GET FAST AND RELIABLE HOME INTERNET IN SILVER LAKES

With more people working from home and using online platforms to host virtual meetings, the need for fast and reliable internet has increased exponentially. Imagine being in a meeting with overseas clients and the internet is failing where neither party can hear each other. The meeting starts to fall apart, becomes frustrating with meeting outcome and direction lost.

In recent times more and more homes have moved away from ASDL to optic fibre for its faster speeds and better carrying capacity. During 2017 Telkom began installing a fibre infrastructure in Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate after Silver Lakes Homeowners Association signed a contract with Telkom. A dedicated gated community call centre (0800 111 250 with pin 56023 for Silver Lakes) was created by Telkom to assist residents with queries. The fibre was mainly installed underground and some overhead where existing overhead copper cables hung. Telkom offers various packages and line speeds.

The challenge however is as Telkom installed the fibre infrastructure, other service providers can only offer data bundles. When on fibre if the power is off so is the telephone line and internet. Several companies including Vox offer solutions whereby the home office can rent a UPS which has a standby battery life of up to 3 hours. 

Other than fibre, there are other internet connectivity solutions including wireless internet offered by Bronberg Connect.

In this digital age reliable internet is crucial. 

Should a new or existing resident of Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate need any advise or information on the offerings of the various internet service providers, one of the best avenues would be to pose the question on a local Facebook group like Silver Lakes & Surrounds Noticeboard. Valuable advise and suggestions can be gleaned from residents who have been through the process.