Fibre in Cape Town (60+ Year Story)
What’s the Deal with Fibre in Cape Town? Fibre in Cape Town has seen a massive boom in the years since its initial deployment in the city. Fibre optic cabling was first invented in 1952 by physicist Narinder Singh Kapany. After further developments and innovation, fibre optic cables were being laid around the world by […]
Choose the Best ISP (4 Easy Steps to Internet Bliss)
The Best ISP is Just 4 Easy Steps Away! Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the best ISP of them all? Jokes aside, we know why you’re here. You want to find the best ISP for your internet needs. Just follow these 4 easy steps: 1. Test Your Current Internet Speed Head over to MyBroadband’s […]
The global pandemic has changed the way we internet
Online Consumption in the age of COVID-19 – online user behaviour has dramatically shifted, but for how long? Whether you learned Tiktok dances or incessantly had to do the “you’re on mute” or “excuse the background noise” dance in Zoom meetings, you have indisputably adapted to new ways of using the internet in 2020. […]
The Wireless Customer Journey
Step One So, you’ve visited the Faircom website, searched your address in the map, waited while the results were calculated – and Boom! You’re in a Wireless Fibre High Site! Excited about all you’ll soon be able to do online, you fill in the application form and fire it off to the Faircom team by […]
What is Wireless Fibre?
WHAT EXACTLY IS WIRELESS INTERNET? Wireless internet is a versatile technology that transmits the internet signal from one of our high sites directly through the air into your home or business. The internet signal is transmitted via radio waves, in the same way as the radio stations you listen to on your car stereo, and […]
5 Common connection issues and how to fix them
It’s Sunday afternoon. You feel like the protagonist in a Greek tragedy. Your household has just given a collective sigh. You just spilled your coffee. Your teenager is as mad as a dad in traffic. These are familiar words, but they still give you chills … “The internet is down!” Internet connection issues are […]