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The Broadband Bible
ADSL plans, compared. July 2010
www.buyersbibles.co.za
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Table of Contents
Who’s the cheapest? Page 3 Uncapped Page 5 Cheapest plans with a 384 ADSL line Page 6 Cheapest plans with a 512K ADSL line Page 7 Cheapest plans with a 1024K ADSL line Page 8 Cheapest Unshaped plans, with no line Page 9 Cheapest Shaped plans, with no line Page 10 Cheapest Local bandwidth only Page 11 Page 12 A-Z listing of ADSL providers All the plans
Page 50 How to get connected Page 50 Glossary Page 53 A note to the ISPs
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Who’s the cheapest for Uncapped, Shaped ?
Uncapped, 384 Shaped
Rank 1 2 3 Company myISP Axxess Afrihost Imagine Interexcel Interprise iSat Nexus Plugg RSAWeb SA Gateway Sainet Snowball Cost Notes Rank 1 2
Uncapped, 512 Shaped
Company Axxess Afrihost Imagine iSat Nexus RSAWeb Snowball MWeb Openweb Webstorm
Uncapped, 1024/4096 Shaped
Notes Rank 1 2 3 Company MyISP Axxess Afrihost iSat Nexus RSAWeb SA Gateway Snowball Webnow Mweb Openweb Webstorm Cost Notes
Cost R296 R297
R159 R196 R197
R459 R496 R497
4096 kbps speed
3 Excludes Line 8
R298
Excludes Line
4
R499
4
R199
R299
9 10
R525 R539
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Who’s the cheapest for Uncapped, Unshaped ?
Uncapped, 384 Unshaped
Rank 1 3 4 Company Imagine OpenWeb Mweb Nexus Cost Notes Rank 1 Excludes Line 2 3 4
4
Uncapped, 512 Unshaped
Company Mweb Imagine RSAWeb OpenWeb Webafrica
Uncapped, 1024 Unshaped
Rank 1 2 Company RSAWeb Webafrica Imagine Imagine Cost Notes
Cost R699 R1653
Notes
R489 R499 R2150
R3295 R3299
Excludes Line
Excludes Line
R1655 R1659
3 4
R3306 R3922
Uncapped, 4096 Unshaped
Rank 1 2 3 Company Mweb OpenWeb RSAWeb Cost Notes
R1999 R3199 R3395
Excludes Line
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Who’s the cheapest for 384kbps, line included ?
1 GB per month, 384kbps, ADSL line included
Rank 1 2 4 6 8 Company XDSL Cybersmart WebAfrica Altonet Webnow Snowball Telkom Webstorm Cost Notes
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3 GB per month, 384kbps, ADSL line included
Rank 1 2 3 5 6 7 Company Webafrica Telkom Cybersmart Mweb Altonet Webnow Webstorm Cost Notes
5 GB per month, 384kbps, ADSL line included
Rank 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 Company Sainet Webafrica Snowball Cybersmart Mweb Altonet Telkom Webnow Cost Notes
R159 R169 R189 R199 R250
R249 R258 R259 R329 R479 R482
R290 R349 R450 R457 R469 R554 R579
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Who’s the cheapest for 512kbps, line included ?
1 GB per month, 512kbps, ADSL line included
Rank 1 2 3 4 Company Cybersmart Altonet Snowball Webstorm Cost Notes Unshaped
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3 GB per month, 512kbps, ADSL line included
Rank 1 2 3 5 6 Company Cybersmart Altonet Snowball Webnow XDSL Webstorm Cost Notes Unshaped
5 GB per month, 512kbps, ADSL line included
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 Company Sainet Altonet Snowball Cybersmart XDSL Cost Notes
R299 R339 R370 R399
R429 R459 R479 R512 R569
R499 R559 R599 R627 R638
Unshaped
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Who’s the cheapest for 1024/4096kbps, line included ?
1 GB per month, 1024kbps, ADSL line included
Rank 1 2 3 Company Cybersmart Snowball Webstorm Cost Notes Unshaped 4096 kbps speed 4096 kbps speed
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3 GB per month, 1024kbps, ADSL line included
Rank 1 2 3 4 6 Company Webafrica Cybersmart Altonet Snowball Webnow Webstorm Cost Notes
5 GB per month, 1024kbps, ADSL line included
Rank 1 Company Sainet Telkom Altonet Snowball XDSL Cybersmart Cost Notes
R399 R440 R493
R499 R524 R569 R579 R656
unshaped
R539 R554 R689 R690 R718 R722
Unshaped
2 3 4 5 6
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Who’s the cheapest for Unshaped, no line ?
1 GB per month, unshaped, no line
Rank 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 Company Axxess Wireless G FNB Openweb Interexcel iPeg Webafrica SA Domain Webnow Nexus Cost Notes Rank 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
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3 GB per month, unshaped, no line
Company Axxess Wireless G Cybersmart FNB RSAWeb iPeg interexcel Webafrica Nexus Webnow Cost Notes Rank 1 2 Unshaped 3 5 6 7 8 9
5 GB per month, unshaped, no line
Company Axxess Wireless G FNB RSAWeb Nexus Interexcel Cybersmart SA Domain Nexus Webnow Cost Notes
R19 R22 R69 R79 R80 R89 R93 R99
R38 R66 R185 R207 R220 R227 R279 R297 R299
R95 R110 R345 R360 R378 R383 R465 R299
Unshaped
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Who’s the cheapest for Shaped, no line ?
1 GB per month, shaped, no line
Rank 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 Company Afrihost Webnow Imagine Interprise iBurst SA Domain iSAT Webnow Nexus Plugg Cost Notes Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9
3 GB per month, shaped, no line
Company myISP Sainet Afrihost Webnow Imagine Mweb Nexus RSAWeb SA Domain Cost Notes Rank 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 10
5 GB per month, shaped, no line
Company myISP Afrihost Webnow Imagine Interprise iBurst Openweb Nexus RSAWeb iSAT Cost Notes
R29 R33 R45 R49 R58 R59 R65
R60 R86 R87 R99 R135 R145 R149 R169 R174
R100 R145 R165 R225 R245 R249 R269 R289
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Who’s the cheapest for Local only ?
