{"id":50044,"date":"2013-01-31T14:07:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T12:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=50044"},"modified":"2013-01-31T14:10:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T12:10:36","slug":"uncapped-adsl-price-comparison-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/50044-uncapped-adsl-price-comparison-4","title":{"rendered":"Uncapped ADSL price comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Telkom\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/227037-Telkom\">Telkom<\/a> announced on 24 January 2013 that it will reduce its consumer uncapped <a title=\"ADSL\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/224881-ADSL\">ADSL<\/a> products by up to 40%. These price cuts will apply to both standalone and bundled ADSL products.<\/p>\n<p>This moved sparked response from consumers and competing ISPs alike.<\/p>\n<p>Openweb has responded with price cuts on its Vanilla Uncapped, with new uncapped rates starting at R89 per month for an uncapped 384kbps connection.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MWEB\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/226947-MWeb\">MWEB<\/a> is introducing new throttled uncapped <a title=\"ADSL\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/224881-ADSL\">ADSL<\/a> products which will be available from 1 February 2013. MWEB\u2019s new \u201cup to 2Mbps\u201d and \u201cup to 4Mbps\u201d Data Only and Data plus ADSL line offerings will be R10 cheaper than Telkom\u2019s new prices.<\/p>\n<p>MWEB\u2019s 1Mbps Premium Uncapped ADSL pricing remains unchanged at R199 per month for data only and R339 per month for data plus an ADSL line (ADSL access).<\/p>\n<p>The pricing shuffle in the uncapped ADSL space means that a new pricing comparison is warranted. The table below lists a number of uncapped ADSL offers (monthly pricing) from a range of ISPs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#000066\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Standalone ADSL account prices<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#D7D7FF\"><strong>1Mbps standalone ADSL accounts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Openweb Vanilla Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>R184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>R189<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Axxess<\/td>\n<td>R196<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afrihost<\/td>\n<td>R197<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>do Uncapped Basic<\/td>\n<td>R199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>R199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imaginet<\/td>\n<td>R199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lantic<\/td>\n<td>R199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RSAWeb<\/td>\n<td>R329<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#D7D7FF\"><strong>2Mbps standalone ADSL accounts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB (throttled)<\/td>\n<td>R239<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Openweb Vanilla Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R239<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>do Uncapped Advanced<\/td>\n<td>R249<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>R295<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Axxess<\/td>\n<td>R296<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afrihost<\/td>\n<td>R297<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>R299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imaginet<\/td>\n<td>R299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB (premium)<\/td>\n<td>R369<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#D7D7FF\"><strong>4Mbps standalone ADSL accounts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Openweb Vanilla Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB (throttled)<\/td>\n<td>R359<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>do Uncapped Premium<\/td>\n<td>R369<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>R395<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afrihost<\/td>\n<td>R397<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imaginet<\/td>\n<td>R399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Axxess<\/td>\n<td>R496<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>R499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RSAWeb<\/td>\n<td>R499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lantic<\/td>\n<td>R499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB (premium)<\/td>\n<td>R539<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#D7D7FF\"><strong>10Mbps standalone ADSL accounts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Axxess<\/td>\n<td>R496<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Openweb Vanilla Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R689<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>do Uncapped Premium Plus<\/td>\n<td>R699<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>R795<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afrihost<\/td>\n<td>R797<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>R999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>R999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#000099\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Bundled ADSL account prices<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#D7D7FF\"><strong>1Mbps bundled ADSL accounts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>R295<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afrihost<\/td>\n<td>R297<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>do Uncapped Basic<\/td>\n<td>R329<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>R339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>R339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imaginet<\/td>\n<td>R349<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lantic<\/td>\n<td>R351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#D7D7FF\"><strong>2Mbps bundled ADSL accounts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB (throttled)<\/td>\n<td>R449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>do Uncapped Advanced<\/td>\n<td>R459<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>R495<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afrihost<\/td>\n<td>R497<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>R549<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imaginet<\/td>\n<td>R568<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB (premium)<\/td>\n<td>R599<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#D7D7FF\"><strong>4Mbps bundled ADSL accounts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB (throttled)<\/td>\n<td>R689<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>R695<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afrihost<\/td>\n<td>R697<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>do Uncapped Premium<\/td>\n<td>R699<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imaginet<\/td>\n<td>R795<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lantic<\/td>\n<td>R889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB (premium)<\/td>\n<td>R899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>R899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#D7D7FF\"><strong>10Mbps bundled ADSL accounts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>R895<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afrihost<\/td>\n<td>R897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>do Uncapped Premium Plus<\/td>\n<td>R999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>R1,359<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>R1,399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More ISP gaming news:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/50015-cybersmart-to-tackle-unfriendly-adsl-for-gamers.html\">Cybersmart plans game servers, improved ADSL for gaming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/49977-gamers-deserve-special-adsl-treatment.html\">Gamers deserve special ADSL treatment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a 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