Telkom ADSL "connection" charge is a ripoff

[hongkongpom]

How is it that Telkom can charge a separate "connection" charge for ADSL.

They are taking advantage of the public's ignorance.

Unfortunately Naked DSL doesn't exist here yet.

The voice and ADSL signals use the same physical copper cable pair that connects the home to the exchange or fibre cabinet in the street.

The voice and ADSL are connected to a DSLAM at the exchange that splits the voice & data.

We should not charged extra to be connected to the DSLAM and explains why Internet costs are so much more than other countries

 

[Paul Hjul]

How is it that Telkom can charge a separate "connection" charge for ADSL.

They are taking advantage of the public's ignorance.

Unfortunately Naked DSL doesn't exist here yet.

The voice and ADSL signals use the same physical copper cable pair that connects the home to the exchange or fibre cabinet in the street.

The voice and ADSL are connected to a DSLAM at the exchange that splits the voice & data.

We should not charged extra to be connected to the DSLAM and explains why Internet costs are so much more than other countries

Not sure if this is a troll or shrill post or simply ignorance. While Telkom's pricing is a problem you are missing the boat by a long mile - which is ironic considering your statement about the "public's ignorance"

 

[MickeyD]

The voice and ADSL are connected to a DSLAM at the exchange that splits the voice & data.

Wrong. There is a splitter (handover frame) before the DSLAM that directs your voice call to the POTS equipment and your data signal to the DSLAM.

 

[hongkongpom]

So we have to pay extra to connect to the splitter?

The point is that we are charged a monthly fee to be connected to hardware which doesn't change after the initial migration. At the customer's end the signal still comes in over a shared twisted pair.

 

[KinsZA]

Seriously dude this argument has been going up for yours, taken to courts etc... give it up.

 

[Paul Hjul]

No: You are charged an analogue voice line rental that is charged at less than the cost price - the "line access deficit" that is made up through the upsale on the voice revenue opportunities that are created by virtue of their being a line. If you were to pay for the full line it would be close to double the current price, assuming Telkom as an efficient operator. When you utilize the national backhaul for voice you pay so it is metered traffic.

You are then able to opt for the value added service of you line being connected into the ADSL system through an IMAX / DSLAM which enables you to use the national infrastructure provided by Telkom - this infrastructure has to be funded and btw Telkom cannot cross subsidize from any of their other business ventures - to get traffic from a DSLAM/IMAX to a ESR. (the ADSL circuit)

You then pay an ISP (which can be Telkom Intenet) for your commodity internet which involves the ISP (and for that matter Telkom Internet) connecting to Telkom's network using the IPConnect product which they pay for and is built into your bill with the ISP.

So no you are paying less than the cost of the hardware to get a connection but more for data throughput than is really justifiable. You are also without choice because while the ADSL circuit can be migrated to an ISP the analogue voice rental can't


{Lets keep MSANs out of this for now}