1 GB per month, local only
Rank 1 2 3 6 7 Company Axxess Axxess Nexus Webafrica Webnow Interexcel Snowball Cost Notes
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R10 R12 R15 R18 R19
Prepaid
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A-Z Listing of ADSL providers
Page Afrihost Prepaid Free Modem Local Only Unshaped Shaped With Line Without Line Uncapped, no threshold Uncapped, with threshold Afrihost
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12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 44 45 46 47 48
P P P P P
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
P P P P
Altonet Axxess Cybersmart Digichilli FNB iBurst Imagine Interexcel Interprise iPeg iSat Mweb myISP Nexus OpenWeb Plugg RSAweb SA Domain SA Gateway Sainet Screamer Snowball Telkom WebAfrica WebNow WebStorm
WirelessG XDSL Xtranet
Altonet Axxess Cybersmart Digichilli FNB iBurst
P P P P P P P P P P
P P
Imagine Interexcel Interprise iPeg iSat Mweb myISP
P
P
Nexus OpenWeb Plugg RSAweb SA Domain
P
P
P P
P P P P P P P
SA Gateway Sainet Screamer Snowball Telkom WebAfrica WebNow WebStorm
WirelessG XDSL Xtranet
P P P
P P
P P P P P
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Afrihost 011 612 7200, www.afrihost.co.za
1 2 3 Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes Bronze Shaped
r
12
4
5
6
7 Uncapped
8
Prepaid Shaped
r
Silver Shaped
r
Gold Shaped
r
Platinum Shaped
r
Shaped
r
Shaped
r
Shaped
r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
384
512
4096
R29
1 Gig R29 R29 Price locked in forever
R39
1 Gig R39 R39 Prepaid
R58
2 Gig R29 R29 Price locked in forever
R87
3 Gig R29 R29 Price locked in forever
R145
5Gig R29 R29 Price locked in forever
R197
R297
n/a n/a n/a
R497
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
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Altonet, 0860 ONLINE, www.altonet.co.za
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Shaped Package Name ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes Data
r
Bundle
Data
r
Data
r
Bundle
Bundle
Bundle
Bundle
Data
r
Bundle
Bundle
Bundle
Bundle
Bundle
Bundle
Bundle
a
384 R 189 1 Gig R189
a
384 R 259 2 Gigs R130
a
384 R 329 3 Gigs R110
a
512 R 339 1 Gig R339
a
512 R 399 2 Gigs R200
a
4096 R 429 1 Gig R429
a
512 R 459 3 Gigs R153
a
384 R 469 5 Gigs R94
a
1024 R 479 2 Gigs R240
a
512 R 559 5 Gigs R112
a
1024 R 569 3 Gigs R190
a
1024 R689 5 Gigs R137
n/a R 100 1 Gig R100 10c/Mb
n/a R 195 2 Gigs R97.50 10c/Mb
n/a R 228 3 Gigs R76 10c/Mb
n/a R 420 5 Gigs R84 10c/Mb
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
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Axxess, 0861 300 960 www.axxess.co.za. (Page 1 of 2)
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Uncapped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r
Local Local
Shaped r n/a
Prepaid Local
Shaped r n/a
Shaped Local Plus
Shaped r n/a
Local
Shaped r n/a
Local
Shaped r n/a
Local
Shaped r n/a
Local
Shaped r n/a Shaped r n/a
626
Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a
Local Plus
Shaped r n/a
Local Plus
Shaped r n/a
384
512
4096
R196
R296
n/a n/a n/a n/a
R496
R 10
1 Gig
R 12
1 Gig
R 20
2 Gigs
R 24
2 Gigs
n/a
R 30
3 Gigs
R 36
3 Gigs
R 50
5 Gigs
R 55
1 Gig
None
R 69
1 Gig
None
R119
1 Gig
None
R139
2 Gigs
None
R165
3 Gigs
None
R 89
1 Gig 9 Gig R89
First gigs allocated to intl
R149
2 Gigs 28 Gigs R74.50
First gigs allocated to intl
R209
3 Gigs 27 Gigs R70 R89/gig
First gigs allocated to intl
R10
R12
Prepaid
R10
R12
Prepaid
R10
R12
Prepaid
R10
R55
Only active 6pm6am on weekdays and all weekend.
