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ItsJohnny!
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I switched over from using a Gold 384K account for the past year and a half to the Gold 1mb PLUS account to test if its any good, and I have not had to email Keoma even once. I am ridiculously happy at the moment and might just go debit order route. Good speed during the day on NNTP, opens up massively at night too, very chuffed.
there is no better uncapped then gold
Cool will start with them at the end of the month
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Imagine101011
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Unfortunately, due to Telkom refusing to do any sort of upgrades in my area (Randburg) I am limited to 384 only. So I feel speed differences keenly. Yesterday things were fairly speedy on uncapped Gold, today I can only load gmail on the basic version. I am on the VB backbone. At night its okish, during the day my speeds are horrible and plagued by timeouts. Telkom or Openweb? I don't know. Telkom says it's my ISP. Openweb says it is Telkom. Oh how I would love a 1mb line. At least then when it is slow, it will still be faster than this.
Gtx Gaming
Gtx Gaming
what is the reason?
no ports avaible?
over congested exchange?
or do you stay to far away from the exchange?
or is that just the max the exchange can work at .
Imagine101011
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Distance.....there is a closer exchange (Sharonlea) but the box I am connected to is way across Randburg (6kms away). My exchange is a superfast one, just super far away. It feels so bizzare as I am just across the road from a guy that can get 4mb speeds.
Just on the side, I would like to say that I am very happy with Openweb, I'm on a normal STD account and the service I get is great!! Thanks Openweb. I am on a 1mb line and its very stable, would seems like 4mb guys have more problems.
Imagine101011
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LOL 384 Gold here, stable is not the word I would use for it.
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Does being on a certain backbone help? and if so, which is the best?
@Imagine, you sure your Telkom is 100%? Most of the time my problems are with them and the overloaded exchange.
I would think it would, I was on IS and very happy with it, going to BCS backbone now with 1mb, will keep you updated.
I would think it would, I was on IS and very happy with it, going to BCS backbone now with 1mb, will keep you updated.
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Imagine101011
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I wish I knew if it was Telkom. They deny it of course, and I am more likely to believe Keoma before I believe Telkom. If only Openweb took care of the lines as well.
Asked MrBeep this question:
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What I don't understand: Why does Koos suffer on the IS backbone, but Bob, who is also on the same backbone have no problem? They are on the same exchange, so they would be effected in the same way if the backbone is the same?
Shouldn't they get the same results? Is this the difference between Gold Uncapped and the other Uncapped packages?
I have no grudge towards anyone. I am just trying to understand how Telkom and backbone faults work - how 2 users on the same backbone (IS) and same exchange experience different connectivity.
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What I don't understand: Why does Koos suffer on the IS backbone, but Bob, who is also on the same backbone have no problem? They are on the same exchange, so they would be effected in the same way if the backbone is the same?
Shouldn't they get the same results? Is this the difference between Gold Uncapped and the other Uncapped packages?
I have no grudge towards anyone. I am just trying to understand how Telkom and backbone faults work - how 2 users on the same backbone (IS) and same exchange experience different connectivity.
Zewp
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I think IS shapes and throttles us without our knowledge.
amarjits
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+1...i am also wondering ...got two exact same accounts from Openweb...sometimes 1 works perfectly...sometimes the other one...sometimes both...sometimes...none....
Vrotappel
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Is the Openweb uncapped Gold account supposed to be totally dead during office hours? Today is the first time in a quite a while that I was at home during office hours and this account is absolutely unusable.
PearlJam
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Mine is still dead. Very frustratng to be on Gold and not getting any quality. I constantly have to get a port reset and new accounts etc.
I just want an account that works most of the time
I just want an account that works most of the time
killadoob
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wow that is odd on VB i have been rocking full speeds all week. Not sure how much i downloaded this week but i am close to having downloaded the entire interwebs i am sure
PearlJam
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wow that is odd on VB i have been rocking full speeds all week. Not sure how much i downloaded this week but i am close to having downloaded the entire interwebs i am sure
Perhaps i am paying for Gold and getting std, cause this week has been exceptionally poor
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