Uncapped mobile broadband: R199/month

I phoned them and they said it will work in a compatible 3G dongle.
 
Nope, no list. Just word of mouth. Phone them they were very helpful.
 
Lucidview
I notice in the article MBB forgot to mention that the package comes with R50 talk time. Finished your R50 talk time? Top up using any MTN pay as you go voucher or via on-line banking.

The SIM should work in any 3G dongle as long as it is not network locked. We encourage users to refrain from having multiple users on one SIM as it was not designed for this purpose.

Torrenting is also a no-no as peer to peer will be locked down and might even result in the SIM being booted from our network.

Depending on congestion and the MTN network you should be able to burst to 10 Mbps.

I hope this answers some of your questions. Keep them coming!
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This isn't sustainable in the long run. I will seriously laugh if after a month they retract or add special terms with the word uncapped means in there own words.

If someone is placing an order please let us know about speeds. I am under the impression they have a piepline 4meg(with 2 users on example) you will receive 2 meg connection
 
RichardG said:
This isn't sustainable in the long run. I will seriously laugh if after a month they retract or add special terms with the word uncapped means in there own words.

If someone is placing an order please let us know about speeds. I am under the impression they have a piepline 4meg(with 2 users on example) you will receive 2 meg connection
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The example you use addresses the issue of contention ratios (which is definitely one of their greatest risks) but it's over-simplified. Contention ratios for consumer broadbrand products are around 40:1 if I recall correctly. If they do plan to block peer-to-peer and manage their contention ratios carefully I think this could definitely be sustainable but 4mbps sounds a little 'light' nonetheless. Perhaps that's just their starting point and based on uptake they are probably planning to upgrade that.
 
Their website is a tad crappy, but at least they are adding on some competition in the mobile data sector.
 
Slab said:
They do not throttle or shape you. Read the article.
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Slab said:
Also I take this is prepaid only. Afrihost only allows for contracts.

Yes, it's time for prepaid guys to benefit :twisted:
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Sure Slab, but then why do they say this:

Xtreme Data Service
Price R139/month
Devices supported Some Nokia and Samsung devices
Fair usage policy Throttled to 512kbps; 400MB: 245kbps; 160MB: 56kbps
Streaming media included No; YouTube unblocked
Tethering included No; APN-locked
Networks MTN, Vodacom
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Seems like throttling and shaping in effect to me.
 
Got a email saying my nano simcard is on its way to me......
 
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