R69
Fibre 12 month rollover
R119
R70
R55
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
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Axxess, 0861 300 960 www.axxess.co.za (Page 2 of 2)
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15
Unshaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
No VIP services (see website) No VIP services (see website) No carry over Includes VIP features IS Fibre 12 month rolloever IS No VIP services (see website) No rollover of bandwidth Includes VIP Features SAIX No carry over IS SAIX Fibre IS SAIX Throttled to 192 kbps after oversue Fibre Throttled to 256 kbps after oversue Fibre
Uncapped, throttled Prepaid Pro Pro Express Express Express Express Express Express
Lite
Lite
Basic
Lite
Basic
Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r r r r r r
384
512
1024
384
512
1024
R19
1 Gig R19
R38
3 Gigs R13
R 59
1 Gig R59
R 69
1 Gig R69
R95
5 Gigs R19
R 99
1 Gig R99
R118
2 Gigs R59
R119
1 Gigs R119
R139
2 Gigs R70
R198
2 Gigs R99
R295
5 Gigs
R495
5 Gigs
R999
R1499
R2699
n/a n/a
Throttled to 512 kbps after oversue Fibre
R899
R1299
R2399
5 G/10d 10G/10d 20G/10d 5 G/10d 10G/10d 20G/10d
Throttled to 192 kbps after oversue Fibre
Throttled to 256 kbps after oversue Fibre
Throttled to 512 kbps after oversue Fibre
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
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While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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Cybersmart 0860 100 FAST www.cybersmart.co.za
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16
Unshaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
Uncapped from 12:30 am - 7 am Uncapped from 12:30 am - 7 am Uncapped from 1:30 am - 6 am Uncapped from 1:30 am - 6 am Uncapped from 2am=5am Uncapped from 2am=5am
Basic
Unshaped r
Night Rider Basic
Plus
Night Rider Plus
Basic
Night Rider Basic
Basic Plus
Night Rider Plus
Night Rider Basic
Plus
Night Rider Plus
Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped
a
384
r
a
384
r
a
384
a
384
a
512
a
512
a
4096
a
512
a
512
a
4096
a
4096
a
4096
384
512
4096
R 125
3 Gigs R42 R69/Gig
R 169
2 Gigs R8 R69/Gig
R 185
3 Gigs R62 R79/Gig
R 199
2 Gigs
R 225
3 Gigs R75
R 259
5 Gigs R21 R69/Gig
R 299
15 Gigs
R299
2 Gigs -
R 395
2 Gigs
R399
3 Gigs -
R 429
5 Gigs R35 R99/Gig
R499
15 Gigs
R 499
2 Gigs
R 524
5 Gigs R37
R 799
15 Gigs
R27/Gig
R86/Gig
R27/Gig
R79/Gig
R29/Gig
R86/Gig
R29/Gig
R37/Gig
R86/Gig
37/Gig
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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Digichilli www.digichilli.com
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17
Uncapped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap
One concurrent connection
Shaped r
Shaped r
Shaped r
Shaped r
256 R300
256 R500 n/a n/a n/a
One concurrent connection
512 R1000
1024 R3000
One concurrent connection
One concurrent connection
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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FNB 0860 11 22 44 www.fnb.co.za
1 2 3 4 5
18
Unshaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
Unshaped r n/a Unshaped r n/a Unshaped r n/a Unshaped r n/a Unshaped r n/a
R 69
1 Gig R69 R69/Gig
R138
2 Gigs R69 R69/Gig
R207
3 Gigs R69 R69/Gig
R345
5 Gigs R69 R69/Gig
R690
10 Gigs R69 R69/Gig
Must be FNB customer
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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iBurst 0877 20 20 20 www.iburst.co.za
1 2 3 4 5
19
Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Setup Fee Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes R49/Gig R49/Gig R49/Gig R99 setup fee Data carry over R49/Gig R29/Gig 1 Gig 2 Gigs 5 Gigs 8 Gigs 60 Gigs Shaped
r n/a
Shaped
r n/a
Shaped
r n/a
Shaped
r n/a
Shaped
r n/a
R49
R98
R245
R392
R1740
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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Imagine 0861 IMAGINE, www.imagine.co.za (Page 1 of 2)
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20
Local only Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
r r Semi r
Semi Shaped IS shaped
Semi r Semi r Semi r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r
Uncapped, continued on next page Imagine Fibre
Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r
Vodacom
Shaped r Shaped r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
384
512
1024
192
384
512
1024
384
512
1024
R69
10 Gigs R7
R129
30 Gigs R4.30
R 45
1 Gig R 45 R49/Gig
R 135
3 Gigs R 45
R 225
5 Gigs R 45
R 450
10 Gigs R 45
R199
R289
R499
R593
R872
n/a n/a n/a
R1117
R2223
R899
R1399
R2449
Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped 6am-6pm 6am-6pm 6am-6pm 6am-6pm weekdays weekdays weekdays weekdays
Fibre No peer to peer
Fibre No peer to peer
Fibre No peer to peer
Fibre No peer to peer
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
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Page
Imagine 0861 IMAGINE, www.imagine.co.za (Page 2 of 2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
21
Uncapped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Setup Fee Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes Fibre
Unshaped r Unshaped r
IS unshaped
Unshaped r Unshaped r Unshaped r
After Hours
Unshaped r Unshaped r
384
512
512
1024
1024
R489
R1710
R1653
R1710
R2132
R1710
R3306
R1710 n/a n/a n/a
R3922
R1710
R879
R979
Fibre
Satelite After hours usage only
Fibre After hours usage only
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Interexcel, 012 348 1747 www.interexcel.co.za
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
22
Local Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes R18 R18/Gig
Local only SAIX SAIX r n/a
Shaped IS
Shaped r n/a Shaped r n/a Shaped r n/a Shaped r n/a
Unshaped SAIX
Uncapped
Business1024 Shaped r Shaped r
Local
Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a r n/a
384
1048
R18
1 Gig
R 68
1 Gig
R 136
2 Gigs
R 203
3 Gigs
R 676
10 Gigs
R 79
1 Gig 9 Gigs
R 109
1 Gig
R 157
2 Gigs 8 Gigs
R 217
2 Gigs
R 227
3 Gigs 27 Gigs
R 326
3 Gigs
R 378
5 Gigs 27 Gigs
R 543
5 Gigs
R 728
10 Gigs 27 Gigs
R 1085
10 Gigs
R199
n/a n/a
R499
R68
R68
R68
SAIX
R68
SAIX IS
R79
R109
SAIX IS
R79
R109
SAIX IS
R76
R109
SAIX IS
R76
R109
SAIX IS
R73
109
SAIX SAIX
n/a n/a
SAIX
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Interprise 0861 17 17 17 www.interprise.co.za
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
23
Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes Pay-as-use
Shaped r
Unshaped Hardcap
Shaped r
Uncapped, throttled Offpeak
Unshaped r
Uncapped Home
Shaped r
Softcap
Shaped r
Hardcap
Shaped r
Pay-as-use
Shaped r
Softcap
Shaped r
Hardcap
Shaped r
Hardcap
Shaped r
Offpeak
Unshaped r
Offpeak
Unshaped r
Uncapped
Shaped r
Uncapped
Shaped r
Uncapped
Shaped r
IS Business IS Business
Shaped r Shaped r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1024
1024
1024
384
384
4096
R45
1 Gig R45 R0.1/mb
R109
1 Gig R109 R95/gig
R 130
2 Gigs R65 R95/gig
R225
5 Gigs R45 R55/gig
R 279
3 Gigs R93 R95/gig
R 300
5 Gigs R60 R95/gig
R600
10 Gigs R60 R95/gig
R1200
20 Gigs R60 R95/gig
Cut off once cap is reached,
R 40
1 Gig R40 R55/gig
Only after hours
R120
3 Gigs R40 R55/gig
Only after hours
R200
5 Gigs R40 R55/gig
Only after hours
R520
5 GB threshold
R830
10 GB threshold n/a n/a
R1670
30 GB threshold
R199
R489
n/a n/a n/a
R2995
Local Cut off only, once once cap cap is is reached reached
Local Cut off Cut off only, once once cap once cap cap is is reached is reached reached
Line speed will be throttled to 128kbps,
Line speed will be throttled to 128kbps.
