...moving away from WebAfrica

If you are having problems at the moment then buy a prepaid account from a SEACOM ISP like Afrihost rather than canceling your account and losing out on the special deal you have.
 
Abe said:
If you are having problems at the moment then buy a prepaid account from a SEACOM ISP like Afrihost rather than canceling your account and losing out on the special deal you have.
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I'll def check into it...nice suggestion...thx Abe...
 
I think i might go for this Afrihost 4-10Mb line "uncapped"...works out R900 including line rental (ADSL)...although download is only 4Mb/s
 
Robin Hood said:
I think i might go for this Afrihost 4-10Mb line "uncapped"...works out R900 including line rental (ADSL)...although download is only 4Mb/s
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Afrihost's capped products are excellent, but search through these forums for opinions about their uncapped ones before you take the leap.
 
Get R 9.50 per GB unshaped 50 GB = R 475.00 (truly unshaped, verified via; http://www.measurementlab.net/measurement-lab-tools) from Cybersmart / Seacom via TRLTech

www.solutions4it.co.za (hosted in the UK / France at OVH via TRLTech as local hosting suppliers are too unreliable and expensive; including Afrihost, IS Hertzner, WebAfrica, MWEB, etc.)


Tracing route to solutions4it.co.za [188.165.192.148] over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 7 ms 6 ms 7 ms 1.21.177.41-discover.co.za [41.177.21.1]
3 7 ms 8 ms 7 ms 196.6.121.38-backbone.cybersmart.co.za [196.6.121.38]
4 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms 196.41.96.235
5 160 ms 158 ms 158 ms 217.78.90.21
6 160 ms 159 ms 158 ms ge-1-9.r01.londen03.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [213.130.48.1]
7 158 ms 158 ms 159 ms Vlan522.icore1.LDN-London.as6453.net [195.219.83.21]
8 166 ms 167 ms 167 ms ldn-5-6k.uk.eu [94.23.122.74]
9 166 ms 166 ms 167 ms rbx-g2-a9.fr.eu [91.121.131.177]
10 167 ms 167 ms 167 ms vss-3-6k.fr.eu [213.251.130.77]
11 167 ms 168 ms 167 ms mars.trltech.co.za [188.165.192.148]

Trace complete.

Tracing route to google.com [74.125.233.19] over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 7 ms 6 ms 7 ms 1.21.177.41-discover.co.za [41.177.21.1]
3 8 ms 7 ms 8 ms 196.6.121.38-backbone.cybersmart.co.za [196.6.121.38]
4 9 ms 8 ms 8 ms google.cinx.net.za [196.223.22.41]
5 10 ms 9 ms 9 ms 64.233.174.105
6 37 ms 37 ms 38 ms cpt01s01-in-f19.1e100.net [74.125.233.19]

Trace complete.

Tracing route to gizmag.com [50.56.48.210] over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms 1.21.177.41-discover.co.za [41.177.21.1]
3 7 ms 7 ms 6 ms 196.6.121.38-backbone.cybersmart.co.za [196.6.121.38]
4 7 ms 8 ms 6 ms 196.41.96.235
5 183 ms 177 ms 181 ms 217.78.90.21
6 204 ms 199 ms 191 ms ge-1-9.r01.londen03.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [213.130.48.1]
7 201 ms 194 ms 202 ms ae-4.r22.londen03.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.24]
8 255 ms 254 ms 254 ms as-0.r22.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.254]
9 294 ms 249 ms 252 ms ae-0.r23.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.73]
10 287 ms 289 ms 269 ms ae-3.r20.chcgil09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.40]
11 262 ms 275 ms 273 ms ae-1.r05.chcgil09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.25]
12 301 ms 297 ms 291 ms xe-6-0-3.ar2.ord1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.111.232]
13 270 ms 272 ms 271 ms ae2-40g.cr2.ord1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.111.149]
14 267 ms 261 ms 272 ms ae2-20g.ar1.ord6.us.nlayer.net [69.31.110.254]
15 281 ms 284 ms 287 ms as19994.xe-1-0-7.ar1.ord6.us.nlayer.net [69.31.110.242]
16 258 ms 261 ms 259 ms coreb.ord1.rackspace.net [184.106.126.138]
17 266 ms 258 ms 264 ms core1-CoreB.ord1.rackspace.net [184.106.126.129]
18 270 ms 267 ms 258 ms core1-aggr301a-4.ord1.rackspace.net [184.106.126.33]
19 252 ms 255 ms 250 ms 50.56.48.210

Trace complete.

