Broadband options in Centurion?

DarthRiven

DarthRiven

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Hey guys. I'm moving into a flat in Centurion (Doringkloof area) this week, but the flat I'm moving into is a garden flat without any internet. I've thought about possibly getting ADSL, but I assume this will involve relatively a lot of admin with extending the house's line to the flat, adding a new number, etc.

So I've looked at some Wireless ISPs in the area, and Level-7.co.za stood out for me. I've heard good and bad things about them, but in general it looks like their service seems rather good. Do any of you guys have any experience with them? Any other ISPs or solutions you'd recommend for gaming/streaming/downloading?
 
DarthRiven said:
Hey guys. I'm moving into a flat in Centurion (Doringkloof area) this week, but the flat I'm moving into is a garden flat without any internet. I've thought about possibly getting ADSL, but I assume this will involve relatively a lot of admin with extending the house's line to the flat, adding a new number, etc.

So I've looked at some Wireless ISPs in the area, and Level-7.co.za stood out for me. I've heard good and bad things about them, but in general it looks like their service seems rather good. Do any of you guys have any experience with them? Any other ISPs or solutions you'd recommend for gaming/streaming/downloading?
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Smoke signals :3
 
DarthRiven said:
Hey guys. I'm moving into a flat in Centurion (Doringkloof area) this week, but the flat I'm moving into is a garden flat without any internet. I've thought about possibly getting ADSL, but I assume this will involve relatively a lot of admin with extending the house's line to the flat, adding a new number, etc.

So I've looked at some Wireless ISPs in the area, and Level-7.co.za stood out for me. I've heard good and bad things about them, but in general it looks like their service seems rather good. Do any of you guys have any experience with them? Any other ISPs or solutions you'd recommend for gaming/streaming/downloading?
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go level-7. Avoid Bitco. Level-7 good to me over the year and a half. Only issues I ran into was the following:-
1. Ffffiing Tshwana free wifi dish caused interference with mine so i got 1% packet loss. Took them 6 months to sort it out, but blame myslef for not creating a bigger stink about it, not really a level-7 fault.
2. I got a letter to say I didn't pay, but I blame December holidays for that. I paid way early, most probably when no one could check accounts hence the letter.


In all honest, I have vdsl in our complex, but i just don't see why i would like to deal with any other ISP.
I mean Level-7 tells me when there is a issue before I even know about it, and they keep you up to date while the problem is being sorted. No other ISP has been able to deliver such a service ever!

Only thing I'm going to warn, the equipment can be rather steep(R3 500 , guessing since mine was done a year and half ago) .
However they the only place that was like, yeah if you don't wanna be with us you can even join the WEG group with our equipment.
They really awsum TBH.
 
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ArchieChoke said:
go level-7. Avoid Bitco. Level-7 good to me over the year and a half. Only issues I ran into was the following:-
1. Ffffiing Tshwana free wifi dish caused interference with mine so i got 1% packet loss. Took them 6 months to sort it out, but blame myslef for not creating a bigger stink about it, not really a level-7 fault.
2. I got a letter to say I didn't pay, but I blame December holidays for that. I paid way early, most probably when no one could check accounts hence the letter.


In all honest, I have vdsl in our complex, but i just don't see why i would like to deal with any other ISP.
I mean Level-7 tells me when there is a issue before I even know about it, and they keep you up to date while the problem is being sorted. No other ISP has been able to deliver such a service ever!

Only thing I'm going to warn, the equipment can be rather steep(R3 500 , guessing since mine was done a year and half ago) .
However they the only place that was like, yeah if you don't wanna be with us you can even join the WEG group with our equipment.
They really awsum TBH.
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Awesome, thanks ArchieChoke. They're coming for a signal test this afternoon; if all goes well I'm hoping to get the antennas installed before the end of the week. I've heard good and bad things about their service, but the bad seems to be the same as with most ISPs, and the good seems much better than the rest.

I'll post my experience with them soon as I have a chance to... well... experience it. Thanks for the advice!
 
DarthRiven said:
Hey guys. I'm moving into a flat in Centurion (Doringkloof area) this week, but the flat I'm moving into is a garden flat without any internet. I've thought about possibly getting ADSL, but I assume this will involve relatively a lot of admin with extending the house's line to the flat, adding a new number, etc.

So I've looked at some Wireless ISPs in the area, and Level-7.co.za stood out for me. I've heard good and bad things about them, but in general it looks like their service seems rather good. Do any of you guys have any experience with them? Any other ISPs or solutions you'd recommend for gaming/streaming/downloading?
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I had level 7. Great little company with good service!
 
Bad news unfortunately. Trees in the area around the flat make signal a real difficulty, so I'm going to have to face Telkom now. Wish me luck.
 
Have you considered Telkom LTE? I have had a lot of success with it and i'm happy with the quantity of data as well as the quality of the service.
 
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