Hi all,
We're not strictly enforcing the capping policy yet, but are calling those who greatly exceed their cap at this stage, and slowing down their connection. This will soon become an automated system with automatic email warning alerts.
If you are monitoring your own usage at this stage, please ensure you take upload traffic into account, as this is included in your consumption figures.
I also just want to toss this info in for a more accurate comparison:
Our topup pricing may change from the initial R170 for 1Gb to around R120, to be confirmed.
These are current service prices inc VAT:
Telkom 384 + XDSL 3Gb = R453.62 (excluding phone line)
Telkom 384 + Telkom All Access 3Gb = R484.00 (excluding phone line)
XDSL 1Gb topup = R63 / 6.3c per Mb
Telkom 1Gb topup = R79 / 7.9c per Mb
3G/HSDPA 1Gb topup = R289 / 28.9c per Mb
iBurst - varying prices from around 30c - 45c per Mb
GWI 1Gb @ R170 = 17c per Mb
GWI 1Gb @ R120 = 12c per Mb
Compared to 3G/HSDPA: 1.7-2.4 x cheaper
Compared to Telkom: 1.5-2.1 x more
Compared to XDSL: 1.9-2.6 x more
Performance:
As has been mentioned here more a few times, if latency & responsiveness is your main criteria (ie gaming) you should not be using any wireless technology.
Although on fixed wireless you will most likely have a satisfactory experience most of the time, consistent performance cannot be guaranteed due to the nature of radio wave propogation. This is compounded in mobile wireless technologies.