WebAfrica LocalOnly Trial Account

[Globetrotter]

Posted earlier this evening on WebAfrica's trial forum:

Local Only Accounts
We have now upped the free, local only accounts to two thousand, all still with a 200gig cap!

Please note that these accounts will only be valid for a few days, although we reserve the right to extend it if needed.

http://forums.webafrica.co.za/_2591.html

 

[InnerException]

Please note that these accounts will only be valid for a few days, although we reserve the right to extend it if needed.

That sound to me like they are seriously considering extending the trial. That may actually give us a chance to try and dent these accounts.

 

[Optimal01]

Dent with what? We have rubbish upload speeds, DC hubs are slow as people are limiting upload speeds and access to the newsserver is extremely limited.

 

[d7e7r7]

Dent with what? We have rubbish upload speeds, DC hubs are slow as people are limiting upload speeds and access to the newsserver is extremely limited.

+1
What are you guys actually using this account for?

 

[Kaufies]

+1
What are you guys actually using this account for?

Seriously, what can I do with it? I got some stuff from public FTP servers but now I'm back on my SAIX local for the news server.

 

[Srack0verflow]

i'm not even gonna bother, theyr'e flooding the comunity with noobs imo

 

[kilos]

Connecting to Ubuntu.mirror.ac.za on 4Mb line
Afrihost 421 KB/s
WA Trial & Local Trial 273 KB/s

Webafrica

traceroute to ubuntu.mirror.ac.za (155.232.191.230), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets using UDP
1 * * *
2 * * *
3 wgw-cr-1.wa.co.za (196.220.59.238) 57.708 ms 57.952 ms 57.912 ms
4 wgw-er-2.wa.co.za (41.185.0.34) 58.687 ms 58.440 ms 58.427 ms
5 wgw-saix-2.wa.co.za (196.220.59.230) 57.927 ms * *
6 rrba-ip-lir-1-gig-0-0-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za (196.43.8.198) 79.645 ms 135.346 ms 189.085 ms
7 196.43.25.138 (196.43.25.138) 79.251 ms 79.244 ms *
8 41.160.2.70 (41.160.2.70) 80.787 ms * *
9 41.160.2.86 (41.160.2.86) 80.600 ms 127.347 ms 179.055 ms
10 unknown.uni.net.za (155.232.191.230) 80.614 ms 162.564 ms 254.756 ms

Afrihost

1 * * *
2 * * *
3 cdsl1-rba-vl2253.ip.isnet.net (196.38.73.181) 34.189 ms 33.686 ms 33.931 ms
4 196.38.73.142 (196.38.73.142) 35.167 ms 33.669 ms 33.637 ms
5 cdsl1-rba-vl52.ip.isnet.net (196.38.73.137) 33.909 ms 34.406 ms 34.629 ms
6 core5a-rba-gi0-0-0.ip.isnet.net (196.26.0.42) 35.402 ms 34.148 ms 34.157 ms
7 196.26.0.10 (196.26.0.10) 33.750 ms 33.465 ms 33.986 ms
8 tenet.jinx.net.za (198.32.142.33) 33.735 ms 34.228 ms 34.092 ms
9 unknown.uni.net.za (155.232.191.230) 33.783 ms 36.447 ms 33.895 ms

 

[reddevilandy10]

+1
What are you guys actually using this account for?

Browsing MyBB of course

 

[gregmcc]

Seriously, what can I do with it? I got some stuff from public FTP servers but now I'm back on my SAIX local for the news server.

Ditto.

The news server via WA is as good as hopeless.

 

[InnerException]

Seriously, what can I do with it? I got some stuff from public FTP servers but now I'm back on my SAIX local for the news server.

While I did get some small stuff from the mweb newsservers when they actually work, and a linux distro or 2 from ftp servers, I have been burning a chunk of it with the DC++ server williamvdm set up. Thankfully I have a 4mb line, so I've been able to upload a lot of content so far (still wish I had 4mb upload though )
So far I have used 37gb, according to the WA control panel.

 

[InnerException]

Sorry for double post, I just thought this deserves a bump with this not so subtle hint about extending the trial from the WA forums:

http://forums.webafrica.co.za/showpost.php?p=12753&postcount=53

 

[reddevilandy10]

Well then, more time to sit and wonder how the hull we are gonna use all the 200GB.

 

[gregmcc]

I think whoever manages to use up all 200GB should get a reward

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

if they extend it, which they might, I may use half ....... I think I'm already on about 30 odd gigs.

 

[InnerException]

I'm currently sitting at 40gb used, and hoping for more time.

 

[Budza]

Got the 10GB. How the hay did I miss out on this one?? What a loser...

Just goes to show the low cost of local if they can give us 200GB to play with. Next up from WA: A 100GB local only account for ~R200. Sign me up!

 

[Tjoker]

Next up from WA: A 100GB local only account for ~R200. Sign me up!

ya me2, but this is south africa.....

 

[ABCpt]

That would be good, provided they can also give access to a local news server...

 

[Budza]

Well, just signed up. Got the user details etc, so they are still giving these out.

Just a matter of does it end tomorrow?? I could use 100GB a month on 384, but in a day, sadly, not that much.

 

[gregmcc]

I sure hope its not going to end tomorrow.

Just goes to show the low cost of local if they can give us 200GB to play with. Next up from WA: A 100GB local only account for ~R200. Sign me up!

Sadly I can't see this happening....ever.