Wireless Internet in Cape Town

Mechano · Post by **Mechano** » 23 Apr 2004, 10:27

Heya Peepes. Anyone know of a Wireless Internte Service Provider in Cape Town. These must not include www.nettek.co.za or www.wirelessonline.co.za as they do not cover my area. I'm a first year IT student and I really need internet. Dial-up is not an option cos I move around some times. Please HELP!!!

Spabel · Post by **Spabel** » 23 Apr 2004, 10:54

sentech ??

Ihsahn · Post by **Ihsahn** » 23 Apr 2004, 11:09

DOes anyone know about this new broadband they are advertising on the tv latley, and if it wis covered in Pretoria, you Joburg people get all the fun

Post by **Synkronos** » 23 Apr 2004, 11:11

Spabel wrote:sentech ??

Sentech have not made it to CT yet, despite proposed launch dates of 19 April

brabham · Post by **brabham** » 23 Apr 2004, 11:14

Check out http://www.uninetwork.co.za tell them I referred you.

Post by **neon_chameleon** » 23 Apr 2004, 11:41

Anybody have Sentech myWireless? I'm keen to get it, just wanna know if anybody has experienced any problems with the service, ie. disconnections, erratic speed downloads. There must be a catch somewhere.

Spabel · Post by **Spabel** » 23 Apr 2004, 11:50

you can check for coverage on the sentech.co.za site....

Post by **ryanrich** » 23 Apr 2004, 12:59

hey neon_chameleon, i have MyWireless 128 and the connection is pretty good, only dropped once in the past week, (i do have an antenna though) and my download speed is never under 12K/sec from slow sites, and usually about 14-16K/sec... ask if u need any more info...

Post by **Synkronos** » 23 Apr 2004, 13:00

How much extra did the antenna cost?

Leigh · Post by **Leigh** » 26 Apr 2004, 01:48

http://www.wo.co.za - Cape Town based wireless internet. I'm considering signing up with them soon. A friend is already using them and seems happy so far. They are pretty cheap too.

Nicksta · Post by **Nicksta** » 26 Apr 2004, 09:17

I would also recommend uninetwork. Ive been with them for over a year and they have been fantastic.

Message me and I can e-mail you more information and recommend the best person to speak to.

amock · Post by **amock** » 14 Jun 2004, 14:08

does anybody know if there is a wireless provider for Contantia, Cape Town?

Nicksta · Post by **Nicksta** » 14 Jun 2004, 14:12

Uninetwork does constantia....I used to stay near the alphen hotel and had 100% signal...

Can try give them a call!!

solo · Post by **solo** » 14 Jun 2004, 14:23

Sentech has already started it's roll out in Cape Town. If you go the website you will see.

http://www.sentech.co.za/

WESTERN CAPE

Cape Town:
Current :
Cape Town Central, Goodwood, Milnerton, Parow North, Salt River..

Planned:
Amanda Glen, Blouberg, Camps Bay, Cape Town International, Constantia, Durbanville, Loevenstein, Newlands, Sea Point, Springfield, Tygerberg, Wynberg

jbayman · Post by **jbayman** » 14 Jun 2004, 15:42

ADSL will only be available in PE in 2006, Sentech probably too, man I goota find a new place to live... 8O

amock · Post by **amock** » 15 Jun 2004, 16:43

Thanx solo, got in touch with them and it looks good. do you know if the equipment i buy from uninetwork could be used by sentec if i decided to change to them when they expand to my area.

solo · Post by **solo** » 15 Jun 2004, 20:20

The way I understand it ... and I keep reading this ... is Sentech is the ONLY LEGAL operator. And once they are running the others will be forced to shut down

That is what I had read. And the guys are very sure about that. I will wait for Sentech. If Tygerberg area is next ... then I should be soon as well

amock · Post by **amock** » 25 Jun 2004, 13:13

Apparently uniNet are legal and won't be brushed aside when Sentec complete thier rollout because they do not use the same technology as Sentec, here's a response from one of thier employee's:

1) Is your service legal? I have read that Sentech are the only legal WIFI
providers and that once they become fully functional over the whole country,
that all >other providers will be shut down.

Yes our service is legal, and no Sentech is not the only legal Wi-Fi
provider in the country. Sentech MyWireless does not use Wi-Fi.

can anyone confirm this and/or have a better/cheaper solution for high speed internet besides Sentec (not out in my area yet) in Cape Town (Constantia) the option I am considering from uninet is a 128kb connection with contention ratio 1:10 --> R599 a month.

amock · Post by **amock** » 19 Jul 2004, 12:11

Does anyone know of any other providers in Cape Town besides uninet and gateway or generally any information involving wisp eg download speeds etc.. i'll be signing up with one of them within the next week, most probably gateway.

zoopedup · Post by **zoopedup** » 20 Jul 2004, 14:24

Sentech seriously sucks in certain areas...

does anyome have experience in the Cape Town CBD area??

in durbs a mate of mine doesnt even get more than 4kbps... and it drops all the time..

im stil sticking with my ADSL....

malla1 · Post by **malla1** » 22 Jul 2004, 22:27

Nice to see you posting on other sites zooped

zoopedup · Post by **zoopedup** » 02 Oct 2004, 14:17

malla1 wrote:Nice to see you posting on other sites zooped

cool sup.. luv this forum..

i want to sort out some wireless net access at my folks house in Gordons Bay, Helderberg.... does anyone know which of the above providers "reach" that far...

(Strand, Somerset-West)..

they dont use the net that much pay for ADSL...

any ideas..??