Uncapped ADSL price comparison
ADSL data pricing has been coming down steadily over the years, and so we have gathered up all the latest offers from prominent South African Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to find out who has the cheapest deal on offer.
This article covers consumer level ADSL costs (hence no mention of the more expensive business-grade ADSL services).
A few housekeeping notes on acquiring ADSL Internet connectivity in South Africa – there are three core elements to consider:
1. You will need to rent a Telkom analogue (voice) line before you can get an ADSL service – this currently costs R157 per month.
2. You will need to rent ADSL line access from Telkom, and this comes at various service level speeds. This portion of the service can be managed by your preferred ISP or be done through Telkom directly. It is worth noting that some ISPs (such as Afrihost) offer DSL line rental below Telkom’s cost so it’s worth shopping around. Telkom’s line rental rates are summarised below.
Telkom voice and ADSL line rental prices |
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| Service | Voice line rental | ADSL access | Total price |
| 2Mbps ADSL | R157 | R165 | R322 |
| 4Mbps ADSL | R157 | R299 | R457 |
| 10Mbps ADSL | R157 | R425 | R582 |
| 20Mbps VDSL | R157 | R540 | R697 |
| 40Mbps VDSL | R157 | R795 | R952 |
3. You will need an ADSL data account from an ISP in order to access the Internet. This portion of the service does not necessarily involve Telkom (although Telkom Internet ISP does offer standalone data products). Consumers can choose to have their ISP handle both their ADSL line rental and data provision, often at a slight discount compared to the consumer managing these elements of ADSL separately themselves.
Cheapest Uncapped ADSL in South Africa
The table below lists uncapped ADSL offers by service speed and monthly pricing from a range of ISPs. The first portion of the table lists standalone (data-only) uncapped ADSL products. The second portion of the table lists bundled ADSL line rental + uncapped data products.
Standalone (data-only) uncapped ADSL account prices |
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| 1Mbps data-only ADSL accounts | |
| Openweb Everyday Uncapped | R159 |
| Incredible Connection | R164 |
| Cybersmart | R165 |
| Web Africa | R179 |
| Plugg | R183 |
| Axxess | R195 |
| Afrihost | R197 |
| MWEB (premium) | R199 |
| Imaginet | R199 |
| Vox (@lantic) | R199 |
| 2Mbps data-only ADSL accounts | |
| Incredible Connection (promotional price) | R99 |
| Openweb Everyday Uncapped | R195 |
| Cybersmart | R195 |
| MWEB (standard) | R199 |
| Telkom do Uncapped | R199 |
| Web Africa | R199 |
| Vox (@lantic) | R239 |
| Axxess | R265 |
| Imaginet | R289 |
| Afrihost | R297 |
| Plugg | R312 |
| MWEB (premium) | R369 |
| 4Mbps data-only ADSL accounts | |
| MWEB (standard) | R239 |
| Telkom do Uncapped | R249 |
| Incredible Connection | R260 |
| Openweb Everyday Uncapped | R295 |
| Cybersmart | R295 |
| Web Africa | R299 |
| Axxess | R325 |
| Vox (@lantic) | R359 |
| Imaginet | R389 |
| Plugg | R395 |
| Afrihost | R397 |
| MWEB (premium) | R539 |
| 6Mbps data-only ADSL accounts | |
| MWEB (standard) | R359 |
| Plugg | R580 |
| MWEB (premium) | R699 |
| 8Mbps data-only ADSL accounts | |
| Plugg | R897 |
| 10Mbps data-only ADSL accounts | |
| Cybersmart | R375 |
| Vox (@lantic) | R399 |
| Axxess | R495 |
| Web Africa | R499 |
| Incredible Connection | R499 |
| Openweb Everyday Uncapped | R549 |
| Telkom do Uncapped | R574 |
| MWEB (standard) | R599 |
| Imaginet | R789 |
| Afrihost | R797 |
| MWEB (premium) | R999 |
| Plugg | R1,195 |
| 20Mbps data-only VDSL accounts | |
| Cybersmart | R675 |
| Axxess | R955 |
| Openweb Everyday Uncapped | R995 |
| Afrihost | R997 |
| MWEB | R1,199 |
| Telkom do Uncapped | R1,209 |
| Imaginet | R1,859 |
| Plugg | R2,084 |
| 40Mbps data-only VDSL accounts | |
| Cybersmart | R995 |
| Axxess | R1,295 |
| Afrihost | R1,397 |
| MWEB | R2,199 |
| Telkom do Uncapped | R2,309 |
| Imaginet | R2,659 |
| Plugg | R3,659 |
Bundled (ADSL line rental + data account) uncapped ADSL account prices |
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| 1Mbps bundled ADSL accounts* | |
| Cybersmart | R295 |
| Afrihost | R297 |
| Axxess | R299 |
| Web Africa | R329 |
| MWEB (premium) | R339 |
| Imaginet | R349 |
*ADSL line rental in this category is for 2Mbps |
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| 2Mbps bundled ADSL accounts | |
| MWEB (standard) | R339 |
| Cybersmart | R349 |
| Web Africa | R349 |
| Telkom do Uncapped Basic | R354 |
| Axxess | R396 |
| Afrihost | R397 |
| Imaginet | R439 |
| MWEB (premium) | R509 |
| 4Mbps bundled ADSL accounts | |
| MWEB (standard) | R449 |
| Axxess | R499 |
| Telkom do Uncapped Advance | R548 |
| Web Africa | R549 |
| Cybersmart | R579 |
| Afrihost | R597 |
| Imaginet | R658 |
| MWEB (premium) | R769 |
| 6Mbps bundled ADSL accounts | |
| MWEB (standard) | R689 |
| MWEB (premium) | R1,059 |
| 10Mbps bundled ADSL accounts | |
| Cybersmart | R779 |
| Axxess | R799 |
| Afrihost | R897 |
| Web Africa | R899 |
| MWEB (standard) | R959 |
| Telkom do Uncapped Premium Plus | R999 |
| Imaginet | R1,120 |
| MWEB (premium) | R1,359 |
| 20Mbps bundled VDSL accounts | |
| Cybersmart | R1,199 |
| Axxess | R1,299 |
| Afrihost | R1,397 |
| MWEB | R1,689 |
| Telkom do Uncapped Elite | R1,749 |
| Imaginet | R2,525 |
| 40Mbps bundled VDSL accounts | |
| Cybersmart | R1,759 |
| Axxess | R1,899 |
| Afrihost | R1,997 |
| Imaginet | R2,525 |
| MWEB | R2,939 |
| do Uncapped Elite Plus | R3,104 |
What do you think of the current pricing state of uncapped ADSL in South Africa? Let us know in the comments and forum.
Please note that all prices were accurate at the time of publication.
Article courtesy of MyGaming: Cheapest uncapped ADSL in SA: price comparison
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