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Seems IS have launched their option, R1500 pm uncapped with a fixed IP. I'll be posting more once I have an account to play with.
 
Just spoke to them. Uncapped ADSL for only.....R1350.00 / month plus add line rental and you are looking at R2238.00 / month total apparantly. That is unshaped (Yea right! - Heard that before!) and uncapped.

Seems pricey!
 
Just Spoke to them, they are mailing the details trough to me I'll post it here ASAP.
 
IS info

ADSL Business Solution Uncapped 1,500.00 1,350.00
512/256 Telkom Access Speed to ISP
ISP Services
Uncapped International and Local Bandwidth
Support
Statistics
Router (Cisco 837)
Lightning Protection Unit (power and line protection)
Anti Spam (maximum of 10 users)
IS Fax Service (Including 5 users)
IS Bandwidth
Filter
Cable

Telkom ADSL Line Fee 356.00 613.16
Sub Total 1,856.00 1963.00
VAT 14% 259.84 275.00
 
Definately aimed at SMME's

That's a perfect product for a 5 to 20 people office environment.

I'm going to keep my eye on prices over the year - that fixed IP has me thinking !

My hetzner hosting fees are currently running at around R600 pm, my office ADSL I put R100 toward and my home ADSL costs me R790 a month = R1490

If my hosting gets over R1000 this year (which it bloody well better, otherwise I may as well can my business right now), that's a very attractive offer !

It's easily possible to host up to 50 clients on a 512k line, so long they aren't very high profile of course ! - put it this way, I dought if www.mybroadband would survive on a line like that ! :D

I'm currently hosting 12 clients and traffic is very minimal - no more than 500mb in a month, which is bugger all.

The only issue then is server maintenance - hmm, on second thoughts, maybe I'm better off keeping all my hosting outsourced - "been there, done that, crashed the server, pissed of my clients, got the t-shirt" :D
 
The ip is no-problem, no-ip can take care of that. Think we talked about this before. :)
 
I'd never trust hosting for my clients to no-ip - not a chance in hell.
It's all very well using it for a private web site, but for a business website, it's just crazy.

It's another additional hoop to jump through that could go wrong.
 
My email conversation with them

We already have ADSL running and use a UUNET uncapped account without much joy, does this change the setup fee at all? = Unfortunately not.
Also mentions is a Cisco router, is this an ADSL router? What if we have an existing router? Yes it it Cisco 837, we would also need you to take this router for the contract term.
Not mentioned also is if its a month to month or contract based? = 12 month contract applies
All we really need is an account and no hardware. = the service offering is a bundle deal so unfortunately we would require you to take the router.
Is it possible to have a test account for a day or two to test the service as we run an
internet cafe and the customers complain very easily about slow response times, as with or UUNET account. = Unfortunately not
 
well, if they wont budge on the contract, what about an SLA ?
IS is a reputable organisation, surely they should be able to back that service with an SLA ?
 
The IS Business ADSL services makes use of a VPN to give you a fixed ip, (and enhanced security they claim) that is why they bundle the router.
 
I do not like bundled things, I would rather have a whole list of things on my tax invoice & see how much I am being charged for each than have a 1-liner that says ZAR1gazillion.99

Bundling is just another wool pulling tactic & I am offended when I am expected to behave like a skaapie.
 
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