Durban Fibre Deals
207 live uncapped packages across six Durban networks, from RSAweb, MWeb, Vox, Afrihost and Webafrica. Lines start at R299/month (Metro Nexus 30/30 Mbps via RSAweb). Coverage runs deep across Umhlanga, Durban North, Berea, Westville, Hillcrest and the Ballito corridor.
Live fibre deals in Durban
Every package we track on the six FNOs lit in Durban, across all five ISPs we price - RSAweb, MWeb, Vox, Afrihost and Webafrica. Sort by price per Mbps to see which line is genuinely the best value.
Prices checked 19 October 2026 · price-per-Mbps shown on every deal
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- New installs only
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- 60 free voice mins (Vobi)
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- Free standard installation
- Free Wi-Fi router
- Free-to-Use router
- Free setup worth R2732
- New installs only
- Free standard installation
- Free Wi-Fi router
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What Durban fibre costs per network
There are 207 Durban plans in the table above, spread across 6 fibre networks. They are not interchangeable: the cheapest way onto Metro Nexus is R299 a month, while the same question on Zoom Fibre starts at R697. Which networks reach your address is usually decided for you, so the useful comparison is within a network rather than across the whole list.
| Network | Durban plans | Cheapest | Speed | Best R/Mbps, any plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Nexus | 36 | R299/mo | 30/30 Mbps | R1.24 |
| Vumatel | 43 | R409/mo | 30/30 Mbps | R0.70 |
| Vuma Reach | 9 | R417/mo | 20/10 Mbps | R7.99 |
| Openserve | 49 | R437/mo | 30/30 Mbps | R1.00 |
| Frogfoot | 50 | R599/mo | 60/30 Mbps | R1.00 |
| Zoom Fibre | 20 | R697/mo | 50/50 Mbps | R1.32 |
The last column is the best rand-per-Mbps available anywhere on that network, at any speed — not the unit price of the cheapest line beside it. The two are rarely close, and the gap is the argument against buying on headline price. The entry tier in this segment is R299 for 30 Mbps on Metro Nexus, which is R9.97 per Mbps; the best unit price in the whole segment is R0.70 per Mbps. Paying a little more for a much faster line is usually the better deal; paying the minimum almost never is.
| Monthly | 12 months | 24 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional rate, if it never ended | R299/mo | R3 588 | R7 176 |
| Standing rate after promo | R495/mo | R5 940 | R11 880 |
| Once-off fee | R250 once | R250 | R250 |
| What you actually pay | R483/mo avg | R5 798 | R11 738 |
The first row is the number that gets advertised, and it is the one to ignore. Metro Nexus is discounted from R495 to R299 for the first 2 months, then steps up by R196 a month — a 66% increase on the rate that sold you the line. Over two years that is R11 738 rather than the R7 176 the headline price implies, which works out at R489 a month rather than R299. Budget on the standing rate and treat the discount as a rebate on the first few months. The totals above include the R250 once-off charge this line carries, but not a router you buy outright. Cancellation terms are the other cost that does not appear in a monthly price: no fixed term is not the same as no cancellation fee, and several ISPs here claw back a waived install if you leave inside six or twelve months.
Looking wider than this segment? Compare every fibre deal we track puts the full catalogue in one sortable table, and the cheapest fibre deals ranks the whole market on price and rand-per-Mbps rather than within one network.
