Openserve FTTH line speed upgrades from 1 April 2023

[Speedster]

Openserve already charges for every downgrade promo or not.

I received a free upgrade as part of a network wide promo they've been running. Are they going to charge us all to downgrade again at the end of the promo?

 

[mrlgm007]

Wait what about 100 down and 100 up ?

 

[Sapphiron]

Line speed upgrades mean one of two things

1. your ISP now has to supply twice the bandwidth at the same price, degrading service
2. your ISP needs to increase their prices, since the FNO always forgets that the ISP costs go up with more bandwidth

 

[mrlgm007]

Wait what about 100 down and 100 up ?

Openserve bolsters customers’ fibre speeds

SA’s favourite connectivity provider is set to upgrade fibre network speeds for all customers on the Openserve fibre network.

mybroadband.co.za

100 / 100 is now 150 / 150

 

[wingnut771]

Wait what about 100 down and 100 up ?

I think 100/75 is a typo.

 

[Daisy Cloudskitter]

I received a free upgrade as part of a network wide promo they've been running. Are they going to charge us all to downgrade again at the end of the promo?

Are you on Telkom ?
We stayed with Telkom when Openserve installed FTTH in complex . Telkom ISP is all good until you try to change anything.

Also wondering what happens next after 'Nov-Feb' Openserve speed upgrade promo. It said 'contact ISP before end Jan if you want to retain the new speed. '

Called Telkom, agent said must cancel existing month to month & open another freakin 12-24 month contract!
I said categorical nope.

Openserve promo speed still in place- hope Telkom just leaves it alone.

 

[Apogee]

These small increases and no 1Gb/s product probably means that Openserve doesn't have a lot of spare capacity available.

 

[kilos]

I think 100/75 is a typo.

Its correct, its their 100 Mbps Lite product vs the 100/100 Mbps product

 

[wingnut771]

Its correct, its their 100 Mbps Lite product vs the 100/100 Mbps product

Isn't that100/50?

 

[Vorastra]

MFN 200/200 users getting a free upgrade to 400/400



Openserve 250/125 users only getting 300/150

 

[kilos]

Old Speed	New Speed
25 Mbps Lite (25/10)	40 Mbps Lite (40/20)
25 Mbps (25/25)	40 Mbps (40/40)
50 Mbps Lite (50/25)	75 Mbps Lite (75/50)
50 Mbps (50/50)	75 Mbps (75/75)
100 Mbps Lite (100/50)	150 Mbps Lite (150/75)
100 Mbps (100/100)	150 Mbps (150/150)
250 Mbps Lite (250/125)	300 Mbps Lite (300/150)
500 Mbps (500/250)	500 Mbps (500/250)

 

[wingnut771]

MFN 200/200 users getting a free upgrade to 400/400

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Openserve 250/125 users only getting 300/150

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[LazyLion]

500Mbps

250Mbps

500Mbps

250Mbps

0%

What are we? Chopped Liver?

 

[blunt]

Openserve already charges for every downgrade promo or not.

I assume AH absorbs the cost? Don't recall ever being charged for a downgrade

 

[quovadis]

What are we? Chopped Liver?

Could’ve at least made us 500/500 or a free Openserve mousepad…

 

[Quintrix]

OK . So what happens to Openserve ISP on Metrofibre network? Do we get 50% or 100% boost ?

 

[wingnut771]

Old Speed	New Speed
25 Mbps Lite (25/10)	40 Mbps Lite (40/20)
25 Mbps (25/25)	40 Mbps (40/40)
50 Mbps Lite (50/25)	75 Mbps Lite (75/50)
50 Mbps (50/50)	75 Mbps (75/75)
100 Mbps Lite (100/50)	150 Mbps Lite (150/75)
100 Mbps (100/100)	150 Mbps (150/150)
250 Mbps Lite (250/125)	300 Mbps Lite (300/150)
500 Mbps (500/250)	500 Mbps (500/250)

 

[FaSMaN]

Lets hope other fiber providers follow suit , Vumatel will probably be last again , but worth waiting for

 

[cavedog]

OK . So what happens to Openserve ISP on Metrofibre network? Do we get 50% or 100% boost ?

Openserve ISP?

 

[wingnut771]

Openserve ISP?

Telkom probably.