN)
AdLo
Expert Member
Last day of the month's evening - international sites timeout
On a 2gb package and got 870Mb left.
At 21:00 decide to download stuff so at least I can use of some of the bandwidth. To my suprise all the international sites that are working 100% now on the 1st are timing out (31st). THe last day of the month rape by users becuase Vodacom has no data rollover policy.
Does Vodacom now about the adverse impact the non data rollover policy has?
Is it perhaps becuase Vodacom didn't have international bandwidth for all the users yesterday hence the timeouts?
I could be wrong and it was just a coincedence or perhaps another related issue i.,e DNS. I didn't do pings as I was too tired and went to bed.
Location:Centurion
On a 2gb package and got 870Mb left.
At 21:00 decide to download stuff so at least I can use of some of the bandwidth. To my suprise all the international sites that are working 100% now on the 1st are timing out (31st). THe last day of the month rape by users becuase Vodacom has no data rollover policy.
Does Vodacom now about the adverse impact the non data rollover policy has?
Is it perhaps becuase Vodacom didn't have international bandwidth for all the users yesterday hence the timeouts?
I could be wrong and it was just a coincedence or perhaps another related issue i.,e DNS. I didn't do pings as I was too tired and went to bed.
Location:Centurion
AirWolf
Honorary Master
I'm guessing that all people having bundles expiring at the end of the month try to use it up in the last few day. With the increased traffic generated this causes network issues and hence you are unable to even use up your bundle because the netowrk is down. It is really a sad state of affairs
At least if we had rollover we could at least finish our bundles when the network was working instead of losing out through no fault of our own.feo
Honorary Master
How much longer is this gonna take to get implemented?
AirWolf
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AirWolf
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Sony_3G
Well-Known Member
This new MTN deal officially ends the price war
Csnoopy
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Sony_3G
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Why you put this comment in this thread ???
Because it means that MTN gave up and thus, vodacom no longer have any "inspiration" to give us roll over, or cheaper data...
Csnoopy
Expert Member
Oh sugar.
I see we now have 4 votes for no Rollover. @ic may we please have these guys exposed. They should be shot at broad daylight.
The additional vote [the 4th one] has been there for the last week or two, I don't know who voted nor do I know who has voted for what, but you're welcome to try launching them from a cannon aimed at the star of this solar system - good luck with thatOh sugar.
I see we now have 4 votes for no Rollover. @ic may we please have these guys exposed. They should be shot at broad daylight.
.On a brighter note, we are getting much closer to the soft-target of 500 votes, however the poll will stay open indefinitely - no need to stop at 500, next target 750 and then 1000, and then...
AirWolf
Honorary Master
1000000?:d
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If we have to wait for that many votes before getting DBR, then I expect I will be buried 6 feet under by that time, but yes why not 1million votes [-4] in favour of DBR.
Prometheus
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Coffee, very expensive coffee.How about Vodacom letting us into what is busy happening behind the scenes ????
Prepaid adsl or prepaid adsl resellers? Come to think of it they buy the usage from Telkom/IS when you actually use it. Presumably this works the same with service providers where they pay Vodacom for your usage and if so why has no sp offered rollover but simply take what you don't use away without even paying for it themselves, or do they charge the sp for the number of bundles they sell. Would like to know who gets the money.But prepaid ADSL does have rollover
Mass email campaign. Where do I sign up?Well then start doing it and lets see what is the outcome.
99 bootles of beer on the wall... 99 bottles of beer... *hick*Cool, so we should just buy v3g lots of beers so he can shake up the glass jar to the sweet sound of roll-over
Csnoopy
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Coffee, very expensive coffee.
Prepaid adsl or prepaid adsl resellers? Come to think of it they buy the usage from Telkom/IS when you actually use it. Presumably this works the same with service providers where they pay Vodacom for your usage and if so why has no sp offered rollover but simply take what you don't use away without even paying for it themselves, or do they charge the sp for the number of bundles they sell. Would like to know who gets the money.
Mass email campaign. Where do I sign up?
99 bootles of beer on the wall... 99 bottles of beer... *hick*
So is that why Vodacom's smtp server is dead can't take anymore SPAM.
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