The complete, independently-ranked list of every affordable uncapped fibre deal in South Africa - from R299/mo, across 8 networks and 30+ packages on Webafrica and Mweb. Free router, free install, no long-term contract.

Sticker price isn't value. Divide the monthly price by the download speed - the lower the R/Mbps, the better the deal. Metro Nexus 30/30 wins under R400.
The full Webafrica, Mweb, Afrihost and RSAweb cheap-fibre catalogue across every network - sorted cheapest first. Filter by network or ISP, sort by speed or price, switch between card and row views.
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"Cheapest" depends how you cut it: (A) the lowest sticker price per month, (B) the lowest total cost over 12 months once router and install fees are added, or (C) the best price-per-Mbps. All three matter - and the cheapest by one measure is rarely the cheapest by all three.
By sticker price, the cheapest uncapped fibre deal in South Africa right now is Frogfoot 10/1 Mbps for R299/month on Webafrica - total first-year cost ~R3,837 once the once-off R249 router-delivery fee is added. The catch is the 1 Mbps upload, which struggles with Zoom, Teams and any kind of cloud backup.
By price-per-Mbps, the runaway winner is Openserve 30/10 at R389 - that's R12.97 per Mbps download with a usable 10 Mbps upload, less than half the per-Mbps cost of the R299 Frogfoot line. For most households, the Openserve 20/10 at R339 or Vuma Reach 20/10 at R399 hits the genuine sweet spot of cheap, fast and fast-uploading.
Coverage is decided street-by-street: every recommendation on this page is conditional on your address being lit up by the relevant Fibre Network Operator. The first thing to do is always an address coverage check - the cheapest deal you can actually get installed is the only one that counts.
Ranked picks across networks. All deals are uncapped, sold by Webafrica or Mweb, and delivered over a major SA fibre network.
South African fibre coverage is decided one street at a time. Here's a snapshot of the dominant networks in each major metro and what the cheapest available deal typically looks like.
Best coverage of any SA metro. Same R299 Frogfoot and R339 Openserve deals available in most northern and southern suburbs.
Octotel and Vumatel dominate the Atlantic Seaboard, Southern Suburbs and CBD. Openserve covers the Northern Suburbs and Helderberg.
Strong Openserve and Metrofibre coverage across Centurion, Brooklyn, Menlo Park and Waterkloof.
Openserve leads with the widest coverage on the upper Berea, Durban North, Umhlanga and the Bluff.
Openserve and Mitsol are the dominant networks. Cheap R299–R389 deals are widely available.
Openserve covers most suburbs; Frogfoot is rolling out aggressively in 2025/26.
Openserve has the broadest footprint; Vumatel and Mitsol are filling in the gaps suburb by suburb.
Openserve is the only network with significant coverage; Frogfoot is expanding from 2025.
Openserve dominates; Vumatel coverage is growing in the central suburbs.
Cheap fibre is now the cheapest real internet you can buy in South Africa - beating LTE on price, ADSL on speed and 5G on reliability.
| Technology | Typical Speed | Monthly | Install | Contract | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap Fibre (R299) | 10/1 Mbps | R299 | Free | Month-to-month | The cheapest real internet you can buy in SA. |
| Fixed LTE | 10–25 Mbps avg | R299–R549 | Free router | 12–24 months | Worth it only if fibre is unavailable at your address. |
| 5G Home | 50–200 Mbps avg | R599–R999 | Free router | 12–24 months | Faster than cheap fibre, but pricier and patchy in lower-income suburbs. |
| ADSL (legacy) | 2–10 Mbps | R449+ inc. line | Telkom fee | Month-to-month | Avoid. Telkom is decommissioning copper. No reason to start a new ADSL line in 2026. |
Fibre internet is delivered through fibre-optic cables - tiny strands of glass or plastic that carry data using pulses of light. Light moves a lot faster than electricity through copper, which is why fibre obliterates ADSL on speed, latency and reliability.
The benefits add up: vastly higher bandwidth, lower latency, more simultaneous users without slowdown, and no degradation over distance the way copper suffers.
Fibre is the most advanced consumer-grade connectivity available. It's far less susceptible to environmental interference than copper, and many fibre packages offer symmetrical upload/download - vital for video calls, cloud backups and online gaming.
