ODS launches uncapped ADSL solution

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/ADSL/1395.html

 

[bwana]

the 4 Mbps offering costs R 13 155-60

OMG

 

[ldmelsa]

R627 for 192Kbps
LOL

 

[Glordit]

Morroco -192k R120
Canada 9MBs R270
South Afica 1Mbs R 3 288
W-T-F ????????

 

[Eniigma]

And I get the impression they think they are offering us a great service.

Imagine all the kids going to mommy and daddy and asking them to pay R700 so they can play WoW or somesuch every month.... not very likely.

 

[benitok]

the 4 Mbps offering costs R 13 155-60

OMG, what are they smoking. It must be a joke and it's not even 1st April.

 

[antowan]

ROFL!!! The high cost of internet is good. It keeps us away from evil things like complete and open access to mind alterings and inspiring ideas! Ivy needs hoards of good communists. We don't need uncapped. The average communist needs about 2mb worth of cap. The more expensive the better! The last thing we want in this country is progress! Why ruin a perfectly unspoiled African country by developing it in terms of infrastructure and technology??!!?? Makes no communist sense at all! Right Minister Ivy? Should somebody be stupid enough to want to develop something here, like landing a cable or something, they need to be forced to pay government and its officials loads of cash! There are poor people in government that can do with the money. Some good must come from this madness, not so comrade Ivy?

What we do need however is more weapons and fighter jets. Those Griffin jets are getting old... Time to talk with the minister of defence again.

 

[ldmelsa]

Morroco -192k R120
Canada 9MBs R270
South Afica 1Mbs R 3 288
W-T-F ????????

 

[Roo!]

Don't even think about using these guys (well with these offerings I guess you wouldn't anyway), they SUCK!!!!!

 

[RoosTa]

/lol

 

[Necuno]

high prices - we only have to thank 3 entities for it. our president, ivy and telkom.

 

[Kasyx]

It's like buying a Ford Escort in South Africa is cost-equivalent to buying a Jaguar anywhere else...

 

[MFour]

ROFL!!! The high cost of internet is good. It keeps us away from evil things like complete and open access to mind alterings and inspiring ideas! Ivy needs hoards of good communists. We don't need uncapped. The average communist needs about 2mb worth of cap. The more expensive the better! The last thing we want in this country is progress! Why ruin a perfectly unspoiled African country by developing it in terms of infrastructure and technology??!!?? Makes no communist sense at all! Right Minister Ivy? Should somebody be stupid enough to want to develop something here, like landing a cable or something, they need to be forced to pay government and its officials loads of cash! There are poor people in government that can do with the money. Some good must come from this madness, not so comrade Ivy?

What we do need however is more weapons and fighter jets. Those Griffin jets are getting old... Time to talk with the minister of defence again.

/me thinks antowan has finally cracked and lost it

 

[WickedWeasel]

Guys.

If you look at the Internet Solutions Packages on Fiber they start at R 2500 for 512k and R 5000 for 1mb. So in comparison a small ISP being able to offer a lower price then Internet Solutions is great.

 

[Nod]

192kb/s for online gaming? Should work "ok", but 384kb/s should be minimum for gaming, IMO.

 

[Shake&Bake]

It seems that its more for the corporate side of things - even so one can only assume that their pricing seems so mind boggling because of them (like all other ISP's) having to do business with the monopolistic devil which is Telscum.

if these offerings are cheaper and more efficient than Diginet - then corporates would do well to move along and save some money - and over a year - thats a lot of money.

But yet for us mere mortals - its not gonna do

 

[Tarzan]

Well if your 4meg line runs flatout 24 7, a gig will cost you about R14. This is obviously not aimed at the average user.

 

[freematrix]

Guys.

If you look at the Internet Solutions Packages on Fiber they start at R 2500 for 512k and R 5000 for 1mb. So in comparison a small ISP being able to offer a lower price then Internet Solutions is great.

At the moment I would stick with the IS one. They are already doing offering at R2000 pm for fibre 512K

ODS say on there website that they maintain a 4:1 ratio with full P2P allowed. No ISP in the country could afford that one they get busy except Telkom at the moment. I would be skeptical of this.

 

[WickedWeasel]

Please tell me who sells 512k fiber for 2000

 

[Shake&Bake]

I'd like to know as well!