Line speed will be throttled to 128kbps,
R1500 setup fee
R1500 setup fee
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
iPeg
Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
24
www.ipeg.co.za
1 2 3 4 5
Unshaped Gaming DSL
Unshaped r
Gaming DSL
Unshaped r
Gaming DSL
Unshaped r
Gaming DSL
Unshaped r
Gaming DSL
Unshaped r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
R 80
1 Gig 10 Gigs R63
R150
2 Gig 20 Gigs R57
R 220
3 Gig 30 Gigs R55
R 360
5 Gig 30 Gigs R54
R 685
10 Gig 30 Gigs R54
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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iSAT 086 123 4728
1
25
www.isat.co.za
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Semi shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes ADSL /Gig
Semi r
Uncapped ADSL /Gig
Semi r
ADSL /Gig
Semi r
ADSL /Gig
Semi r
ADSL /Gig
Semi r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
384
512
4096
R59
1 Gig R79 R89/ Gig
Shaped 7am-5pm weekdays
R 119
2 Gig R59.50 R69/Gig
R 179
3 Gigs R60 R69/Gig
R 289
5 Gigs R58 R69/Gig
R 589
10 Gigs R59 R69/Gig
R199
R289
R499
Max top up Max top up Max top up Max top up of 5 G of 5 G of 5 G of 5 G
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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Mweb 08600 32 000
1 2
26
www.mweb.co.za
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes R69
Shaped r Shaped r Shaped Shaped Shaped r Shaped r Shaped Shaped r Shaped
Uncapped
Shaped
Unshaped r
Unshaped
Unshaped r
Unshaped
Unshaped r
Unshaped
a
384
a
384
a
384
a
512
a
4096
a
384
a
512
a
4096
384
512
4096
384
512
4096
R69
1 Gig
R 145
3 Gigs 10 Gigs R48
R 199
2 Gigs 10 Gigs R23
R259
3 Gigs 10 Gigs R35.60
R219
R299
R349
n/a n/a n/a n/a
R539
R599
R899
R499
R629
R699
n/a n/a n/a n/a
R999
R1999
R2359
R99/1.5Gig R99/1.5Gig R99/1.5Gig R99/1.5Gig 300 free Wi-Fi minutes at Wi-Fi hotspots
300 free Wi-Fi minutes at Wi-Fi hotspots
300 free Wi-Fi minutes at Wi-Fi hotspots Free router (R3999) with 12 m contract
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
MyISP www.myisp.co.za
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
27
Local Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Shaped
r
Shaped
Uncapped
Shaped
r
Shaped
r
Shaped
r
Shaped
r
Shaped
r
Shaped
r
n/a R65 10 Gigs R6,50 -
n/a R175 30 gigs R5.83 -
n/a R60 3 Gig R20 R45/Gig
n/a R100 5 Gig R20 R45/Gig
n/a R 200 10 Gigs R20 R45/Gig
384 R159 n/a n/a n/a
4096 R459
50 MB Wifi Hotspot access included
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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Nexus, 0861 000 477, www.nexus.co.za (Page 1 of 3)
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28
Local only Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap R15 R15/Gig SAIX, Top Up R 15 R15/Gig SAIX Prepaid R15 R15/Gig SAIX, Top Up R15 R15/Gig SAIX, Top Up R15 R15/Gig SAIX, Top Up R 15 R15/Gig Local only SAIX Local
Shaped r
Prepaid Local
Shaped r
Shaped Prepaid
Unshaped r
Prepaid
Shaped r
Local
Shaped r
Local
Shaped r
Prepaid
Shaped r
Prepaid
Shaped r
Prepaid
Semi r
Top-up
Shaped r
Prepaid
Shaped r
Extra Local
Shaped r
Top Up
Shaped r
Top Up
Shaped r
Extra Local Extra Local
Shaped r Shaped r
Top Up
Shaped r
Top up
Shaped r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
R15
1 Gig
R 15
1 Gig
R30
2 Gig
R75
5 Gig
R150
10 Gig
R 15
1 Gig
R 69
1 Gig
R 69
1 Gig
R 109
1 Gig
R59
1 Gig
R 69
1 Gig
R 75
1 Gig 9
R118
2 Gig
R149
3 Gigs
R 159
2 Gigs 18
R 210
3 Gigs 27 R 70
No top up one concurrent session
R249
5 Gig
R489
10 Gig
R 69
R 69
R 109
R59 SAIX Top Up
R 69 R69/Gig SAIX Prepaid
R 75
No top up One concurrent session
R59 R69/Gig SAIX Top Up
R49 R69 SAIX Top Up
R 80
No top up One concurrent session
R50 R69/Gig SAIX Top Up
R49 R69/Gig SAIX Top Up
R69/Gig R0.07/Mb R109/Gig R69/Gig
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Nexus 0861 000 477 www.nexus.co.za (Page 2 of 3)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
29
Semi shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap Semi
Semi r
Unshaped Semi
Semi r
Uncapped Top up Top up
Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped
Semi
Semi r
Semi
Semi r
Semi
Semi r
Semi
Semi r
Unshaped
Unshaped r
Top up
Top up
Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped r r r r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
384
512
4096
384
512
4096
R 65
1 Gig 1 R 65
R 69
1 Gig
R 118
2 Gigs 2
R 169
3 Gig 3 R 63
R 269
5 Gigs 5 R 60
R 569
10 Gigs 10 R 57
R 99
1 Gig
R 198
2 Gig
R297
3 Gigs
R 495
5 Gig
R 990
10 Gig
R199
R289
R499
n/a n/a
R899
R1399
R2499
R 69 R0.07/Mb
R 65
R99 R109
R99 SAIX Top up allowed
R99 SAIX Top up allowed
R99 SAIX Top up allowed
R99 SAIX Top up allowed IS IS IS
n/a n/a
Vodacom, Vodacom, Vodacom, Fibre Fibre Fibre R500 setup fee R500 setup fee R500 setup fee
R109/Gig R109/Gig R109/Gig R109/Gig
Shaped: Prepaid 8am-5pm weekdays
Shaped: Shaped: Shaped: Shaped: SAIX 8am-5pm 8am-5pm 8am-5pm 8am-5pm Top up weekdays weekdays weekdays weekdays allowed
