Vumatel launches speed upgrade promotion

[Jan]

Vumatel's surprise speed upgrades

Fibre customers on Vumatel's network will benefit from higher speeds between 13 June and the end of August 2022.

The fibre network operator is running a promotion over the period that will see package speeds upgraded to the next tier.

 

[Mawirepower]

Received the same with Axxess.

 

[Ianf1]

How do we keep the same speed and rather get the cheaper price?

 

[GhostSixFour]

How do we keep the same speed and rather get the cheaper price?

That's the neat part, you don't. They're hoping people get used to the higher speed and upgrade their packages once the promo end.

 

[AfriNatic]

How do we keep the same speed and rather get the cheaper price?

Upgrades also qualify.

Afrihost clients can submit the upgrades in clientzone.

Downgrades will not get the speed boost should you choose to downgrade during the promotional period.


Edit: Corrected the info.

 

[Mercury12]

so do you get downgraded after the end of august?

 

[Sapphiron]

Also, are they dropping the line rental price to their partners, or are they expecting ISPs to just sell 50mbit of bandwidth at 20mbit prices?

 

[Iamn0tageek]

Vumatel are a bunch of sharks!

 

[mastercylinder]

If it takes two weeks to process the speed upgrade, then the promotion is effectively 4 weeks.

 

[Polymathic]

How do we keep the same speed and rather get the cheaper price?

They're probably testing to see how many people are going to do something similar.

 

[yebocan]

nice...thanks Vuma --- but still keeping an eye on you and your ex Voda management team...

 

[Kosmik]

I'm confused. Vuma is the back bone so unless the ISP's also allow it, how does this work?

 

[Nerfherder]

How do we keep the same speed and rather get the cheaper price?

This is my problem. I didn't get much in my upgrade from 20/20 to 50/50 as we never need that much bandwidth.
So now I'd rather save R150 than be put up to 100/100

Its probably Mweb thats being sh1tty about it as they offer cheaper packages but looks like I'm not allowed to downgrade.

 

[RudderVator]

That's the neat part, you don't. They're hoping people get used to the higher speed and upgrade their packages once the promo end.

Yeah, they did the same with Cool ideas with MFN. Pushed everyone from 50mbps to 100mbps but after the last downgrade date of the month. Had to use the upgraded speed for a month as a result.

Downgraded that sucker back down to 50mbps as soon as I can and saved R200 per month.

 

[BuckRogers]

Can you opt out of the temporary upgrade

 

[AfriNatic]

I'm confused. Vuma is the back bone so unless the ISP's also allow it, how does this work?

Vumatel will upgrade the base line speed. If ISPs choose not to offer the speed increase they can essentially cap the speeds to the current line speeds if they have the hardware to do so.

 

[Nuro]

Vumatel are a bunch of sharks!

Huh? You are literally getting something for nothing.
Sheesh, it's only an upgrade for effectively two months, and people have done nothing but complain. Enjoy the upgrade THAT COSTS YOU NOTHING, you will be downgraded at the end of August.

 

[My_King]

WTF am I reading, getting double my line speed for a few days.

Oh its the MyBBers with their "We don't need high speeds" again

 

[Progenix Oj101]

1000/200 gets a MASSIVE™ upgrade to 1000/250, LOL.

 

[walterl]

Vumatel will upgrade the base line speed. If ISPs choose not to offer the speed increase they can essentially cap the speeds to the current line speeds if they have the hardware to do so.

I'm with Afrihost on 200 up and down, will I get 400 up and down for July and August?