Sentech competition - FM article

[aborg]

Let's see what happens here - the author obviously didn't watch streaming video with 2000 other users connected.

http://free.financialmail.co.za/04/0723/technology/btech.htm

 

[loosecannon]

mmm im suspicious of the heavy users may be asked to upgrade [sounds better than sentechs forced] but ask any windows user it aint quite the same as the demo ...

TTFN

 

[aborg]

Glad you noticed that, I think that is something they learned from sentech, hehe.

 

[Donovan]

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Notebook and PCMCIA modem in hand, I set about testing the network (there's also a desktop modem available).
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Which is better than Sentechs PCMCIA modem, which requires that you are literally UNDER the tower before it works properly (ie, without disconnects/remote computer not responding, etc). The only time one of those things ever worked without an antenna was at the computer show. Dismal.

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WBS COO Thami Mtshali isn't giving away much yet. What's clear, though, is that the company means business. Its offices resemble a war room, with giant coverage maps lining the walls and engineers working furiously to get the system ready for launch.
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As apposed to Sentech's office innards, which are probably padded.

If this company prices itself right, I'll first try end the contract with Sentech, otherwise switch to them once the contract ends. There is no WAY I am supporting Sentech more than necessary. All I can say is that it feels really good to be one of the outspoken customers that educates people of the services pitfalls before they are duped into it.

 

[Deckert]

They're kidding right? "Asked to upgrade?" So if they ask, I say no. And that's that. What can they do then?

They will learn very quickly that you will *have* to cap users or else they (the users) will use the infrastructure in P2P modes, grabbing gigabytes of information per day - something that the SA Internet simply does not have the capacity to sustain for long periods.

--deckert