DJTazzz
Well-Known Member
A bit of background to my situation, I have been using Vodacom 3G for the last 22 months as a solution to work from home via VPN but the problem I have always had is that the signal drops all the time and for the last three months has been particularly bad. I have always received rubbish signal strength up until about 3 months ago and now it is not even worth using. The signal according to the Mobile Connect software is either Poor or Very Poor and in the last three months, much the same except that it constantly drops and searches for a network. Due to the need to have to work from home at all hours and dial in, not being able to connect or constant drops is not an option as I would then need to go into work to solve the problems.
I have logged several (4) calls with Vodacom and they admit it is their network at fault but to date (04/12/2009), they have not gotten back to me and the problem has not been solved. Vodacom were kind enough to offer me 1GB worth of data to compensate for all the lost data I have had over the months but this is really only lip service considering the amounts I have paid over the contract duration. Not to mention the fact that 1GB is useless if you cannot use it due to the connection problems which expired at the end of November 2009 (Useless).
So out of sheer frustration to the above problem, I have recently bit the bullet and concede defeat in not giving into Telkom's pricing and ordered a new telephone line and the 4MB ADSL line. I did not order the Do Broadband option yet as there has been a flurry of news about data price reductions.
So, to the point of this post, what is the best ISP option, ideally 1GB is fine for me and I am not too concerned about the split between local and international, as I may as well just have an international account as there is not very much hosted locally. In an ideal world, I would love an unlimited bandwidth option but I don’t believe I would ever utilize it to its full potential, so if anyone know anything about how much bandwidth above the 1GB needed for work matters I would need for gaming and other such applications. I would like to be able to play online games again but I am not a huge gamer so maybe put down a couple hours each weekend in usage to be my needs. What I am looking for is the best possible ISP to use on a month to month or short contract if I must at the cheapest price.
If anyone knows why Atlasville has such terrible 3G signal and what the relevant networks are planning, if any to do about it. This thread probably falls into a couple of categories but have listed it here due to the ADSL questions.
Thanks in advance for the help.
I have logged several (4) calls with Vodacom and they admit it is their network at fault but to date (04/12/2009), they have not gotten back to me and the problem has not been solved. Vodacom were kind enough to offer me 1GB worth of data to compensate for all the lost data I have had over the months but this is really only lip service considering the amounts I have paid over the contract duration. Not to mention the fact that 1GB is useless if you cannot use it due to the connection problems which expired at the end of November 2009 (Useless).
So out of sheer frustration to the above problem, I have recently bit the bullet and concede defeat in not giving into Telkom's pricing and ordered a new telephone line and the 4MB ADSL line. I did not order the Do Broadband option yet as there has been a flurry of news about data price reductions.
So, to the point of this post, what is the best ISP option, ideally 1GB is fine for me and I am not too concerned about the split between local and international, as I may as well just have an international account as there is not very much hosted locally. In an ideal world, I would love an unlimited bandwidth option but I don’t believe I would ever utilize it to its full potential, so if anyone know anything about how much bandwidth above the 1GB needed for work matters I would need for gaming and other such applications. I would like to be able to play online games again but I am not a huge gamer so maybe put down a couple hours each weekend in usage to be my needs. What I am looking for is the best possible ISP to use on a month to month or short contract if I must at the cheapest price.
If anyone knows why Atlasville has such terrible 3G signal and what the relevant networks are planning, if any to do about it. This thread probably falls into a couple of categories but have listed it here due to the ADSL questions.
Thanks in advance for the help.
