Uncapped ADSL bundles – prices compared

Afrihost has recently unveiled aggressively priced uncapped ADSL bundles. This is how Afrihost’s pricing compares with other ISPs

Rudolph MullerJune 7, 2012

Afrihost recently announced their new uncapped ADSL bundles at very aggressive prices, lowering the barrier of entry for uncapped broadband services in Africa.

“Afrihost recognizes that the barrier of entry for many consumers is not so much the cost of bandwidth, but rather the total cost of a broadband solution,” said Afrihost CEO Gian Visser.

“By introducing the most affordable ADSL bundles South Africa has ever seen, Afrihost is launching an aggressive attack against the high cost of fixed bandwidth installations.”

Afrihost’s pricing undercuts most other Internet service providers (ISPs) in the country, raising the question of how its pricing stacks up against competitors.

The following tables show that Afrihost’s uncapped ADSL bundle pricing is exactly as aggressive as its CEO claims.

Bundled 384kbps uncapped ADSL account and DSL384 access
ISP	Price
Cybersmart	R199
Imaginet	R289
Afrihost	R297
MWEB	R329
Web Africa	R329
Telkom Do Broadband	R371

Bundled 1Mbps uncapped ADSL account and DSL 1Mbps access
Afrihost	R397
Cybersmart	R427
Imaginet	R429
Web Africa	R439
MWEB	R488
Telkom Do Broadband	R658

Bundled 4Mbps uncapped ADSL account and DSL 4Mbps access
Afrihost	R697
Imaginet	R795
Cybersmart	R889
MWEB	R899
Web Africa	R999
Telkom Do Broadband	R2510

Bundled 10Mbps uncapped ADSL account and DSL 10Mbps access
Afrihost	R897
Web Africa	R1,699
Imaginet	R1,899
MWEB	R2,359