Uncapped ADSL price comparison

29 August 2012

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Cybersmart, Axxess, and Axxess parent company Afrihost are among the cheapest options for uncapped ADSL in South Africa.

Competition in the uncapped home ADSL market has been heating up lately, with ISPs jostling for price positioning, and launching new products to compete in the 2Mbps ADSL segment.

This is coupled with Telkom’s current phase of ADSL line speed upgrades, which will likely see 1Mbps (previously 384Kbps) and 2Mbps (previously 1Mbps) customers re-evaluating their internet data and line rental requirements.

Uncapped ADSL products are cheaper than ever, and the higher-end products may be entering the realm of “reasonably affordable” for many ADSL users.

It can be challenging to keep up with all the manoeuvring, and to that end, here is a snazzy table comparing uncapped ADSL products from South Africa’s largest ISPs.

The table compares data-only uncapped products, as well as those bundled with ADSL line rental. The prices do not include the standard Telkom voice line rental fee of R148.37, which is necessary in order to use an ADSL service.

The cheapest options have been bolded for your price comparison pleasure. The prices listed are accurate at the time of publication.

Uncapped ADSL pricing comparison

ISP Bundled 384kbps uncapped ADSL account and DSL384 access 384kbps uncapped ADSL data-only account
Afrihost N/A N/A
Axxess R318 R169
Cybersmart R199 R139
Imaginet R289 R149
MWEB N/A N/A
Telkom Do Broadband R349 R219
Web Africa R329 R179
ISP

Bundled 1Mbps uncapped ADSL account and DSL 1Mbps access

1Mbps uncapped ADSL data-only account

Afrihost R297 R197
Axxess N/A R196
Cybersmart R375 R184
Imaginet R429 R199
MWEB R339 R199
Telkom Do Broadband N/A N/A
Web Africa R439 R189
ISP

Bundled 2Mbps uncapped ADSL account and DSL 1Mbps access

2Mbps uncapped ADSL data-only account

Afrihost R497 R297
Axxess R545 R296
Cybersmart N/A N/A
Imaginet R595 R369
MWEB R599 R369
Telkom Do Broadband R579 R369
Web Africa R549 R299
ISP

Bundled 4Mbps uncapped ADSL account and DSL 1Mbps access

4Mbps uncapped ADSL data-only account

Afrihost R697 R397
Axxess R855 R496
Cybersmart R695 R395
Imaginet R795 R469
MWEB R899 R539
Telkom Do Broadband R1,029 R699
Web Africa R999 R599
ISP

Bundled 10Mbps uncapped ADSL account and DSL 10Mbps access

10Mbps uncapped ADSL data-only account

Afrihost R897 R797
Axxess R855 R496
Cybersmart R895 R975
Imaginet R1,899 R1,599
MWEB R1,359 R999
Telkom Do Broadband R1,699 R1,399
Web Africa R1,699 R1,299

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  1. Ultrab
    04.09.2012 at 15:02

    Hi, does MWeb notify you that your line has been upgraded?

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