Shaped ADSL is mainly designed for surfing the web and retrieving or sending emails. In other words, this boosts the performance of your Internet connection when you use it to read and receive emails, browse the net and make normal downloads.

With our Shaped ADSL packages your download and upload speeds are fixed. These packages are month to month and can be topped up at any time. This means if you run out of your allocated bandwidth you can add more bandwidth. All prices listed exclude Telkom ADSL line charges.

Shaped vs Unshaped ADSL?

Unshaped ADSL is different to normal ADSL (Shaped ADSL) in as far as services requested via the internet are not prioritized by rating. In normal (Shaped) ADSL, service requests via the internet are delivered by priority, therefore the higher the priority the quicker the delivery.

If a person were to request different services via the internet, e.g. web surfing, sending or receiving an e-mail and sending files via FTP, the services will be delivered in order of priority. Web browsing may be delivered first, mail delivered second and ftp files transferred third, the sequence depending on their priority rating allocated by the service provider.

With Unshaped ADSL you get?

Lightning fast internet and download speeds with no priority rating. Unshaped ADSL gives you the best performance and flexibility allowing you to utilize your full line speed for upload or download. These packages are best suited for online activities such as gaming, online trading etc.