Telkom Line Area Upgrades

[juggernaut00725]

Good Day All.

I would like to find out the correct procedure to get Telkom to upgrade the line speed of my area or install a Msan box.

Could someone please point me in the right direction?

I currently have an 8mbps line and recently tried to upgrade to 10mbps only to find out later that i am too far away from the exchange .

However a friend of mine who stays about 500m to 800m away from my house has a 10mbps line.

I have been told by one of of my ISP's agents that i could get telkom to install something that could "boost" the signal.

Any help would be appreciative.

TIA

 

[MickeyD]

Unfortunately your options are extremely limited.

If your area is not on their current plans you will need to get a large group of residents in the area to join you in completing their "interest register" for better broadband services. --- http://www.openserve.co.za/interest-register/

From past experience I can advise you to not waste your time.

 

[Quentin Legend]

Bud is it really going to be worth the time and effort for an additional 2Mbps...? :wtf:

 

[juggernaut00725]

come to think about it, not anymore... tooo much missions. would be easier just moving house :crylaugh: :crylaugh: :crylaugh:

 

[WishfulThinking]

I currently have an 8mbps line and recently tried to upgrade to 10mbps

If you refer back to this thread you started, check to see if your modem/router is syncing at 10Mbps or over, due to this Telkom ASSIA story :

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/793949-Telkom-enabling-ASSIA-and-driving-me-nuts

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/793949-Telkom-enabling-ASSIA-and-driving-me-nuts/page40

It should be - from what I've read on the forum - if you have an 8Mbps line & haven't asked Telkom to intervene, by switching you from Interleaved to Fast Path. Access your modem/router via 192.168.1.1 or similar (depending on the make/model), in a web browser, and check your actual upload/download stats.

 

[Dan C]

Unfortunately your options are extremely limited.

If your area is not on their current plans you will need to get a large group of residents in the area to join you in completing their "interest register" for better broadband services. --- http://www.openserve.co.za/interest-register/

From past experience I can advise you to not waste your time.

^^ Been trying for the last 6 odd years just to get 10mbps ADSL.

 

[BandwidthAddict]

I've given up on Telkom. After I moved, I tried to move my ADSL line. After too many lies, I just cancelled everything.

Now I'm going to get fibre and frack Telkom.