{"id":51074,"date":"2013-02-26T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T09:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=51074"},"modified":"2013-02-26T12:16:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T10:16:00","slug":"mweb-20mbps-40mbps-uncapped-data-prices-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/51074-mweb-20mbps-40mbps-uncapped-data-prices-announced","title":{"rendered":"MWEB 20Mbps, 40Mbps uncapped data prices announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

MWEB has launched six new connectivity products that take advantage of the introduction of VDSL (Very-High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line) technology in South Africa – technology that provides 20Mbps and 40Mbps speeds.<\/p>\n

These include business level products, but most MyGaming readers will probably be interested in their consumer level offering. The basic price structure is listed below.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nMWEB Uncapped VDSL pricing (VAT inclusive)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VDSL 20Mbps<\/td>\nVDSL 40Mbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Consumer Uncapped<\/td>\nR2,299 p\/m<\/td>\nR3,999 p\/m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Business Uncapped<\/td>\nR5,799 p\/m (VDSL router included)<\/td>\nR10,699 p\/m (VDSL router included)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Business Uncapped (Lite)<\/td>\nR3,799 p\/m (VDSL router included)<\/td>\nR5,799 p\/m (VDSL router included)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Telkom VDSL line rental charges<\/h3>\n

Telkom<\/a> Internet will launch VDSL<\/a>-based broadband products on 4 March 2013, which will see customers experience speeds of up to 20Mbps and up to 40Mbps.<\/p>\n

Telkom has also announced their VDSL line rental costs. Note this will still require rental of an analogue line as a pre-requisite for DSL line rental.<\/p>\n

Telkom’s current line-rental charges per month are R148.37 (consumer) and R203.35 (business).<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n
Stand Alone Re-Sell DSL Access only (VAT inclusive)
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		Price<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DSL Up to 20Mbps (Elite)<\/td>\nR540 p\/m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DSL Up to 40Mbps (Elite Plus)<\/td>\nR795 p\/m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

VDSL explained<\/h3>\n
\"Derek<\/a>

Derek Hershaw: MWEB ISP CEO<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cVDSL is like ADSL on steroids – only faster. It\u2019s up to four times faster than the fastest ADSL currently available,\u201d said MWEB ISP CEO Derek Hershaw.<\/p>\n

According to Hershaw, while LTE may offer higher burst speeds and Fibre may deliver greater long-term reliability, VDSL is the way to go for users that have high-traffic-high-speed requirements.<\/p>\n

Hershaw cautioned that VDSL is currently available in only a handful of areas in Gauteng, the Western Cape, and KwaZulu Natal.<\/p>\n

Whether a potential VDSL subscriber is able to get the service will depend on how far their premises are from a Telkom street distribution cabinet (SDC), and whether that SDC has been upgraded to a multi-service access node (MSAN).<\/p>\n

\u201cMWEB is following the roll-out of MSANs closely. As soon as the Telkom infrastructure upgrade is complete, we will make our VDSL products available to our customers in that area,” said Hershaw.<\/p>\n

Full details of MWEB\u2019s new VDSL offerings (all prices include VAT):<\/h3>\n