{"id":33964,"date":"2012-03-12T11:02:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T09:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=33964"},"modified":"2012-03-12T11:07:46","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T09:07:46","slug":"the-best-and-worst-internet-connections-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/33964-the-best-and-worst-internet-connections-in-sa","title":{"rendered":"The best and worst internet connections in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Telkom\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/227037-Telkom\">Telkom&#8217;s<\/a> 1Mbps and 10Mbps broadband connections are rated tops in South Africa while <a title=\"MTN\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/226943-MTN\">MTN<\/a> and <a title=\"iBurst\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/289087-iBurst\">iBurst<\/a> wireless have the unhappiest customers with <a title=\"Vodacom\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/227063-Vodacom\">Vodacom<\/a> following closely. This is according to the latest broadband survey done by MyBroadband.<\/p>\n<p>The results are relevant to South Africa&#8217;s gamers, who will seek a fast and reliable connection for downloading games purchased through digital stores, as well as a stable, low latency connection for competing in online games.<\/p>\n<p>In the survey broadband users were asked to rate their broadband connection in polls based on connection on speed, stability and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>The five point rating scale used in the poll was as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 \u2013 Excellent (much better than expected)<\/li>\n<li>4 \u2013 Good (better than expected)<\/li>\n<li>3 \u2013 Fair (exactly as expected)<\/li>\n<li>2 \u2013 Bad (worse than expected)<\/li>\n<li>1 \u2013 Pathetic (much worse than expected)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Telkom&#8217;s <a title=\"ADSL\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/224881-ADSL\">ADSL<\/a> 1Mbps connection received the highest average ranks (3.54), followed by Telkom&#8217;s 10Mbps service (3.49) and 8ta&#8217;s 3G\/HSPA connection (3.47).<\/p>\n<p>iBurst Wireless received the worst ratings (2.33) with MTN <a title=\"3G\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/224878-3G\">3G<\/a>\/<a title=\"HSPA+\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/230377-hspa\">HSPA<\/a> (2.70) and Vodacom 3G\/HSPA (2.90) also not doing well.<\/p>\n<p>The following table provides an overview of the average scores achieved by South Africa&#8217;s major broadband connections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>Service<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>Average<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ADSL 1Mbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<td>62<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>3.54<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ADSL 10Mbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><strong>3.49<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>8ta 3G<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><strong>3.47<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Cell C 3G<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>3.39<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ADSL 4Mbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>89<\/td>\n<td>76<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><strong>3.38<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ADSL 384kbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>3.24<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Neotel CDMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><strong>3.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vodacom 3G<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><strong>2.90<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MTN 3G<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>2.70<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>iBurst Wireless<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><strong>2.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><em>Article courtesy of MyBroadband &#8211; 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