Pay-per-use on all (new) packages?

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Ekhaatvensters

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"Reached your data limit?
You have 3 options:

Continue on Pay-per-use (all packages are activated with PPU by default) and pay R0,95 per mb used

Top up your bandwidth with a Bandwidth Booster. These allow you to buy bundles of extra bandwidth for less. Click here for more info.

Opt out of PPU, which means your service will be throttled or capped unless you purchase a Bandwidth Booster (see above)"

http://www.iburst.co.za/default.aspx?link=packages_wireless

This is scary. I wonder if they plan on activating PPU for old customers as well.

EDIT: When you click to opt out: "If you are currently on one of the old iBurst Wireless packages, your account will not automatically be provisioned with Pay-per-use. Instead, your data will either be capped or throttled when it is used up."

There is a link just below that on the iBurst site (Buy iBurst -> Packages) where you can opt out. Anyone signing up should make sure they are opted out right away.

In case you don't see the problem :p : 95c/MB = R973 per GB over your cap, and this applies to the "Pro" packages as well, where you won't get your 64kb throttled speeds but instead pay 95c/MB until you opt out.
 
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Ekhaatvensters said:
This is scary. I wonder if they plan on activating PPU for old customers as well.
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just read this:

Please note:
If you are currently on one of the old iBurst Wireless packages, your account will not automatically be provisioned with Pay-per-use. Instead, your data will either be capped or throttled when it is used up.
If you would like to apply for, or opt out of, Pay-per-use, you can do so by logging in to your account below.

http://www.iburst.co.za/default.aspx?link=packages_payperuse
 
Opt out of PPU, which means your service will be throttled or capped unless you purchase a Bandwidth Booster (see above)
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I don't understand. Throttled or capped? Which one of the two will happen?

Being capped on iBurst means that you are throttled, doesn't?!?!
 
What I see from the new packages, from the giga and up you throttled, the lower ones are capped.
 
Reptile2025 said:
What I see from the new packages, from the giga and up you throttled, the lower ones are capped.
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that makes sense. so if you are on a product that gets capped you are capped. if yours gets throttled you get throttled.

Should have been worded something like

Opt out of PPU, which means your service will be throttled or capped (dependant on your current package) unless you purchase a Bandwidth Booster (see above)
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well they phoned me and asked if i wanted PPU when i migrated my package to the new one
 
which is not surprising for a company like iburst
 
Ppu

According to the Product update from my contact in iburst, all contract prior to April 2008 will not be automatically put on PPU(Pay Per Use). Thus All the old Play range of packages will have the Capped service they usually had before, and the Pro packages will still throttle if your data limit has been reached.
 
It's on the actual iBurst site and already been said twice in the thread. :p So no, you don't have to opt out if you're already on any iBurst contract.

It's possible that you will have to opt out if you decide to move over to one of their new packages though, which I suppose most people want to do.
 
clearly by the mere fact that existing subcribers are not moved to package sof the same cost says that iburst are looing to capitalise on the situation. the company sickens me in many ways. i really do hope it fails.
 
I find it utterly unacceptable for Iburst to drop this EFFECTIVE as of 1 April 2008... why? NO NOTIFICATION to their clients that they packages will be in effect as of 1 April.

ANYONE WHO wishes to switch over to the new packages MUST wait 1 month in order to get the extra bandwidth. What BS... if they had said effective as of 1 May then it would make more sense as they give the clients a chance to change within the months notice.

FEKING useless Iburst Marketing **** SCREWING the current users for an extra month!

If they expect loyality... they surely not doing a good job promoting their product to their existing customers.

Should Neotel come out with a great dsl package I shall make my modem a door stop!
 
On the migration form there is an opt-out check box for PPU. Just received it after asking about changing packages.
 
Ibursts new PPU

I would like to know if there are new price plans or packages that go with ibursts new PPU "ripoff"? :confused:

Also, how can any company go and charge 95cents per mb. i might as well go uncapped with another company for a cheaper price than ibursts 2 gig worth. :sick:
 
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Hi all

As I have responded in that thread, we are working across the board on ironing out the glitches.

Thanks for the updates.
 
TOTAL SCAM!
so they say if i want to opt out of PPU log in

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so now iburst gonna keep making excuses telling us that they working on it while they pocketing it with all the packages on ppu!
 
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