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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..

2 replies on “ADSL Upgrade”

and so the joy is short lived 🙁

Intermittent line-synch problems required Telkom drop my line to 3Mbps since it appears that the 10Mbps upgrade has affected those not living close enough to the exchange (good ol’ copper)

so for now.. we’re slower… but more reliable (and i’d definitely take stability over speed)

My gosh coder…..I have no idea how I got to you, but here I am. You are clearly a complete techie, me on the other hand need a dummies guide to all that is techno. I just read your blog on ADSL upgrade….interesting. I tried the clever link you created to take us to Telkom site……cool. I live in the Mitchell’s Plain area and the Telkom thingie said I don’t qualify for an upgrade……booo….hooo.

It was only yesterday that I sent a mail to Telkom via their website, to complain about how they are giving all the extra bandwidth, after world cup infrastructure upgrade, to their 4mb ADSL line clients. My buddy who has such a line (lucky so and so), says they are getting an average of 8mb – 10mb upgrades, at no extra cost.
What about me, I asked them, I have a 384mb ADSL line, (did I say that right), from Mweb nogal, uncapped ekse, (capeflats slang sorry). What about the 512mb people, they pay more than me, and also get no upgrade.
I am yet to get a response from Telkom….maybe they’ll just ignore me…….’cause I guess I was less than cordial.

Mweb on the other hand, tells me, if I want faster download speed, I must go unshaped ekse. UNCAPPED…..UNSHAPED….I’m just a skollie from the capeflats…..what do I know…..can you hook me up with some knowledge……..Mr. Coder…..

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