The infrastructure is genuinely future-proof. The cable in the ground today can carry tens of gigabits per second tomorrow without being touched.
Four things separate cheap fibre deals from one another: (1) the speed, (2) the price, (3) the network (FNO) and (4) the ISP. The last two have the biggest impact - your address determines which networks you can get, and only certain ISPs sell on each network.
Frogfoot Air packages are worth a special mention - they include both data and line rental, but coverage is limited and street-by-street. If fibre isn't available at your address, LTE deals start from around R49 per month as a stop-gap.
The headline price is only half the story. Six checks that separate a real bargain from a clever marketing line.
A R299 deal with a R249 router fee actually costs R3,837 in year one. A R339 deal with no fees costs R4,068 - only R231 more for triple the upload speed. Always multiply by 12 and add the once-off fees before deciding which is genuinely cheaper.
1 Mbps upload is fine for browsing and Netflix but breaks down on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, online gaming and cloud backup. If anyone in the house works from home or studies online, an asymmetrical 20/10 or 30/10 line is non-negotiable.
Divide the monthly price by the download speed. Frogfoot 10/1 at R299 is R29.90 per Mbps. Openserve 30/10 at R389 is R12.97 per Mbps - less than half the price for triple the speed and 10× the upload. The cheapest sticker price is rarely the best value.
The cheapest deals on this page are month-to-month. Anything locked in for 24 months freezes you at today's price while next year's better promotions roll past. South African fibre prices have dropped roughly 8% per year for five years running.
Frogfoot may be R299 a few streets away but unavailable at your address. South African fibre is street-level - coverage on one side of a road and not the other is normal. Run an address-level check first; the cheapest deal you can actually install is the only one that counts.
Webafrica throws in a free WiFi router (worth ~R900) and waives the standard installation fee (worth up to R1,750) on most cheap deals. If a competing ISP is R10 cheaper but charges R899 for the router, the 'cheap' deal is suddenly R900 more expensive in year one.
The cheap tier isn't a compromise - for most households it's the smartest possible buy.
The biggest draw of a cheap fibre deal is a smaller monthly bill. On a tight budget, R299–R389 buys a real, uncapped fibre line - no DSL, no LTE data caps, no surprises.
Even the cheapest fibre line beats ADSL and LTE on every metric: latency under 10ms, almost zero packet loss, and the line doesn't slow down in load-shedding or bad weather.
The fibre cable in your wall today can carry tens of gigabits per second tomorrow. Buy in at the cheap tier now and upgrade your speed package later without ever changing the line or the router.
Almost every cheap fibre deal is uncapped with no Fair Usage Policy. Stream 4K, back up to iCloud, run a home office and game competitively - without watching the data meter.
Most cheap deals are month-to-month with 30 days' notice. Move home, downgrade, upgrade or cancel - the cheap tier is the easiest to live with long-term.
Once your address is approved on a network, Webafrica will have a technician on-site within 7–14 working days. The line goes live the same day in most cases.
Cheapest isn't always best. Match the package to the household - these are the value picks at every level.
Email, WhatsApp, social media, the odd Netflix HD episode. The 1 Mbps upload is the only weak point - perfectly fine for one person who isn't on daily video calls.
Two phones, one TV, occasional 4K streaming. The 10 Mbps upload handles WhatsApp video calls, Zoom and the occasional Teams meeting comfortably.
Up to four people, smart-home devices (cameras, speakers, lightbulbs), daily Netflix in HD. The 30 Mbps download gives every device room to breathe at peak time.
Daily video calls, large file uploads to Google Drive or Dropbox, a second person streaming. The reliable 10 Mbps upload is the deciding factor - anything less stutters on Teams.
Symmetrical speeds, low latency (under 10ms in most SA suburbs), reliable upload for Twitch streaming and large Steam/PlayStation patches. Worth the jump above the R500 mark.
The major players. Look beyond pricing - speed, reliability and customer service all matter.
The four words you'll see on every ISP's site. Know what they mean before signing.
No data usage limit. Use as much data as you want - no extra charges and no throttling for going over a hidden cap.
A set monthly data allowance. Exceed it and you'll either pay top-ups (around R29 per GB) or face a sharp drop in speed.
