Thanks to the University’s collaboration with SANREN and the implementation of the new Fortigate firewall, users on campus can now look forward to lower internet rates and faster, more stable internet. Both these projects were necessary if one takes into consideration that the university’s bandwidth usage doubled each year for the past 8 years. In spite of the increase in usage, rates were never increased.
RATES FOR INTERNET USAGE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013
Tariff A @R0.02/MB: Monday-Friday: 08h00-23h59
Tariff B @ R0.01/MB : Monday-Friday: 00h00-07h59, as well as Saturdays and Sundays
Take note that the relevant tariff is determined by the day and time the download process was completed.
•Example 1: If you start downloading a file of 3 MB at 16:55 on Monday and the download is completed at 17:10 (Monday), the tariff for Monday 17:10 will apply.
•Example 2: If the same file is downloaded from Monday 07:55 to Monday 08:10, the tariff for Monday 08:10 will apply.
Te danke aan die Universiteit se samewerking met SANREN en die implementasie van die Fortigate vuurmuur, kan kampusgebruikers nou uitsien na laer internetkostes en `n vinniger, meer stabiele internetverbinding. Beide hierdie projekte was nodig omdat die universiteit se verbruik van bandwydte elke jaar bykans verdubbel het vir die afgelope 8 jaar. Ten spyte van hierdie drastiese toename, is internetkostes nooit verhoog nie.
TARIEWE VIR INTERNETGEBRUIK VANAF 1 JANUARIE 2013
Tarief A @R0.02/MB: Maandag-Vrydag: 08h00-23h59
Tarief B @ R0.01/MB : Maandag-Vrydag: 00h00-07h59, sowel as Saterdae en Sondae
Neem kennis dat die relevante tariewe word bepaal deur die dag en tyd wanneer die afgelaaide data proses voltooi is.
•Voorbeeld 1: As jy Maandag 16:55 `n leêr begin aflaai van 3 MB en die proses is voltooi teen 17:10, sal die tarief vir Maandag 17:10 van toepassing wees.
•Voorbeeld 2: Indien dieselfde leêr afgelaai word vanaf Maandag 07:55 tot 08:10, sal die tarief vir Maandag 08:10 toegepas word.
Much welcomed!