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dd1313

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Hi Guys

I read somewhere Iburst had an uncapped option for R99 per month
at 64kps..Is that correct ?

Thanks
DD
 
Oh R199 is the bonus cost. You need a 5GB package to qualify to throw your money at them.

Not sure of the base costs because they made my eyes burn simply reading them I but I think it roughly adds up to somewhere around the R500-R600 mark.

Much worse deal than any uncapped ADSL offering.
 
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It's R445 (5GB) + R199 (64kbps Vas) = R644

\Coughs * Rip off *
 
My goodness. And I thought those 256k/384k uncapped things were a joke! Do the people who come up with these packages acually use Internet?
 
ldmelsa said:
My goodness. And I thought those 256k/384k uncapped things were a joke! Do the people who come up with these packages acually use Internet?
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In my experience, they can't even answer a phone or reply to email. Maybe they use iBurst internally too..

I also fail to understand how - if this quote is correct - we as iBurst subscribers are gaining anything. We already have uncapped 64 kbps internet at one third the price of the new uncapped 64 kpbs offering. Doesn't matter, other ISPs are waking up.
 
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ZombiePriest said:
In my experience, they can't even answer a phone or reply to email. Maybe they use iBurst internally too..

I also fail to understand how - if this quote is correct - we as iBurst subscribers are gaining anything. We already have uncapped 64 kbps internet at one third the price of the new uncapped 64 kpbs offering. Doesn't matter, other ISPs are waking up.
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The reason that iBurst does not offer us 128kbps (and higher) free uncapped after cap finishes at the old price, is that they aren't using SeaCom. They are trying to compete with the old expensive bandwidth. That's my take. Can iBurst survive not switching to SEACOM? Only time will tell.
 
PeterCH said:
The reason that iBurst does not offer us 128kbps (and higher) free uncapped after cap finishes at the old price, is that they aren't using SeaCom. They are trying to compete with the old expensive bandwidth. That's my take. Can iBurst survive not switching to SEACOM? Only time will tell.
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My guess is that their towers are not able to handle the load of all users on 128kbps uncapped.
 
Maybe it's a combonation of both...no Seacom and lack of capacity on the network.
 
Iburst are probably locked into a contract on saix. They could still buy seacom capacity though. They could then use the cheaper seacom bandwidth for home users and the saix bandwidth for larger businesses:whistle:
 
Wireless internet providers such as iBurst and Vodacom/MTN work on a business model where they actually DISCOURAGE their customers from buying more of their product by either charging them the same or more for more of their product. They don't actually want you to buy more bandwidth from them because they don't have the capacity to provide it.
 
deweyzeph said:
Wireless internet providers such as iBurst and Vodacom/MTN work on a business model where they actually DISCOURAGE their customers from buying more of their product by either charging them the same or more for more of their product. They don't actually want you to buy more bandwidth from them because they don't have the capacity to provide it.
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Why don't they have the capacity that wired providers do?

Is it the wireless link between end user and the tower, is it the microwave link between the towers and the network hub? Is it the link between iBurst and SAIX/Verizon/IS/Seacom? Is it the amount of B/W iBurst buys from their upstream provider?

iBurst is implementing this fast ADSL for office and conglomerated residential users. That is meant to be fast. That W-ADSL is supposed to be carried over the same links that our meager 1Mb/sec capped to heck connections. Surely they wouldn't be doing that if their network was crumbling under 1-3GB cap users and 64kbps throttles?
 
PeterCH said:
The reason that iBurst does not offer us 128kbps (and higher) free uncapped after cap finishes at the old price, is that they aren't using SeaCom. They are trying to compete with the old expensive bandwidth. That's my take. Can iBurst survive not switching to SEACOM? Only time will tell.
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Your analysis makes sense. Especially since iWorst is now trying to convince businesses to take up W-ADSL. They don't want home lusers as we tend to laugh at their desperate attempts at begging for boosters when we know they are trying to defraud us by trying to sell us a service they can't possibly provide. Businesses on the other hand are charged on a whole different balance sheet.

I actually don't think iWorst will survive much longer. There simply isn't enough businesses that would pay for iWorst when they can get uncapped ADSL for cheaper. Businesses would also not put up with the poor customer support for which iWorst has become notorious. That, coupled with the number of irate home lusers who are currently jumping ship - not even counting the SEACOM scenario - already spells doom.
 
ZombiePriest said:
Your analysis makes sense. Especially since iWorst is now trying to convince businesses to take up W-ADSL. They don't want home lusers as we tend to laugh at their desperate attempts at begging for boosters when we know they are trying to defraud us by trying to sell us a service they can't possibly provide. Businesses on the other hand are charged on a whole different balance sheet.

I actually don't think iWorst will survive much longer. There simply isn't enough businesses that would pay for iWorst when they can get uncapped ADSL for cheaper. Businesses would also not put up with the poor customer support for which iWorst has become notorious. That, coupled with the number of irate home lusers who are currently jumping ship - not even counting the SEACOM scenario - already spells doom.
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It does not look like iBurst is making any effort to retain their residential customers.

They seem firmly set on the business market but as you pointed out the lack of customer support will be their downfall there.
 
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