tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:19:35 +0000http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/michelle.bainbridge@gmail.com (Michelle)Blogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-5164493330823407343Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:08:00 +00002009-07-26T18:59:09.816+02:00We're switching this high site on today.This site is multi homed. In other words, it's connected to us via two separate wireless circuits. It's also connected to the rest of the world via a Telkom data circuit.We can connect you on 802.11a, b or g.Our Main Site | Our Classified Advertshttp://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2009/07/somerset-west-main-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-2761863894783989957Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:56:00 +00002009-07-26T16:06:14.741+02:00It appears that the competition don't approve of carbon neutral high sites.In the early hours of 4 July 2009, somebody who knows more than most about matters wireless did this to the Helderberg high site.Once we'd replaced the stolen and damaged equipment, we couldn't help notice that the frequencies we'd been transmitting on had all been hijacked.The thief should also note that the SAPS pulled ahttp://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2009/07/sabotage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-6741114137769594862Sat, 09 May 2009 16:12:00 +00002009-05-09T18:26:01.305+02:00Cape ConnectWirelessHelderbergWe have a new high site.Today we started the process of commissioning our own tower on Helderberg. It's been nearly a year in the planning, but it's ours to use as we want.It's also carbon neutral. Yes, no fossil fuel power is used to power this site.If your home or work is visible hereor hereyou should be talking to us.Our Main Site | Our Classified Advertshttp://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2009/05/helderberg-high-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-1305660788044778958Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:47:00 +00002009-03-27T17:54:38.553+02:00Our technicians spent most of this day running underground cabling to a couple of very lucky clients in a security complex in Heritage Park. The clients in question now have 100Mb internet connections. On my arrival back at the office, this photo was waiting for me in my inbox. It seems that not all companies are as adept at wiring as we are. Our Main Site | Our Classified Advertshttp://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2009/03/weve-started-cabling-another-complex-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-6212739826656754150Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:05:00 +00002009-01-07T16:22:56.634+02:00filteringspamjunk mail Globally, junk email or spam has grown, at times exponentially, to reach over 100 billion messages a day in April 2008. This may surprise some users because the amount of received spam has decreased, mostly thanks to better filtering methods. Still, the cost of processing and removing this data is eventually borne by users as internet providers pass it on. We have an array http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2009/01/filtering-junk-mail-costs-packet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-8555848889708815167Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:19:00 +00002008-10-01T17:32:02.556+02:00We were recently awarded the contract to take over the hosting of the Aventure site from a US based web hosting company.At the risk of sounding arrogant, this is quite an achievement. Aventure is based in Monaco. Their clients are mostly high nett worth individuals who demand the best. Aventure could have gone to any hosting service in the world. They chose us.Makes you wonder...Could it be our http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/10/aventure-power-catamaran.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-1778179936509001360Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:14:00 +00002008-10-01T17:31:47.852+02:00Cape Connect Internet is pleased to announce that we are hosting the Car Share South Africa website.More information here.Our high speed interconnects to local internet exchanges enable us to deliver consistant web hosting services. No matter how high the load.Our Main Site | Our Classified Advertshttp://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/10/car-share-south-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-6291929323530076606Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:11:00 +00002008-10-01T17:32:09.236+02:00We are thrilled to announce that we have been appointed as a service provider for MTN Network Services.Unlike certain ISPs, we do not charge for traffic or bandwidth. Our billing model is based on international speed. All our international connections are via fibre optic cable, ensuring your internet experience is that much faster.ADSL is a relatively low-cost, 'always-on' connection for last http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/10/cape-connect-launches-adsl-service.