Jealous?

[FLHEM]

Hi everyone.

We are on holiday in Canada and like most of us, I wanted to test the internet.

So I hopped on the family's internet and did a speedtest.



So I had to find out more.

They told me its a fibre line. They pay $50 a month for a 150mbps line and a 1000GB data. Wow...

 

[ajan]

That's expensive. https://www.singtel.com/personal/internet/broadband-at-home/fibre-broadband-plans.html http://www.starhub.com/personal/home/home-broadband/broadband-plans.html

 

[kianm]

Wonder why you still being served Helkom ads. Those speeds look delicious

 

[ngwe23]

Those speeds are considered pedestrian by overseas standards. That just shows how backwards we are.

 

[Mr Scratch]

Those speeds are considered pedestrian by overseas standards. That just shows how backwards we are.

You're so wrong it's not even funny.

 

[maumau]

Doesn't that $50 include limitless phone calls?

 

[ambo]

They told me its a fibre line. They pay $50 a month for a 150mbps line and a 1000GB data. Wow...

That's about the same price as fibre in South Africa.

Sure, the top speed is impressive but it's easy to crank up the speed when you're on fibre. The real measure of value is how much data you get.

R0,70 per gig is pretty pedestrian even by ZA standards and you'd wipe out that cap in under 24 hours if you downloaded flat out.

A Porsche gets boring pretty quick when you only put 10 litres of fuel in each month.

 

[dunkyd]

Always wonder what people download all day? Seems like a drug.....

 

[SauRoNZA]

Doesn't that $50 include limitless phone calls?

Isn't Canada the one where you also pay to receive calls?

Cellular at least anyway.

 

[maumau]

Isn't Canada the one where you also pay to receive calls?

Cellular at least anyway.

Yes cellular owner pays to receive calls.

 

[FLHEM]

Doesn't that $50 include limitless phone calls?

I don't know about phone service, but it does include a TV service(OPTIK TV). The provider is Telus.

 

[FLHEM]

Wonder why you still being served Helkom ads. Those speeds look delicious

I also don't know...

 

[FLHEM]

That's expensive. https://www.singtel.com/personal/internet/broadband-at-home/fibre-broadband-plans.html http://www.starhub.com/personal/home/home-broadband/broadband-plans.html

It is compared to that. Now compare it to Telkom.

 

[FLHEM]

Those speeds are considered pedestrian by overseas standards. That just shows how backwards we are.

No. Even 100mbps is considered fast for all countries. Even South Korea.

 

[FLHEM]

That's about the same price as fibre in South Africa.

Sure, the top speed is impressive but it's easy to crank up the speed when you're on fibre. The real measure of value is how much data you get.

R0,70 per gig is pretty pedestrian even by ZA standards and you'd wipe out that cap in under 24 hours if you downloaded flat out.

A Porsche gets boring pretty quick when you only put 10 litres of fuel in each month.

Send me a link for that. The cheapest I can find for 100mbps in South Africa is on Vox Telecom, the 300GB deal for R750.

 

[saturnz]

nothing to be jealous of

I pay R400pm for 100/100mbps uncapped connection

 

[FLHEM]

nothing to be jealous of

I pay R400pm for 100/100mbps uncapped connection

Where?

 

[saturnz]

Where?

in the dodgey side of CT CBD

 

[FLHEM]

in the dodgey side of CT CBD

Cool

 

[jackshiels]

Eh. With vox I can get 100Mb uncapped for like 950 a month or something. Not far off.

And check my sig for a real speed to be jealous of