TelkomADSL 1Mbit

[fredgr]

I just phoned 10217.

TelkomADSL 1Mbit will only be available in October....

 

[LethalChicken]

And this surprises you?

Attitude to take with them is. "They will screw it up .. if they don't it's a pleasant surprise"

 

[thisgeek]

Did they say what year?

 

[Skint]

Did they say what year?

Hahaha

 

[Highflyer_GP]

wasn't there supposed to be some kind of anouncement today? still waiting for it.

 

[Friggs]

anyone have any idea as to what the price is gonna be?

 

[bwana]

anyone have any idea as to what the price is gonna be?

If you have to ask then you probably wont be able to afford it

 

[Highflyer_GP]

oops i think i may have posted this question in the wrong thread, but anyways. im not sure if we ever going to get 1mbps adsl, but there was also suppose to be some kind of announcement that was meant to shake things up today. i was thinking they would have announced their decision to start capping local, but probably delayed this announcement because of the icasa report. anybody have more info?

 

[Friggs]

If you have to ask then you probably wont be able to afford it

I probably won't, not at home anyway, but that doesn't make me any less curious about how much telscum's gonna demand for the privelage!

 

[ayanda]

Informed rumour says price will be R900

 

[buster]

Informed rumour says price will be R900

I heard from a reliable source that it was R800, so maybe R900 with Tax - seems very high, but that makes two of us that have heard this price.

 

[brucel]

when we going to hear? all....

 

[freeek]

I have heard from a SAIX employee that they are having a conference tmr... will here from him tmr

 

[antowan]

Telkom should start dropping prices left right and centre! Damn fools that they are cannot see that if you expand the user base, the monthly income is expanded...

Income through volume rather than overpricing TELKOM! Do your country a favor! How long will it take Telkom to wake up and see that their money mongering is simply ruining the country’s development tempo! It is literally affecting lives!

 

[Ares]

Now they are giving Pc's away and make you sign a 3 year contract...(2Gb cap on adsl)
I think they should get someone else to do their market research....

 

[Friggs]

Now they are giving Pc's away and make you sign a 3 year contract...(2Gb cap on adsl)
I think they should get someone else to do their market research....

The sad part is they'll probably do quite well with that whole story, to many ignorant ppl in SA. Old Joe Soap will reckon it's a bargain!

 

[h0ll0w]

I find this hype about 1Mbps so so sad.

In other countries the geeks are afraid that the new 100Mbps VDSL will be as much as $150 (or euro for that matter) per month !! *

Some days I just wanna cry. Is the SAIX backbone too crap/old to make even 2Mbps ADSL residential packages available?

And then there is of course the absolutely essential "connectivity (over)charge". Should be something like R1500 p/m if it is ever released ?

*= just an example, not based on anything real.