The big problem is that iburst tried to fluke people into buying their new pricing structure which then takes away the 64k throttled connection once your cap is reached.
Although the new pricing looked promising , I and others find that taking away the 64k after cap throttled connection and adding it as an bolt on package would be disasterous and a step backwards .
Here is some reasons why.
1 )
Iburst still compare their pricing on data with products from vodacom , MTN etc.
However Iburst coverage is not big enough to consider them as a true wireless product but rather as an ADSL replacement.
You can drive from Pretoria straight through to Cape Town on the N1 and have a constant internet connection and that is true wireless (speed will vary but you will have internet access), Iburst can not do this.
2 )
There has been constant problems with data usage monitoring so if the 64k throttled falls away after march , users whos accounts reflect wrongly on Iburst`s system will get cut off completely.
3)Iburst now charges you for your connection .
Let me explain.
In past , you paid for your hardware (modem and antenna etc) and then only paid for your data usage. Now you pay a connection fee simular to telkom`s line rental.
The confusing part is that you pay different ammounts depending on your subscribed package yet they all receive the same speed . This has been done to fool people into thinking that iburst works out cheap and comparible to simular ADSL products on the market.
Eg
2GB package = R 60 (excl data)
10GB package = R 370 (excl data)
Both 1Mb connections.
Now you might ask , how does this make sense ?
Well to make a long story short , it comes down to iburst reshuffling numbers to try and fool people into thinking that the new pricing structure makes comparible to other offers on the market . This is not the truth.
Not even telkom changes their connection fee according to your usage and taking into account that you cannot change ISPs with your iburst hardware you cannot shop around for better data pricing.
3)Billing system .... Yeah thats been covered to death so we will leave it at that.
