What happens when you exceed a 3Gb Telkom ADSL cap?

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I need to know : what happens when you exceed your 3Gb cap on a TelkomSA ADSL account.

I heard something about going onto a "unlimited / shared" bandwidth service that you can use until it "clogs up" and another rumor where you pay for anything over the cap that you use, and another one where you get hard capped and everything dies.

What are the facts?
 
There will be a softcap after u use ur 3gb. You will be able to surf both international and local websites. You should get about 10gb usage on a 3gb account. No you dont pay for anything over your 3gb cap.
 
dabouncer - do you know the average i will pull off my 2 gig account?

Also - today is the 22nd.I have 400 mbytes left.What 'plan' can i go about.I wanna dl about another 1 gig for the month.But im scared from getting capped.Eish!!!! hahah
 
There are threads every month, for Telkom Internet users to post their usage for 2GB/3GB accounts. You can get an idea from that. Look through the ADSL ISP Discussion section for such threads.
 
matt loves telkom said:
dabouncer - do you know the average i will pull off my 2 gig account?

Also - today is the 22nd.I have 400 mbytes left.What 'plan' can i go about.I wanna dl about another 1 gig for the month.But im scared from getting capped.Eish!!!! hahah
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My buddy just got capped today on 9.5gb on a 2gb telkom account so i dont think u got anything to worry about.
 
matt loves telkom said:
dabouncer - do you know the average i will pull off my 2 gig account?

Also - today is the 22nd.I have 400 mbytes left.What 'plan' can i go about.I wanna dl about another 1 gig for the month.But im scared from getting capped.Eish!!!! hahah
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The only thing you have to fear is fear itself
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I got my 2GB account a week ago and used 4GB up till now. This reminds me of the American driver that used an Autobahn for the first time, he had to get used to the idea that he can really go as fast as he can. As far as I remember I only paid proportionally when I opened a Telkom ADSL account the first time, so that makes it about R25/GB so far

Here is a silly but viable thought: what will Telkom do if you open an account, say on the 25th of the month, dowload untill capped, and cancel the account again. Is there any restriction in the fine print? ;)
 
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DearHeart said:
Here is a silly but viable thought: what will Telkom do if you open an account, say on the 25th of the month, dowload untill capped, and cancel the account again. Is there any restriction in the fine print? ;)
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I dont think thats such a hot idea...
 
H. TERMINATION
1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this agreement, Telkom SA shall at any time be entitled to terminate this agreement on not less than 30 (days) notice to such effect to the customer, Telkom SA making due refunds. In the case of a month to month agreement the customer shall give Telkom SA 1 calendar month notice of termination.
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Telkom Internet: Terms & Conditions
 
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