{"id":5851,"date":"2014-05-23T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T06:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/?p=5851"},"modified":"2016-01-18T14:58:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T12:58:56","slug":"i-need-internet-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/2014\/05\/i-need-internet-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->ADSL &#8211; what are the options?<!--:--><!--:af-->ADSL &#8211; wat is die opsies?<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><\/p>\n<p>Asymmetric digital subscriber line &#8211; bet you didn&#8217;t know that&#8217;s what <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asymmetric_digital_subscriber_line\" target=\"_blank\">ADSL <\/a>actually stands for, did you? I also bet you don&#8217;t know how many available ADSL data options we have available in South Africa and how their pricing compare?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mygaming<\/a> recently made a comparison of internet service providers to make the decision more painless for ADSL subscribers. But before you jump in and start shopping, make sure you know the basics.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2014\/01\/internet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"203\" align=\"right\" \/>This is what you&#8217;ll need:<\/p>\n<p>1. A <strong>Telkom analogue (voice) line<\/strong> at \u00a0R157 per month.<\/p>\n<p>2.<strong> Telkom ADSL line access.<\/strong> This comes at various speeds, from 2Mbps (R165 per month) to 40 Mbps (R952 per month). (For more detail see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/64401-cheapest-uncapped-adsl-in-sa-price-comparison.html\" target=\"_blank\">mygaming<\/a> article.)<\/p>\n<p>3. An <strong>ADSL data account from an ISP<\/strong> to access the Internet. \u00a0This is the only option you have a wider choice and don&#8217;t need Telkom for. (For more detail see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/64401-cheapest-uncapped-adsl-in-sa-price-comparison.html\" target=\"_blank\">mygaming<\/a>\u00a0article.)&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Read mygaming&#8217;s comparison<a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/64401-cheapest-uncapped-adsl-in-sa-price-comparison.html\" target=\"_blank\"> here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><!--:af--><\/p>\n<p><em>Asymmetric digital subscriber line<\/em> &#8211; wed jou jy&#8217;t nie geweet dis waarvoor\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asymmetric_digital_subscriber_line\" target=\"_blank\">ADSL<\/a>\u00a0eintlik staan nie, n\u00e9? Ek &#8216;s seker jy weet ook nie hoeveel verskillende ADSL data-opsies daar tans in Suid-Afrika beskikbaar is en hoe hul prusstrukture vergelyk nie?<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mygaming<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0het onlangs `n vergelyking gemaak van internetdiensverskaffers en sodoende die besluit meer pynloos gemaak vir ADSL-gebruikers. Maar voordat jy aan die diepkant inspring, maar seker jy weet eers die basiese inligting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2014\/01\/internet.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"203\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hier is wat jy nodig gaan h\u00ea:<\/p>\n<p>1. `n T<strong>elkom analooglyn<\/strong> (stem) teen R157 per maand.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Telkom ADSL lyntoegang.<\/strong> Beskikbaar in verskeie spoedvlakke, vanaf\u00a02Mbps (R165 per maand) tot 40 Mbps (R952 per maand). (Vir meer detail, sien die\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/64401-cheapest-uncapped-adsl-in-sa-price-comparison.html\" target=\"_blank\">mygaming<\/a>\u00a0artikel.)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">3. `n <strong>ADSL datarekening<\/strong> by `n ISP (internet service provider) om vir jou toegang tot die internet te gee. Hierdie is die enigste plek waar jy `n groter keuse het en jy nie Telkom voor nodig het nie.\u00a0(Vir meer detail, sien die\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/64401-cheapest-uncapped-adsl-in-sa-price-comparison.html\" target=\"_blank\">mygaming<\/a>\u00a0artikel.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Lees mygaming se volledige vergelyking <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/64401-cheapest-uncapped-adsl-in-sa-price-comparison.html\" target=\"_blank\">hier.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asymmetric digital subscriber line &#8211; bet you didn&#8217;t know that&#8217;s what ADSL actually stands for, did you? I also bet you don&#8217;t know how many available ADSL data options we have available in South Africa and how their pricing compare? Mygaming recently made a comparison of internet service providers to make the decision more painless [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":259,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29209,2679],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connectivity","category-internet"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 07:09:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5851"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9247,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5851\/revisions\/9247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}