Telkom promises improved broadband provisioning for new developments

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ditto

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don't think they'll be able to cope with the demand, look at how things are currently...

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don't make promises you can't keep, and I don't believe anything they say. Ever.

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Telkom improving. Hmm. Doubtless they will indeed improve their service to new developments... but at the cost of consumers elsewhere.
 
Hey TELKOM! How about fixing your current crap first? mmm?
 
Hey,

I stay in a new development, we have no telkom lines yet, but the pipes and some cabling is already installed.

Don't you ppl think it might be worthwhile to install cat5 cables to every home as well?

Any comments?
 
Also going to a new development, there are phone lines, they think but NO DSL. Empty words and empty service...

[Edit] Where can I plug in my Cat5 cable, please let me know :) [/EDIT]
 
Telkom have announced that they will be upgrading their Property Development (PD) Connect initiative to help “ensure that new developments are enabled with state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure, including broadband.”
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OMG Steven Hayward @ Telkodemonopolies must be saying that the monopolistic beast is so scared of competition from NeOTel, that the beast is now willing to provide VDSL2...paging through the Telkodemonopolies Glossary for "state of the art":
  1. State of the art: Telkodemonopolies' T-Zone Wireless Hotspot...
  2. State of the art: Telkodemonopolies' Optimal-Con PBX telephone...
  3. State of the art: Telkodemonopolies' How to Ripoff Customers 101 Centre...
  4. State of the art: Telkodemonopolies' cordless phone...
  5. State of the art: Telkodemonopolies' PD Connect...
    Finally found something, but wait for it, state of the art is basically defined as ordinary old ADSL, oh and pre-paid lines for children [presumably bcos they're too doff to work cellphones or something?]:
    Special arrangements can be made between developers and Telkom, such as obtaining commitments from Telkom that all your complexes will be ADSL enabled for example (conditions do apply)
    ...
    Having the right infrastructure means state-of-the-art connectivity options available to your customers. Broadband lines are the "access solution" that enable services like super fast Internet access, video on demand, online gaming, closed circuit security solutions and much more.

    If Telkom infrastructure is available in your development, customers will be able to choose from a variety of Telkom products, such as:

    * High speed internet access e.g. HomeDSL at various speeds
    * Prepaid lines as additional lines for the children
    * Wireless hardware to allow for the setting up of home networks
    * Mail Manager Plus that allows for fax to e-mail messaging
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Yeah thanks Steve Hayward, that's all about as state of the art as pieces of copper wire....:rolleyes:
 
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Ps. Did some research . Cat5 is a no-go. max distance is 100m.

Need to go fibre.

Any company that would offer fibre installation to 90 houses?
 
louisp said:
Ps. Did some research . Cat5 is a no-go. max distance is 100m.

Need to go fibre.

Any company that would offer fibre installation to 90 houses?
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Yeah 100m limit, but you can put ethernet-switches ['hubs'] inbetween to extend that distance, but fibre would be cool, otherwise investigate Broadband over Powerlines - POE modems have been available in SA for a while now, that you plug into electrical sockets and you end up with an instant LAN per sub-station or something - not tried it myself, but that's what the jungle drum has been beating out...
 
louisp said:
Hey,

I stay in a new development, we have no telkom lines yet, but the pipes and some cabling is already installed.

Don't you ppl think it might be worthwhile to install cat5 cables to every home as well?

Any comments?
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Wouldn't wireless be better? but ya fibre would be ok
 
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