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Dear TelkomInternet customer

from 2 June 2009, local data will be charged at only R15.00 per GB!

We would also like to use this opportunity to answer some frequently asked questions about local data and our free local data promotion.

Due to a regulatory change, we are required to change our current products to include local data. In essence, the regulatory requirement stipulated that we are not allowed to cap our users on local data.

In order for TelkomInternet to adhere to this regulatory requirement, we introduced free promotional local data with each package. However, if the promotional free local data on your specific package was exceeded, TelkomInternet customers were charged R25.55 per GB since 1 February 2008.

However, as part of our drive to provide greater value to our customers, TelkomInternet is pleased to announce that as from 1 June 2009, we will drop the price per GB to R15.00

whoopee

Frequently asked Questions

1.What is local data?
Answer: â?oLocalâ? only applies to servers that are hosted in South Africa. Please remember that this does not imply that .co.za is a locally hosted server because any international consumer/business can purchase such a domain.Â
2.How do I find out if a website is locally hosted?
Answer: TelkomInternet suggests that you contact the owners of the website to find out if their website is hosted within South Africa.
3.When does my free local data kick in?
Answer: Local data kickâ?Ts in once your blended threshold has been exceeded. In other words, once you are capped.
4.How much free local data do I get?
Answer: During the promotional period TelkomInternet AllAccess packages will receive the following free local data:
1 GB TelkomInternet AllAccess Standard and Advanced service includes 10 GB free local data.
2 GB TelkomInternet AllAccess includes 20 GB free local data.
3 GB TelkomInternet AllAccess Advanced and Premium services includes 30 GB free local data.
4 GB TelkomInternet AllAccess Advanced and Premium service includes 40 GB free local data.
5.When will the free local data promotion end?
Answer: Free local data promotion will run until customer behavior patterns have been determined and information is collected in order to design usable and improved internet packages.
6.How much will local data cost me once I exceed the free promotional local data allocated to my package?
Answer: R15.00 per GB, including VAT
7.Can I activate a cap on local?
Answer: Because of regulatory requirements we are not allowed to cap you on local data.
8.Where can I have a look on how much local data I have used?
Answer: https://secure.telkomsa.net/titracker/
9.Do I get extra free local with every TopUp?
Answer: Unfortunately, you donâ?Tt receive any additional free local data with TopUp.
10.If I donâ?Tt use up the free local data allocated to me, will it carry over to the next
Answer: Unfortunately, it doesnâ?Tt because this is only a promotion.
11.When does my free allocated local data reset?
Answer: On the 1st of each month

Hereâ?Ts hoping that you really enjoy your internet experience with TelkomInternet even more than you already do

Yours sincerely
TelkomInternet
Your ISP 4 Life

Optimal01 said:

Frequently asked Questions

Yours sincerely
TelkomInternet
Your ISP 4 Life

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not by choice though !

Actually this could have huge implications for people who get international over VPN...

Optimal01 said:

Frequently asked Questions

9.Do I get extra free local with every TopUp?
Answer: Unfortunately, you donâ?Tt receive any additional free local data with TopUp.

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I find this one strange. When I asked 3 different agents on the phone, they all confirmed that you get free local with top up. The mind boggles...

What good local sites are their apart from this one ?

There should be no charge for local
Money Hungry Bastards!

Wait...

If I understand correctly they are charging you R 15 per gig for local bandwidth?

I find this strange because axxess have been selling local bandwidth for R 10 per gig, for a while now.

What am I missing?

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R15/GB in the year 2009 is ridiculously expensive. We need less than R5/GB so content providers can start providing us with (HD) TV on demand. Doesn't IS charge R130 for 30GB local? That's R4/MB, no reason why SAIX cannot provide it cheaper than that.

I think the IS local account is over satellite.

So, local out of bundle is cheaper. Yay. Have the local bundles increased, or are these still pathetic? They have just admitted their prices have been a rip-off for the last while

if one reads between the lines, is it possible that they are saying that they are doing away with the 'free' promotional local bandwidth included with DoBroadband packages and will start charging R15 per GB from the very first bit of local bandwidth?

paul5186 said:

I think the IS local account is over satellite.

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Good one

Your ISP 4 Life

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If this was a hollywood movie, then the villain would just have said: "Your soul is MINE.... Bitch."

Axxess has been selling prepaid local SAIX bandwidth for R12 a gig for ages now, so what's the big deal?

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I think the IS local account is over satellite.

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The only local people that would use sattelite are VSAT internet users. Sattelite is mostly International only if you dont go via Fiber.

Ryan411, no you still get your free local... quote from their Q&A:

4.How much free local data do I get?
Answer: During the promotional period TelkomInternet AllAccess packages will receive the following free local data:
1 GB TelkomInternet AllAccess Standard and Advanced service includes 10 GB free local data.
2 GB TelkomInternet AllAccess includes 20 GB free local data.
3 GB TelkomInternet AllAccess Advanced and Premium services includes 30 GB free local data.
4 GB TelkomInternet AllAccess Advanced and Premium service includes 40 GB free local data.
5.When will the free local data promotion end?
Answer: Free local data promotion will run until customer behavior patterns have been determined and information is collected in order to design usable and improved internet packages.
6.How much will local data cost me once I exceed the free promotional local data allocated to my package?
Answer: R15.00 per GB, including VAT

R15 a GB - a good start, but a loooong way to go!!!!! SEACOM...hurry up and get here!

How do I find out if a website is locally hosted?
Answer: TelkomInternet suggests that you contact the owners of the website to find out if their website is hosted within South Africa.

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You are joking! Why don't they put something on their website where people can input a URL and their backend can check the routing table to determine if its local. Would take my 10 mins to put together something like that!! Maybe an idea for MyBB

When does my free local data kick in?
Answer: Local data kick’s in once your blended threshold has been exceeded. In other words, once you are capped.

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What a pile of carp. How about separating local and int!!

I got the e-mail as well, phoned to ask if I could be capped when I reach local "FREE" limit? Was told no, so I replied... well then cancel my account!