{"id":30760,"date":"2013-01-29T11:09:41","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T09:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=30760"},"modified":"2013-01-29T11:21:46","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T09:21:46","slug":"mweb-hits-back-at-telkom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/internet\/30760\/mweb-hits-back-at-telkom\/","title":{"rendered":"MWEB hits back at Telkom"},"content":{"rendered":"

MWEB<\/a> is introducing new throttled uncapped ADSL products which will be available from 1 February 2013.<\/p>\n

This is in response to Telkom<\/a>, which announced last week that it will be cutting its Uncapped ADSL prices.<\/p>\n

MWEB’s uncapped ADSL offerings have been performing well and bringing a lot of business to the ISP’s doors – a position which the company is not keen to lose any ground on.<\/p>\n

The ISP\u2019s new products will complement its existing Premium Uncapped ADSL product suite, and will be available to South African consumers from 1 February 2013.<\/p>\n

The new \u201cup to 2Mbps\u201d and \u201cup to 4Mbps\u201d Data Only and Data plus ADSL line offerings will be R10 cheaper than Telkom\u2019s new prices.<\/p>\n

The company’s 1Mbps Premium Uncapped ADSL pricing remains unchanged at R199 per month for data only and R339 per month for data plus an ADSL line (ADSL access).<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike 1Mbps competitor offerings, this product will remain unthrottled,\u201d MWEB said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst MWEB has always promoted an unthrottled, uncapped connection as being the best way to experience the Internet, we have recognised that there is some demand for cheaper, throttled uncapped accounts and have therefore extended our product range to cater for this,\u201d said Derek Hershaw<\/a>, CEO of MWEB ISP.<\/p>\n

The new packages adhere to all MWEB quality standards and are well suited to moderate internet users who still wish to benefit from an Uncapped experience with a fixed monthly bill.<\/p>\n

\"Derek<\/a>

Derek Hershaw – MWEB<\/p><\/div>\n

Hershaw explained that MWEB will maintain a fair service for all its subscribers by implementing throttling on high-usage users, where applicable (throttled speeds: 2Mbps, 192Kbps; 4Mbps \u2013 256Kbps).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will monitor usage across these products and reserve the right to throttle the connection speeds of the top percentage of subscribers on these products that generate usage above the average,\u201d said Hershaw.<\/p>\n

The MWEB ISP CEO added that the new uncapped ADSL products are also shaped, meaning that certain internet activities like e-mail and web browsing will be prioritized over bandwidth intensive services like P2P and torrents during peak network conditions.<\/p>\n

More on Uncapped ADSL<\/h3>\n

Business uncapped ADSL prices compared<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

MWEB Business launches Uncapped ADSL Lite<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

MWEB Business cuts uncapped ADSL prices<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Uncapped ADSL price comparison: data-only and bundles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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