huh?

[theonlymac]

Sorry - this is a double post.


I don't get it. Mtshali from iBurst said in today's paper he can't understand why people are prepared to wait weeks for fixed ADSL connections when they can go iBurst within a day. Maybe I'm missing something here, but I'm sorry. They are more expensive yet claim they're 62% cheaper than ADSL.

This is what they say on their website on the cost of a 192 fixed line ADSL frequent home use package(http://www.broadbandexpress.co.za/compare_frequent.htm)

the line rental (R180),
the ADSL service (R270) and
the ISP cost (R200)

Bull. I have the 3G package and it does not cost me even close to R650,00. I still need line rental even if I have iBurst so should not be part of the equation - and even then it is not the R180,00 they claim!

To cap it, I don't care if I receive data via satelite or line, as long as I can afford it.

Don't get me wrong - I hate Telkom. But I hate companies who walk the high moral ground even more. And according to me, iBurst is such a company.

I stand corrected.

 

[Raithlin]

Comparitively speaking, it is more expensive to get ADSL1024 or HSDPA 3GB than iBurst 3GB. This would be comparable speeds and bandwidth.

Oh, and I don't need Telkom, so no line rental either.

I suppose, from a neutral point of view, that it all depends on what we are comparing. I can make anything look cheap with the right comparison.

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

HSDPA definatley more expenisve, and 1024kb ADSL is more on 3 gigs but might work out a bit cheaper if you want to use alot of bandwidth, but thats harldy vialble right now. Honestly I dont htink 3G stands much chance against Iburst, but I geuss i havent used it yet..

btw theonlymac, that website is broadbandexpress' site, not Ibursts at all. Those sites make pretty bad comparisons usually. That is the only monthly price, rental is not R180 for the normal connection nad ISP costs can be got for both less or more that R200 so I geuss thats fair. Most people would probably get R250 3gig packages from Telkom anyway.

 

[nocilah]

the main reason why i use iburst is price and ease of use. I dreaded asking telkom for adsl (and still do!), but it took 4 days for me to get iBurst.

Granted iBurst has it's issues, but unlike Sentech (which i used before) and Telkom in a way iBurst has earned some of my trust because even when i was really unhappy with iBurst i saw a company try it's best to resolve my problem.

I have yet to see other companies do the same.

Yes this is entirely my perception... but it is my perception as an iBurst customer.