iBurst pathetic day time speeds

[MercuryStorm]

There is only one conclusion to this, and that is, there network is hopelessly overloaded and there is not enough bandwidth.

Last night (after 12am) I was getting constant high speeds (104 - 108kbps), and now, at 3pm I can barely get 20kbps, its pathetic!

I finally got an email from Telkom saying they will be installing cables in our complex starting next Friday, I have been waiting since September 2005, and hopefully (if they actually do it) I will be changing to 4mb ADSL, now with there new pricing from 1st August, they will be over R150 cheaper than iBurst

 

[noswal]

should change the last part of your sig !!!

(it's than, not then )

 

[MercuryStorm]

I was in the process of changing it

Im getting 0.8kbps on a torrent, on my Vodacom 3g card im getting 28kbp/s.. but dont want to go over my 500mb limit on 3g card!

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

Isn't the new ADSL pricing R410 for 4mb? What iBurst package are you on atm?

Just wondering where R150 comes from, but ja, I'd change too.

 

[MrH]

I think a lot of iBurst customers will be thinking of jumping ship, I have also been considering it and right now the main reason I've not "jumped" is the 64kbps after cap.

If I can find a similar arrangement with adsl it will be bye bye iBurst.

 

[MercuryStorm]

Im Currently on Iburst 6gig package

Telkom 4mb ADSL (Current Pricing)

ADSL Line Rental: R516
Analog Line Rental: R99.92
Freestyle 5000: R285 (Imaginet)

Total: R900.92
Iburst 6G: R899.00

Difference: R1.92 (ADSL More)

Telkom 4mb ADSL (August Pricing)

ADSL Line Rental: R413
Analog Line Rental: R111.90
Freestyle 5000: R285 (Imaginet)

Total: R809.90
Iburst 6G: R899.00

Difference: R75.08 (ADSL Less)

Ok so my maths of like R150 where a bit off, I forgot about the Line rental charge!! (thats what happens when you wait so long Telkom to install a line..)

I know its 1 gig less, but its also 4mb unlike i-bursts ****ty non consistent service!

 

[who.is.michael]

Well my speeds after hours ave. 130 KB/s and during office hours around 22 KB/s - the bandwidth is just not there, but the proxy is and preventing you to log into most secure sites - the connection to the tower is fine - meters away...

 

[geniosity]

Wow, looks like telkoms going to be getting a lot of their haters on board, including myself. Can't wait for my contract to end, unless iBurst does something between now and August.

Even at R100 more a month, quality of connection is a LOT more important than speed, considering 384 on ADSL seems 4 times faster than a supposed 1024 on iBurst!