The ISP intentionally slows your speed once you've used a certain amount of data, even on plans labelled 'uncapped'.
The ISP prioritises some traffic over others - for example, web browsing over BitTorrent or game traffic at peak times.
Upload and download speeds are equal. A 50/50 Mbps line is symmetrical; a 30/10 Mbps line is asymmetrical (downloads 3× faster than uploads).
Fibre Network Operator - the company that owns the cable in the ground (Vumatel, Openserve, Frogfoot, Octotel, Metrofibre). The ISP rents capacity from the FNO.
Internet Service Provider - the company you pay each month (Webafrica, Vodacom, Cool Ideas). The ISP delivers the internet over the FNO's network.
Optical Network Terminal - the small box bolted to your wall by the technician on installation day. The fibre cable plugs into it; your router plugs out of it.
The number of users is the single biggest factor in choosing the right speed.
Browsing, email and one or two simultaneous Netflix streams. Bump it to 50 Mbps if you both stream 4K or game online at the same time.
Comfortable for a family with kids on YouTube and Netflix. Lean toward 100 Mbps if anyone games online, streams 4K or works from home daily.
A busy household with multiple TVs, devices and work-from-home users needs at least 100 Mbps to keep every connection smooth at peak time.
The four most common entry-level speeds, and what each one realistically handles.
Vodacom offers a full range of uncapped fibre packages, from the entry 25 Mbps "Basic" at R499/mo right up to the 1 Gbps "Elite" at R1,599/mo. Every plan includes a free router, free installation, and is unshaped & unthrottled.
| Plan | Speed | Price | Inclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 25 Mbps | R499/mo | Free router · Unshaped & unthrottled · Free installation |
| Standard | 50 Mbps | R699/mo | Free router · Unshaped & unthrottled · Free installation |
| Premium | 100 Mbps | R899/mo | Free router · Unshaped & unthrottled · Free installation |
| Advanced | 200 Mbps | R1099/mo | Free router · Unshaped & unthrottled · Free installation |
| Pro | 500 Mbps | R1299/mo | Free router · Unshaped & unthrottled · Free installation |
| Elite | 1000 Mbps | R1599/mo | Free router · Unshaped & unthrottled · Free installation |
Want to see how fast your current connection actually is? Run the FastestFibre Speed Test and find out exactly how much faster a new package would be.
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Start with a coverage check at your address. The cheapest deal that doesn't cover your house is no deal at all.
Look at the ISPs available on the networks that cover you. Webafrica is the price leader and waives most install fees.
Compare like for like - speed, upload, contract length, install fee - and pick the cheapest deal that fits your usage.
Webafrica is South Africa's most-awarded ISP. One bill, one dashboard, one set of T&C's - across Frogfoot, Openserve, Vumatel, Vuma Reach, Octotel, Metrofibre, Mitsol, ClearAccess, Comtel, Zoom, Fibre Geeks and Baldwin.
Compare Webafrica DealsThe standout reasons households make the move from ADSL or LTE - and never look back.
Whether you're racing or running shooters - Xbox, PlayStation, PC - fibre delivers minimal lag and rock-steady ping for competitive online play, typically 5–15ms to local SA game servers.
Streaming with Netflix, Showmax, Disney+, Amazon Prime, DStv Stream and Apple TV+ is buffer-free on a decent fibre line. Music, gaming, video calls - everything just works in the background.
Fibre is rolling out across all nine provinces, with new addresses going live every week. Punch in your street address on a coverage map to see what's available right now.
Binge a Netflix original in 4K, catch up on Showmax or stream off Amazon Prime - all in HD or UHD without buffering, even with three devices going at once.
Fibre is a completely separate service from a copper voice line. No Telkom contract, no line rental, no copper at all in the equation.
If you stream most of your music, movies and series, 20 Mbps or higher will handle Netflix, Showmax, Amazon Prime and DStv Stream simultaneously without lag.
Pick a deal from the table on this page and click through. Webafrica handles the activation, the router and the technician - no Telkom, no DIY, no hassle.
The questions everyone asks before signing up for a sub-R500 fibre deal.
Run the address check, pick the cheapest deal you can actually get, and Webafrica will have you online inside two weeks - router and install included.