While the rest of the world has been enjoying cheap uncapped Internet for long now, South African has been milked for every cent they have just to use a couple of gigs a month. This all has changed drastically the past week.
The past week the South African Internet market has been shaken up again and this time it is huge. It all started out as a campaign I have been following for a few weeks called “Free The Web” on Facebook and that is just what MWeb did, they set the Web free.
MWeb introduced uncapped Internet accounts the past week for as little as R219 per month for 384kbps and R539 per month for 4mbps data only options. MWeb also launched all in one packages starting from R349 per month for 384kbps to R899 for 4mbps.
The service is shaped but good news is that there is also an unshaped option available for businesses ranging from R499 to R1999, this service includes a Cisco router and 5 static IP addresses.
Just a day after MWeb announced the new standard for uncapped internet in South Africa other ISPs started following with OpenWeb partnering up with MWeb to offer their customers the same special, another entrant is @lantic/vox which beat the price of the all in one uncapped packages.
Good news is that Afrihost who previously shook up the Internet market with the introduction of their R29 per GB ADSL announced that they will also be introducing uncapped packages any day now, they have been looking into it for a while now and MWeb just beat them to it said Gian Visser CEO at Afrihost.
I like what I am seeing happening in the local Internet market, and just like Afrihost has set the standard of sub R30 per GB prices, MWeb has now set a new standard for uncapped Internet and other ISPs will just have to follow to stay ahead in the local Internet market.
You’re getting too excited about this. Read the MWEB ToS first, they don’t allow the uncapped connection to be always on, and you’re not allowed to run services on it (or even use dynamic DNS on it). Imho I wouldn’t call it a true broadband service.
True Jonathan, but then again what ISP does not have a fair usage policy in place? I think its more of a way to protect them if something should go wrong.
Also the business uncapped is unshaped with 5 static IP addresses so I guess you should be able to host services on that.
But I think only time will tell, its still the early stages and I would like to see how these uncapped accounts perform when MWeb’s network gets more and more busier.
I still think the prices are good though.
hey hey – finally getting rid of my 3G!
Indeed, their business incapped packages are quite attractive, but you can’t really compare their residential uncapped to say, Afrihost’s offering and call it cheap. If you’re only allowed to use the site for browsing sites and reading e-mail then you probably don’t need an uncapped account to begin with.
check isat.co.za out, they are also offering cheaper uncapped internet. The game is on!!!
Hi HAMIDA I have them listed in my uncapped thread containing most if not all of the local available uncapped packages http://www.igeek.co.za/2010/04/19/uncapped-adsl-all-the-deals/
It’s a pity SA is so far behind the rest of the world when it comes to the Interwebs. Currently, I live in Dubai, UAE. The country is only 30 years old, yet we have internet that’s uncapped and unshaped for excellent prices. For instance, I pay R900 per month for an 8mb Fibre line. I once tested how far I can push my ISP and downloaded over 300gb worth of data per month for 3 months. (I used my account at 2 seperate locations at my house and my friend’s place). I didnt get a call, my internet wasn’t slowed down. Nothing of the sort.
Now that is real value for money.
It is good to see that SA is trying to catch up with the rest of the world, but seeing as 4mbps is the fastest internet available, it’s no wonder all SA sites are so slow.
Stephsn, yea we are a bit behind the rest of the world but we are slowly making progress.
4Mbps is currently our fastest ADSL available but there is also trials going on atm for 8 and 10Mbps. Telkom will hopefully make this live sometime this year.
I would still love to know of a service provider with uncapped wireless internet, or some way that one doesn’t need the irritation of having to deal with Telkom
Johan are you referring to a 3G offer or fixed wireless? There is quite allot of wisps offering uncapped solutions, in fact they offered it long before uncapped ADSL became affordable. The problem with these wisps is that they have ridiculous content ratios and the experience is often not that good due to this high content ratios.
Doesn’t really matter, I’ll even take ADSL, but the line rental of Telkom is simply to expensive for someone that never makes a landline call.
Agree, and this is where the local loop unbundling comes into play, if ICASA can get their act together and get things finalised then line rental will start to phase out. I mean if I only want ADSL why do I need to pay for a voice line also?
So what would be the best option at the moment for uncapped internet, no 2 year contracts, as far as you know?
