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WISP in Port Elizabeth
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robass
Senior Member
There are 3 at the moment (cant vouch for reliability though)
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The right wisp is the end of your problems. Great latency, excellent stability and proper support - not Telkom - "resetting ports" and having problem again in a couple of days
labratza
Expert Member
looking at relocating to colchester myself and anyone know if the exchange there supports ADSL as had a land lind there before but according to telkom site there no adsl there
then you get a wisp put thier kit on same tower as yours and suddenly too much interference.The right wisp is the end of your problems. Great latency, excellent stability and proper support - not Telkom - "resetting ports" and having problem again in a couple of days
MickZA
Executive Member
ADSL has been running smoothly for my PE clients this year (touch wood), whereabouts are you?- not Telkom - "resetting ports" and having problem again in a couple of days
robass
Senior Member
Hi MickZA , are you with Telkom or an independant ISP ?
MickZA
Executive Member
TI, axxess & CW - most PE clients are on TI.
The right wisp is the end of your problems. Great latency, excellent stability and proper support - not Telkom - "resetting ports" and having problem again in a couple of days
I was one of Aerosat's first customers. Had an entire tower almost to myself for a few months. Speed was around 15Mbps in the days when almost everyone was on 384 ADSL and few qualified for (or could afford) 4Mbps.
It was still crap. Worst customer service ever, and the connection was not reliable. Went back to ADSL.
WISP's is really all about getting the right one and if you do you get great internet. If the network is setup correctly, and all the other thousand variables are managed correctly - ADSL won't compare
* Better latency
* Lower contended (or opt for a package where you choose contention ratio)
* Actual support - "not we are logging a ticket with Telkom and just relaying the info"
* Someone that can actually see/make changes/assist immediately because last mile is done by them
* Multiple redundancies (again if your with the right WISP)
* SMS/Email notifications (pro-actively) without you having to wonder or complain first
* Actual person you can talk to if you have any billing/support inquiries
* Supporting local
List goes on...
This is of course my opinion
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WISP's is really all about getting the right one and if you do you get great internet. If the network is setup correctly, and all the other thousand variables are managed correctly - ADSL won't compare
* Better latency
* Lower contended (or opt for a package where you choose contention ratio)
* Actual support - "not we are logging a ticket with Telkom and just relaying the info"
* Someone that can actually see/make changes/assist immediately because last mile is done by them
* Multiple redundancies (again if your with the right WISP)
* SMS/Email notifications (pro-actively) without you having to wonder or complain first
* Actual person you can talk to if you have any billing/support inquiries
* Supporting local
List goes on...
This is of course my opinion
My family needs around 400GB data and at least another 200GB for downloading every month. Do WISPs provide for heavier data users these days?
robass
Senior Member
Guess I am going to give Igen a bash . Hope im not going to be dissapointed . Not really a heavy user 30 to 50 gigs a month
Tell them you want a signal test .
Also ask what happens when speeds not as speed test shown after install.
Also ask if deposit refundable if not happy ?
Know a few WISP's that will be able to assist (unfortunately not any in P.E, hence the OP)
Out of interest sake how much are you currently paying for the 40 Mbps VDSL line & Bandwidth costs?
Downloading, torrenting?
Sorry, only saw your post now. Use the quote feature in the future and I'll get a notification from Tapatalk.
Line rental for 40Mbps VDSL is R549pm I think. My Crystal Web data account is R949pm, although you could save massively in that respect if you went with Afrihost or Axxess. Total cost R1498pm. Could be as low as R1033pm if I got line rental, 200GB data and Afrihost Plus (to double the data) from Afrihost. I prefer CW's reliability and performance though.
Downloading is very important to my family. Most peak usage is from streaming and browsing. Large downloads are scheduled for midnight to 6am, when the account is uncapped and when other people aren't inconvenienced by maxing out the line.