Smart village questions

[Hamish McPanji]

Well i just got the pricing from them and it is SUPER disappointing, i dont know how this can be classed as fibre with these prices??

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Dunno where you got these prices from, but that's not smart village fibre prices

 

[OneKnight]

Dunno where you got these prices from, but that's not smart village fibre prices

I deal with them a lot, and I agree.

See my previous post with the latest pricing that was just pulled off the website.

Chances are a help desk agent gave him a very old price list. I've had that happen before.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

@Stillie . My complex has MTN fibre. On MTN , there are 2 options:

1. Month to month with MTN , with R1000 install charge. It's capped so you have to buy data separate

2. 12 month contract with SmartVillage

Open Access is a BS story until it happens. It has taken more than 2 years already

 

[ponder]

BS . Point me to an ISP that has finalised the negotiations with them.

They've been promising to be the lord's of open access since 2015. They only opened up for negotiations 2 months ago.

Whoaa sorry boss, really sorry, I fscked up here.

I quoted two articles of mtn going open access and the mtn spokesperson mentioning this will also include SV.
"The Smart Village fibre footprint will also be made available on the same open access terms and conditions, once the access network upgrade and the integration into MTN's core network has been completed."

MTN has gone open access (can order via cisp & firestream accordng to their websites) and I wrongly assumed that the OP is in luck here and SV will be catered for as well.

https://www.cisp.co.za/ftth/mtn/
https://www.firestream.co.za/pricing-ftth-mtn.html

Both claim they are taking orders on mtn here on the forum in b&w. I'm assuming that if you are taking orders then negotiations should have been concluded.


https://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/917357-FireStream-now-taking-orders-on-MTN-FTTx-network

FireStream - now taking orders on MTN FTTx network
See pricing at https://www.firestream.co.za/pricing-ftth-mtn.html

https://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showth...-MTN-Fibre?p=20572775&viewfull=1#post20572775

So MTN confirmed they will take orders from 1 November, which is quite surprising.

So if me repeating what the company reps said makes me liar/bullschitter then so be it, sorry not much I can do about that.

 

[pinball wizard]

This smells like Vodacom's Open Access...

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Whoaa sorry boss, really sorry, I fscked up here.
.

I wasn't having a go at you, but MTN rather. I still believe it's BS

My point is, based on their history...until the first installations go forward...don't believe anything MTN says

 

[Stillie]

Dunno where you got these prices from, but that's not smart village fibre prices

yes, actually it is, for the estate i am in. I emailed Smart Village themselves and that is what i was sent.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

yes, actually it is, for the estate i am in. I emailed Smart Village themselves and that is what i was sent.

PM me your estate name, if you don't want to post it here

 

[ponder]

PM me your estate name, if you don't want to post it here

Jackal Creek as per another thread.

 

[Stillie]

Jackal Creek as per another thread.

Yea

lol! Hate it when people find other threads, its not like i hide it, just hate it when that happens lol

 

[Stillie]

If you guys were wondering,

here is the month to month contract PDF for Jackal Creek

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ocacfwpud...Form (MTM) - Jackal Creek Estate '16.pdf?dl=1

At least they offer free Voice Mail

 

[Hamish McPanji]

If you guys were wondering,

here is the month to month contract PDF for Jackal Creek

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ocacfwpud...Form (MTM) - Jackal Creek Estate '16.pdf?dl=1

At least they offer free Voice Mail

So, you gonna go for the 10mbps, I reckon.

 

[Stillie]

So, you gonna go for the 10mbps, I reckon.

yea, no not at that price lol will prob go for the 2 or 4

 

[PBCool]

MTN offering open access only includes their builds currently and not the Smart Village side of things unfortunately.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

MTN offering open access only includes their builds currently and not the Smart Village side of things unfortunately.

That's terrible. Feel sorry for those complexes

 

[ponder]

That's terrible. Feel sorry for those complexes

It will change, just a matter of when.

 

[Stillie]

For those that are interested,

The pricing for Jackal Creek is now more reasonable.



Keeping in mind all the fibre is symmetrical i.e. 10 up and 10 down