Alberton Fibre

Devmise

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I have been in contact with www.lightspeed.co.za many times during the last 8 months. They are only waiting for R 10,000 per month client base in Alberton to roll out FTTH. They are now offering very good packages for 200Mbps symmetrical lines for R599 or R 899 per month. Go check out the website. I have registered my interest many times with them.

If there are any other Alberton residents or businesses that want FTTH, please send me your details so I can compile a list and send to them as soon as we reach R 10k p/m. Please also register your interest on their website so they can see the need in Alberton.

If the community works together we can get fibre internet in Alberton. Telkom has not been doing anything. Two years ago I was getting 3.6Mbps on my 4Mbps ADSL and now I am down to 2.2Mbps. I have complained with Telkom many times and had the techs there probably 8 times already and nothing is being done about it. They have also been telling me since then that 10Mbps is "in the pipeline" and we are 2 years down the road already. I don't think Telkom has what it takes to supply South Africa with fibre.
 
Any fiber coming to Alberton (Brackenhurst)?

I have been waiting very patiently for the roll out of fiber in my area but it doesn't seem like its going to happen anytime soon. Would like to know if any of you guys have any information regarding this.

Thanks
 
I have been waiting very patiently for the roll out of fiber in my area but it doesn't seem like its going to happen anytime soon. Would like to know if any of you guys have any information regarding this.

Thanks

Fibre will come to active areas first. So if you want fibre sooner, your best bet is to get people organised, do some leg work, and have something you can take to fibre providers, to entice them to come to your area.

If you are just going to wait patiently, you will be waiting a while.

Just a tip, use it, or don't use it.
 
Been banging the drum for Brackenhurst for some time. Fibre providers just seem to ignore me unfortunately :-( From what i can tell every single house in the area has wifi/broadband but there seems to be no interest sadly.
 
Been banging the drum for Brackenhurst for some time. Fibre providers just seem to ignore me unfortunately :-( From what i can tell every single house in the area has wifi/broadband but there seems to be no interest sadly.

Me too, also in Brackenhurst. And my folks in Meyersdal.
 
I was asked by a customer to look at Meyersdal a couple of weeks back, it is just not feasible for us to look at in terms of FTTH at the moment.
 
Fiber - will it ever reach Alberton

Anyone know if there are any short term plans for fibre to reach alberton. I see loads of installs going on, non Telkom tons other providers. When you check their sites they all highlevel installers not ISP's.

So wondering if anyone knew....
 
Anyone know if there are any short term plans for fibre to reach alberton. I see loads of installs going on, non Telkom tons other providers. When you check their sites they all highlevel installers not ISP's.

So wondering if anyone knew....

I dunno. I'm in Brackenhurst, haven't heard or seen anything yet.
 
I dunno. I'm in Brackenhurst, haven't heard or seen anything yet.

I have seen loads of fibre work going on in the area but nothing..... I know that the Macro in New Market Park as well as that new mall is all on Fibre
 
I stopped at the box in the Alberante enclosure this weekend to chat to the techs, apparently it's going live this Friday or next. Haven't been able to get an order in though.
 
This might interest you.

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If you check on dark fiber Africa. There is some fiber running in parts of Alberton central near the boulevard. It drives me crazy. I'm so close yet so far ... Really wish they would make a plan.
 
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