{"id":72029,"date":"2015-02-08T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=72029"},"modified":"2015-02-06T12:57:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T10:57:05","slug":"sas-broadband-connections-best-and-worst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/72029-sas-broadband-connections-best-and-worst","title":{"rendered":"SA’s broadband connections: best and worst"},"content":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband\u2019s January 2015 broadband survey shows that Telkom Mobile\u2019s LTE service and Telkom Mobile\u2019s 3G product are the best fixed and mobile broadband services in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The latest broadband survey was completed by 4,055 South African broadband users, who rated their broadband services on value for money, network quality, and billing and support.<\/p>\n

People who completed the survey were typically IT professionals and other tech-savvy individuals, with a strong knowledge of South Africa\u2019s broadband market.<\/p>\n

The survey tested users\u2019 opinions of their broadband service and asked them how likely they were to recommend their broadband product to family and friends.<\/p>\n

The results showed that Telkom Mobile LTE was rated as the top fixed broadband service in the country. Telkom\u2019s 3G\/HSPA service received the highest average mobile broadband rating.<\/p>\n

Because Telkom\u2019s LTE service is sold as a fixed wireless broadband solution, it is grouped with other fixed products like ADSL, fibre, and iBurst Wireless.<\/p>\n

The following table provides an overview of the results of the survey for fixed and mobile broadband products (scores out of 10).<\/p>\n

It should be noted that some products which did not receive enough feedback \u2013 including Neotel\u2019s CDMA products and Vumatel\u2019s fibre service \u2013 are not listed in the tables below.<\/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\n
Fixed broadband<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service<\/strong><\/td>\nNetwork quality<\/strong><\/td>\nValue for money<\/strong><\/td>\nSupport<\/strong><\/td>\nAverage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom Mobile LTE<\/td>\n7.79<\/td>\n7.66<\/td>\n6.97<\/td>\n7.47<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VDSL 40Mbps<\/td>\n7.78<\/td>\n6.87<\/td>\n6.74<\/td>\n7.13<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NeoBroadband Fibre<\/td>\n7.53<\/td>\n6.40<\/td>\n6.80<\/td>\n6.91<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom fibre-to-the-home<\/td>\n7.39<\/td>\n6.67<\/td>\n6.50<\/td>\n6.85<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neotel wireless<\/td>\n7.21<\/td>\n6.58<\/td>\n6.21<\/td>\n6.67<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VDSL 20Mbps<\/td>\n7.33<\/td>\n6.39<\/td>\n6.26<\/td>\n6.66<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MultiChoice Smart Village<\/td>\n7.46<\/td>\n6.00<\/td>\n5.77<\/td>\n6.41<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neotel LTE<\/td>\n7.14<\/td>\n6.43<\/td>\n5.43<\/td>\n6.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADSL 10Mbps<\/td>\n6.77<\/td>\n6.01<\/td>\n6.19<\/td>\n6.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADSL 4Mbps<\/td>\n6.37<\/td>\n5.79<\/td>\n6.18<\/td>\n6.11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADSL 2Mbps<\/td>\n6.12<\/td>\n5.69<\/td>\n6.09<\/td>\n5.97<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iBurst Wireless<\/td>\n4.82<\/td>\n6.38<\/td>\n6.07<\/td>\n5.76<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile broadband<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service<\/strong><\/td>\nNetwork quality<\/strong><\/td>\nValue for money<\/strong><\/td>\nSupport<\/strong><\/td>\nAverage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom Mobile 3G HSPA<\/td>\n6.81<\/td>\n7.90<\/td>\n6.82<\/td>\n7.18<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom LTE<\/td>\n7.22<\/td>\n5.58<\/td>\n6.57<\/td>\n6.45<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN LTE<\/td>\n6.49<\/td>\n6.35<\/td>\n6.37<\/td>\n6.41<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cell C 3G HSPA<\/td>\n5.52<\/td>\n7.18<\/td>\n6.11<\/td>\n6.27<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom 3G HSPA<\/td>\n6.41<\/td>\n5.36<\/td>\n5.90<\/td>\n5.89<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN 3G HSPA<\/td>\n5.91<\/td>\n5.84<\/td>\n5.69<\/td>\n5.81<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile ISP<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MWEB Mobile<\/td>\n7.25<\/td>\n8.25<\/td>\n8.33<\/td>\n7.94<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afrihost Mobile<\/td>\n6.48<\/td>\n6.96<\/td>\n8.01<\/td>\n7.15<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Would you recommend your broadband service to a friend?<\/h3>\n

As part of the survey users were asked: \u201cHow likely is it that you would recommend your current broadband service to a friend or colleague?\u201d<\/p>\n

The higher the score, the more likely a person was to recommend their service to other people.<\/p>\n

The following table shows how likely broadband subscribers are to recommend their service to friends.<\/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\n\n
Fixed broadband<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neotel LTE<\/td>\n8.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NeoBroadband Fibre<\/td>\n8.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom Mobile LTE<\/td>\n8.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom fibre-to-the-home<\/td>\n8.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neotel wireless<\/td>\n7.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VDSL 20Mbps<\/td>\n7.76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VDSL 40Mbps<\/td>\n7.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neotel NeoFlex<\/td>\n7.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MultiChoice Smart Village<\/td>\n7.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADSL 10Mbps<\/td>\n7.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADSL 4Mbps<\/td>\n7.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADSL 2Mbps<\/td>\n6.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN 3G HSPA<\/td>\n6.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iBurst Wireless<\/td>\n4.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile broadband<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom Mobile 3G HSPA<\/td>\n7.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN LTE<\/td>\n6.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom LTE<\/td>\n6.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom 3G HSPA<\/td>\n6.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cell C 3G HSPA<\/td>\n5.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile ISP<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MWEB Mobile<\/td>\n8.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afrihost Mobile<\/td>\n7.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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

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