All You Can Eat ADSL

[187<>Ceasar~]

30GB ADSL account for R480 p/m
Easy to start or switch. No catch!

http://allyoucaneat.co.za/

REVIEWS ON THE PACKAGED ACCOUNT:-

Read Jacaranda 94.2 DJ, Antowan's All You Can Eat review:- http://www.mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=18267

http://www.litmags.co.za/articles.asp?id=1385

http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/technology.aspx?ID=BD4A30561

http://www.cbn.co.za/dailynews/March2005/article588.htm

Im am seriouly considering it, alreeady completed the application form, im one step away from going forth, so i decided to get some opinions on it before I took the leap.
Any comments?

[187<>Ceasar~]

Another good link: http://www.mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=18412&page=1&pp=15

[Whoop_ass]

hmmm sounds cool
also done the application,
Oh well gonna cancel one of my adsl accounts and see what happens
will fax form later!!

[Max²]

These guys seem to be the Kulula.com of the ADSL world. I hope they are!
So do i....hope its for real !...but as he says ..My one reservation is the fact that this service is so new that we do not have a large enough base of known users applauding or complaining about the service yet.

[<A>FluX.v2.0]

http://www.pcbuyersguide.co.za/showthread.php?t=636&highlight=dotco

[D>Fantom]

the offering is legit. you get 30gb's though so it's no uncapped. there has been a lot about this on www.myadsl.co.za forums. Mostly because the company keeps changing it's story and what it's offering as well as the contract basically means you handing your ass over to them and they can do what they like. Hell they can stop offering the 30Gb, and drop it to normal ADSL, up your price to R2000p/m and you can't do anything, except keep paying until your 12month contract ends.

[Shrimp]

My main question would be - Where are they getting all this bandwidth from? R480 p/m for 30GB simply is not possible in this country. Even R900 for 30GB is not possible.

Unless they are getting 'normal' (3GB) ADSL accounts for R90 from SAIX?

[Shrimp]

ROFL at the people on that forum.

#2 I am one of the most well known people on MyADSL, so I'm not a person with a 21 IQ that eats up everyone's bullsh1t.

I expect answers to my questions

All you have to do there is become famous and you become magically super intelligent and when you ask a question everyone must jump. Oh My Word.

[<A>FluX.v2.0]

dont you just love it :)

crazy bastards

[187<>Ceasar~]

the offering is legit. you get 30gb's though so it's no uncapped. there has been a lot about this on www.myadsl.co.za (http://www.myadsl.co.za) forums. Mostly because the company keeps changing it's story and what it's offering as well as the contract basically means you handing your ass over to them and they can do what they like. Hell they can stop offering the 30Gb, and drop it to normal ADSL, up your price to R2000p/m and you can't do anything, except keep paying until your 12month contract ends.



The price is FIXED for the entire period, that is in the terms and conditions of this one time only special offer contract. they could however as you say reduce the cap considerably like back to 3gb and we would be stuck paying a higer ISP fee than telkom. I know alot of people are going for the dsl contract with Telkom with the free router modem, what are those term and conditions like? Has Telkom also made similar statements, lets hope not for the people who have gone for the Telkom contract option.

oh well i guess this country is heading towards cheaper internet adsl on a huge scale and at an emormous velocity, the question is, will there be others like AYCE with better offeres in the future ? TO CONRTRACT OR NOT TO CONTRACT -THAT IS THE QUESTION!!??

[D>Fantom]

My main question would be - Where are they getting all this bandwidth from? R480 p/m for 30GB simply is not possible in this country. Even R900 for 30GB is not possible.

Unless they are getting 'normal' (3GB) ADSL accounts for R90 from SAIX?

It's 480 until the end of the month. Normal price is 960 which is 3.8 odd SAIX adsl accounts combined.
Supposedly they have got a deal with Telkom to have the cap higher than normal, seems to be controlled on the radius server side.

[[N]Haja]

there is an old saying,

"if its too good to be true, it usually is"

I would be wary, not saying its a hoax or something evil, just be very wary before signing ANY contract.

[Shrimp]

But other ISPs have been trying to do that for years without success. Now these little guys come out of nowhere and are able to make a deal with Telkom that and other bigger ISP would kill for?

I'm very sceptical of the whole thing, lets see what happens when people sign up for it though (long-term), it might work out.

[Boogeyman]

I had a chat with them recently...got a dodgy feeling as they seemed disorganised.