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Nexus 0861 000 477 www.nexus.co.za (Page 3 of 3)
1 2 3 4 5 6
30
Uncapped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap
Semi r Semi r Semi r Unshaped r Unshaped r Shaped r
384
512
4096
384
1024
4096
R1189
R1689
R3189
R2150
n/a n/a n/a n/a
R3899
R3399
5 Gig/10 10 Gig/10 20Gigs/10 R1710 d setup cost days d threshold threshold threshold 12 month contract
R1710 setup cost 12 month contract
R1710 setup cost 12 month contract
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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Openweb www.openweb.co.za (Page 1 of 2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
31
Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
Low latancies Low latancies
Unshaped BPSAIX
Shaped r
BPSAIX
Shaped r
BPSAIX
Shaped r
BPSAIX
Shaped r
BPSAIX
Shaped r Unshaped r
Premium
Unshaped r Unshaped r
Premium
Unshaped r Unshaped r
Premium
Unshaped r Unshaped r
Premium
Unshaped r Unshaped r
Premium
Unshaped r
n/a R49 1 Gig R49
n/a R98 2 Gigs R49
n/a R147 3 Gigs R49
n/a R245 5 Gigs R49
n/a R490 10 Gigs R49
n/a R69 1 Gigs R69
n/a R89 1 Gig R89
n/a R138 2 Gigs R69
n/a R159 2 Gigs R80
n/a R207 3 Gigs R69
n/a R229 3 Gig R76
n/a R345 5 Gig R69
n/a R399 5 Gigs R80
n/a R690 10 Gig R69
n/a R719 10 Gigs R72
Low latancies
Low latancies
Low latancies
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Openweb www.openweb.co.za (Page 2 of 2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
32
Uncapped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Notes
Low contention
Home
Shaped r
Home
Shaped r
Home
Shaped r
Premium
Shaped r
Premium
Shaped r
After Hours After Hours
Shaped r Shaped r
Business
Unshaped r
Business
Unshaped r
Business
Unshaped r
384 R219
512 R299 n/a
4096 R539
512 R1549
1024 R2449
2048 R999
4096 R1299
384 R489
512 R1659
4096 R3199
During office hours the speeds are 192 kbps and 256 kbps respectively
R929 set up fee Static IP
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Plugg
33
www.plugg.co.za
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Semi shaped Package Name
Shaped
Uncapped ADSL 4
Semi r
ADSL 1
Semi r
ADSL2
Semi r
ADSL 3
Semi r
ADSL 5
Semi r Shaped r Shaped r
ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
384
4096
R 65
1 Gig R65 R75/Gig R19 local
R 129
2 Gig R65 R75/Gig R19 local
R 189
3 Gig R63 R75/Gig R19 local
R 315
5 Gig R64 R75/Gig R19 local
R 599
10 Gig R64 R75/Gig R19 local
R199
n/a n/a n/a
R499
Can be Can be Can be Can be Can be used in used in used in used in used in Always On Always On Always On Always On Always On Hotspots Hotspots Hotspots Hotspots Hotspots
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
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This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
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RSAweb 0861 RSA WEB www.rsaweb.co.za
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34
Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Super
Shaped r
Unshaped Business
Shaped r
Uncapped Ultra
Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r
Super
Shaped r
Super
Shaped r
Super
Shaped r
Business
Shaped r
Ultra
Ultra
Ultra
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped r r r r
Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped Unshaped r r r r r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
4096
4096
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
384
512
4096
512 S
1024 S
512F
1026 F
4096
R69
1 Gig R69 R75/Gig
R169
3 Gig R57 R65/Gig
R269
5Gig R54 R59/Gig
R499
10 Gig R50 R55/Gig
R590
5 Gig R118
R945
10 Gig R94
R125
1 Gig R125
R349
3 Gig R117
R579
5 Gig R115
R1099
10 Gigs R81
R199
R289
R499
R1655
R3295
R2135
R3925
R3395
n/a n/a n/a
5 Static IP addresses R 1710 setup fee. 12m contract. Modem 5 Static IP addresses R 1710 setup fee. 12m contract. Modem 5 Static IP addresses R 1710 setup fee. 12m contract. Modem 5 Static IP addresses R 1710 setup fee. 12m contract. Modem 5 Static IP addresses R 1710 setup fee. 12m contract. Modem
R115/Gig R115/Gig R115/Gig R115/Gig
5 Static IP addresses 12m contract. Modem R1710 setup fee 5 Static IP ddresses. Modem Prepaid R1710 setup fee
Prepaid
Prepaid
Prepaid
Prepaid
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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SADomain 021 461 3490 www.sadomain.co.za
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35
Shaped, capped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Unshaped r
Unshaped, capped
Unshaped r
Unshaped r
Unshaped r
Unshaped r
R 58
1 Gig R 58 R58/Gig
R116
2 Gigs R 58 R58/Gig
R174
3 Gigs R 58 R58/Gig
R290
5 Gigs R 58 R58/Gig
R580
10 Gigs R 58 R58/Gig
R 93
1 Gig R 93 R93/Gig
R186
2 Gigs
R279
3 Gigs
R465
5 Gigs
R 930
10 Gig R 129 R167/Gig
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
SA Gateway 086 110 2062 www.sagateway.co.za
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36
