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Hi there,
I am looking for a 512 line. However one issue is that it must be uncapped.

I am torn between Webafrica on one side and is satelite connection on the other.
Both their prices are about the same..
What do you guys think?
 
Zmaster1911 said:
Hi there,
I am torn between Webafrica on one side and is satelite connection on the other.
Both their prices are about the same..
What do you guys think?
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Satelite as in that thing in the sky? Keep in mind that satelite introduces a lot of latency due to the distance the signal has to travel. It's not suitable for all application like gaming, VoIP or anyhting that is time sensitive.
 
Yes Zmaster ponders point makes alot of sense.

Do you own Kitanas? "College House" mean anything to you? I am not sure if you are someone I know also called zmaster.
 
I would not touch that axxess uncapped with a 10mile pole!
What is that threshold crap?
That isnt a uncapped line coz they cap you if you use more than a certain ammount in 10 days?
They must change the product name coz that isnt uncapped, no way!
 
UNCAPPED accounts have a 10GB/10 day threshold. Although the sales reps won't tell you this, or they haven't been informed about it either, you'll find out the hard way once you've signed the contract and can't get a refund if you want to download 40GB data :)
 
still tho then it isnt uncapped ..........
its got a 40gb/month cap
 
Hi Zmaster

You have two options for Uncapped:

Express - The ADSL Express service has been designed mainly for the conservative business user who requires the assurance of an uninterrupted/uncapped and fixed-cost ADSL service.
The ADSL Express service is a managed service, whereby your usage is monitored and recorded. The service is allocated a certain threshold for the month which is divided into a 10 day rolling window. If you reach your 10 day threshold before the 10th day, your available bandwidth will be halved (e.g. 512 kbps will be reduced to 256 kbps). However, if your consumption is reduced, your bandwidth will be restored to the purchased level.

Totally Uncapped - Your speed would be 512kbps and their is no threshold or limit to what you use within a month, you would also receive 5 static IP addresses and a router to use over the period of a 1 year contract.

Regards
Tyron
Webafrica
021 464 9590
 
Tempting, but I'll first have to figure out if I actually need it.
 
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ask urself the following questions
1. do you play games on overseas servers.
2. do you need to have 512kbps speed all day

if 1 is yes then you need a fibre based uncapped otherwise satellite is fine
if 2 is yes then you can get a true uncapped account which is around R1600pm, if no then get a 4mbps line and a 384 uncapped express from axxess, you will be slow during day time (192kbps) but the 12 hour night time you can dl at 4mbps.
 
hi all.
thanks so much with the input.
went with the webafrica route.

fantomcaption
yes I am the original Zmaster of College House.
I hear that the warden banned initiation this year. pretty sad :)
and its katanas not kitanas
Keep well
 
The only advice I can give at this point is STAY THE F$CK AWAY FROM AXXESS!!
 
SoftDux said:
UNCAPPED accounts have a 10GB/10 day threshold. Although the sales reps won't tell you this, or they haven't been informed about it either, you'll find out the hard way once you've signed the contract and can't get a refund if you want to download 40GB data :)
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It's not a 10gb cap, it's a 10gb speed throttle. Download more than 10gb in 10 days, they cut your speed, not your connection.

Check this page, right under the fake sales rep. 726gb downloaded in a month? I'd say that exceeds 40gb by oh, a factor of 18.
 
Zmaster1911 said:
Hi there,
I am looking for a 512 line. However one issue is that it must be uncapped.

I am torn between Webafrica on one side and is satelite connection on the other.
Both their prices are about the same..
What do you guys think?
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I'd suggest web africa uncapped as well. It's a few bucks extra compared with Axxess but you won't get screwed by them and their support over the years have been brilliant. If anything WA's reputation for outstanding service and not schnaaing their customers to save a buck will always outshine any other ISP
 
Th0r said:
I would not touch that axxess uncapped with a 10mile pole!
What is that threshold crap?
That isnt a uncapped line coz they cap you if you use more than a certain ammount in 10 days?
They must change the product name coz that isnt uncapped, no way!
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why not?

If you are at work during the day, and they limit your line while you are at work who cares? Unless there is someone using the line at home...

I get home from work, do all the stuff I normally do, make dinner, put on pool pump etc etc and by that time the limit is off and running at full speed. I do what I wanna to on HTTP then I set my downloads going and away I go! :D

Trust me this is NOT capped... :)

Date IP-Address Traffic

Wed, 11. Mar 2009 196.210.170.xxx 10382389 KB
Tue, 10. Mar 2009 196.210.170.xxx 5576799 KB
Mon, 9. Mar 2009 196.210.170.xxx 8940172 KB
Sun, 8. Mar 2009 196.210.170.xxx 1282499 KB

:D:D:D
 
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