Then again..IBM..thout the mouse was a joke.

[Macera]

No superman, we read thourouly, and it says they MAY increase the price by no more than 10% every month, if they tune it more than 10%, you may resign from your contract.

[[N]Haja]

cool, do some compound calculations on 10% of R480.

1st month +R48 = R528
2nd month +R52.80 = R580.80
3rd month +R58.80 = R639.60
4th month +R63.96 = R703.56
etc etc
12th month = R1508.14!!!!!!!!!!

WOW, still looking like a bargain?

Not bad really, over 1K for 30 gigs. <------ sarcasim

Anyhoo, just thought I would try and add some rationality to it :)

cya

[Macera]

Ish, looking evil

[187<>Ceasar~]

Uuggh , didnt notice that . 10% wtf, now i am having second thoughts!

[Macera]

Go read in the Terms and Conditions under payment.
It is not that they WILL charge you 10% more every month, its that they CAN..

[Nautilian]

I think the most legit offer up ATM is the UUNET uncapped account for roughly R700.

Naut

[Macera]

Oh sorry!!!!!! its 10% within 12months

DOTCO reserves the right to adjust the subscription fee for the service at any time should DOTCO's service providers amend their fees. The User will be notified of any such adjustments via electronic mail. In the event where the subscription fee is adjusted more than 10 percent in 12 months, the User shall have the right to terminate and exit from the remainder term of the governing agreement by sending an email message to cancellations@allyoucaneat.co.za. Continued use of the service shall be deemed to be an acceptance of such adjustment;

[sneaky]

Superman, please dont let anybody here put you off. Get it and tell us what its like

[[N]Haja]

Get it and tell us what its like

LOL, ye, you can be our guinea pig and if it suxxors, then it saves the rest of us getting burnt :P

[Macera]

haja did you read my post above, its not 10% per month
Its 10% within thw 12month period

[[N]Haja]

I did, still think signing 12 month contracts are bad though :)

[Macera]

I figure that these people want money, and they want it fast. PS if you dont sign up this month, it will beceome R980 P/m

[187<>Ceasar~]

Im faxing my application off tomorow.

[camel]

be carefull, read this b4 u go ahead, some one has already got it...
http://pcbuyersguide.co.za/showthread.php?t=636

[Shrimp]

The new agreement allows for no more than 30GB
fast international and national bandwidth for any ADSL account per month at
our current cost. After the 30GB is used the account will be throttled down
to 56kbps national only bandwidth until the end of the month. It resets at
the beginning of the next month.

Seriiaaas?!!?

56k speeds locally and NO international access after the cap? And a 12 month contract? And they toned down "unlimited" to 30GB within their first month of operating?!

OH MY WORD that just has a really bullshit marketing 'strategy' written all over it...

Like that thread says, next month they tell you it's reduced to 20? The month after, 10? Soon you're bound to a 12 month contract paying R900 for a regular 3GB account.

[[N]Haja]

dodgy with a capital D

[sneaky]

Actually this looks pretty cooler by the day. I mean if you have more than 1 ADSL account you can cancel it and sign up for this.

[<A>BioGizzard]

Haja']dodgy with a capital D
yup :D

[Cataphract]

I reckon I'll give it a shot. After all, I can litigate for free. MUHAHAHAHAHAHA :-D

[sneaky]

So its only up to end of March, correct?

[Cataphract]

Yes, thereafter the price per month doubles or something.

[sneaky]

/me goes to sign up.

[Shrimp]

Let us know how badly they rip you off :P.

[Cataphract]

Well, Shrimp, exactly half as bad as the people who sign up next week, innit?

[sneaky]

Its just the friggen 12 month contract thats putting me off

[<A>BioGizzard]

well they have to have a contract how else are they gonna sucker you on a long term basis

[Cataphract]

Well, I'm signed up and connected.

So far so good.

[sneaky]

Pings???

[Cataphract]

Very, very good actually. 22 to SGS and 56 to Mweb. That's slightly faster than my Tiscali/Mweb connection.

Both local and international downloads run at a steady 55kbps. If this lasts, its the deal of the year, if it doesn't, it was worth a shot!

[Gozzy]

Ok im on my way to work, i havent read the reviews or all of ure posts, but once u reach the 30gb, do u get kicked off teh adsl network, or is it like a normal capped account then, meaning u can browse and download locally? :))