{"id":71008,"date":"2014-12-13T07:26:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T05:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=71008"},"modified":"2014-12-13T07:27:33","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T05:27:33","slug":"uncapped-broadband-adsl-vs-wireless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/71008-uncapped-broadband-adsl-vs-wireless","title":{"rendered":"Uncapped broadband: ADSL vs Wireless"},"content":{"rendered":"

Telkom’s DSL products dominate the fixed broadband market in South Africa, with speeds ranging between 2Mbps and 40Mbps.<\/p>\n

But what if DSL services are not available in a certain area, or someone is looking for an alternative to Telkom’s fixed line services? Here wireless broadband becomes an option.<\/p>\n

Many wireless broadband providers, including Neotel, iBurst, and Bitco, are offering subscribers an alternative to DSL.<\/p>\n

Wireless broadband products \u2013 similarly to\u00a0DSL \u2013 offer many different speeds and data options, including uncapped.<\/p>\n

This raises the question as to how uncapped wireless broadband options compare to\u00a0Telkom’s uncapped DSL products. The following table answers that question.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Uncapped broadband products<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service<\/strong><\/td>\nConnection type<\/strong><\/td>\nSpeed<\/strong><\/td>\nLine rental<\/strong><\/td>\nData and access<\/strong><\/td>\nTotal monthly cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 7<\/td>\nWi-Fi<\/td>\n2Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR499<\/td>\nR499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iBurst Wireless (5GB daily fair usage)<\/td>\niBurst Wireless<\/td>\n2Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR549<\/td>\nR549<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Snowball<\/td>\nWi-Fi<\/td>\n2Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR549<\/td>\nR549<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom home ADSL<\/td>\nCopper<\/td>\n2Mbps<\/td>\nR167<\/td>\nR394<\/td>\nR561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sprintnet<\/td>\nWi-Fi<\/td>\n2Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR599<\/td>\nR599<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bitco Wireless<\/td>\nWi-Fi<\/td>\n2Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR699<\/td>\nR699<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NeoBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nWiMax\/LTE<\/td>\n2Mbps<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\nR699<\/td>\nR699<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom business ADSL<\/td>\nCopper<\/td>\n2Mbps<\/td>\nR239<\/td>\nR499<\/td>\nR738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iBurst Wireless (10GB daily fair usage)<\/td>\niBurst Wireless<\/td>\n2Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR829<\/td>\nR829<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 7<\/td>\nWi-Fi<\/td>\n4Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR699<\/td>\nR699<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Snowball<\/td>\nWi-Fi<\/td>\n4Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR749<\/td>\nR749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom home ADSL<\/td>\nCopper<\/td>\n4Mbps<\/td>\nR167<\/td>\nR585<\/td>\nR752<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom business ADSL<\/td>\nCopper<\/td>\n4Mbps<\/td>\nR239<\/td>\nR753<\/td>\nR992<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NeoBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nWiMax\/LTE<\/td>\n4Mbps<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\nR999<\/td>\nR999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Snowball<\/td>\nWi-Fi<\/td>\n10Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR949<\/td>\nR949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom home ADSL<\/td>\nCopper<\/td>\n10Mbps<\/td>\nR167<\/td>\nR999<\/td>\nR1,166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom business ADSL<\/td>\nCopper<\/td>\n10Mbps<\/td>\nR239<\/td>\nR1,209<\/td>\nR1,448<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bitco Wireless<\/td>\nWi-Fi<\/td>\n10Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR1,499<\/td>\nR1,499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NeoBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nWiMax\/LTE<\/td>\n10Mbps<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\nR1,799<\/td>\nR1,799<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 7<\/td>\nWi-Fi<\/td>\n10Mbps<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR2,149<\/td>\nR2,149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Article courtesy of MyBroadband<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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