CipherWave has launched HomeConnect, its range of fibre-to-the-home products that run on the infrastructure of various fibre providers.
CipherWave’s services run on the fibre networks of Vumatel, MetroFibre Networx, and Waterfall Access Networks.
Its accounts all run on a month-to-month basis and are uncapped, unshaped, synchronous, and include a free router.
Pricing for its 20Mbps, 50Mbps, and 100Mbps services are summarised in the table below.
Pricing
| HomeConnect | Pricing p/m | Speeds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTTH products | Vumatel | MetroFibre Networx | Waterfall Access Networks | Download/Upload |
| 20/20 FibreTrend | R648 | R648 | R688 | 20Mbps/20Mbps |
| 50/50 FibreVibe | R888 | R848 | R848 | 50Mbps/50Mbps |
| 100/100 FibreBold | R1,088 | R1,088 | R1,088 | 100Mbps/100Mbps |
Fair Use Policy
“The broadband access service is provided over a shared, ‘best endeavours’ and contended network with limited service guarantees, which may be impacted by the activities of other users,” said CipherWave.
CipherWave said it reserves the right in its Fair Use Policy to take steps to protect the integrity of its network against excessive usage.
“Excessive usage” is defined as usage over 588GB per month.
The action that CipherWave may take to guard against excessive usage includes:
- Shaping throughput
- Prioritising services utilising specific ports or communication protocols
- Rate limiting throughput
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588GB isn’t a gigantic amount for 20+ up and down. It’s probably enough for most but if I pay for uncapped I want the best performance no matter what amount I used that month.