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Hello everyone,
Till now I had uncapped 2Mb for Telkom but , how do I say it? , was horrible.
Now that we moved to a new house I have the chance to improve my life. I need your help with choosing the most solid ISP for gaming. (No youtube long buffs will be much appriciated).
By solid I mean , constant latency of <80 to any server around south africa , with no spikes , random crashes at all.
I am looking for a 1Mb uncapped package.
Looked at Mweb and was impressed , but some may say they are sh*t.

Thanks a lot in advance.
 
turcruo said:
Hello everyone,
Till now I had uncapped 2Mb for Telkom but , how do I say it? , was horrible.
Now that we moved to a new house I have the chance to improve my life. I need your help with choosing the most solid ISP for gaming. (No youtube long buffs will be much appriciated).
By solid I mean , constant latency of <80 to any server around south africa , with no spikes , random crashes at all.
I am looking for a 1Mb uncapped package.
Looked at Mweb and was impressed , but some may say they are sh*t.

Thanks a lot in advance.
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If you want the best get Openweb GOLD. Which is on special now btw:
http://openweb.co.za/special.html
 
turcruo said:
Hello everyone,
Till now I had uncapped 2Mb for Telkom but , how do I say it? , was horrible.
Now that we moved to a new house I have the chance to improve my life. I need your help with choosing the most solid ISP for gaming. (No youtube long buffs will be much appriciated).
By solid I mean , constant latency of <80 to any server around south africa , with no spikes , random crashes at all.
I am looking for a 1Mb uncapped package.
Looked at Mweb and was impressed , but some may say they are sh*t.

Thanks a lot in advance.
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Webafrica, Plugg, Afrihost Most of these you should be able to get decent gaming experience for <80 ping. I have been on all three and they were fine for gaming. What game are you playing?
 
Qwikslver said:
If you want the best get Openweb GOLD. Which is on special now btw:
http://openweb.co.za/special.html
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Looking for something in the range of about R400 without the line. Less than that would be nice :D

ISP cash cow said:
Webafrica, Plugg, Afrihost Most of these you should be able to get decent gaming experience for <80 ping. I have been on all three and they were fine for gaming. What game are you playing?
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I am playing Team Fortress 2 , nearly unplayable with latency.
If they all the same in the gaming part , which had the best youtube experience?
 
turcruo said:
Hello everyone,
Till now I had uncapped 2Mb for Telkom but , how do I say it? , was horrible.
Thanks a lot in advance.
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I've run a couple of trace routes with my TI account to IS and MWEB servers. I could not find SAIX server address and my figures seem fine? I'm in Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape and probably a fair distance from those servers.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\>tracert 196.38.180.26

Tracing route to tf2.isgaming.co.za [196.38.180.26]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms Billion.810VNTX [10.0.0.2]
2 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms 224-140-1.dsl.subscriber.telkomsa.net [105.224.1
40.1]
3 19 ms 18 ms 18 ms 226-0-6.dsl.subscriber.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.6
]
4 26 ms 26 ms 26 ms 226-0-13.dsl.subscriber.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.
13]
5 25 ms 26 ms 25 ms wblv-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.25.39
.45]
6 26 ms 26 ms 27 ms 196.43.11.234
7 20 ms 20 ms 19 ms 196.43.25.206
8 28 ms 21 ms 22 ms 196.25.247.26
9 40 ms 29 ms 29 ms core1a-ctn-gi0-2.ip.isnet.net [168.209.6.5]
10 51 ms 50 ms 53 ms 168.209.100.13
11 45 ms 44 ms 45 ms core1a-bry-te0-0-0-1.ip.isnet.net [168.209.100.7
8]
12 53 ms 52 ms 52 ms 168.209.217.22
13 46 ms 45 ms 45 ms tf2.isgaming.co.za [196.38.180.26]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\>tracert 41.86.116.34

