OpenWeb Suggestion

MrBEEP,

I understand that, and I make note of that in my post.

The topic started off with the question: "Why don't u guys have a "local only" account with openbrowse?"

There was a little discussion, and then you came along and suggested that you are currently selling an account: "10GB's of FULL SPEED, Unrestricted local bandwidth for R119."

Then there was talk about adding onto that account an OpenBrowse add-on package. There followed a lot of discussion about OpenBrowse, and which account really was the cheapest.

I ended off with a little price comparison, and came to my conclusion.

Then, I made a comment that I hoped that you were not pushing this 10GB account as your "best" account. (Because it might be the cheapest, but NOT the most economical for local bandwidth)

I also made reference to a niche market... I took account of that in my post!

SO: I think I was justified in my comments, they are only an opinion, and you should have read them properly. I was not taking a dig at you...

:rolleyes:
 
There still isnt any clarity as to wheather or not MrBeep will offer openbrowse as an "add on", thanks to razor for those calculations
 
According 2 MrBeep the openbrowse proxy remains the same.. Altho i speak under correction..
 
RazorSA said:
More calculations:

If a 192K-IS-2GB-28GB account costs R229 from OpenWeb. (That is 192K OpenBrowse, IS account, 2GB Intl, 28GB local)

And a IS-2GB-28GB account costs R171 from OpenWeb. (Again, IS account, 2GB Intl, 28GB local - NO OpenBrowse)

Then: The 192K OpenBROWSE package costs R58 for the 28GB of local bandwidth. (R229 - R171 = R58)

So.... If you were to purchase a 10GB local only account for R119 from OpenWeb, then you should be willing to pay R20.71 for the OpenBrowse service as an 'add-on', for those 10GB. ((R58 / 28GB) * 10GB = R20.71)

But, that will probably NOT be financially viable for OpenWeb, since they are obviously relying on Contention Ratios to make their money !!!!!

So, you will probably end up paying the full R58 for the OpenBrowse add-on for any account.

SO: The cheapest account for local only bandwidth at the moment is: The 2GB-IS-28GB account !!!!! At only R5.70 / GB !!!!! (R171 / 30GB = R5.70)

Also from OpenWeb !!!! :cool:
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Indeed, thanks for clearing that up once more :)
 
yes, yes But MrBeep hasn't agreed to offer openbrowse as an "add on" to local only...
 
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headstrong said:
yes, yes But MrBeep hasn't agreed to offer openbrowse as an "add on" to local only...
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Indeed. According to the calculations above i dont think it is going to be cost-effective really... You are better off with the 2gig/30 96k openbrowse one for R196...
 
Webafrica is much more expensive than openweb..

The thing is, i will be using the internet on a WLAN, There will be 3 of house using the internet... Using webafrica won't help because sum clever person will download 3 gigz of movies in 1 day and skrew my cap!!!

This is why i want a local only account that allows international browsing..
 
headstrong said:
Webafrica is much more expensive than openweb..

The thing is, i will be using the internet on a WLAN, There will be 3 of house using the internet... Using webafrica won't help because sum clever person will download 3 gigz of movies in 1 day and skrew my cap!!!

This is why i want a local only account that allows international browsing..
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Then you should rather get all of the computers to connect to the internet using their own PPPoE dialup connection... Then you could also keep one account private, so only you can use it !!!!!

Then, you can ensure that people use the correct accounts to surf,email and download local p2p, etc !!!!!

:cool:
 
I know bro. I am just justifying why we offer those.

As for OpenBrowse 96k and 128k being dropped: The price restructuring email might have been misread.

It stated that OpenBrowse will remain Unchanged, ecxept for the 3GB + OpenBrowse 192k package that changes to R269 per month.

We are still to make a decision regarding a Local Only account with OpenBrowse for surfing. It is a good idea, but i'm not sure whether there is big demand for it.

OpenBrowse currently only allows for browsing internationally.


RazorSA said:
MrBEEP,

I understand that, and I make note of that in my post.

The topic started off with the question: "Why don't u guys have a "local only" account with openbrowse?"

There was a little discussion, and then you came along and suggested that you are currently selling an account: "10GB's of FULL SPEED, Unrestricted local bandwidth for R119."

Then there was talk about adding onto that account an OpenBrowse add-on package. There followed a lot of discussion about OpenBrowse, and which account really was the cheapest.

I ended off with a little price comparison, and came to my conclusion.

Then, I made a comment that I hoped that you were not pushing this 10GB account as your "best" account. (Because it might be the cheapest, but NOT the most economical for local bandwidth)

I also made reference to a niche market... I took account of that in my post!

SO: I think I was justified in my comments, they are only an opinion, and you should have read them properly. I was not taking a dig at you...

:rolleyes:
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MrBEEP said:
We are still to make a decision regarding a Local Only account with OpenBrowse for surfing. It is a good idea, but i'm not sure whether there is big demand for it.
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Any idea what kind of price we would be talking about? I think there would be demand for it... Anyone interested?
 
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