Telkom uncapped ADSL launched at rAge 2011 with pricing

Summary: TelkomInternet is launching at least three uncapped ADSL accounts today: “up to 384kbps” for R219 per month, 1Mbps for R369, and a promotional bundle exclusive to the rAge expo for R782 that includes “up to 10Mbps” line rental and Battlefield 3.

TelkomInternet is selling their new uncapped ADSL accounts at the rAge gaming expo being held this weekend (30 September to 2 October 2011).

The Telkom uncapped account sales confirm speculation from yesterday that Telkom would be introducing consumer uncapped ADSL today.

It looks like Telkom will be launching at least three new packages today, two of which will be permanent products running on 384kbps and 1Mbps lines, and a third promotional package for “up to 10Mbps” ADSL that will only be available at rAge.

Telkom’s “do Uncapped” accounts will be throttled during the day between 06h00 and 22h00 to a certain fraction of the maximum linespeed, but there is no restriction on local traffic.

There is no mention of throttling on the “do Gamers bundle for rAge” promo.

The do Gamers bundle, available only at rAge this weekend, costs R782 per month and includes line rental for Telkom’s fastest ADSL offering (“up to 10Mbps”), a 1Mbps do Uncapped ADSL data account, a copy of Battlefield 3 (when it launches), and a 2TB external hard drive.

You are required to sign a 12 month contract for the Do Gamers bundle.

The details of the new TelkomInternet do Uncapped accounts are as follows:

• Do Uncapped 384kbps account only – R219; daytime restriction (06h00 to 22h00) to 354kbps
• Do Uncapped 1Mbps account only – R369; daytime restriction (06h00 to 22h00) to 767kbps
• Do Uncapped 4/10Mbps account only – R2097

• Do Uncapped 384kbps account & ADSL access – R371; daytime restriction (06h00 to 22h00) to 354kbps
• Do Uncapped 1Mbps account & ADSL access – R658; daytime restriction (06h00 to 22h00) to 767kbps
• Do Uncapped 4/10Mbps account & ADSL access – R2510

Package pricing excludes landline rental.

Telkom’s 384kbps uncapped account is priced exactly the same as Mweb’s, but its 1Mbps account is somewhat more expensive (Mweb’s costs R299 per month).

Thanks to MyBroadband freelancer Gerrit Vermeulen and Let’s Talk Network for doing the legwork on this one.

Article courtesy of MyBroadband – Telkom uncapped ADSL pricing revealed

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