{"id":9938,"date":"2018-04-16T13:06:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T11:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/?p=9938"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:44:19","slug":"fibre-vs-lte-vs-adsl-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/general\/fibre-vs-lte-vs-adsl-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"FIBRE vs LTE vs ADSL in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internet connectivity in the home has become a necessity for modern life.<\/p>\n

Thirty years ago you wouldn\u2019t have considered having a home without a landline.<\/p>\n

Twenty years ago you wouldn\u2019t have been a real \u201cgrown-up\u201d without your own cell phone (as in, the Nokia brick we all carried around, where the greatest features were the torch and the alarm clock, and of course, snake).<\/p>\n

Ten years ago internet access became as essential to your daily life as any of these things. There\u2019s not much you can do without an Email address, and having at least some form of internet access at home has been fairly standard for some time.<\/p>\n

Today, the \u201cNew Normal\u201d is internet that works at \u201cthe speed of thought\u201d.<\/p>\n

As South African\u2019s we are used to things getting to us a little after the fact, so it\u2019s no surprise that while Fibre has been available here for over a decade, it\u2019s only been in the last two years that we have seen it become household standard.<\/p>\n

Currently, it\u2019s still only really our city dwellers (and bigger towns) who have easy access to Fibre internet, but the Fibre map<\/a> is growing fast, and more and more areas are going Fibre Live every week.<\/p>\n

Choosing an Internet Connection:<\/h2>\n

What you need to know<\/h3>\n

Fibre<\/strong> is the fastest and most reliable connection. Hands down.<\/p>\n

Fibre makes use of Fibre-optic cables which are installed in your home. They work by emitting and receiving a light signal through the cables that represents\u00a0binary code. Light = 1, no light = 0. The long and short of it: Fibre has the capacity to work at the speed of light. \u00a0Fibre is the best option available in South Africa and your providers are going to a lot of trouble to make sure it works flawlessly. You can achieve speeds of up to 200Mbps!<\/strong><\/p>\n

LTE<\/strong> is not as fast as Fibre, but it moves house more easily.<\/p>\n

LTE at Home<\/a> can achieve speeds of up to 50Mbps<\/strong>. It\u2019s not quite as fast as Fibre, and because it\u2019s airborne, a little more prone to external factors such as bad weather playing a part in the speeds you get. That said, it\u2019s still worlds faster than ADSL and far more reliable. What we love about LTE is that it\u2019s fairly mobile. If you are moving house soon, or you need to take your internet with you on holiday, LTE is the way to go. It\u2019s also handy if your landlord doesn\u2019t want you installing Fibre lines \u2013 because it\u2019s completely wireless, from the tower to you.<\/p>\n

We recommend LTE to customers who are waiting for Fibre to reach their area, or waiting to move into a new home before signing up for Fibre. Because Webafrica doesn\u2019t do contracts, all you have to do is return your router in its original box, and you can swap right over to Fibre!<\/p>\n

ADSL<\/strong> is the slowest, but it\u2019s available in more outlying areas than any other form of internet.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how it is: ADSL<\/a> is not the fastest, and it\u2019s not the most reliable, but is available pretty much anywhere<\/strong> that you can get a Telkom voice line<\/strong>. With the introduction of the newer technologies taking up most of our infrastructure providers time, we don\u2019t know that they will improve on the ADSL infrastructure any time soon.<\/p>\n

However!<\/strong> If you are in a remote area where Fibre won\u2019t be arriving for a while and LTE isn\u2019t an option, Old School ADSL is still cool, and with Webafrica dealing with Telkom on your behalf, it\u2019s even cooler.<\/p>\n

Dial up<\/strong> is from the dark ages. Please, please don\u2019t get dial up.<\/p>\n

You can download a full comparison of our services here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Regardless of what you choose, Webafrica is with you all the way. If you’re not sure what the best option is in your area, pop over to our home page and enter your street address, we will quickly find the fastest connection in your street!<\/p>\n

\"Fibre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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