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An internet without Google?
Every second, 40 000 burning questions funnel into the Google search bar from millions of internet users worldwide. Doing the math gets the daily take of searches up to just over 3.5 BILLION! Not being able to consult Dr. Google … Continue reading
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Which Access Point Is Fastest?
“There’s something special about experiencing the full speed of fibre for the first time. After coming from my home with a slow 6Mbps fixed wireless line (which, I should add, is not symmetrical, so my upload speed is woefully slow), … Continue reading
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How does the internet work
Well, it’s clear that there isn’t just some magic internet port installed into every home, or some sort of magic wifi. Far from it actually.
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Fibre Networks and ISPs
A new fibre provider, Octotel, is currently laying down fibre cabling in Sea Point and other areas around Cape Town CBD. There’s also Cybersmart and Vumatel and Telkom and MTN, and the City of Cape Town, and lots of others. … Continue reading
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The Fastest Internet in Africa
Fibre has recently become a much-used buzzword, referring to super fast internet connectivity. Many companies are offering deals of 10Mbps or even 20Mbps Fibre. Compared to Telkom’s 2Mbps ADSL lines, this might seem really fast. Yet, this is not even … Continue reading
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My Partner in Crime (and Sales)
Meet Caitlyn Holiday, part-time model, tutor and sales consultant at Vanilla. In all the business meetings, cold calling and coffee pitstops, Caitlyn is by my side — I like to think we make a pretty impressive sales team. Like me, … Continue reading
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Walkabout
We’ve been learning the basics at Vanilla, while trying the first stage of selling… door to door. It’s defined; “Door-to-door is a sales technique in which a salesperson walks from the door of one house to the door of another … Continue reading
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Do Less, Drink More Coffee: Starting out at Vanilla
On my first day at Vanilla, I was set to task with a strange tool and some multi-coloured wires and taught to crimp my first ethernet cable. This one experience characterises much of my time here: a time of new … Continue reading
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