Shaped, capped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes IS SAIX IS SAIX IS SAIX IS SAIX IS SAIX
Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r
Uncapped
Shaped r
Shaped r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
384
4096
R 70
1 Gig 9 Gigs R 70
R 70
1 Gig
R 145
2 Gigs 28 Gigs
R 145
2 Gigs
R 220
3 Gigs 27 Gigs
R 220
3 Gigs
R 360
5 Gigs 25 Gigs
R 360
5 Gigs
R 699
10 Gigs 20 Gigs
R 699
10 Gigs
R199
n/a n/a
R499
R 70
R72.50
R72.50
R73
R73
R72
R72
R70
R70
n/a n/a
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Sainet 0861 724 638
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37
www.sainet.co.za
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Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Extra Local Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes R65/2 Gigs R59 2 Gigs 6 Gigs R86 3 Gigs 9 Gigs R143 5 Gigs 15 Gigs R295 10 Gigs 30 Gigs
Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped r
Uncapped
Shaped
Shaped
a
384 R199 2 Gigs
a
384 R290 5 Gigs
a
384 R445 10 Gigs
a
512 R369 2 Gigs
a
512 R499 5 Gigs
a
512 R615 10 Gigs
a
4096 R449 2 Gigs
a
4096 R539 5 Gigs
a
4096 R695 10 Gigs
a
384 R339
a
R295 10 Gigs
384 R199
n/a n/a Uncapped afterhours
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Screamer 0860 SCREAM www.screamer.co.za
1 2 3 4
38
Uncapped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Uncapped
Unshaped r
Uncapped
Unshaped r
Uncapped
Unshaped r
Uncapped
Unshaped r
384
512
1024
4096
Screamer has discontinued its ADSL service
R 399
R 799
n/a n/a n/a
R 1499
R 2499
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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Snowball 086 123 SNOW www.snowball.co.za
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39
Local Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes Local
Shaped r
Shaped Local Local
Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r
Local
Shaped r
Silver
Shaped Shaped r
Silver
Shaped Shaped r
Silver
Shaped
Diamond
Shaped
Diamond
Shaped
Gold
Shaped
Silver
Shaped
Shaped r
a
384
a
384
a
384
a
512
a
512
a
4096
a
384
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
R 19
1 Gig R19
R 57
3 Gigs R19
R 95
5 Gigs R19
R 190
10 Gigs R19
R 70
1 Gig R70 70/Gig
R 140
2 Gigs R70 R70/Gig
R 199
1 Gigs R47
R 199
3 Gig R67 R70/gig
R 279
2 Gigs R63
R 290
5 Gigs R58 R70/Gig
R 340
3 Gig R62
R 370
1 Gigs R44
R 434
2 Gig R54
R 440
1 Gig R27
R 450
5 Gig R60 R89/gig
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Snowball www.snowball.co.za
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40
Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes Diamond
Shaped
Unshaped Silver Gold
Shaped
Uncapped
Gold
Shaped
Diamond
Shaped
Diamond
Shaped
Gold
Shaped Unshaped r Unshaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r Shaped Shaped Shaped
Shaped
a
512
r
a
4096
a
512
a
384
a
4096
a
512
a
4096
a
384
a
512
a
4096
n/a
n/a
n/a
384
512
4096
R 479
3 Gig R 51
R 490
10 Gigs R49 R70/Gig
R 579
3 Gigs R55
R 599
5 Gigs R55
R 660
10 Gigs R50
R 690
5 Gigs R55
R 799
10 Gig R47
R 890
10 Gigs R48
R 499
4 Gig R125 R125/Gig
R 125
1 Gigs R125 R125/Gig
R199
R289
R499
n/a n/a n/a
R349
R599
R899
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Telkom www.telkom.co.za
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41
Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes Free callmore calls, 1300 minutes in Standard time, call answer, line rental Free callmore calls, 1300 minutes in Standard time, call answer, line rental Free callmore calls, 1300 minutes in Standard time, call answer, line rental Do 1
Shaped
Do 2
Shaped
Do 3
Shaped
Do1 Closer
Shaped
Do 2 Closer
Shaped
Do 3 Closer
Shaped
a
384
a
384
a
1026
a
384
a
384
a
1026
R 199
1 Gig 10 Gig R 47
R 258
3Gigs 20 Gig R35
R 554
5 Gigs 30 Gig R28
R 532
1 Gig 10 Gig -
R 591
3Gigs 20 Gig -
R 887
5 Gigs 30 Gig -
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Webafrica 0861 555 222 www.webafrica.co.za
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42
16
Local Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Additional Local Cost/gig Usage over cap R15 R15/Gig Prepaid R7 R R15 R15/Gig Prepaid Local only
Unshaped r Unshaped r Unshaped r
Prepaid Prepaid
Unshaped r
Shaped Prepaid
Unshaped r
Unshaped
Prepaid
Shaped r
Shaed IS
Shaped r
Shaped IS
Shaped r
Shaped IS
Shaped r
Shaped
Shaped r
DSL Complete DSL Complete DSL Complete DSL Complete
Shaped Shaped Shaped Shaped Unshaped r Unshaped r
a
384 R169 1 Gig
a
384 R249 3 Gig
a
384 R349 5 Gigs
a
4096 R499 3 Gig
n/a R15 1 Gig
n/a R70 10 Gigs
n/a R130 30 gigs
n/a R15 1 Gig
n/a R69 1 Gig
n/a R99 1 Gig R182 2 Gigs 28 Gigs R220 3 Gig 27 Gigs R367 5 Gigs 25 Gigs R663 10 Gigs 20 Gigs
R89 1 Gig
R479 6 Gig
R69 R69/gig
R99 R99/Gig
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Webafrica 0861 555 222 www.webafrica.co.za
1 2 3 4 5
43
Uncapped. threshold Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Express
Unshaped r
