Networks: ADSL Accounts
ADSL Local
These accounts provide only bandwidth within South Africa. This means that you may only browse local sites and connect to local mail servers. Because of this restriction these accounts are more cost effective. They become very attractive when you need to implement services such as inter-branch connectivity using VPN's or VoIP (Voice over IP) between companies or branches. This VPN usage is made possible by the MagicDNS feature that is unique to our accounts. Please read more of this feature below.
ADSL Shaped
This is the most used ADSL account type and caters for the average home or small business users. Certain types of traffic get prioritised such as HTTP, SMTP, HTTPS and FTP. These are the most commonly used Internet services and therefore caters for most.
ADSL Unshaped
Gamers usually prefer these types of accounts as there is no traffic shaping. Unshaped connections do not differentiate between different protocols and therefore they are the most ideal for users who are using more of the non-standard Internet services such as game servers or peer-to-peer programs. This ability also comes with an additional cost.
Important features or what makes us unique:
MagicDNS - We have developed a way to get past the problems of not having a static IP address. Every time that your IP address changes, we update a DNS server with your latest IP. This is done immediately and the DNS change is real-time. Now it is possible for you to always connect to your ADSL router by using a DNS name. For example, if your ADSL account is username@digitalpro.co.za, your MagicDNS name is username.dpdns.co.za. This enables you to use local only accounts for VPN's between offices as international services such as dynamic DNS are no longer required.
Topup Portal - We have created a portal page that may still be accessed even though you may be capped. Here you may view usage statistics and top your account up. Topups are instant and you will be reconnected for normal usage in no time.
Auto-Topups - This feature is very handy if you are running mission critical services but still want to optimise your bandwidth costs. If set, you will automatically top up just before you get capped. You may set a ceiling on this so that your topups don't get out of control.
