Kawuleza Connect?

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darkjak101

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Hi, has anybody had experience with Kawuleza uncapped? How is their service?
 
I have been using it since December. Download about 120-150gb per month. Mostly Netflix. I am on 4 Meg uncapped but most days its about 6Meg Speed. Local latency is low but sometimes have issues with Dota2.
I was with Amobia before I cancelled after a few months because too much downtime. I like the fact the Kawuleza Gets back to me within half hour if I have any issues. Unlike Amobia who would call the next day only to confirm if my line is working again.
 
We use them at my office. Wired is always better, but Kawuleza isn't bad at all.
 
It works...

But latency is marginally higher.

I also used them. But ADSL is better for gaming and believe it or not Telkom fixed my line, after 3 months... :p
 
Why would I pay R419 for uncapped 1meg when I can get wired for less and probably download a lot more?

You also still have to spend an extra R1250 for equipment and this does not have any voice calls.
 
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Going to try the trial next month, and apparently they have a 2Mbps offering for about R550/pm. Will report back after the trial. What kind of latencies can I expect? I game a lot, so just wondering...
 
Any update on the trial yet, bud ?
Moving to a new place that does not cater for a Telkom line, so considering this.
 
I am running with them after having endless problems with my exchange. As of the end of the month I will be Telkom free!

Today the Telkom line is actually half bearable vs. this current weekend.
Here are some speedtests from the mybroadband site

Kawuleza

Test conducted on 20 May 2013 5:39:13 PM SAST
Download Speed: 3512 kbps (439 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 6370 kbps (796.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 48 ms

WebAfrica ( Please note this is not the ISP's fault, any ISP I try I get the same results , usually much worse than this )

Test conducted on 20 May 2013 5:40:25 PM SAST
Download Speed: 2313 kbps (289.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 426 kbps (53.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 67 ms

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Both are 4mb uncapped for reference
 
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What backbone does kawuleza run through? What kind of usage threshold is there on the 4mb before they start shaping?
 
I take it, that you guys using it do not have DSL in your area?
Otherwise this seems pricier to me.

Or is it the upload speeds you're after?
 
traceroute to hetzner.co.za (41.203.23.117), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 0.771 ms 0.490 ms 0.422 ms
2 10.110.246.254 (10.110.246.254) 52.649 ms 76.751 ms 42.032 ms
3 10.110.240.9 (10.110.240.9) 33.297 ms 27.283 ms 11.287 ms
4 41.78.165.41 (41.78.165.41) 17.830 ms 57.864 ms 48.332 ms
5 41.78.165.121 (41.78.165.121) 42.221 ms 76.911 ms 17.556 ms
6 41.78.165.29 (41.78.165.29) 26.552 ms 15.872 ms 31.044 ms
7 41.78.165.17 (41.78.165.17) 85.148 ms 69.099 ms 40.054 ms
8 196.38.182.49 (196.38.182.49) 47.385 ms 53.159 ms 24.543 ms
9 168.209.2.130 (168.209.2.130) 13.139 ms 19.723 ms 20.384 ms
10 41-208-29-210.mtnns.net (41.208.29.210) 13.825 ms 18.675 ms 10.183 ms
11 196.44.0.75 (196.44.0.75) 41.123 ms 32.620 ms 24.293 ms
12 rb-cr-1.za--ct-cr-2.za-b.mtnns.net (196.44.31.250) 57.295 ms 86.981 ms 51.292 ms
13 196.44.31.97 (196.44.31.97) 47.789 ms 32.464 ms 43.800 ms
14 * 196.31.220.10 (196.31.220.10) 53.131 ms
196.30.1.39 (196.30.1.39) 82.779 ms
15 tengigabitethernet1-1.gw20.jnb6.za.mtnbusiness.net (196.31.220.23) 229.329 ms 48.255 ms
tengigabitethernet1-1.gw21.jnb6.za.mtnbusiness.net (196.31.220.21) 36.861 ms
16 tengigabitethernet5-1.hr9.jnb6.za.mtnbusiness.net (196.31.63.146) 36.427 ms
tengigabitethernet5-2.hr9.jnb6.za.mtnbusiness.net (196.31.63.150) 36.399 ms
tengigabitethernet5-1.hr9.jnb6.za.mtnbusiness.net (196.31.63.146) 33.470 ms
17 core-router1.jnb2.host-h.net (196.30.213.108) 79.799 ms 37.483 ms 42.017 ms
18 firewall3.jnb2.host-h.net (41.72.136.76) 35.527 ms 55.416 ms 61.650 ms
19 hetzner.co.za (41.203.23.117) 54.924 ms 82.332 ms 54.484 ms

traceroute: Warning: mail.google.com has multiple addresses; using 74.125.233.54
traceroute to googlemail.l.google.com (74.125.233.54), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 0.729 ms 0.510 ms 0.477 ms
2 10.110.246.254 (10.110.246.254) 23.746 ms 8.172 ms 7.496 ms
3 10.110.240.9 (10.110.240.9) 18.381 ms 17.059 ms 11.472 ms
4 41.78.165.41 (41.78.165.41) 8.260 ms 12.161 ms 23.278 ms
5 41.78.165.121 (41.78.165.121) 21.244 ms 43.705 ms 31.858 ms
6 41.78.165.29 (41.78.165.29) 22.508 ms 33.664 ms 13.797 ms
7 41.78.165.17 (41.78.165.17) 137.063 ms 68.918 ms 29.371 ms
8 196.38.182.49 (196.38.182.49) 132.193 ms 368.292 ms 19.050 ms
9 core2a-ctn-gi0-1.ip.isnet.net (168.209.2.6) 22.527 ms 62.011 ms 68.113 ms
10 168.209.100.213 (168.209.100.213) 89.936 ms 41.560 ms 39.115 ms
11 196.26.0.130 (196.26.0.130) 40.924 ms
168.209.1.179 (168.209.1.179) 49.261 ms
196.26.0.130 (196.26.0.130) 42.765 ms
12 74.125.49.66 (74.125.49.66) 40.374 ms 55.276 ms 66.641 ms
13 64.233.174.21 (64.233.174.21) 43.825 ms 41.605 ms 54.757 ms
14 jnb01s01-in-f22.1e100.net (74.125.233.54) 40.770 ms * 62.830 ms
 
Shake&Bake said:
I take it, that you guys using it do not have DSL in your area?
Otherwise this seems pricier to me.

Or is it the upload speeds you're after?
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No I have ADSL in my area. My exchange is totally congested and it's unbearably slow after hours. It's actually not that expensive if you take everything into account.

Kawuleza R897 pm all included for 4mb uncapped

ADSL
Telkom line Rental - R150
4Mb Adsl Line - R399 ( Managed by WebAfrica )
4Mb Uncapped - R339 ( WebAfrica )

R 888

So it's pretty even stevens for me.
 
CPTBoy said:
No I have ADSL in my area. My exchange is totally congested and it's unbearably slow after hours. It's actually not the expensive if you take everything into account.

Kawuleza R897 pm all included for 4mb uncapped

ADSL
Telkom line Rental - R150
4Mb Adsl Line - R399 ( Managed by WebAfrica )
4Mb Uncapped - R339 ( WebAfrica )

R 888

So it's pretty even stevens for me.
Click to expand...

Cool cool :)
 
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