{"id":73713,"date":"2015-03-29T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=73713"},"modified":"2015-03-27T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T14:38:06","slug":"cheapest-and-most-expensive-fibre-broadband-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/73713-cheapest-and-most-expensive-fibre-broadband-in-sa","title":{"rendered":"Cheapest and most expensive fibre broadband in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MWEB recently announced that it will\u00a0<a title=\"MWEB fibre to the home\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/fibre\/121046-mweb-fibre-to-the-home-prices-announced-2.html\"><strong>offer its customers fibre-to-the-home lines<\/strong><\/a> across South Africa using Telkom\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement followed news that MWEB is working with private fibre provider Vumatel to bring its services to fibrehoods in Gauteng and the Western Cape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that many of our customers are keen to migrate to fibre, therefore MWEB has developed an array of fibre-to-the-home products for them to choose from,\u201d said Carolyn Holgate, GM at MWEB.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cybersmart FTTH\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/119448-uncapped-broadband-prices-fibre-versus-adsl.html\"><strong>Cybersmart also unveiled<\/strong><\/a> its latest uncapped fibre-to-the-home products recently, with pricing staring at R899 per month.<\/p>\n<p>Vodacom was the latest company to <a title=\"Vodacom FTTH prices\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/121600-aggressive-vodacom-fibre-to-the-home-prices.html\"><strong>unveil its fibre-to-the-home prices<\/strong><\/a> as part of an FTTH trial.\u00a0Vodacom&#8217;s pricing range between R799 per month for a 20Mbps service to R1,799 for a 100Mbps offering.<\/p>\n<p>The list of fibre-to-the-home products is\u00a0growing rapidly, and competition is\u00a0starting to drive prices down.<\/p>\n<p>The following table provides an overview of some of the prominent fibre-to-the-home offerings in South Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#999999\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fibre-to-the-home &#8211; South African prices<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>Provider<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>Fibre provider<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>Speed<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>Data<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MTN<\/td>\n<td>MTN<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>20GB<\/td>\n<td>R739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>Telkom, Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>40GB<\/td>\n<td>R788<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vodacom<\/td>\n<td>Vodacom<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>50GB<\/td>\n<td>R799<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>50GB<\/td>\n<td>R929<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100GB<\/td>\n<td>R999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>50GB<\/td>\n<td>R999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>Telkom, Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>120GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>20Mbps<\/td>\n<td>Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R1,359<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>Telkom, Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>40Mbps<\/td>\n<td>40GB<\/td>\n<td>R888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>40Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,099<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>Telkom, Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>40Mbps<\/td>\n<td>120GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>40Mbps<\/td>\n<td>50GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vodacom<\/td>\n<td>Vodacom<\/td>\n<td>40Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>R1,199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>40Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>Smart Village<\/td>\n<td>40Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>50Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100GB<\/td>\n<td>R899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>Telkom, Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>50Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100GB<\/td>\n<td>R899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MTN<\/td>\n<td>MTN<\/td>\n<td>50Mbps<\/td>\n<td>50GB<\/td>\n<td>R959<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vox Telecom<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>50Mbps<\/td>\n<td>200GB<\/td>\n<td>R999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vox Telecom<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>50Mbps<\/td>\n<td>400GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,079<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>Telkom, Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>50Mbps<\/td>\n<td>250GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,099<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>50Mbps<\/td>\n<td>300GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>50Mbps<\/td>\n<td>Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R1,499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cool Ideas<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>50Mbps<\/td>\n<td>Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R1,499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>Telkom, Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>120GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,248<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MTN<\/td>\n<td>MTN<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>100GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,334<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>Telkom, Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>200GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,448<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>300GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vox Telecom<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>300GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vox Telecom<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>600GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,549<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>200GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,599<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Africa<\/td>\n<td>Telkom, Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>500GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,649<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vodacom<\/td>\n<td>Vodacom<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>200GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,799<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>200GB<\/td>\n<td>R1,799<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MWEB<\/td>\n<td>Telkom<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>500GB<\/td>\n<td>R2,849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cybersmart<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R2,899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cool Ideas<\/td>\n<td>Vumatel<\/td>\n<td>100Mbps<\/td>\n<td>Uncapped<\/td>\n<td>R2,899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td 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