by David Yates | Jan 14, 2014 | ADSL, Broadband, Consumer, Copper, Cost
Telkom has upgraded many 4Mbps ADSL subscribers to 10Mbps, but what if you cannot get 10Mbps? Recently Telkom embarked on a programme and successfully upgraded 2Mbps ADSL users to 4Mbps ADSL as of 23 December 2013. On January 15th it will start to upgrade 1Mbps...by David Yates | Jan 13, 2014 | ADSL, Broadband, Consumer, Cost, Government
The latest statistics from Ookla’s broadband value index shows that South Africa is still far away from its broadband price targets. The recent Ookla report shows that the cost of a broadband connection is 12% of South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita....by David Yates | Jan 8, 2014 | ADSL, Broadband, Business, Consumer
Many South African ADSL users have been reporting poor speeds and degraded service levels. Some of these users are blaming their Internet Service Provider (ISP) for the slow speeds, but the problems may lay elsewhere. One ISP which has come under particular pressure...by David Yates | Jan 7, 2014 | ADSL, Broadband, Consumer, Cost
The latest Ookla Net Index household value index shows that South Africans pay more for their broadband services and are offered less value for money than most of their international counterparts. The Ookla Net Index “household value index” uses recent surveys from...by David Yates | Sep 7, 2013 | ADSL, Consumer, Copper
A recent report shows that South Africans only get 78.8% of the broadband speed they are promised. This is significantly lower than the global average of 86.75%. The Household Promise Index compares and ranks the median ratio of actual download speed to the download...