ADSL

The Q2 2020 MyBroadband ISP report reveals the best and worst fibre, DSL, and fixed-LTE service providers in South Africa.

The COVID-19 pandemic and South Africa's national lockdown to curb the spread of the virus has fundamentally changed Telkom's ADSL strategy.

To see how ADSL adoption was faring in South Africa, MyBroadband asked local Internet service providers what ADSL adoption trends they had seen.

We have compared the pricing of Telkom and Afrihost's new naked DSL products.

Afrihost’s Pure DSL products offer uncapped, unshaped, and unthrottled ADSL and VDSL connections.

MyBroadband’s latest speed test and ISP ratings reveal which fibre, ADSL, and fixed-LTE service providers are rated the highest by their customers during the lockdown.

Telkom has confirmed to MyBroadband that its new DSL Unlimited Home Lite bundles are not available to existing ADSL customers.

Cybersmart has launched a free 20GB/100GB account for all ADSL users, with the option of going uncapped for R199.

A number of Openserve customers have complained that their fibre and ADSL connections have not been upgraded as promised.

Telkom has overhauled its ADSL packages, leveraging Openserve's new Pure Connect product to offer cheaper services.

Telkom has reduced the price of its uncapped ADSL and VDSL products, which now start at R199 per month.

South Africans can expect more affordable ADSL packages from several ISPs soon. 

The latest MyBroadband speed test results and customer satisfaction ratings reveal which ISPs served their customers the best during the lockdown.

Telkom will continue to offer copper-based fixed-line services in areas which it deems to be economically viable.

Openserve's recent announcement of free line speed upgrades for fibre and ADSL subscribers has received a mixed response from ISPs.