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My ISP sent me an email and they now call Seacom (aka SeeSawCom)
As their cable is way down on the ocean floor we can say deep ****
the whole project must of been done on a low budget using inferior parts and materials me thinks
As their cable is way down on the ocean floor we can say deep ****
the whole project must of been done on a low budget using inferior parts and materials me thinks
Seacom itself isn't the problem, their cable only reaches to somewhere around North Africa; there, it links to another cable called SEA-ME-WE4 which then extends to Europe, completing the link to provide South Africa with a cheaper alternative to Telkom's SAT3 cable for international bandwidth to Europe. It's that SEA-ME-WE cable which has been giving problems, reportedly due to ships' anchors disrupting the cable in the Suez Canal in Egypt, where the cable transverses. The fault is therefore out of Seacom's own control, unless they deploy an alternative route or extend their own cable. But guess what? That, again, costs a LOT money. What does THAT mean? Simply: price hikes on your cheap uncapped. Take your pick - there's no such thing as a free lunch, and ideals take time, money & effort
I guess the reason SEACOM's rates are so cheap is that they have used inferior product, hence all the constant breakdowns. I think they trying to compete with Hellkom to see who can piss the consumer off the most.
wow. how about actually reading the very two prior posts DIRECTLY before the one you just posted? You'll see that your invalid assumption (an annoying cliché already) has already been addressed. The fault is not directly a result of Seacom's own equipment. You'd think people would get the picture by now... ^_^I guess the reason SEACOM's rates are so cheap is that they have used inferior product, hence all the constant breakdowns. I think they trying to compete with Hellkom to see who can piss the consumer off the most.
I am on a wireless ISP, attached is a jpg showing a route to the EU. Is this packet loss due to seacom?
http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz25/Boerewors/seacom.jpg
http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz25/Boerewors/seacom.jpg