Uncapped
Express
Unshaped r
Express
Unshaped r Unshaped r Shaped r
384 R1069 5G/10d R15 Prepaid
512 R1469 10G/10d R7
1024 R2689 20G/10d R
512 R1659
1024 R3299
Static IP R1710 setup fee
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Webnow 0860 932 669 www.webnow.co.za (Page 1 of 2)
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44
Local Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes Local
Shaped r
Shaped Local
Shaped r
Local
Shaped r
Local
Shaped r
Local
Shaped r
Data
Shaped r
Data
Shaped r
Data
Shaped r
Data
Shaped r
Data
Shaped r
Bundle
Shaped
Bundle
Shaped
Bundle
Shaped
Bundle
Shaped
a
384
a
384
a
512
a
4096
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
R15
1 Gig
R30
2 Gigs
R45
3 Gigs
R75
5 Gig R60
R150
10 Gigs R118
R59
1 Gig
R118
2 Gigs
R177
3 Gigs
R295
5 Gig R60
R1180
10 Gigs R118
R189
1 Gig
R279
2 Gigs
R479
3 Gigs
R579
3 Gigs
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Webnow 0860 932 669 www.webnow.co.za (Page 2 of 2)
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45
Semi Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
Semi r Semi r Semi r Semi r Semi r Unshaped r Unshaped r
Unshaped
Uncapped, throttled
Uncapped
Unshaped r
Unshaped r
Unshaped r
Unshaped r
Unshaped r
Unshaped r
Shaped r
Shaped r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
384
512
1024
384
4096
R33
1 Gig
R66
2 Gigs
R99
3 Gigs
R165
5 Gig
R330
10 Gigs
R99
1 Gig
R198
2 Gigs
R299
3 Gigs
R495
5 Gig
R990
10 Gigs
R1149
5G/10d
R1724
10G/10d n/a n/a
R2999
20G/10d
R205
n/a n/a n/a
R525
Throttled to 192 kbps after cap
Throttled to 256 kbps after cap
Throttled to 512 kbps after cap
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
Webstorm 086 1101 527
1 2 3
46
www.webstorm.co.za
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
Modem included
Uncapped Standard
Shaped
Standard
Shaped
Basic
Shaped
Standard
Shaped
Pro
Shaped
Basic
Shaped
Pro
Shaped
Basic
Shaped
Pro
Shaped Shaped r Shaped r Shaped r
a
384 R 250 1 Gig R98
a
384 R 379 2 Gigs R114
a
512 R 399 1 Gig R73
a
384 R 482 3 Gigs R110
a
512 R 486 2 Gigs R80
a
4096 R 493 1 Gigs R80
a
512 R 569 3 Gigs R81
a
4096 R 573 2 Gigs R80
a
4096 R 656 3 Gigs R81
384 R215
512 R299 n/a n/a n/a
4096 R539
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
Page
WirelessG (G-connect) www.gconnect.co.za
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47
Unshaped Package Name ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes G Connect
r
G Connect
r
G Connect
r
G Connect
r
G Connect
r
R 22
1 Gig R22 R22/Gig
R 44
2 Gig R22 R22/Gig
R 66
3 Gig R22 R22/Gig
Prepaid
R 110
5 Gig R22 R22/Gig
R 220
10 Gig R22 R22/Gig
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
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Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes
12 m contract Incl modem. 24 month contract Incl modem. 24 month contract Fixed IP address Incl modem. 24 month contract Incl modem. 24 month contract Incl modem. 24 month contract Fixed IP address. 12 m contract
Uncapped 512 4096 512 Business Broadband Broadbrand
1G ADSL
Shaped r
1G ADSL
Shaped Shaped
3G ADSL
Shaped r Shaped
5G ADSL
Shaped r Shaped r
Shaped
Shaped
Shaped
Shaped r
Shaped
Shaped r
Shaped r
Shaped r
a
384
a
384
a
384
a
512
a
512
a
4096
a
4096
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
384
512
1024
R 72
1 Gig R72
R 159
1 Gig R7
R 193
1 Gig R41
R 209
3 Gigs R70
R262
2 Gigs R55
R 337
5 Gigs R60
R500
5 Gigs R100
R 512
3 Gigs R62
R638
5 Gigs R62
R 718
5 Gigs R61
R 920
10 Gigs R92
R 1 025
10 Gigs R61
R 1 215
R 1 619
R 3 289
Fixed IP address Incl modem. 12 m contract
Fixed IP address. 12 m contract
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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Shaped Package Name Shaped ADSL line incl? Speed Monthly Cost Cap Cost/gig Usage over cap Notes No rollover of bandwidth Xtra1
Shaped r
Uncapped Xtra5
Shaped r
Xtra2
Shaped r
Xtra3
Shaped r
Xtra10
Shaped r
Uncapped
Shaped r
Uncapped
Shaped r
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
512
1024
R 75
1 Gig R75
R 149
2 Gigs R75
R 199
3 Gigs R67
R 349
5 Gigs R70
R 649
10.5 Gigs R65
R 1539
R 3078
R1710 set up cost
Things to know: Telkom additional cost of ADSL lines is as follows: 384 kbps : R 152 per month 512 kbps : R 326 per month 1024 kbps: R 413 per month All plans require Telkom voice line and a modem Shaped: Some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get through faster. Can slow things down. Unshaped: All data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times. Semi shaped: Only unshaped during certain hours Uncapped: No limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month.
Half price off (or more!) of stuff you really want.
A deal a day ....but you’ll only catch it if enough people sign up to buy it... Click here to read more
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.
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How to get connected?
