{"id":95563,"date":"2014-02-07T12:01:15","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T10:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=95563"},"modified":"2014-02-07T12:09:29","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T10:09:29","slug":"capped-adsl-making-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/adsl\/95563-capped-adsl-making-a-comeback.html","title":{"rendered":"Capped ADSL making a comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last four years, there has been a massive migration from capped ADSL accounts to uncapped services. This followed MWEB<\/a>\u2019s launch of South Africa\u2019s first affordable uncapped ADSL products in March 2010, with other ISPs following suit.<\/p>\n

Many people felt that the complete demise of capped ADSL products was inevitable, but according to some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) they are seeing growth in this market.<\/p>\n

Afrihost<\/a> director Greg Payne<\/a> said that they have definitely seen capped products gain popularity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt depends on the individual users\u2019 requirements, but we are seeing a lot of people choosing our high capped products which have enough data for most users\u2019 requirements,\u201d said Payne.<\/p>\n

Afrihost CEO Gian Visser<\/a> added that many clients enjoy choosing their cap based on their average monthly usage – especially when they know their speeds will always be constant, unshaped and fast, no matter the time of day or night.<\/p>\n

Vox Telecom<\/a> director Douglas Reed<\/a> said that while capped ADSL offers superior service levels to the uncapped alternatives, it will remain attractive to the discerning users.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom an ISP\u2019s point-of-view, capped products provide more insight into the costs and control over the quality,\u201d said Reed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not have to price to cater for the mean average where the smaller consumers subsidise large consumers and use shaping to balance the service.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Vox Telecom it is critical that our network remains superior and, as a result, we resell other networks\u2019 uncapped services, but provide our own capped services,\u201d said Reed.<\/p>\n

Cybersmart<\/a> CEO Laurie Fialkov<\/a> said that both products have their place – the same as all you can eat restaurants have their place.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn \u2018all you can eat\u2019 restaurant offers you fantastic value for money and you have a fixed price. The downside is that you have to accept what food is in the buffet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Capped products are gaining popularity, Fialkov said, because when uncapped was launched the impression was that it was an all you can eat at a fine dining restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the products evolved it became clear that it was not viable to cater for everyone\u2019s tastes at a fixed price and customers who were affected by this decided to move onto capped,\u201d said Fialkov.<\/p>\n

Uncapped ADSL still king: MWEB<\/h3>\n

MWEB ISP CEO Derek Hershaw<\/a> said that while some capped products are more affordable for some of the market, uncapped ADSL still offers the best overall value.<\/p>\n

Uncapped ADSL also has the added benefit of not having to manage a data cap or watch your usage.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot ignore the continuous growth in the demand for data. As the number of mobile devices grows (smartphones and tablets) this adds to the data consumption on fixed-line, via WiFi in the home \/ office,\u201d said Hershaw.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I think some capped offerings will always be attractive and have their place but overall, uncapped will continue to grow as a percentage of the total ADSL market.\u201d<\/p>\n

More on ADSL<\/h3>\n

No ADSL exchange congestion: Telkom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Truth behind Telkom ADSL mess<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Telkom Internet ADSL problems: permanent fix on the way<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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