What a Durban line costs after the promo ends
| Metric | Value | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest line | R299 | 30/30 Mbps · RSAweb |
| Fastest line | 1000 Mbps | R1 209/month · Vumatel |
| Best value | R0.70/Mbps | 1000 Mbps at R699 |
| Symmetrical | 110 of 207 | packages upload at download speed |
| # | Package | Advertised | Reverts to | Once-off | 12-month total | Effective /mo | Rank on cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RSAwebMetro Nexus · 30/30 Mbps | R299 | R495after 2 mo | R250 | R5 798 | R483+R2 210 vs advertised | 4 |
| 2 | MwebMetro Nexus · 30/30 Mbps | R379 | R529after 3 mo | not stated | R5 898 | R492+R1 350 vs advertised | 6 |
| 3 | VoxVumatel · 30/30 Mbps | R409 | R499after 3 mo | R230 | R5 948 | R496+R1 040 vs advertised | 7 |
| 4 | RSAwebVumatel · 30/30 Mbps | R415 | R515after 2 mo | R250 | R6 230 | R519+R1 250 vs advertised | 15outside the top 10 |
| 5 | AfrihostVuma Reach · 20/10 Mbps | R417 | — | R0 | R5 004 | R417 | 1 |
| 6 | WebafricaVumatel · 30/30 Mbps | R419 | R519after 2 mo | R249 | R6 277 | R523+R1 249 vs advertised | 16outside the top 10 |
| 7 | MwebVumatel · 30/30 Mbps | R425 | R519after 4 mo | not stated | R5 852 | R488+R752 vs advertised | 5 |
| 8 | WebafricaVuma Reach · 20/10 Mbps | R429 | — | R249 | R5 397 | R450+R249 vs advertised | 3 |
| 9 | WebafricaMetro Nexus · 30/30 Mbps | R429 | R529after 2 mo | R249 | R6 397 | R533+R1 249 vs advertised | 17outside the top 10 |
| 10 | RSAwebOpenserve · 30/30 Mbps | R437 | R505after 2 mo | R250 | R6 174 | R515+R930 vs advertised | 12outside the top 10 |
A once-off installation or activation charge is paid once, so it weighs on year one and not on year two. Where a line wins on the advertised rate but loses over twelve months, check how long you expect to keep it, and compare on effective monthly cost rather than on the headline. Next: Compare every 100 Mbps deal we track, on every network.
Check the cheapest Durban line at your address
30/30 Mbps Uncapped on Metro Nexus is the cheapest monthly line we can price in Durban, at R299/month from RSAweb. Coverage is decided street by street, so the only way to know whether it is available to you is to check the address.
Every Durban speed tier and the cheapest way onto it
| Speed | Line type | Network | Cheapest ISP | From | R/Mbps |
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| 20/10 Mbps | Asymmetrical | Vuma Reach | Afrihost | R417 | R20.85 |
| 50/25 Mbps | Asymmetrical | Vumatel | RSAweb | R499 | R9.98 |
| 75/75 Mbps | Symmetrical | Openserve | RSAweb | R697 | R9.29 |
| 150/150 Mbps | Symmetrical | Metro Nexus | Mweb | R829 | R5.53 |
| 240/120 Mbps | Asymmetrical | Frogfoot | RSAweb | R699 | R2.91 |
| 400/200 Mbps | Asymmetrical | Frogfoot | RSAweb | R799 | R2.00 |
| 1000/250 Mbps | Asymmetrical | Vumatel | RSAweb | R699 | R0.70 |
Where a Durban line is the right buy, and where it is not
Both sides are computed from the 207 monthly lines we price on Durban's 6 networks, so they move when those prices do.
Fibre in Durban is the right buy if…
- Your street is on one of Durban's 6 networksWe track live pricing on Metro Nexus, Vumatel, Vuma Reach, Openserve, Frogfoot and Zoom Fibre in Durban, from RSAweb, MWeb, Vox, Afrihost and Webafrica. That is 207 monthly lines on this page, and which of them you can actually order is decided by the trench outside your door rather than by which ISP you would prefer. If one of those names comes back on a coverage check at your address, every price here is real for you.
- You are buying on price in DurbanThe floor here is Metro Nexus 30/30 Mbps uncapped from R299/month via RSAweb. It is a genuine monthly line rather than a pre-paid pass, and it is the cheapest thing anyone sells on a Durban network that we hold a verified price for. Read the speed alongside it - the cheapest line in any city is an entry line, not a small discount on a fast one.
- You want a mainstream 100 Mbps line, not an entry one6 of Durban's networks carry a 100 Mbps-or-faster line, and the price range between them is the thing worth knowing: Vumatel starts at R449 via RSAweb, Zoom Fibre at R919 via Webafrica - 2x for the same headline speed. The tier most households should shop is this one, and in Durban the network that reached your street matters more to the bill than the ISP you pick on it.
- You upload as much as you download110 of the 207 monthly lines in Durban are symmetrical - 53% of them - so a matched upload is readily available here if you work from home, back up off-site or stream out. Filter the table on it rather than assuming the fast lines are the symmetrical ones; they are not the same question.
