Recommend an ISP for my needs: 1024K line

[Smiley_lauf]

Okay there are a number of threads here already talking about the best ISP on this new Telkom speed. I currently have uncapped 4MB line. I have been thinking about moving to 1024K line speed because of my current needs and cost factor.
Here are my needs:
(1) I do not use the line during office hours (hardly ever) between 8AM and 4PM--mainly after hours and weekends.** this is important
(2) My average data use for month is around 60GB (max 80GB)
(3) I do Youtube and also occasionally torrents
(4) I test Linux distro's a lot (about 2-3 CD sized downloads a month). I test apps on various OS--mainly in my field of work.
(5) we are only 2 people using the internet
(6) Do lots of skype/video conference
(7) Do a lot of data sharing across SharePoint service
(8) I have been using prepaid for a while when I was on 384K line and before uncapped, so i know what capped data costs; it is an option but a cost driver.
(9) Cost line rental R329 + data should be less than R600/m?? (i know MWEB uncapped on this comes to R698)

Any suggestions? capped? uncapped? shaped? unshaped? IS vs. SAIX vs. MWEB? After hours specials? etc.

Thanks
S

 

[Stevie G]

Dude, are those needs (requirments) or wants. if all of them are requirements i suggest you stay of 4meg, but go for a capped option.
Capped options would be Webafrica,Afrihost and TRL Technologies. Afrihost and TRL have 50GB unshaped cap specials going for R450 (data only).
Speed wise i recommend Webafrica and TRL as i have used both already.
I was previously with TRL where i had a 4meg line + 30GB unshaped cap for R670.

You are used to the 4meg speed and going to downgrade to a 1meg is gonna be painful. youtube,skype and video conferencing will sometimes buffer so expect some frustration.

goodluck with your choice

 

[Smiley_lauf]

Thanks Stevie G for the input; good point about whether these being needs vs. wants--I know there is no ISP that will meet this requirement (if there was we would not be living and fighting for better value for our money in this country);but, I suspect there are more people like (with my needs) out there--that is why I thought I would post.
Yes, those capped offerings are attractive.

Let me ponder a little more.
S