Neotel launched its new NeoBroadband Wireless service recently, offering uncapped, unshaped data at speeds ranging between 1Mbps and 10Mbps.<\/p>\n
NeoBroadband Wireless is a technology-agnostic wireless broadband service which gives a constant experience regardless of the wireless technology being used, such as LTE or WiMax.<\/p>\n
Neotel’s NeoBroadband Wireless pricing starts at R499 for a 1Mbps service and increases to R1,799 for a 10Mbps product.<\/p>\n
NeoBroadband Wireless comes with a generous fair use policy ranging between 100GB for a 1Mbps service and 1TB for a 10Mbps service. Line\u00a0speed will be reduced by 50% once the FUP is reached.<\/p>\n
Neotel CEO Sunil Joshi made it clear that their new NeoBroadband Wireless products are targeting Telkom’s ADSL offerings.<\/p>\n
“ADSL will eventually only be seen on the History Channel because what is now available is a real choice from Neotel \u2013 a consistently great Internet user experience,” said Joshi.<\/p>\n
The following table provides an overview of how Neotel’s NeoBroadband Wireless prices stack up against Telkom’s uncapped ADSL tariffs.<\/p>\n
We included both home and business ADSL rates as Neotel’s NeoBroadband Wireless service is aimed at residential and business customers.<\/p>\n
Telkom ADSL versus NeoBroadband Wireless<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Service<\/strong><\/td>\n | Speed<\/strong><\/td>\n | Line rental<\/strong><\/td>\n | Data and access<\/strong><\/td>\n | Total monthly cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Telkom home ADSL<\/td>\n | 2Mbps<\/td>\n | R167<\/td>\n | R394<\/td>\n | R561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | NeoBroadband Wireless<\/td>\n | 2Mbps<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | R699<\/td>\n | R699<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Telkom business ADSL<\/td>\n | 2Mbps<\/td>\n | R239<\/td>\n | R499<\/td>\n | R738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Telkom home ADSL<\/td>\n | 4Mbps<\/td>\n | R167<\/td>\n | R585<\/td>\n | R752<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Telkom business ADSL<\/td>\n | 4Mbps<\/td>\n | R239<\/td>\n | R753<\/td>\n | R992<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | NeoBroadband Wireless<\/td>\n | 4Mbps<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | R999<\/td>\n | R999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Telkom home ADSL<\/td>\n | 10Mbps<\/td>\n | R167<\/td>\n | R999<\/td>\n | R1,166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Telkom business ADSL<\/td>\n | 10Mbps<\/td>\n | R239<\/td>\n | R1,209<\/td>\n | R1,448<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | NeoBroadband Wireless<\/td>\n | 10Mbps<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | R1,799<\/td>\n | R1,799<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n | Article courtesy of MyBroadband<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n How to game when Eskom cuts your electricity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Alienware Alpha: a gaming console made for PC gamers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n |