Commercial Internet Solutions
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CIS connects clients by Analoge Dialup and ADSL, we are also able to provide ISDN and Leased Line connectivity, though there is little demand for these now.
CIS is one of few ISPs who are final points of authentication for Telkom/SAIX ADSL ports. This means we are able to offer an unprecendented level of service - up to the minute diagnostic and usage information - to anyone who has a Telkom/SAIX ADSL Line.
We currently provide a pay-for-what-you-use service with no hard limits. This is essential for anyone depending on internet connectivity. CIS clients do not subsidise others. You only pay for what you use. To prevent unexpected bills you can set up notification limits in our Control Panel to send SMS and/or email alerts when a usage threshold has been reached. We are able to offer ADSL password changes and remote disconnections from the control panel too.
ADSL (access only, other services are charged for seperately) is available at R85/GB/month, payable via Debit Order or at discounted rate of R70/GB/month for clients who contract for significant other services also.
Want a Static ADSL IP for free? CIS offers a unique DNS service that provides a dynamically updated A record that points to your ADSL IP address. There is no additional cost for this, nor does it require any configuration on your PC. It is completely independant of your operating system and is as reliable as any dynamic DNS provider
Some clients use this facility to host their own websites (or part of their websites) - it can also be used to 'find' your ADSL connected server for VPN connectivity. You can create a CNAME entry in any domain to mask this functionality from your clients - effectively the world will think you have a static IP.
CIS maintains it's own pools of analoge modems.
Dialup access costs R88pm (with a free email address), or R880pa if paid annually in advance
| Telephone Line | R 108.95 |
| DSL Fast Bundle | R 133.33 |
| TOTAL | R 242.28 |
| ADSL Usage (@R85/GB/pm) | R 41.03 |
| POP3 Email account | R 50.00 |
| TOTAL | R 91.03 |
The example on the right shows Telkom and CIS costs for 1 Month for a Private user who runs a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) setup. Costs are current as at May 2009.
If the client had chosen to use Telkom for everything the total cost-to-client for the period would have been R441.28 (This would have included POP3 email from Telkom). The comparible CIS total cost-to-client is R333.31.
Note also :-
CIS only charges clients for what they use, there is no cross subsidising and no 'capping'.
