The difference between adsl and other network providers

[xPalesa]

i just recently bought a laptop and registered a vodacom contract which gives me 2GB per month for R110. i dont know if this is the best deal because on a recent article, i just saw you could get 20GB for R50. how does this adsl thing work, and will it work for me if i live in a rural area?

 

[Johnatan56]

ADSL is not a network provider, it is a technology.

ADSL you have to have a Telkom phone line for ~R180, then pay for line speed, then pay for data or uncapped at a certain speed.
My current costs are R640 for a 10Mbps + 150GB of data, then another R180 for the Telkom line (that amount is mandatory if you want ADSL).


ADSL makes sense if you are using more than ~5GB a month.

How you would use ADSL:

Telkom installs phone line, you connect the line to a router which you can connect to through WiFi or an Ethernet cable.

Check here if you are covered by Telkom, select the DSL option.

EDIT: Click here for ADSL line rental costs (the network portion, not the voice line or data)

 

[xPalesa]

so how much do you pay monthly with your data plan?

 

[Johnatan56]

so how much do you pay monthly with your data plan?

You mean my phone or ADSL + data +voice line?
I pay about R850 all-in-all for 150GB @ 10Mbps.

 

[The_Ogre]

Palesa, do you have a Telkom phone line installed?

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

and will it work for me if i live in a rural area?

No