Telkom Line Speed doubling?

Merenwenrago said:
heard the telkom advert on radio saying they upgrading our lines to speeds we cant imagine
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just to be clear did the add say "we are upgrading our lines to speeds we cant imagine" or is that how you interpreted it? Cuz my imagination goes FAST!!!:D
 
they just made my line slower without telling me they change my 4 meg line to 1 meg line so sent a complaint cause they suppose to of fixed the cables outside my house. Its actually way worse the interference on the 1 meg line lol so in a way i agree with reed.

And silver i'm sure they said that unless it was my mind wishing
 
Garyvdh said:
Like I said in the other thread, the official word is that it will now happen in March 2010.

It will begin as a trial in Gauteng and then roll out to the rest of the country.

There may be some exchanges which will be bumped up before then, but they are supposed to notify you that you are part of a trial.

It was supposed to be now... October, but it has been delayed due to problems.
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I am not sure what it is.. but I assume it means:

384->512Kb
512->4Mb
4Mb->8Mb

I hope not, cause many people will be very mad then.

384->2Mb
512->4Mb
4Mb->8Mb

Sounds waaayyyyyy better
 
w.m said:
384->2Mb
512->4Mb
4Mb->8Mb

Sounds waaayyyyyy better
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Sure, but it all depends on what you line can synch at.

BUT... there is one thing you must remember...

1 mbps is Telkom's "Break even point" in other words, they make their money on the customers who are running at speeds lower than that. Why? Cos anything higher than that requires more maintenance, more frequent call outs and support and more personnel. So you can bet they will probably keep the two lower speeds at or below 1 mbps.

My guess is...

515 = Fast
1024 = Faster
8096 = Fastest
 
Merenwenrago said:
heard the telkom advert on radio saying they upgrading our lines to speeds we cant imagine
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ya, imagine is all make believe, same like thier line speeds. something we cannot imagine they dam right, cause we will never feel it only imagine what it will be like.
 
384->2Mb
512->4Mb
4Mb->8Mb
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This will never work as Telkom cannot guarantee speeds over 1MB due to their poor copper cables.

So they will have to have something like two rates:
1MB and 1MB up to 8MB

They cant have a 4MB line and a 8MB line if you can only get a max of 1MB on some lines.
 
http://www.telkom.co.za/about_us/mediacentre/press_release/articles/2009/article_999.html

As far as upgrades go, Samuels explained that Telkom’s undersea capacity has been significantly upgraded, especially with the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in mind. “For example, by the end of 2009, the SAT-3 and SAFE upgrades to at least three times their current capacity will be concluded,” stated Samuels.
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“Telkom offerings, to date, have only been premium packages but, as from today (12 October), a new IPLC product called City to City has been launched by Telkom,” announced Samuels.

The new service offering is a full circuit from Telkom’s Barrack Street or New Doornfontein exchanges via Melkbosstrand to Telehouse East or Telecity 1 in London. City to City bandwidth options will initially comprise an STM-1 offering that is route specific. Access to the customer premises from the Telkom point-of-presence is excluded and no restoration or redundancies are included.

“The Synchronous Transport Module level-1, or STM-1, has a data capacity of 155 Mb/s,” explained Samuels.
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gregmcc said:
This will never work as Telkom cannot guarantee speeds over 1MB due to their poor copper cables.
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they have laid fibre optic cables in the bedfordview/senderwood area, i asked one of the guys in charge and he said that telkom, vodacom and other telecoms companies are going to use that cable, so there could be an upgrade of some sorts.
 
11masoodt said:
they have laid fibre optic cables in the bedfordview/senderwood area, i asked one of the guys in charge and he said that telkom, vodacom and other telecoms companies are going to use that cable, so there could be an upgrade of some sorts.
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The problem is the last mile is still copper. You don't have fiber to your house.
 
11masoodt said:
they have laid fibre optic cables in the bedfordview/senderwood area, i asked one of the guys in charge and he said that telkom, vodacom and other telecoms companies are going to use that cable, so there could be an upgrade of some sorts.
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The fiber is for Tower to Tower backhaul and the city to city ring. I doubt it is for residential layout yet! Pity! :p
 
Garyvdh said:
The fiber is for Tower to Tower backhaul and the city to city ring. I doubt it is for residential layout yet! Pity! :p
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I want a fibre cable as thick as my pinky to my house please! :D
 
Garyvdh said:
My guess is...

512 = Fast
1024 = Faster
8096 = Fastest
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That makes alot of sense, but it doesn't impress me at all. Because then 512(384) users still won't have broadband speeds.

I guess R152 in a second-world telecoms environment simply won't bring you as far as it will in the first-world.

And btw, how can Telkom claim on their radio and TV ads that their new network is a Next Generation Network when it is still classified as ADSL1 and not ADSL2+ (that's assuming it'll only go up to 8Mbps)
 
w.m said:
And btw, how can Telkom claim on their radio and TV ads that their new network is a Next Generation Network when it is still classified as ADSL1 and not ADSL2+ (that's assuming it'll only go up to 8Mbps)
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Look up what NGN means.
 
So basically when they are talking about their NGN they are referring to their refurbished core network (like they mention in their ads), and that's where is stops.
 
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