MWeb Premium 1M vs uncapped 2M

[Rickster]

MWeb offer a uncapped premium 1Mb and a uncapped 2Mb for the same price.

I browse, and partake in casual gaming (minecraft, Rift, WoW etc).

Why would I take the premium line at half the speed?

Im on Afrihosts 1Meg Uncapped business package (unthrottled and unshaped) for R397 incl telkom DSL line (2meg)

 

[srothman]

200GB.



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http://www.mweb.co.za/internet-conn...ncapped-adsl/2mbps-premium-uncapped-adsl.aspx

They may not say it's being throttled, but I'm not even hitting 80GB/30 days yet, and my streaming and downloads are at a grinding halt on my 2m Premium account.
I'm very disappointed at the moment. People warned me, I didn't listen, and here I am.
I'm probably going back to my 4m Home account... at least there I got to 110GB before being cut down at the knees.

 

[srothman]

...in fact, an AH Uncapped 2m Business Bundle is 10 bucks less than my 2m Premium Uncapped account with Mweb...

 

[PostmanPot]

They may not say it's being throttled, but I'm not even hitting 80GB/30 days yet, and my streaming and downloads are at a grinding halt on my 2m Premium account.
I'm very disappointed at the moment. People warned me, I didn't listen, and here I am.
I'm probably going back to my 4m Home account... at least there I got to 110GB before being cut down at the knees.

Well you aren't the OP, so we do not have any information about your story.

Then you probably have a Telkom / line / equipment fault, if turning off your modem for 20 minutes / a port reset / account reauth has not resolved your issue.

I suspect it is only in fact downloading you're having issues with, in that case downloads receive lowest priority on the network (rightfully so) and you should wait till after ±00h00.

 

[PostmanPot]

...in fact, an AH Uncapped 2m Business Bundle is 10 bucks less than my 2m Premium Uncapped account with Mweb...

Chalk and cheese.

 

[srothman]

Then you probably have a Telkom / line / equipment fault, if turning off your modem for 20 minutes / a port reset / account reauth has not resolved your issue.

Nope. Had a port reset done, no dice. Tested with a capped account, works perfectly.

I suspect it is only in fact downloading you're having issues with, in that case downloads receive lowest priority on the network (rightfully so) and you should wait till after ±00h00.

Nope, having issue with streaming media as well, as we as http/ftp downloads. I also thought it was only torrents, and I agree, those can be managed.

Point being, and getting back to the OPs question, a premium account isn't all that. If you remain below the throttle threshold, rather go for the higher bandwidth.

 

[PostmanPot]

Nope. Had a port reset done, no dice. Tested with a capped account, works perfectly.



Nope, having issue with streaming media as well, as we as http/ftp downloads. I also thought it was only torrents, and I agree, those can be managed.

Then it has to be an isolated sub-regional immediate-area issue.

Point being, and getting back to the OPs question, a premium account isn't all that. If you remain below the throttle threshold, rather go for the higher bandwidth.

Indeed, the only difference is thresholds.