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ADSL Upgrade

There’s been a lot of excitement in the local ADSL market with prices getting better and better and now with the lines being upgraded to 10Mbps, things are getting even better. If you need to check wether your line is eligible for a 10Mbps upgrade, check here on Telkom.

I once read the question that asked wether the bandwidth limitations do in fact impact on our behaviour (and hence performance in the education/business world).

For example, at the time of writing, a 5GB cap on bandwidth “seems” like a lot of bandwidth for home (or small office) users; and let’s say that’s on a 1024 kpbs line.

Now would getting 15GB (for the same price and maybe bump up the line speed at the same time) really make a difference to how you use the internet? Surely if you get by on what you got, getting more is not really going to affect you? Well, to argue by hyperbole, how would “no cap” change the way you use the internet?

Would it make you more productive?
Would your (small) business benefit from the boost- in a measurable financial way?

Or what about on the negative side; would it syphon time away from “real” world activities into the virtual world of increased time spent on social networking and virtual marketing. Is that so bad?

Whatever answer you come up with, the boost does impact on your home (or small business) at least in the short term. Think of a toddler who has been denied Smarties only to arrive at a birthday party with a bowl full of Smarties in the middle of the table (within easy reach) for everybody to snack on. And for one thing, it makes the cellular provider data bundles an absolute joke, trying to “sell” you increments of 10MB. But that’s a different rabbit hole..