Step 1: Use The Broadband Bible to choose the line speed, ISP, and package that suits your needs. Step 2: If your package does not include an ADSL line, and you do not already have one , you need to have one installed. An ADSL line is an upgrade to a regular land line, so you need to get one of those first. Then upgrade to an ADSL line of the right speed. Go to https://secure1. telkom.co.za/edsl/edslff or call 10215. Step 3: If your ISP does not provide you with an ADSL router, you will need to buy one. Step 4: Sign up for the ISP package of your choice. Please be sure to tell the ISP you found them in The Broadband Bible!
Phone-line costs
384 kbps line Installation (once-off) Voice line rental (per month) Additional ADSL line rental (p month) ISP charges R 598.31 R 131.00 (R 174 for businesses) R 152.00 See the rest of this guide! 512 kbps line R 598.31 R 131.00 (R 174 for businesses) R 326.00 See the rest of this guide! 1024 kbps line R 598.31 R 131.00 (R 174 for businesses) R 413.00 See the rest of this guide!
Glossary
Broadband Loosely used to describe high-speed, always-on Internet access, generally 384kbps or faster . ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) A method for moving data at high speeds over normal phone lines. An ADSL circuit is much faster than a dial-up phone connection, and the wires coming into the subscriber’s premises are the same (copper) wires used for regular phone service. ISP (Internet Service Provider) A company that offers its customers access to the Internet, charging either a monthly fee or a per-gigabyte fee or both. Shaped If internet access is shaped, some packets of data are delayed by the ISP so that other (more important) packets of data can get
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through faster. The ISP uses shaping to optimize the use of their network, generally by prioritising basic web browsing over downloading and other high-intensity usage. The exact nature of the prioritisation may vary from provider to provider. Unshaped If internet access is unshaped, all data packets are treated the same, regardless of application. In practice, this should mean the downloading is faster in peak times, since data packets related to downloading files would not be delayed to let through gaming or browsing packets. Cap (bandwidth cap) Refers to an ISP limiting usage of the connection. Generally measured in gigabytes per month. Uncapped An uncapped ISP plan places no limits on the amount of data downloaded (or uploaded) per month. Topup An extra charge (generally per gigabyte of data transferred) for additional internet access once the cap has been used up for the month. Gig (gigabyte) A billion bytes, or a million kilobytes, or a thousand megabytes. Bandwidth A term used to describe how much data you can send through a connection to the Net. The greater the bandwidth, the faster the rate of data transmission. Line speeds ADSL lines come in three speeds: 384 kbps, 512 kbps, and 1024 kbps (which can be up to 4 Mbps). These speeds are a function of the line provided by Telkom rather than the ISP. Of course, faster lines mean more bandwidth, which means that ISP packages for faster lines are generally more expensive, especially for uncapped access. Kbps (kilobits per second) A measure of how fast data is transferred. Mbps (megabits per second) 1000 kbps. Contention ratio The number of people using the ISP’s bandwidth that is nominally allocated to a single user. Since you are not using all of your bandwidth all of the time, it does not make sense for the ISP to pay for all your international bandwidth all of the time either – so they share it out with other users. The higher the contention ratio, the greater the number of users that may be trying to use the actual bandwidth at any one time and, therefore, the lower the effective speed, especially at peak times. Local-only traffic Since the internet is global, for most people most of their traffic will be international (i.e. looking at or downloading something stored on a computer in another country). International bandwidth is expensive, which has led ISP’s to offer local-only options, meaning that you will only be able to access the small part of the internet located in South Africa. This may be fine is you only use email from your company’s server, for example. It is generally used by people who move large files between computers in South Africa. Modem / router The router is the device that send and receives packets of data to and from the internet. It’s the box that plugs into your phone jack so you can access the internet. This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
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Wireless ADSL comes in via your copper phone cables to you router. However, some ADSL routers have the option of then transferring the data to your computer(s) wirelessly, so you don’t have to plug your computer into the router. Most newer laptops and several newer desktops have the ability to receive this wireless data built-in. WiFi The most popular wireless protocols. Most wireless routers (and most laptops and desktops with wireless built-in) will work with the WiFi protocols without any additional hardware or software. Satellite This refers to the transmission of data (by the ISP, in the background) via satellite rather than via terrestrial cabling. Generally, this is cheaper but has greater delays, since the signal has to be sent thousands of kilometres into space and back before it reaches you. Fibre This refers to the transmission of data (by the ISP, in the background) via fibre-optic cable rather than via copper cabling or satellite. Generally, this is more expensive but has the smallest delays, since fibre allows the fastest effective data transmission.
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A NOTE TO THE ISPs: Please help us provide the South African Internet user with the most comprehensive guide to ADSL plans possible. Non-listed ISPs If you represent an ISP that is not listed in The Broadband Bible, please submit your details to us so we can include you as soon as possible (there is no charge for being included in The Broadband Bible). This is the process: 1. Download the Excel spreadsheet from our website that lays out how you should submit your plan details to us. Please only use one sheet, with as many columns as is necessary. No plans without prices will be published. 2. Email the spreadsheet to us at
[email protected]. 3. Please ensure we have the contact details of the right person at your organisation, should we need to contact you with any questions. You can email those details to us at the above address. Listed ISPs If your plans are already listed in The Broadband Bible, and you would like to change or add some plans, please follow this process: 1. Download the Excel spreadsheet from our website, and fill in the required information. You must include information for ALL your plans, each time you make a change to any, so we suggest you save the spreadsheet and amend as required. We are specifically interested in the Shaped/Unshaped spec, as well as any “Notes” you think are relevant. 2. Email the spreadsheet to
[email protected]. Please ensure we have the contact details of the right person at your organisation, should we need to contact you with any questions. You can email those details to us at the above address. A new version of the Bible is released on the first Monday of every month, or as necessary.
This edition of The Broadband Bible was released on 7 July 2010 . Download latest version at www.BuyersBibles.co.za or by clicking here if you are connected to the Internet.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data, we do not accept liability for errors or omissions. Please double check with the broadband providers before making final decisions.