Webafrica Link Layer Fibre

Every figure below is pulled directly from the live Link Layer deal pool tracked on this page - nothing here is typed prose with numbers bolted on.

Link Layer's residential range is compact - four tiers, all symmetrical, all uncapped. There's no gap-filling here: this is the complete residential lineup Webafrica sells on the network.

Take a household deciding between Link Layer's entry 30/30 Mbps line and the 120/120 step-up. Both carry the same R249 once-off activation fee, so the full first-year cost - 12 months of billing plus that once-off charge - is the number that actually decides it, not the sticker price alone.

The 30/30 line runs R539/month, or R6 717 across a full first year including the R249 activation fee. Stepping up to 120/120 adds R350/month - R4 200 more over the first year - for 4x the download speed and 4x the upload speed. Per Mbps, that step-up is the better deal: 30/30 works out to R17.97/Mbps against R7.41/Mbps on the 120/120 line.

This does not net off LinkLayer's advertised "save up to R100/mo for the first 3 months" promo on either tier - the shopfront listing doesn't itemise a separate pre-promo rate, so there's no verified figure to subtract. Treat the totals above as the confirmed ceiling; the real first-year cost may be up to R300 lower if the full promo applies for the full three months.

Link Layer isn't Webafrica's only symmetrical network - Vumatel, Openserve, Octotel, Frogfoot and Metro Nexus all sell symmetrical tiers too. Here's how Link Layer's 30/30 and 120/120 lines stack up against every other symmetrical Webafrica package at the same speed, cheapest first.

At 30/30 Mbps, Vumatel is Webafrica's cheapest symmetrical option at R419/month - R120 less than Link Layer's R539. At 120/120 Mbps the gap narrows: Frogfoot leads at R889/month, R0 below Link Layer's R889. Link Layer isn't the cheapest Webafrica network at either speed we compared here, but for the specific North Coast suburbs it actually covers, it's frequently the only fibre option at all - which is the real reason to pick it over a cheaper network you can't get.

Webafrica also sells four business-grade tiers on Link Layer, at the same speeds as some residential lines but priced and installed differently: a R1248 once-off installation fee rather than the R249 residential rate, and no "free standard installation" freebie attached. They're intended for premises needing a business SLA rather than a home line running the same speed.

Link Layer's own coverage page lists its live areas as a specific North Coast corridor - not a citywide or provincial footprint. As of 2026-08-11, that list is:

• Ballito
• Westbrook
• Salt Rock
• Umhlali
• North Beach
• South Beach
• Sheffield
• Verulam
• Tongaat
• Crestholme
• New Germany

Eighteen ISPs resell on the network, Webafrica among them:

Because Link Layer is open-access, none of those ISPs own the fibre - they're all buying capacity on the same physical network and competing on price, support and freebies. Switching from Webafrica to another Link Layer reseller (or back) doesn't require a re-install, just a new order on the existing line.

North Coast homes just outside that corridor are more likely to be on a different FNO altogether - Openserve, Vumatel and Frogfoot all have builds along parts of the KZN coast too, and none of them overlap with Link Layer's suburb list above. A coverage check at the exact address is the only reliable way to tell which network actually reaches a given home; don't assume Link Layer just because a neighbouring suburb has it.

If the address isn't in Ballito, Westbrook, Salt Rock, Umhlali, North Beach, South Beach, Sheffield, Verulam, Tongaat, Crestholme or New Germany, Link Layer almost certainly doesn't reach it yet - this is a narrow, regional network, not a national one, and there's no indication on Link Layer's own site of imminent expansion beyond that list. Most South African readers of this page will be better served by one of Webafrica's other network combo pages, linked below, matched to whichever FNO actually covers their address.

Within the coverage area, Link Layer is a reasonable pick for anyone who wants symmetrical speeds and doesn't need anything below 30 Mbps - there's no cheaper entry tier, so budget-conscious households wanting a sub-R400 line should compare against Openserve's Web Connect or Vuma Reach ranges elsewhere on this site instead.