Local cap?

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I remember reading somewhere in some sort of ICASA regulations that they were stopping the hard capping of adsl accounts? any idea to when this will actually take place? Sorry if there has been a post on this, bit to lazy to go find one, if anyone could just basically let me know whats happening i'd appreciate it, thx :)
 
Yes uncapped local would be nice.

The stories you've heard about ICASA's so called uncapped local was slashed by telkom. Cause apparently ICASA's regulations were a little vague.

Since ICASA sayd local data should not count towards your initial cap.

In other words : You can have your cap, but you should not be hard-capped once you reach your initial cap. Allowing you to have local access afterwards, So basically, they cannot hardcap you once your cap is finished.

The catch is, It doesn't say anywhere that the local data after the cap must be free.
So yeah, you can have uncapped. Download as much as your want to. But yur gonna pay for each gig.

So once this is instated / done. You will have a 3gig cap or whatever.
and will be billed extra for the local data usage afterwards. (hence u won't be hardcapped *just charged per gig for extra usage*)

Its not as bad if your a low-end user, using maybe 3gigs international / 4-5gigs local after the normal cap. (Telkominternet 3gig is R250 + R99, 3gig international / 5gig local)

Axxess sells Telkominternet accounts, international/local and local only.

According to Axxess who sell Local only accounts :
1GB ADSL(Local Only) R 19.00 *
2GB ADSL(Local Only) R 39.00 *
3GB ADSL(Local Only) R 59.00 *
4GB ADSL(Local Only) R 79.00 *
5GB ADSL(Local Only) R 99.00 *
6GB ADSL(Local Only) R 119.00 *
7GB ADSL(Local Only) R 139.00 *
8GB ADSL(Local Only) R 159.00 *
9GB ADSL(Local Only) R 179.00 *
10GB ADSL(Local Only) R 199.00 *
15GB ADSL(Local Only) R 299.00 *
20GB ADSL(Local Only) R 399.00 *
25GB ADSL(Local Only) R 499.00 *
30GB ADSL(Local Only) R 599.00 *
35GB ADSL(Local Only) R 699.00 *
40GB ADSL(Local Only) R 799.00 *
45GB ADSL(Local Only) R 899.00 *
50GB ADSL(Local Only) R 999.00 *
75GB ADSL(Local Only) R 1,499.00 *
100GB ADSL(Local Only) R 1,999.00 *
 
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Axxess' SAIX based local-only accounts are extremely expensive!
The IS ones OpenWeb sell are much cheaper and since it's local the bandwidth is good.

Local-only account comparison :

10 GB Axxess R199
10 GB OpenWeb R79

30GB Axxees R 599
30GB OpenWeb R139
 
Hey guys, thx so much for the replies and clearing it up. I'm looking at getting a 30 GIG Openweb account for local and about a 2gig account for international? Could anyone maybe suggest the best options for my plan?

I was looking at a 30 GIG open web + 192k after cap browsing = R169 and an axxess 2gig account for R119 , could anyone suggest a better solution?

thankyou :)
 
Do what I do. 2GB/30GB from Imagine for R150 and 1GB prepaid from WebAfrica for R70. I use the 2GB/30GB account until I am capped, and then use Route Sentry to direct the local through the IS account and international through the WebAfrica account.
 
1GB ADSL(Local Only) R 19.00 *
2GB ADSL(Local Only) R 39.00 *
3GB ADSL(Local Only) R 59.00 *
4GB ADSL(Local Only) R 79.00 *
5GB ADSL(Local Only) R 99.00 *
6GB ADSL(Local Only) R 119.00 *
7GB ADSL(Local Only) R 139.00 *
8GB ADSL(Local Only) R 159.00 *
9GB ADSL(Local Only) R 179.00 *
10GB ADSL(Local Only) R 199.00 *
15GB ADSL(Local Only) R 299.00 *
20GB ADSL(Local Only) R 399.00 *
25GB ADSL(Local Only) R 499.00 *
30GB ADSL(Local Only) R 599.00 *
35GB ADSL(Local Only) R 699.00 *
40GB ADSL(Local Only) R 799.00 *
45GB ADSL(Local Only) R 899.00 *
50GB ADSL(Local Only) R 999.00 *
75GB ADSL(Local Only) R 1,499.00 *
100GB ADSL(Local Only) R 1,999.00 *
What a joke, this used to be "free", what has changed since then?
 
What a joke, this used to be "free", what has changed since then?

The prices obviously.

100GB Axxess for R2000 vs 120GB (4x30GB) OpenWeb for R556
What the hell are Axxess smoking? :confused:
 
I guess it's due to the fact that the local b/w that Axxess is selling is SAIX based, not IS based.
 
I was looking at a 30 GIG open web + 192k after cap browsing = R169 and an axxess 2gig account for R119 , could anyone suggest a better solution?

thankyou :)

Well i have 2/30gb account at x-dsl for R144 and a 3gb "International" with Cybersmart R185 (512k line).
 
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