mikkelz_za
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Made use of it for the first time last night after a fresh install of my new PC. Updated all my steam games and only realised later in the evening that it wasn't counting towards my cap's usage. Very cool. 
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Web Africa FreeZone
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Yeah how does that work - I left utorrent open before work and came home capped.
Rebooted router and then I was uncapped.
So I checked my usage and it was 100% capped but was in the Free Zone.
I have no auto top up - so do I get that bandwith for free?
Rebooted router and then I was uncapped.
So I checked my usage and it was 100% capped but was in the Free Zone.
I have no auto top up - so do I get that bandwith for free?
Guys don't be confused about this. There is a whole post on webafrica forum about it.
If you can get it to work then its freezone (steamwatch) but its not supported as freezone anymore from there side.
To check if its available:
http://forums.webafrica.co.za/showt...vailable-off-Steam-via-Freezone-Compiled-List
Where we post new games we downloaded via the freezone steam.
http://forums.webafrica.co.za/showthread.php?3891-Games-available-off-Steam-via-Freezone/page1
If you can get it to work then its freezone (steamwatch) but its not supported as freezone anymore from there side.
To check if its available:
http://forums.webafrica.co.za/showt...vailable-off-Steam-via-Freezone-Compiled-List
Where we post new games we downloaded via the freezone steam.
http://forums.webafrica.co.za/showthread.php?3891-Games-available-off-Steam-via-Freezone/page1
diabolus
Executive Member
If you're not using Steamwatch with Steam, then chances are 90% your Steam downloads will not count because Steam will not be downloading from WebAfrica's Server.
Thing with Steam is, it downloads from whatever server it can find, the ONLY Steam downloads that counts towards Freezone are when Steam is literally downloading from WebAfrica's Steam Mirror. The only way you can "force" this, is with Steamwatch. So yes, if you're lucky , Steam will download from WA and it will count towards Freezone, but you can't rely that it will happen every time.
BUT, Webafrica also clearly stated they do NOT officially support Steam+Freezone [because they have not been able to find a way to force our Steam clients to download from WA servers , from their side]. So, it works "unofficially" with some tinkering from your side, but WA is no longer using this is as a selling point. So if Steam downloads ain't going off your Freezone, then WA most likely have no obligation to refund you...
Now the second catch is, WebAfrica's Steam Mirror does not have all the content, or at least there can be a delay between what is on the USA servers and the WA servers. This implies that even if you did force Steam to download from WA, it will not find the content and you will be forced to download from the USA anyway [which again, will not count towards the freezone] .
Thing with Steam is, it downloads from whatever server it can find, the ONLY Steam downloads that counts towards Freezone are when Steam is literally downloading from WebAfrica's Steam Mirror. The only way you can "force" this, is with Steamwatch. So yes, if you're lucky , Steam will download from WA and it will count towards Freezone, but you can't rely that it will happen every time.
BUT, Webafrica also clearly stated they do NOT officially support Steam+Freezone [because they have not been able to find a way to force our Steam clients to download from WA servers , from their side]. So, it works "unofficially" with some tinkering from your side, but WA is no longer using this is as a selling point. So if Steam downloads ain't going off your Freezone, then WA most likely have no obligation to refund you...
Now the second catch is, WebAfrica's Steam Mirror does not have all the content, or at least there can be a delay between what is on the USA servers and the WA servers. This implies that even if you did force Steam to download from WA, it will not find the content and you will be forced to download from the USA anyway [which again, will not count towards the freezone] .
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