How does ADSL bandwidth work?

Donovan

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I'm currently on iBurst and I'll be switching over to ADSL soon. We're on some or other Do package from Telkom.

I have a question or two:

Firstly - if I run out of bandwidth, how do I top up with telkom? Also, can I buy bandwidth from another provider (eg, openweb)? If I do, how do I get it loaded onto the ADSL line?

Thanks ;)
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Your Teklom DO package will give you a certain amount of "Blended" bandwidth.

Teklom will also give you a login and a password which will be installed into your router, and your router will automatically log in as that user when you switch it on. You can change this by logging into the router's configuration website.

This "Blended" bandwidth is just Teklom telling you that you will be consuming your allocated international bandwidth if you dare to use local bandwidth.

Once you use up the Blended part, you will now be in the land of Local-Only bandwidth, where you will have tons and tons of Local-Only bandwidth available to use, but .. not much to use it on.

You may at any time go to any of the other ISP's and purchase more international bandwidth, that ISP will give you a new login and password, and you will have to either:
1 - Log onto the Router configuration website and change the login and password that it uses to the new ISP's login and password.
2 - Simply start a new dial-up connection on your computer using your new login and password, and it will connect through the ADSL modem to your ISP for you, and only for you.

You can order more bandwidth from Teklom, but you must be careful and speak very slowly and carefully and double check what you're buying from them, they have a tendency to subscribe you to a package, which is not what you want to do, as you are already subscribed through the DO product.

You can order from any other ISP that you like.

Goto Hellkom.co.za for a complete and thorough list of all the isp's and their offerings.

I use Teklom for my first 5 GB (On their 3GB package), and then use an AXXESS prepaid account for the rest of the month. The prepaid account's don't expire at the end of the month. I also use a Semi-Shaped account for playing games overseas.

Questions?
 
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Bandwidth starts at 1 gig for about R65 - R80 depending on where you go. With a Do Braodband 1 package you get 1gig. This allows you to use 1 gig local/international and once you exceed this you get a further 10gig local only bandwidth. With Telkom Internet you can go onto their site www.telkomsa.net and go an "Top up" to get more bandwidth. And yes, you can use other ISP accounts on your ADSL line. Click on the link below to view WebAfrica's details.
 
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