{"id":86211,"date":"2016-02-15T10:30:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T08:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=86211"},"modified":"2016-02-15T10:40:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T08:40:36","slug":"fibre-adsl-and-mobile-a-rating-of-local-broadband-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/86211-fibre-adsl-and-mobile-a-rating-of-local-broadband-services","title":{"rendered":"Fibre, ADSL and Mobile: a rating of local broadband services"},"content":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband\u2019s Q1 2016 broadband survey results show that Vumatel, Neotel, and Telkom\u2019s fibre services were rated as the best broadband services in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The survey was completed by 3,108 South African broadband subscribers. These subscribers were typically IT professionals and tech-savvy individuals.<\/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 table below provides an overview of the results from the user rating section of the survey (scores out of 10).<\/p>\n

It should be noted that some products which did not receive enough feedback are not listed.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Broadband service<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vumatel fibre<\/td>\n9.31<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NeoBroadband fibre<\/td>\n8.24<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom fibre to the home<\/td>\n7.47<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afrihost mobile<\/td>\n7.42<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom LTE (fixed service)<\/td>\n7.14<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom mobile (3G or LTE)<\/td>\n7.14<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cell C mobile (3G or LTE)<\/td>\n7.01<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VDSL<\/td>\n6.82<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neotel wireless<\/td>\n6.53<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MultiChoice Smart Village fibre<\/td>\n6.41<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MWEB mobile<\/td>\n6.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom mobile (3G or LTE)<\/td>\n6.25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADSL<\/td>\n6.13<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN mobile (3G or LTE)<\/td>\n5.85<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iBurst wireless<\/td>\n4.77<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Would you recommend your ISP to a friend?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of the survey, users were asked: \u201cHow likely is it that you would recommend your current broadband service to a\u00a0friend or colleague?\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Broadband service<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vumatel fibre<\/td>\n9.71<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom fibre to the home<\/td>\n8.70<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NeoBroadband fibre<\/td>\n8.64<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VDSL<\/td>\n8.06<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom LTE (fixed service)<\/td>\n8.04<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom mobile (3G or LTE)<\/td>\n7.71<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afrihost mobile<\/td>\n7.59<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cell C mobile (3G or LTE)<\/td>\n6.96<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADSL<\/td>\n6.83<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom mobile (3G or LTE)<\/td>\n6.82<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MultiChoice Smart Village fibre<\/td>\n6.78<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MWEB mobile<\/td>\n6.67<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neotel wireless<\/td>\n6.60<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN mobile (3G or LTE)<\/td>\n6.48<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iBurst wireless<\/td>\n4.39<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on MyBroadband<\/a> and is republished with permission.<\/h4>\n

In other broadband news<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Price comparison of local ADSL bundles and deals<\/a><\/p>\n

The highest and lowest rated local DSL ISPs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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