Tracing route to 41-86-116-34.mweb.co.za [41.86.116.34]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms Billion.810VNTX [10.0.0.2]
2 9 ms 8 ms 8 ms 224-140-1.dsl.subscriber.telkomsa.net [105.224.1
40.1]
3 26 ms 26 ms 26 ms 226-0-6.dsl.subscriber.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.6
]
4 33 ms 33 ms 33 ms 226-0-13.dsl.subscriber.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.
13]
5 33 ms 34 ms 33 ms wblv-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.25.39
.45]
6 33 ms 33 ms 34 ms 196.43.11.218
7 26 ms 26 ms 26 ms 196.43.25.206
8 35 ms 35 ms 34 ms gigabitethernet1-1-1.cpt-pr-1.mweb.co.za [197.84
.4.22]
9 29 ms 31 ms 31 ms tengig0-0-0-1.cpt-p-2.mweb.co.za [197.84.4.166]

10 34 ms 34 ms 34 ms 196.28.178.115
11 34 ms 34 ms 34 ms 196.28.178.70
12 35 ms 34 ms 34 ms gig5-2-cpt-opt-65-1.optinet.net [196.41.133.166]

13 34 ms 34 ms 34 ms 41-86-116-34.mweb.co.za [41.86.116.34]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\>ping 41.86.116.34

Pinging 41.86.116.34 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 41.86.116.34: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=51
Reply from 41.86.116.34: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=51
Reply from 41.86.116.34: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=51
Reply from 41.86.116.34: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 41.86.116.34:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 34ms, Maximum = 38ms, Average = 35ms

C:\Users\>ping 196.38.180.26

Pinging 196.38.180.26 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 196.38.180.26: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=52
Reply from 196.38.180.26: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=52
Reply from 196.38.180.26: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=52
Reply from 196.38.180.26: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 196.38.180.26:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 45ms, Maximum = 47ms, Average = 46ms

C:\Users\
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Assuming I have the correct server address, I'm way below your 80ms mark. Maybe there was another problem?
 
Hi Turcruo,

There is no catch to it. That will be your fixed price when the special is over.
I'm on the same package when it was on special last time which was in January 2013 if not mistaken.

turcruo said:
Well 2Mb easter crap seems ok :P

Is the special forever or there is a catch? To be honest R299 is an insane price for 2Mb uncapped.
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Amphibious said:
Hi Turcruo,

There is no catch to it. That will be your fixed price when the special is over.
I'm on the same package when it was on special last time which was in January 2013 if not mistaken.
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Amazing.
Guess I'm gonna order it soon.

Without any connection to the special , is this ISP good in regards to normal package? (value for money etc.)
 
I play TF2 as well.

I use plugg and my ping is <15 on the Jhb IS servers and <40 on Mweb Cape town server (I generally play on IS servers though)

Openweb has been getting excellent reviews lately for their accounts and if I am not mistaken they also use the Internet Solutions backbone (same as plugg and now Web Africa)
 
Hi Turcruo,

I'm a heavy downloader and play dota and BF3 with out no issue on the 2MB package. Personally i believe you get value for money, they are extremely good.

turcruo said:
Amazing.
Guess I'm gonna order it soon.

Without any connection to the special , is this ISP good in regards to normal package? (value for money etc.)
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turcruo said:
Amazing.
Guess I'm gonna order it soon.

Without any connection to the special , is this ISP good in regards to normal package? (value for money etc.)
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GOLD is the best consumer targeted uncapped package out there. It's why we all love it.
 
turcruo said:
Hello everyone,
Till now I had uncapped 2Mb for Telkom but , how do I say it? , was horrible.
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Can you provide some detail? Where are you located? What game servers were you using?

Can you post a traceroute to the server?

At the end of March, a user reported that traffic from Cape Town to MWEB Cape Town was going via Rosebank, that was fixed on 3 April, dropping latency from 50ms to ~12ms.

If there are similar problems, send the detail (including traceroute) to [email protected], PM me the ticket number you receive back/.

Unfortunately, users in KZN will have the worst latency to Cape Town, at present their traffic is routed through Gauteng, and there is nothing we can do about it in the short term. However, latency to SAIX game servers shouldn't be too bad.
 
ranger said:
Can you provide some detail? Where are you located? What game servers were you using?

