MWEB not for gaming anymore

MWEB Guy said:
Good Day, these are valid points; especially the gaming content you refer to.

This is something that is also being discussed extensively in house.

Ultimately ISP cost is being impacted on by IPC costs. The lower the IPC cost, the lower the end user pays or the higher the thresholds.

This would mean more bang for your buck.

We are taking up this fight and hopefully we manage to get what we'd like.
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User highlights problem with a product making it not suitable for what's it's been advertised for, MWEB replies with vague answers about IPC costs & bang for your buck :confused:

Strangely MWEB products were doing fine a year or two ago before the fall when IPC costs were even higher?

DERoestorf, do what we all did and get yourself a better ISP.
 
Side Note : 50GB for the average console game? I dont think so...

edit : upon second thought this actually forms a major part of the discussion. There is a big difference between downloading 4 games in a month, totaling 200GB and downloading 13 games in a month, at an average game size of 15.41GB.

Who completes 5 games in a month? How about 13?
 
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If I remember correctly, its cheaper for International bandwidth... locally the IPC costs and peering charges ruin the party...
 
techead said:
Side Note : 50GB for the average console game? I dont think so...

edit : upon second thought this actually forms a major part of the discussion. There is a big difference between downloading 4 games in a month, totaling 200GB and downloading 13 games in a month, at an average game size of 15.41GB.

Who completes 5 games in a month? How about 13?
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I clearly stated the new generation of consoles, meaning the PS4 and Xbox One, has an average game size of 50gigs.
 
DERoestorf said:
I clearly stated the new generation of consoles, meaning the PS4 and Xbox One, has an average game size of 50gigs.
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Yes, and why would I bother referencing old console game sizes? Im specifically quoting Xbox One game size.

50GB average game size is incorrect.

I used Xbox One launch titles as a reference. About 25 titles to be exact. Average game size 15.41GB.

What did you use as a source/reference?

;)
 
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PS4 AAA titles that I could find, excluding indie games.

If you include indie games, then the size does reduce significantly. I do not own an xbox one, but as the game exist on both systems, the same size is assumed.
 
DERoestorf said:
PS4 AAA titles that I could find, excluding indie games.

If you include indie games, then the size does reduce significantly. I do not own an xbox one, but as the game exist on both systems, the same size is assumed.
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hmmm biggest game I can find it about 43GB. From there they drop to low 30's. Probably looking at an average of around 30GB for AAA titles then.

either way, downloading titles, regardless of platform is an issue for a lot of people on this forum.

I am with another ISP and downloaded the Skyrim Online beta client, about 30GB and was heavily penalised. Ridiculous notion when I am on a Home account and this firmly falls under Home usage imho
 
Toitjie said:
Even though I am in the same boat as the rest of you, it's still uncapped... you have no limit on how much you can use, just how fast you can use it.

It pisses me off too. And to think I just migrated away from Telkom to these Mweb.
I am sure Mweb is still better than Telkom.
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Uncapped ??? THIS is what uncapped means
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/adsl/96575-biggest-adsl-bandwidth-hogs-in-sa.html

I am not one of those, but heres the thing, these guys paid for uncapped and got it ..... dont think MWEB fits anywhere here?
 
MWEB Guy said:
Good Day, these are valid points; especially the gaming content you refer to.

This is something that is also being discussed extensively in house.

Ultimately ISP cost is being impacted on by IPC costs. The lower the IPC cost, the lower the end user pays or the higher the thresholds.

This would mean more bang for your buck.

We are taking up this fight and hopefully we manage to get what we'd like.
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MWEB used to be the best ISP for those who want to buy and download games from STEAM without worrying about getting capped. Now it's all about $$$ these days for this new ****ty CEO whose name sounds so gay.
 
A friend and I had this discussion today and I honestly don't know if it's true or not. He said that console gaming is not prioritized on Mwebs network, it's PC gaming that's prioritized as Mweb do have server to cater to them. I have a vague understanding of how P2P works and that is how console gamers connect to each other. Can anybody confirm or deny this? I wouldn't put it passed Mweb to say GAMING IS PRIORITIZED when they truly mean that it's only for PC gaming. But hey, I could be wrong. Discuss.
 
Only thing that is prioritized is the fast lane to Derek's pockets...

20LEgend said:
A friend and I had this discussion today and I honestly don't know if it's true or not. He said that console gaming is not prioritized on Mwebs network, it's PC gaming that's prioritized as Mweb do have server to cater to them. I have a vague understanding of how P2P works and that is how console gamers connect to each other. Can anybody confirm or deny this? I wouldn't put it passed Mweb to say GAMING IS PRIORITIZED when they truly mean that it's only for PC gaming. But hey, I could be wrong. Discuss.
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Necuno said:
Only thing that is prioritized is the fast lane to Derek's pockets...
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Thanks for that sir ;) I agree Hershaw's time is now. Why kill your company to the point of it never getting back to the top I ask. Full on sad
 
Necuno said:
Only thing that is prioritized is the fast lane to Derek's pockets...
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Its the fast lane to a f**kup. Face it, MWEB is for the compliant introverted type person who cant calculate the value of their Telkom line cost in relation to their ISP costs, and isnt going to complain, and merely accept this, and in some cases, Stockholm Syndrome kicks in and these people justify MWEBs bad manners........

Why would anyone want a 4 Meg line ''For users who need a slightly faster connection and wanting to email, browse the Internet or do social networking without the need to do heavy downloads or uploads'' lest we throttle your ass!!
An old 56K dialup would do this ..... FFS.
 
TEXTILE GUY said:
Its the fast lane to a f**kup. Face it, MWEB is for the compliant introverted type person who cant calculate the value of their Telkom line cost in relation to their ISP costs, and isnt going to complain, and merely accept this, and in some cases, Stockholm Syndrome kicks in and these people justify MWEBs bad manners........

Why would anyone want a 4 Meg line ''For users who need a slightly faster connection and wanting to email, browse the Internet or do social networking without the need to do heavy downloads or uploads'' lest we throttle your ass!!
An old 56K dialup would do this ..... FFS.
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+ 100 throttle kings Mweb- first prize
 
GreatD7007 said:
+ 100 throttle kings Mweb- first prize
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Found this little pic on the MWEB FB site - where co-incidentally I was banned when I was still a customer for complaining ... (and those type of complaints still litter their site mind you) ...

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Second kid should be responding ... "Because they throttled your ass, you abuser!!!';)
 
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