Then would downloading also be unlimited, not illegal, I mean like watching a old TV series on the CBS network for example
ADSL is your best option with regards to speed and quality, you can check out a list of all the deals currently available http://www.igeek.co.za/2010/04/19/uncapped-adsl-all-the-deals/
Hi
i want to study online but i have a problem getting the internet that is the cheapest,uncaped and wireless i am from pmb and i want it urgently please help me i am desperate am willing to say less the 500rand per month but i dont have a landline and i dont need it. Please please please i need your help.
Hi Ayanda, if you do not want a fixed line you can opt for telkom wimax, and a uncapped account from mweb. Otherwise your options are either 3G which for R500 you will probably only get about 2-3GB worth of data or Neotel if you have reception.
I’m enquiring about the advert on Vuzu for the 1g internet connection with the price of r59.99 p/m..thank u & awaiting a prompt reply.
Hi Annie, I am not axxess and do represent them at all. If you like to enquire you can visit their website at http://www.axxess.co.za
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Hi Shamiel, unfortunately I do not provide internet, I simply write about it. If you are interested in getting uncapped internet you can contact MWeb or Afrihost.
i have a adsl linealready , what will a 4 mbps cost me per month….0824339987…R539.00 or less seeing i have a line,,also, do i get a adsl modem with your package ?
hi, i am desperatley needing some help. i currently live in howick, kzn. i had a telkom line and was using mweb uncapped. i just moved to a different house 3km down the road and telkom says there are no ports at the moment. i am on the waiting list for a month already. the problem is i work from home and cant work without net or uncapped as i use about 40gb a month minimum. do u know who would be the best company to go to? i cant afford to pay more than R500 to R600 a month to whichever company. thats excl what i pay mweb. thanks for any help u can give me! i appreciate it.
Dear Sir,
I am a Pensioner and looking for cheap Uncapped Wireless Internet till R300,00 monthly. I live in Mayberry Park, Alberton.
Do you know a good Wireless Internet Service Provider without ADSL Line because I phone seldom and I have a Telkom pre-paid phone. I don´t want to pay for an extra Telkom line and the upgrade for the ADSL line.
Thanks for your help.
Yours faithfully
Werner Krehl
Hi, this uncapped wireless solution is based in alberton, and they’re prices are pretty reasonable. For R300, you can get 368kbps uncapped.
Regards
I hope the internet in SA gets better as I am think of moving back. It is amazing how slow and expensive it is. I currently live in the UK and I have a 50MB uncapped unshaped internet connection and it only costs R600 plus no need for line rental as it is cable. It is just sad to see as a country like South Africa would be great if it had a cable service in the main cities. You end up downloading so much(i do almost 300GB in 10 days and my isp says nothing).
Hey there.
I live in a farming area in JNB. We have no landlines. I am looking for an uncapped data package that is wireless. Would be nice if it was unshapped too. Any ideas?
Go check out SAwireless, i’m getting it at the end of the month… uncapped, and bypassing Telkom all the way.
Thanks bud will check it out now. Let me know how the instalation goes and what the coverage is like.
Sounds good Johan, just what I need. I’m interested in your experience so far
Hey I have a problem I don’t have phone lines and in my area phone lines isn’t aloud. I need uncap because I’m a serious internet marketer and internet is my life’s work. Can you please help me?
And whats WIMAX?
In South Africa, Which DNS server is the fastest? If you know about, please tell me Preferred and Alternate SERVER IPs.
You own ISP’s DSN should probably the best option, on ADSL you should automatically be assigned the best DSN ips.
Hi, I have no idea what capped/upcapped, shaped, ADSL and all those terms, I have 3 kids, 2 vasity and one high school, always problems with the two vodacom dongles, someone used all the airtime and urgent need suddenly for access, they all have laptops with wireless limitless (I want them to have 24/7 internet time) possibilty, I need the cheapest wireless solution for my home, in Cape Town, please advise.
need uncapped internet without contract
please how do i sign up
hi Good people,
Im new to this internet downloading business , so is there anyone out there that can give me some help.
i want to download movies from the net with the cheapest option. Does anyone know what that is ?
Much appareciated
hi guys
i need help, i am currently looking for a wireless internet service as they keep stealing our lines and telkom is not replacing them and i am a gamer and i am looking for a decent speed connection and has to be uncapped at a reasonable price. i stay outside of pmb. i was quoted R700+ pm for a 512mbps and 10gig cap… i mean really whos kidding who???? so please if anyone knows who can help, will be very appreciated… 0836827062
Thanks