Top 4 Ways to Get Free Internet in South Africa

South Africa has some of the highest internet fees in the world so we are constantly looking for ways to reduce costs. The best way to do this is to look for free bandwidth! Here are a 4 companies that wants you to get free internet in South Africa. Updated: 16 April 2016

To make use of the ADSL free internet in South Africa options you need:

• Telkom Land Line
  • You can get this for R189 per month.
• DSL Enabled Telkom Line
  • You need a post paid telephone line with ADSL activated (Axxess can do this for you at no extra cost).
• Modem
  • You need a modem which you can buy at most computer stores (and the know-how to change settings).

Afrihost is giving away 1GB of ADSL Bandwidth per month to every South African.

All you need is:

• ADSL Items listed at the start of this post
• Photo ID
  • You'll need to send them a copy of your South African ID (for RICA - The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication - related Information Act).

The sign-up process is explained step-by-step and even has a video that goes into detail about what exactly ADSL is for the technophobes and old school peeps.

This is a bold move from Afrihost and deserves praise. Many ISP’s (Internet Service Provider) and even companies from different industries can take something out of this and help ease the country in this time of economic turmoil!

Everything is going up, petrol, food, electricy, etc. , but here they’re offering you free internet! The only thing stopping you now is a Telkom line which is easy to get now that they've improved there customer service. There are many ways to get free installation of your Telkom landline, but that is a topic for another blog post.

There is no catch, but they do say they reserve the right to take the offer away at anytime and if you do find yourself running out of data you have many ways to buy more, even through SMS!

Another ISP that has caught on is Axxess. Axxess gives you 1 Gig Free per month.

All you need is:

• ADSL Items listed at the start of this post
• South African ID number
• R10 in your account if you use your credit card to complete the checkout process.

One thing I don't like about this offer is that they require you to use your credit card or authorise a debit order. The balance is clearly displayed as R0, but you still have to fill this in. I suppose it makes it easier for you and Axxess if you do want to purchase anything else further down the line. 

This is limited to one account per Unique ADSL line.

 Cell C has partnered with Facebook to bring you internet.org.

This awesome intiative takes free internet in South Africa to a new level bring you content from popular sites like Facebook.com, Wikipedia, WikiHow, OLX, Gumtree, Careers24 and more!

All you need is:

• Cell C Sim card

See the tweet below for a full list of sites accessible through internet.org.