Help a newbie understand how ADSL and prices work

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I've always relied on my phone for internet and last year bought a 3g modem and can say I know my way around the broadband world. It seems not enough people are embracing the tech or they are just that they are tied to Telkom and don't know alternatives? Well that's what made me wonder, why are people sticking to fixed lines and not wireless? How does it all work, the prices, advantages it has over what I currently use.

I'd appreciate a response. I'm on Cell C by the way
 
Because wireless is crap?

Wired is more stable. Faster and cheaper.

For someone that does more than a few gigs a month and needs a low latency connection wired will always be the best option.

To get ADSL these are the following things you pay for:

1. Standard telephone line
2. adsl access portion dependant on speed (384,512,4Meg)
3. adsl account from the isp of your choice.
 
3G is many more times expensive than fix line.
Also with some ISPs they will give you a certain amount of WiFi bandwidth with your account so you can still browse say in the airport or certain hotspots without having to pay extra.
 
It's very simple: I'm currently downloading 8 series of a TV show, amounting to 20.2gb. When you can do that on 3G without selling at least half your vital organs, I'll be interested.

For people who don't download much, and/or who don't have access to fixed line, 3G has become a manageable alternative.
 
For me, Latency i dont care for downlaod speeds and i dont care for data usage, all i want is good ping, and wireless canot offer that to me.. will pay R5000 a month for a 512 line as long as i get best possible ping to EU- but that would require people to stop stealing my area's phone lines.. so i will have to make due with 3G and soon wimax
 
enigma243 said:
It's very simple: I'm currently downloading 8 series of a TV show, amounting to 20.2gb. When you can do that on 3G without selling at least half your vital organs, I'll be interested.

For people who don't download much, and/or who don't have access to fixed line, 3G has become a manageable alternative.
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this should be the end of this thread
 
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