Mweb 1mb Uncapped or Openweb Gold/Silver??

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Hi,

I am looking to get a new ISP for a line that has been installed, which service provider is better to get for large downloading and also for PS3 gaming/youtube?

Which option has less shaping on the line?
 
Downloading what?

I had Openweb and wasn't happy, and it doesn't help that it can use the IS backbone. MWeb has been fantastic for me so far.

A lot of people seem very happy with OpenWeb Gold, so if you're willing to fork out the money, try that out.
 
I used to be on OW Gold. Amazing speed (backbone dependent for your needs) and support. Only reason I left was I couldn't continue to justify my needs with the pricing.
I'm on Mweb now after a brief shudder with WA (let's not go there) and it works well :)
 
The downloads will mainly be torrents and downloads via the playstation network.

Thanks for the input to the Openweb Gold, also not sure if i can justify the price difference for my means. I've just heard bad stories with the shaping that Mweb applies to their lines on torrents.
 
To be honest, I've had shaping on Mweb during the day on torrents (but that is to be expected).

Otherwise, at night and over the weekends its solid. I've downloaded 87Gb at home via torrents and normal surfing and downloading so far this month - with 257638GB in March alone without any complaints, hassles or other issues with MWEB.

They are (in my opinion) the best value for money and performance offer out there. I'm proud to be an MWEB customer :)
 
cyberbob1979 said:
Otherwise, at night and over the weekends its solid. I've downloaded 87Gb at home via torrents and normal surfing and downloading so far this month - with 257638GB in March alone without any complaints, hassles or other issues with MWEB.
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You downloaded 250TB in March? Hats off to you for achieving the impossibru!
 
MWEB!
my torrents alone reach about 150GB per month but can probably reach over 200GB if i leave my pc on
yes there is shaping during office hours but can't say that it affects gaming or normal browsing that much(not that i game or browse too often during office hours)
 
Good Day Everyone

I know many people have already asked this question, but I don't seem to find the right answer that i'm looking for...
Just recently Mweb dropped thier price, and Openweb came back with a fast response to their prices as well..

I'm currently with Cybersmart, and because i've been with them for few years, I was able to get an Uncapped-Shaped 1Mbps line offer from them.
Sure...first 2 - 3 months, the line speed is quite satisfying, doing around 110kb/s during the day and night - for file sharing sites, but around 60kb/s - for torrents.

Recently, because i'm a moderate downloader, around 80 - 90GB per month on a 1Mbps line, Cybersmart has been throttling my account heavily!!! Being throttled 24/7, I will have to NOT download anything for like a month or two in order to get out of the "Throttle Pool" OR to do a TOPUP to bring down my over usage.
Because of this, I can't download much, and can't surf the web or stream Youtube normally...takes forever to load.

I've been thinking to change my ISP for a while now, and because of the price drop opportunity I want to change at the end of the month!
Currently paying about R332 for this package EXCLUDE the 1Mbps line rental...

So Please help me out here...I can't make up my mind on which to choose, Mweb uncapped or the OpenWeb Silver account.

This is what I'm looking for:

1) Want to know which account that won't penalise/throttle you for downloading too much (about 100gb/month?)
Since I leave the computer on to download through out the day, sometimes for a few days.

2) Don't mind that I won't get full line speed during office hours, since I understand the strain it cause on traffic, but atleast be able to browse email, stream some video, open webpages smoothly during day, but get FULL line speed or as close after hours~

3) I don't do much online gaming, but once games such as Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2 and such are out, I want to be able to play it without many problems, as low as the latency can go for the line~
The package that i'm using now, keeps losing connection when i'm playing online!

4) Would like to stick to 1Mbps line package, and with a budget around R200+/- for data only
Even though I have a feeling that my DSL line price might change when I cancel with Cybersmart.


I really do apologize for such a long and boring post~ But will appreciate if you take some time to help me out here.

Kind Regards
Key
 
I am currently using a 1Mbps Lite Uncapped from Openweb for R191 and it is maxing out my 1Mbps line on torrents.

To be honest, I was a little hesitant at first, because I used to be on Gold. I am pleasantly surprised. OW definitely has a winner here!

http://www.openweb.co.za/lite_uncapped.html

keymaster said:
Good Day Everyone

I know many people have already asked this question, but I don't seem to find the right answer that i'm looking for...
Just recently Mweb dropped thier price, and Openweb came back with a fast response to their prices as well..

I'm currently with Cybersmart, and because i've been with them for few years, I was able to get an Uncapped-Shaped 1Mbps line offer from them.
Sure...first 2 - 3 months, the line speed is quite satisfying, doing around 110kb/s during the day and night - for file sharing sites, but around 60kb/s - for torrents.

Recently, because i'm a moderate downloader, around 80 - 90GB per month on a 1Mbps line, Cybersmart has been throttling my account heavily!!! Being throttled 24/7, I will have to NOT download anything for like a month or two in order to get out of the "Throttle Pool" OR to do a TOPUP to bring down my over usage.
Because of this, I can't download much, and can't surf the web or stream Youtube normally...takes forever to load.

I've been thinking to change my ISP for a while now, and because of the price drop opportunity I want to change at the end of the month!
Currently paying about R332 for this package EXCLUDE the 1Mbps line rental...

So Please help me out here...I can't make up my mind on which to choose, Mweb uncapped or the OpenWeb Silver account.

This is what I'm looking for:

1) Want to know which account that won't penalise/throttle you for downloading too much (about 100gb/month?)
Since I leave the computer on to download through out the day, sometimes for a few days.

2) Don't mind that I won't get full line speed during office hours, since I understand the strain it cause on traffic, but atleast be able to browse email, stream some video, open webpages smoothly during day, but get FULL line speed or as close after hours~

3) I don't do much online gaming, but once games such as Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2 and such are out, I want to be able to play it without many problems, as low as the latency can go for the line~
The package that i'm using now, keeps losing connection when i'm playing online!

4) Would like to stick to 1Mbps line package, and with a budget around R200+/- for data only
Even though I have a feeling that my DSL line price might change when I cancel with Cybersmart.


I really do apologize for such a long and boring post~ But will appreciate if you take some time to help me out here.

Kind Regards
Key
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cableguy said:
I am currently using a 1Mbps Lite Uncapped from Openweb for R191 and it is maxing out my 1Mbps line on torrents.

To be honest, I was a little hesitant at first, because I used to be on Gold. I am pleasantly surprised. OW definitely has a winner here!

http://www.openweb.co.za/lite_uncapped.html
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Thanks for the fast response!

How are their usage regulations? And are you a heavy downloader? Because the most important thing for me is to have a smooth connection while knocking myself out with the downloads~

Kind Regards
Key
 
What is the download speed reduced to during the day on Mwebs 1meg account?
 
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