I suggest you utilise resellers like OpenWeb or TRLTech; as they can immediately change the backhaul provider should there be an issue unlike Afrihost which relies on IS or WebAfrica and MWEB - dinosaur's can't tap dance!

You don't want to see the same trace routes on WA.

Review these and it is clear these ISP's are not a viable option: (unreliable comes to mind)

http://www.webafrica.co.za/status/
http://www.afrihost.com/site/network_status
http://www.mweb.co.za/helpcentre/NetworkStatusNotices.aspx
 
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I have to agree atm. Cybersmart latency looks much better than webafrica.

I play leagueoflegends. I get with a cybersmart based account in game about 195ms-210ms. I was actually shocked when I saw in the loading screen that my ping is yellow @ 195ms.

Webafrica seems to stay at 249ms. not bad too but they were always my go to ISP for best internation latency. Seems things have changed. :(

I get my cybersmart based bandwidth from branded internet reseller.

I see most of them is R450 for 50GB I bet you can find them cheaper.

Just google "2011 Branded Internet CC"

You will get a wide range of branded internet based ISP's all selling the same stuff just under different names. just search for the cheapest 1. :-)
 
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Looks like I'm going to have to look at other options myself now
 
cavedog said:
I have to agree atm. Cybersmart latency looks much better than webafrica.

I play leagueoflegends. I get with a cybersmart based account in game about 195ms-210ms. I was actually shocked when I saw in the loading screen that my ping is yellow @ 195ms.

Webafrica seems to stay at 249ms. not bad too but they were always my go to ISP for best internation latency. Seems things have changed. :(

I get my cybersmart based bandwidth from branded internet reseller.

I see most of them is R450 for 50GB I bet you can find them cheaper.

Just google "2011 Branded Internet CC"

You will get a wide range of branded internet based ISP's all selling the same stuff just under different names. just search for the cheapest 1. :-)
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Have an issue with BI as it is not truly unshaped, TRL's offer seems much better on the throughput side - ask TRL for a test account to confirm.

I'm tired of these greedy local ISP's with their "Silver", "Gold and "Platinum" crap - any excuse to squeeze the consumer for a few extra $.

I do a Google search of their site and if those three terms appear, I stay clear - of the bull****.
 
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Just received this, which might be a viable option:


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Weekend Promotion - 4Mbps Altech Gold Uncapped Accounts
From: TRL Technologies
To: Michael
CC:

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We are running a promotion from today until Sunday 6 November on our 4Mbps Altech Gold Uncapped accounts.

Get your Altech uncapped account now for only @ R650.00 p/month!

Visit https://www.trltech.co.za/whmcs/cart.php?gid=5 to order!

Use the following promotional code during the checkout process: altech650

Payment methods accepted for this promotion: EFT / Paypal
 
I have to admit that were it not for my RedAfrica account, I would not consider WA as an ISP with the way things are currently. The premium price is supposed to provide you with a premium connection, but it seems like every R19/GB ISP is providing a better service.
 
I am on the verge of cancelling, RedAfrica or not. Their network has degraded to such a point that it is no longer pleasant using the internet.
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
I have to admit that were it not for my RedAfrica account, I would not consider WA as an ISP with the way things are currently. The premium price is supposed to provide you with a premium connection, but it seems like every R19/GB ISP is providing a better service.
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Agreed.

I certainly do not recommend WA to anyone - in fact, just the opposite at this stage
 
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