
On Iburst which is a shared connection we have 4 packages:
| Name |
Share Ratio |
Monthly Cap |
Speed |
Cost |
| Pro |
1:3 |
20GB |
1MB |
20,000 Ksh |
| Classic |
1:5 |
8GB |
512Kb |
8,000 Ksh |
| Easy |
1:6 |
4GB |
256Kb |
4,000 Ksh |
| Lite |
1:6 |
2GB |
256Kb (1/2day) |
3,500 Ksh |
I'm quite frustrated that ISPs are not more forthcoming with this kind of
information (more on that below). When I first saw these offerings on their
web site, all I knew was the speed and cost. The share ratio and monthly cap
play a HUGE part in deciding between one ISPs offerings and comparing them
to another ISP.
In this case, I could not understand why the Pro package was 2.5x more with
only double the speed. Now, with more information, you can see that the
share ratio is quite a bit less and the monthly cap is also much larger.
Personally, these caps are still way to small. If it were double that, I
would be happy. I have little doubt that most users are well under that cap
and the ISP should allow flux in the system.
After emailing sales, I got an immediate reply that she was out of the
office for a week. I guess they are not interested in drumming up much
business. So then I emailed all the email addresses. I got a fairly quick
reply but it was not helpful, after a few back and forth emails with zero
additional information, I finally got the details I was asking for to begin
with, which you can now see above.