Can you post a traceroute to the server?

At the end of March, a user reported that traffic from Cape Town to MWEB Cape Town was going via Rosebank, that was fixed on 3 April, dropping latency from 50ms to ~12ms.

If there are similar problems, send the detail (including traceroute) to [email protected], PM me the ticket number you receive back/.

Unfortunately, users in KZN will have the worst latency to Cape Town, at present their traffic is routed through Gauteng, and there is nothing we can do about it in the short term. However, latency to SAIX game servers shouldn't be too bad.
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I am located in Port Elizabeth.
For about 2 weeks (1-2 months ago) latency was bad (120ms+- to CP servers) , browser pages were slow and youtube disagreed to work.
My point is , for and insane amount of almost R700 , I expect to get what I deserve.
 
ISP cash cow said:
Webafrica, Plugg, Afrihost Most of these you should be able to get decent gaming experience for <80 ping. I have been on all three and they were fine for gaming. What game are you playing?
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+1 on Webafrica local pings have improved greatly since the switch to the IS network.

On Battlefield 3 I either get a ping of 22ms or 44ms depending on what network the server is hosted on.

I've got the 1Mbps Home Uncapped account from Webafrica. It costs R329 a month including ADSL line rental, if you get the line from them, but who wouldn't since they are one of the cheapest when it comes to ADSL line rental.
 
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turcruo said:
Hello everyone,
Till now I had uncapped 2Mb for Telkom but , how do I say it? , was horrible.
Now that we moved to a new house I have the chance to improve my life. I need your help with choosing the most solid ISP for gaming. (No youtube long buffs will be much appriciated).
By solid I mean , constant latency of <80 to any server around south africa , with no spikes , random crashes at all.
I am looking for a 1Mb uncapped package.
Looked at Mweb and was impressed , but some may say they are sh*t.

Thanks a lot in advance.
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Good Evening turcruo, if you'd like to test the MWEB network with a FREE 7 day trial. Let me know and I will arrange it for you ;)
 
dude, mwebguy... organise one for me too please... i've now reached the point of giving up online gaming as my latency is >250ms.
based in CPT and have tried most of the ISP's

:(
 
turcruo said:
I am located in Port Elizabeth.
For about 2 weeks (1-2 months ago) latency was bad (120ms+- to CP servers) , browser pages were slow and youtube disagreed to work.
My point is , for and insane amount of almost R700 , I expect to get what I deserve.
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We had some teething problems in February with the Cape Town site. We completed some upgrades in the site towards the end of Feb, so things should be better. When I was on leave, I used a 1Mbps ADSL line in the Western Cape (300+km from Cape Town, and youtube etc. were fine, traceroutes looked ok.

Without any detail (e.g. to a support channel such as [email protected]) it is difficult to look at user-specific problems. If your account is still active, and you are willing to test once more, I will commit to investigating until we find a root cause. If not, I may be able to arrange a test account next week (we have some work outstanding to formalise the process for test accounts). Users who have reported their issues have had them resolved ...
 
ranger said:
We had some teething problems in February with the Cape Town site. We completed some upgrades in the site towards the end of Feb, so things should be better. When I was on leave, I used a 1Mbps ADSL line in the Western Cape (300+km from Cape Town, and youtube etc. were fine, traceroutes looked ok.

Without any detail (e.g. to a support channel such as [email protected]) it is difficult to look at user-specific problems. If your account is still active, and you are willing to test once more, I will commit to investigating until we find a root cause. If not, I may be able to arrange a test account next week (we have some work outstanding to formalise the process for test accounts). Users who have reported their issues have had them resolved ...
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You are the best support I ever got from telkom but sadly , I decided to try other ISP's. Anyways thanks a lot.
 
MWEB Guy said:
Good Evening turcruo, if you'd like to test the MWEB network with a FREE 7 day trial. Let me know and I will arrange it for you ;)
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Will contact you when I get a line. As long as there are no strings attached :P
 
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