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Digital Subscriber Line, or DSL, is a family of technologies, used to provide a digital connection between a home or office user's telephone (and PC) and the local telephone exchange. DSL still uses the same copper cables that ordinary analogue phones use, but the speed is much faster. Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) means that the download speed is much faster than the upload speed. In order to obtain Adsl connectivity to the Internet, you will require three separate components: * An Adsl phone Line, which can only be obtained from Telkom; and * An Adsl Bandwidth service, from Eject, and * An Adsl Modem/router plus Splitters from your computer store.

Bandwidth caps:

• Adsl capped service:

You may purchase a 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 or 20 GigaByte cap.
A running total of Blended (local and international) bandwidth is kept, and if this usage exceeds the bandwidth you purchased, then International bandwidth will be slowed down drastically. You may use your free Local bandwidth until you reach a total cap of 10 or 30 or 50 GB for that month, whereupon your account will be hard-capped and no access will be allowed.

• Adsl Fibre capped service:

You may purchase a 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6,7,8,19,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 or 20 GigaByte cap.
A running total of Blended (local and international) bandwidth is kept, and if this usage exceeds the bandwidth you purchased, then your account will be hard-capped. No free local bandwidth applies to the Fibre option.

Adsl Fibre is unshaped after hours and during weekends, providing far lower latency compared to shaped accounts and are great for gaming.

Shaped: bandwidth is shaped so that essential email/browsing/ftp protocols get normal speed, whilst Peer2Peer, File sharing and other  bandwidth intensive protocols get lower priority.

Unshaped: All protocols get an equal priority.

Should you exceed the cap (or limit) at any time, simply contact us to obtain a Top-up Adsl User-ID and password, or Upgrade to a higher cap and retain the same user-id and password. Neither Adsl nor top-ups are charged pro-rata. Unused bandwidth cannot be carried over. For higher usage, subscribe to our Business Adsl services.

Should you require Local bandwidth for Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections or interconnecting branches, subscribe to the Adsl with free local bandwidth.

Email services are available on the Eject Standard service, or the Email only service. If you cancel your Eject Standard Service you will lose the : Dialup, Emails and Webspace

Look at the benefits of Adsl Satellite vs Adsl Fibre services.

Telkom will charge a once-off installation fee of R 534, or if you opt for the self-install option there is no installation fee. Do not subscribe to Telkom's bandwidth services if you intend using Eject Internet access services. We recommend that you do NOT sign a 24-month contract.

Adsl speeds cannot be guaranteed due to various factors including line length, copper quality, network latency and the number of subscribers. Telkom and Eject does not have control over the throughput speeds once the World Wide Web or your ISP's equipment is reached.

Important links:

Calculate how much bandwidth you need
Check your Adsl Bandwidth Usage (login with your This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it user-id and password), or
Check your Adsl Fibre Bandwidth Usage (login with your Main email address and password)
How to configure your Adsl Modem/Router/Email