Who should look elsewhere
- Your address has no fibre yetEvery price on this page assumes one of these 6 networks has already reached your street, and in Durban that is street-by-street rather than suburb-by-suburb. Check coverage at the exact address before you shortlist anything. If nothing comes back, this page cannot help you and fixed-wireless or LTE is the comparison to run instead.
- You are shopping off a national "from" priceThe cheapest fibre line we track anywhere in South Africa is R279 on FibreSuburb Networks, via MWeb - and FibreSuburb Networks is not in Durban. The real Durban floor is R299, R20 a month more. A national "from R279" headline is not wrong, it is just not an offer at your address, and that gap is the single most common reason a quote comes back higher than expected.
- The network you have been reading about is not in DurbanOctotel, Evotel, Metro Nova and Comtel Fibre appear on our other city pages but do not carry a line we can price in Durban, and 5 further networks do not either. Coverage is per-operator and per-street, so a package you saw recommended nationally may simply have no footprint here. Shortlist on what a coverage check returns for your address, not on a brand.
- You want a gigabit on an entry-line budgetThe cheapest gigabit line we hold a verified Durban price for is Vumatel 1000/250 Mbps uncapped from R699/month via RSAweb - 2.3x the Durban floor of R299. No amount of comparing closes that: it is a different product rather than a better deal on the same one. If the budget is the constraint, the 100 Mbps tier is where to spend it.
Durban fibre networks
Durban has solid open-access fibre competition - Openserve provides the broadest reach, Vumatel leads in the popular residential suburbs, and Zoom Fibre dominates the North Coast estates.
Openserve (Telkom)
Largest fibre footprint in Durban - covers the CBD, Berea, Glenwood, Westville, Hillcrest, Umhlanga, Ballito and the South Coast.
Vumatel
Deep residential coverage across Umhlanga, La Lucia, Durban North, Westville, Glenwood and Berea. Both Vuma Core and prepaid Vuma Reach available.
Frogfoot
Open-access FNO covering chunks of Durban North, Umhlanga, Westville and Hillcrest - strong on price-sensitive entry plans.
MetroFibre Networx
Symmetrical fibre across newer Durban estates and selected suburbs - predictable contention, business-grade lines available.
Zoom Fibre
Estate-focused FNO with full symmetrical lines in lifestyle estates around Ballito, Umhlanga and the North Coast.
Vuma Reach
Prepaid, no-contract option from Vumatel - covers selected suburbs of Durban with affordable uncapped daily and monthly bundles.
Fibre by Durban suburb
Umhlanga & La Lucia
Premium Vumatel and Openserve coverage - the suburb most favoured by remote-work professionals, where symmetrical upload matters most. The cheapest symmetrical 200 Mbps line in Durban is Vumatel 200/200 Mbps uncapped from R549/month via RSAweb.
Durban North
Vumatel-led with Openserve fallback, so most addresses have two FNOs lit and real price competition. Symmetrical 100 Mbps starts at R449/month (Vumatel via RSAweb).
Berea & Glenwood
Mature Openserve and Vumatel coverage, and the student-friendly end of the Durban market - month-to-month terms with no lock-in. Entry lines across the metro start at R299/month.
Westville & Pinetown
Strong Vumatel and Frogfoot overlap. Reliable fibre across the Westville suburbs and Highway.
Hillcrest & Kloof
Openserve dominant with growing Vumatel and Frogfoot rollout. Good for upper-Highway households.
Ballito & Salt Rock
Zoom Fibre and Openserve cover the North Coast estates - symmetrical lines ideal for the Ballito growth corridor.
Why Durban loves fibre
Durban is South Africa's third-largest city and the busiest port in sub-Saharan Africa, home to roughly 3.9 million people across eThekwini metro. The city is increasingly a remote-work destination - with a warm climate, lifestyle estates along the North Coast and rapidly expanding fibre, more Joburg professionals are moving to Umhlanga and Ballito each year.
Vumatel and Openserve dominate residential coverage across Umhlanga, Durban North, Berea, Westville and Hillcrest. Zoom Fibre and MetroFibre fill in the lifestyle estates around Ballito and Salt Rock. Most Durban addresses now have at least two FNOs lit, meaning real choice on price and speed.
Durban fibre questions
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Get fibre at your Durban address
Coverage runs street by street in Durban, so check your address first, then compare all 207 live packages above - uncapped from R299/month, up to gigabit from R699.
Working to a budget? See the cheapest fibre deals nationally, Durban included