MWEB ready for uncapped 1Mbps ADSL
Telkom looks set to upgrade their 512Kbps ADSL subscribers to 1Mbps in the coming weeks. Telkom would only confirm that the upgrades are indeed on the table, but industry players have confirmed that they expect this upgrade soon.
It is also predicted that Telkom will keep the price of their planned 1Mbps ADSL service the same as their DSL512 pricing of R326 per month.
While ADSL access prices will most likely stay the same, current 512Kbps ADSL subscribers using uncapped accounts will have to fork out extra money if they plan to bump up their ISP account speeds as well.
Afrihost and others are currently only offering uncapped 512Kbps ADSL accounts, and will have to develop new 1Mbps accounts when the Telkom upgrades kick in.
MWEB is however better positioned as they already have a 1Mbps uncapped ISP account. MWEB’s 1Mbps uncapped ADSL product is priced at R369 per month, slightly more expensive than their 512Kbps service which costs R299 per month.
The final pricing of the bundled 1Mbps uncapped account and ADSL access will only be released once there is certainty about Telkom’s plans.
MWEB ISP CEO Derek Hershaw explained that they will offer subscribers the option of keeping their 512Kbps uncapped account or upgrade to their 1Mbps offering.
“If the customer’s price does not change then we will automatically migrate them to the most favourable option. If there is a pricing decision to be made by the customer we will present them with the options and let them choose,” explains Hershaw.
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