I also signed up for the SAOL 384K uncapped all-in-one for R499 when it just came it. I cancelled it end of last month. I'd rather stick with a 5GB Afrihost account on a 384K or higher line, then use SOAL's uncapped. It sucks. It used to work well in the start, the first month. After that it's been all downhill.
If you think that a 384K line is a piece of sh|t on its own, then know this - SAOLs 384K uncapped all-in-one is an even bigger piece of sh|t. I use my 384K line mostly for torrent downloads, and some browsing. Browsing is fine, but torrents are shaped pretty much to death. On SAOL I get about 20KB/s on a well seeded torrent, with Afrihost, I get about 42KB/s - close to line max line speed, on the very same torrent, 1 minute later!
I've since moved on. I've ugpraded to 512K (coz 384K is k@k, and my exchange or street box doesn't yet support 4mbps) and I have the WebAfrica 30GB for R199 special, and I must say it kicks ass! So far it hasn't been as reliable as Afrihost, and torrents aren't as fast either, but it works pretty well.
Wish I could just get away from SAOL already. Unfortunately you have to give 1 calendar month's notice before you can cancel the service / migrate your line back to Telkom. And they take pretty long to respond to emails.. at least 2 days. With Afrihost I used to get a same day response. Also, their telephonic support/sales is mediocre at best. These Durbanites talk waaaaayy to slow on the phone. Also the hold time on the phone is about the same as Afrihost. If I didn't get the WebAfrica 30GB for R199 I would have stuck with Afrihost.
Afrihost FTW!
