what is the catch with this mweb deal

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[OUPA]MrNutz

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Guy @ work told me about mweb's "cheap" adsl offering:

R299 p/m:

-incl line rental !!
-incl modem
-no contract !!
-incl 1 gb
-prolly 384 ??

where is the catch?
 
[OUPA]MrNutz;1090351 said:
Guy @ work told me about mweb's "cheap" adsl offering:

R299 p/m:

-incl line rental !!
-incl modem
-no contract !!
-incl 1 gb
-prolly 384 ??

where is the catch?
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Its still r20pm month more than telkom's Do(do) offering which has soft capping and "Telkom will charge separately for your standard telephone line rental, voice and fax calls."
 
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bwana said:
Its still r20pm month more than telkom's Do(do) offering which has soft capping and "Telkom will charge separately for your standard telephone line rental, voice and fax calls."
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^^ i don't get this.

do1 = 384 , 1gb , contract! for that "free" modem , line rental excluded = R279

mweb = 384 , 1gb , free modem, no contract , line rental = R299

how much softcap does telkominternet give on that 1gb account ? last time i checked the 2,3gb accounts have softcaps..1gb - no slack

cheers
 
[OUPA]MrNutz;1090354 said:
^^ i don't get this.

do1 = 384 , 1gb , contract! for that "free" modem , line rental excluded = R279

mweb = 384 , 1gb , free modem, no contract , line rental = R299

how much softcap does telkominternet give on that 1gb account ? last time i checked the 2,3gb accounts have softcaps..1gb - no slack

cheers
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Do.co.za includes a free wifi modem if you self install.
You also qualify for a free Wifi modem if you sign a
24-month contract or if you chose to self install the DSL service. Please also note that with a self installation, no DSL installation fee will be charged.
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As my earlier reference to mweb's site says - Mweb doesnt include Pots line rental either - none of them do. Both mweb and Do.co.za include the adsl line rental.
 
IIRC, the modem is network locked. So if they don`t lock you in with a contract, they lock you in with the modem :mad:
 
stay clear of mweb. they cannot compete on price.

i've have convinced a few people to drop their mweb dialup accounts and switch to cybersmart adsl (as supposed to MWEB adsl)!
 
"line rental" is ADSL line - not analogue.

The wording is misleading.
 
[OUPA]MrNutz;1090354 said:
^^ i don't get this.

do1 = 384 , 1gb , contract! for that "free" modem , line rental excluded = R279

mweb = 384 , 1gb , free modem, no contract , line rental = R299

how much softcap does telkominternet give on that 1gb account ? last time i checked the 2,3gb accounts have softcaps..1gb - no slack

cheers
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I've got the do1 and it's not on a contract basis plus I got a free modem... And I get almost 2gigs out...
 
No catch in the deal as MWeb deals were crappy before and is crappy today. Stay away - even if they offer "Completely Free ADSL".
 
thx guys..

its for a friend who wants to ditch his 128k ISDN and up to ADSL..

i shall give him the details on the "where is the catch"

thx
 
I signed up for do 1 and only got 1GB.... Bonobo confirmed to me after I PMed him that 1GB is 1GB so for this month there is no soft cap... Last month i was able to get just over 2GB on the do1... Lets hope things change for next month... But apparently decisions are made month to month
!
 
Telkom owns the Broadband in SA. So if they decide to hard cap a little late, they are actually giving themselves a bit of an advantage. Other ISP's dont get that luxury.
But yea, they don't hard cap their DO's all the time. Give you a bit of extra. And if they Hard Cap you at 1GB, you cant complain, coz thats what you supposed to be getting anyway
 
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