Metrofibre Vs Openserve

[JohnJuniorV3]

Hi y'all, as you can see above my complex fibre hopes have come to a stand still.

Openserve is requiring a 20 unit signup with R15 000 installation fees and not guaranteeing installation before the end of the year. Metrofibre is requiring 8 signups with R540 activation fee with free modem and installation. I'm stuck to Metrofibre, but now I have to convince my complex.. Advice on the benefits?

Oliver

 

[Drone 42]

I would rather take Metrofibre over openserve any day.
For one it is way cheaper. Just compare some packages on most of the major ISPs
Installation is much cheaper.
And last but not least it is not Telkom

Been on them for a few months with no issues.

 

[JohnJuniorV3]

I would rather take Metrofibre over openserve any day.
For one it is way cheaper. Just compare some packages on most of the major ISPs
Installation is much cheaper.
And last but not least it is not Telkom

Been on them for a few months with no issues.

This is my analogy, but my complex seems to disagree...

 

[Saber_rider45]

This is my analogy, but my complex seems to disagree...

What would there be to disagree on Metrofibre is cheaper, unless someone can prove other wise its moot.

 

[Devinity]

Why can't the complex have both (Metrofibre and Openserve)? You get your 8 signatures and let the others sort themselves out.

 

[JohnJuniorV3]

Why can't the complex have both (Metrofibre and Openserve)? You get your 8 signatures and let the others sort themselves out.

Apparently openserve is not willing to install if Metrofibre installs first. Our complex is small with only 25-30 units.

 

[JohnJuniorV3]

So fibre has now been out on hold as Metrofibre is too expensive and they would like more quotes.. a whole year of investment for nothing.

 

[adamr]

sounds like where I'm staying ... Actually today mf are installing at our complex. 30 odd homes ...

Unless you are in Fourways and this is my complex and they have at the last minute cancelled

Nb: an installer will have mandate on the fibre line for 3 months before it is open to a client using an isp of their choice ... This is how it is with mf.

 

[Saber_rider45]

sounds like where I'm staying ... Actually today mf are installing at our complex. 30 odd homes ...

Unless you are in Fourways and this is my complex and they have at the last minute cancelled

Nb: an installer will have mandate on the fibre line for 3 months before it is open to a client using an isp of their choice ... This is how it is with mf.

Honestly sounds worse than it actually is,

 

[Nomadman]

Hi y'all, as you can see above my complex fibre hopes have come to a stand still.

Openserve is requiring a 20 unit signup with R15 000 installation fees and not guaranteeing installation before the end of the year. Metrofibre is requiring 8 signups with R540 activation fee with free modem and installation. I'm stuck to Metrofibre, but now I have to convince my complex.. Advice on the benefits?

Oliver

Surely you could do your research and obtain your benefits between the two.
You already quoted R15000 with 20 sign-ups vs R540 with 8 sign-ups I'm perplexed that you cant find strong lobbying points

 

[Nomadman]

sounds like where I'm staying ... Actually today mf are installing at our complex. 30 odd homes ...

Unless you are in Fourways and this is my complex and they have at the last minute cancelled

Nb: an installer will have mandate on the fibre line for 3 months before it is open to a client using an isp of their choice ... This is how it is with mf.

this is not an issue you will be having a blast on fibre next thing you know more than 3 months has passed

 

[Saber_rider45]

Surely you could do your research and obtain your benefits between the two.
You already quoted R15000 with 20 sign-ups vs R540 with 8 sign-ups I'm perplexed that you cant find strong lobbying points

We only needed 30% to go ahead it took months to get those +- 60 houses to sign up you would think it be easy some people are just content to keep what they have, in the end not every one even took up the free offer of installation into their house.

 

[Drone 42]

So fibre has now been out on hold as Metrofibre is too expensive and they would like more quotes.. a whole year of investment for nothing.

So what is expensive about them, they do the install for free and then monthly they are cheaper than Openserve.
What pricing are they complaining about? Maybe show them the difference in prices on some ISP sites.

Cool Ideas and home-connect both do openserve and Metrofibre and it is easy to compare like for like.

Here is a list of ISPs on Metrofibre

http://metrofibre.co.za/residential/get-connected

 

[adamr]

Yes we had the same options as mf and openserve. Openserve were alarmingly expensive and metro fibre were actually quite competitive. To think with no fup they actually over the best value imo. And I've heard only good stuff about mf. Am going initially for the 25/25 option. But with such a small difference for the 50 I must just get that

 

[Nomadman]

We only needed 30% to go ahead it took months to get those +- 60 houses to sign up you would think it be easy some people are just content to keep what they have, in the end not every one even took up the free offer of installation into their house.

Yup I had the same issue running our project we needed 30% just 12 to get the project to green and I had 4 weeks only to do it before cut-off.
But I worked hard at it and got the 12 i.e 30% for the project to go-ahead. I know the feeling of trying to get that 30% it was sleepless nights for me. By the end of the project we had 20 who took the service so thats 50%. Project started end of October was live end of November..

 

[Nomadman]

Yes we had the same options as mf and openserve. Openserve were alarmingly expensive and metro fibre were actually quite competitive. To think with no fup they actually over the best value imo. And I've heard only good stuff about mf. Am going initially for the 25/25 option. But with such a small difference for the 50 I must just get that

test it 1st I'm on 25/25
when I switched to 50/50 I noticed my ping was higher and my max speed was 2mbps lower than what was expected. So I switched back to 25/25 here my ping is lower and I get 25/25

 

[adamr]

test it 1st I'm on 25/25
when I switched to 50/50 I noticed my ping was higher and my max speed was 2mbps lower than what was expected. So I switched back to 25/25 here my ping is lower and I get 25/25

Was that to local or international and doing a speed test ?

 

[Ho3n3r]

We also kept having this argument at our trustee meetings & AGMs. Old guy keeps harping on about going with Telkom for fibre, no matter how much we try to convince him that half of the benefit is getting away from those clowns. Luckily the other 2 residents who are a bit younger and also interested, backed me up and the old dude let go. He doesn't even live there, he's just the accountant, but that's a story for another day.

I guess they still live in the pre-ANC Telkom days, believing they're compenent somehow. Listen oom Piet, if your Telkom dial-up still works fine for you, that's not my problem buddy.

 

[Nomadman]

Was that to local or international and doing a speed test ?

speed test to local server using same server
I'm not saying that this will be the case for you hence why i say test it first.
It all depends on the quality of the fibre and the splicing etc.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Did you trying contacting @pinball wizard as an alternative provider, or does it have to be between those 2?

Refer to this thread: https://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showth...ation-Feedback-Progress-for-Estates-Complexes