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The facts about Uncapped ADSL: what you pay for and what you get.
mybroadband.co.za has an unbiased assessment of the latest spate of Uncapped ADSL offerings. What does this really mean for you and what are you actually getting for your money? Here are a few quotes:
"...The initial euphoria is however wearing off, and early adopters of some of the new, low-cost uncapped ADSL offerings have started to face the reality of high contention ratios – which result in poor speeds – and fair use policies (FUP) which limit data usage.
Numerous uncapped ADSL users are complaining about poor speeds and heavy shaping of services, while others are greeted with unexpected throttling of speeds when they exceed certain monthly data usage limits."
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"But even at a cost of R22 per GB it is challenging to create a sustainable business model for a 4 Mbps uncapped offering priced at around R500 per month. To make such a business model work, users must on average use around 15 GB to 20 GB per month – anything higher and the ISP will start losing money."
So how does it work?
"The basic business model for uncapped accounts is simple: high end users who use tens or even hundreds of Gigabytes of data per month are subsidized by low end users who use less than 15 GB per month."
For the full article please read : http://mybroadband.co.za/news/adsl/12041-Uncapped-ADSL-Pricing-and-service-levels.html
Last update: 2010-04-12 11:04
Author: Cybersmart
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