Imaginet.co.za is cooking with gas. I signed up online and had connection login details within a minute. I phoned their support team 3 times and, each time, a knowledgeable techie helped me as far as he could. The problem finally turned out to be Telkom-related but, to be fair, Telkom sorted it out in 3 minutes as well.

So I'm a happy camper.

iBurst has been giving me headaches for quite some time. I suppose I delayed the move to ADSL because I thought it would be painful and take forever but, boy, was I wrong!

I opted for a 384kb line and, I have to admit, it feels on-par (or perhaps slightly slower) than iBurst. When it comes to downloads, the speed difference is quite noticeable but, for normal browsing, Gmail, Google Calendars, etc, it's fast! And, best of all, consistent.

iBurst really lives up to its name - you get "bursts" of speed. With ADSL - it seems to be one fairly constant stream of decent speed.

However, the real test will come tomorrow, when I try and work using this connection. I'm confident it'll be fine but I'll try to avoid counting these chickens before that hatch. (Whoops - too late!)