19/05/2022
Starlink vs Hollow Fibre
Hollow FibrevsStarlink75ms ping to London? Hollow Fibre vs StarlinkWill we see 75ms pings from Cape Town to London soon? Using Space Lasers or Undersea Fibre?You probably know about Elon Musk’s Starlink project, but have you…
06/04/2022
MANRS
New member of the MANRS initiative Atomic is fully MANRS compliant! 🚀MANRS members improve internet routing security in four ways: 1️⃣ Filter incorrect routing information 2️⃣ Stop spoofing 3️⃣ Coordination (PeeringDB) 4️⃣ Global validation (RPKI) Atomic is one of…
06/05/2021
We’ve Joined Forces With Vumatel
Atomic is now live on the Vumatel fibre network! 🚀We have launched fibre internet services on the Vumatel fibre network. If you are interested in our Vumatel packages they are listed on our site here, https://www.atomicaccess.co.za/vumatel/ and if you feel like switching…
15/04/2021
Frogfoot Fibre Changes
New Frogfoot Speeds Coming 1 May 2021 TL;DR… From 1 May 2021 🐸 Frogfoot are changing their line speeds and pricing – that means our deals and pricing will be changing too. Hold onto your hats kids,…
29/09/2020
Three Ways to Avoid Fibre Frustration – Ethernet Port, UPS and Trusted Techies
THREE WAYS TO AVOID FIBRE FRUSTRATIONETHERNET PORT, UPS AND TRUSTED TECHIES Avoid fibre frustration! Our support team would like to share three things which are proven to help customers avoid frustration with their fibre internet service: 1) A Laptop with an Ethernet Port or…
15/07/2020
Octotel Speed Changes
Hold Onto Your Helmets... New Octotel Speeds Are Coming! TL;DR… From 1 September 🐙 Octotel are completely overhauling their line speed offering, and pricing – that means our deals and pricing will be…
16/09/2019
The Best WiFi Names
Quick word on Wi-Fi passwords: It’s highly recommended you have a password on your Wi-Fi network. This helps prevent neighbours from stealing your bandwidth, having your devices publicly accessible to those in the vicinity, or, having hackers use your WiFi to perform malicious activities. You don’t need to get too creative or hyper…
02/07/2019
Octotel Business Fibre Pricing Slashed By 40%
FTTsmB - Making FTTB affordable, accessible and epic!FTTB offers the fastest and most reliable internet for your business, but it’s usually very expensive, slow to install, and requires long term contracts.Atomic FTTsmB is a new category of business fibre: Fibre To The small/medium…
11/06/2019
What does the sale of an ISP mean for its customers?
“Some internet companies are fast to sell.Others just have fast internet.” According to the article some of the bigger South African ISPs seem interested in purchasing the ISP that is for sale. But what does this mean if you are a customer of an ISP that is for sale? Looking into the…
07/03/2019
Fibre For Friends 1 Year Later
What a year! Recently one of the Atomic team members was at a braai in Stellenbosch and overheard: I've heard about Atomic, that’s the fibre ISP started for friends and if you refer friends you get a discount. Graham We are very happy to have expanded our offering beyond just our friends, and that lots of customers are enjoying discounted Fibre…