Dial-up Price Structure
Our price structure is determined by the cost of bringing the service to you.
Port Elizabeth
Analog Dial-up R80
Unlimited Internet accessNational SAIX dial-up number 08600072491 email address2 email aliassesFree email virus scanningFree Adware & Spyware scanning5MB on server for your userwebISDN Dial-up R120
Unlimited Internet accessConnect in secondsDigital accessFaster than analog dial-upNational SAIX dial-up number 08600072491 email address2 email aliassesFree email virus scanningFree Adware & Spyware scanning5MB on server for your userwebJoubertina
Analog Dial-up R105
Unlimited Internet accessNational SAIX dial-up number 08600072491 email address2 email aliassesFree email virus scanningFree Adware & Spyware scanning5MB on server for your userwebISDN Dial-up R145
Unlimited Internet accessConnect in secondsDigital accessFaster than analog dial-upNational SAIX dial-up number 08600072491 email address2 email aliassesFree email virus scanningFree Adware & Spyware scanning5MB on server for your userweb
Dial-up Internet Access Service
Dial-up can be devided into two categories: Analog and ISDN. Dial-up Internet Access is usefull when you do not access the internet alot, do not spend a lot of time surfing the internet and do not upload or download large quantities of data. The negative side about dial-up internet access is that besides paying monthly for your dial-up account, you also pay Telkom for the time you spend online.
Requirements:
Fixed analog telephone line supplied by Telkom.
Aanalog modem.
Internet Generation approved modems can be aquired from one of our authorised installers. Speed: 56kbps (Is severely affected by line noise and bad telephone connections)
Requirements:
Fixed digital telephone line supplied by Telkom.
Ddigital ISDN modem.
Internet Generations approved ISDN modems can be aquired from one of our authorised installers.
Speed: 64kbps or 128kbps depending on the line service available from Telkom. Faster speed than normal analog dial-up. Less susceptible to line noise, however it is limited to line service being available from Telkom. Usually not available in remote rural areas.
Analog Dial-up
Requirements:
Fixed analog telephone line supplied by Telkom.
Aanalog modem.
Internet Generation approved modems can be aquired from one of our authorised installers. Speed: 56kbps (Is severely affected by line noise and bad telephone connections)
ISDN Dial-up
Requirements:
Fixed digital telephone line supplied by Telkom.
Ddigital ISDN modem.
Internet Generations approved ISDN modems can be aquired from one of our authorised installers.
Speed: 64kbps or 128kbps depending on the line service available from Telkom. Faster speed than normal analog dial-up. Less susceptible to line noise, however it is limited to line service being available from Telkom. Usually not available in remote rural areas.
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Dial-up Jargon Buster
Analog - Data send in form of continues wave signal.
Digital - Data send format of two digits, 0 and 1.
Modem
- Acronym for modelate demodulate. Device to connect PC to telephone line to send and receive data over a phone line.
SAIX - Acronym for South African Internet Exchange. Telkom's servers to connect to the Internet.