They hinted at this last year. I can run my steam updates finallyHot Toffee fudge found here wrote:iBurst is to launch ‘free Internet access’ between midnight and 8am to active iBurst Wireless customers during a three month trial to start 1 April 2010.
The trial is open to both contract and month-to-month subscribers on all iBurst Wireless packages. Subscribers will essentially be able to use the Internet ‘free’ between midnight and 8am, with all traffic being zero-rated and therefore not counting towards their monthly bandwidth allocation.
This service will be of particular value to users who can schedule their online backups or large file transfers during the 8 hour zero rated window.
This service is initially being introduced as a free trial to test market viability, and ensure that iBurst is able to offer a good customer experience, before officially launching it as a value added service. The launch is set for July this year.
“We are always looking for ways to improve the affordability and accessibility of our broadband products,” says iBurst CEO Jannie van Zyl.
“This is a value add for people who are online late at night. With many users performing specific functions at this time, we felt there was an opportunity to reduce the cost of access even more for our customers and give them unmatched value in the wireless broadband space. Already the most cost effective wireless broadband provider, iBurst is working hard to deliver cheaper, better solutions to those who don¹t have access to wireline systems.”
Van Zyl added that this ‘free after hours’ Internet service will give iBurst Wireless subscribers an uncapped experience after midnight to allow them to do batch uploads or downloads, backups, late night surfing or gaming sessions.
According to iBurst this is only the first of a number of initiatives which consumers can expect from them over the next three months.
“We are launching even more services to provide wireless Internet services at wireline-like pricing,” said Van Zyl. “In addition, exciting new wire-line services are on the cards.”
“iBurst has consistently differentiated itself in the wireless space by bringing its pricing down to stay in line with wireline technologies. We want to set our price, and how we deliver the services, so that it is easier to compare iBurst wireless with the fixed line services, although our true competitors in this space are the mobile carriers with 3G,” Van Zyl concluded.
And No, it predates April 1st
but yes, they have been upgrading, this has been in planning since last year unlike certain other isp's.