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-8376428159623163367Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:32:00 +00002008-08-26T18:55:47.955+02:00Cape ConnectnewsletterGreetings from a rather wet Cape Town. August 2008 has kept us on our toes. First off, we were let down badly by the company we'd partnered with for internet bandwidth. Not only were they not giving us what we were being billed for, but once we'd proven to them that their service was not up to par (in fact our throughput was around 50% of what we were being billed for), we were told "your problemhttp://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/08/cape-connect-newsletter-august-2008.htmlmichelle.bainbridge@gmail.com (Michelle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-8289794664725260493Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:01:00 +00002008-04-23T15:02:55.223+02:00I've started investigating the feasibility of rolling out cable connections to clients following this: The US telecoms giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010. Speaking at a Westminster eForum on web 2.0 this week in London, Jim Cicconi, vice president of legislative affairs for AT&T, warned the http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/04/why-cable-will-always-be-king.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-8491757605556723487Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:56:00 +00002008-04-20T11:59:07.682+02:00We're on Facebook.Our Main Site | Our Classified Advertshttp://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/04/facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-3343541895466059507Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:43:00 +00002008-04-14T15:39:34.732+02:00This morning we met with a representative from the organisation that owns the portion of Helderberg that we had earmarked for a base station and signed a lease! Everything within a 50m radius of this spot is ours for the next ten years!The spot obviously needs to be cleared, but we have perfect line of sight of False Bay. We also have line of sight to Durbanville, the City Bowl and Stellenbosch.http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-helderberg-base-station-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-7116593074015404674Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:47:00 +00002008-04-11T21:54:47.160+02:00We had 21,842 impressions on our Cape Connect Classifieds site on 10 April 2007.Of those, 3326 were requests to subscribe to the RSS feeds.Our Main Site | Our Classified Advertshttp://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/04/classifieds-continue-to-grow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-7081859988173686455Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:54:00 +00002008-04-07T12:44:51.498+02:00It's been a bit of a learning curve, but I now have multiple RSS feeds on the main site and a consolidated RSS feed on the classifieds site.The main site has six feeds that can be chosen from. Top Stories Business Report Tech News Motoring Stories Travel Tales Sports ReportSubscribing is a doddle: Click on the RSS button to the right in the address bar in Firefox 2.0 or higher, or click on the http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/04/rss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-3878271684790673359Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:33:00 +00002008-04-01T17:37:40.829+02:00Imagine what we could so with WiMax if it had legal recognition in SA...WiMax could be used as a 'last mile' substitute tech for DSL broadband by 47 million people within five years, says a new report by analyst Juniper Research.The report, entitled The Last Mile: Opportunities for WiMAX, 2008-2013, says the global opportunity for WiMax 802.16e to deliver local loop broadband connectivity is http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/04/wimax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-5381093751858176661Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:18:00 +00002008-03-30T20:07:45.754+02:00Once we'd made our way past the farmyard we got to see the more serious equipment. The track suddenly took a turn for the worse and I was glad that I was driving an all conquering Land Rover. It's pretty obvious that the Smart Car Brigade stop at the farmyard and that it's only the hardcore techies that venture up the track. In 4x4 terms, that track would be considered "Grade 4". I wouldn't http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/03/looking-for-new-repeater-site-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-2958582682504920626Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:18:00 +00002008-03-30T17:36:41.295+02:00Those of you who keep an eye on our status page may have noticed the intermittent red dots next to Helderberg...Being a relatively small WISP one sometimes needs to make use of other organisations infrastructure to provide clients with service. I've not been overly thrilled with goings on up on Helderberg of late and felt it was time to pay the site a visit.What I saw on arriving up there left http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/03/looking-for-new-repeater-site-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guru)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557164983287949611.post-8636747888019863955Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:45:00 +00002008-03-29T23:03:00.954+02:00We are a communications solutions provider offering high speed wireless broadband internet connections in Cape Town and surrounds. Our network is strategically located to also provide effective VPN and VOIP services. We at Cape Connect aim to provide local, cost effective connections to the Cape Town community.We have a high speed microwave network covering Cape Town, Durbanville, Brackenfell, http://cape-connect.blogspot.com/2008/03/welcome-to-cape-connect.htmlmichelle.bainbridge@gmail.com (Michelle)0