So TechnoMag has decided to make a brief run on ZOL’s hard earned success story over the years and give you a detailed analysis of their re-branded fibroniks packages and what you will be getting in terms of data, bandwidth speeds and pricing.
Fibroniks Lite: Pegged at $29 per month and from out survey, this package is anchored on Symmetrical Digital Technology with equal uplink and downlink speeds.
Same speed up and down
Capped at 15GB per month
Access to over 100 ZOLSpots using Fibroniks on the Go for up to 5 devices
Free ZOL to ZOL calls (all 08677 numbers)
ZOL Fibroniks modem and insurance included
Handset and $2 calls per month included
Fibroniks Basic Essentials: Pegged at $39 per month
Up to 5Mbps download
Up to 5Mbps upload
Capped at 25GB per month
Access to over 100 ZOLSpots using Fibroniks on the Go for up to 5 devices
3 e-mail addresses with 500MB of space
Fibroniks Family Essentials: Capped at $89 per month
Up to 10Mbps download
Up to 10Mbps upload
Capped at 50GB per month
Access to over 100 ZOLSpots using Fibroniks on the Go for up to 5 devices
Best for up to 2 devices used at the same time
Free website hosting
5 e-mail addresses with 1GB of space
Fibroniks Family Entertainment: Pegged at $149 per month and unlimited!!
Up to 20Mbps download
Up to 20Mbps upload
Unlimited
Access to over 100 ZOLSpots using Fibroniks on the Go for up to 5 devices
Stream 2 standard definition videos at the same time
Best for up to 4 devices used at the same time
7 e-mail addresses with 1.5GB of space
Fibroniks Modern Family: Pegged at $199 per month and Unlimited!!
Up to 30Mbps download
Up to 30Mbps upload
Unlimted
Access to over 100 ZOLSpots using Fibroniks on the Go for up to 7 devices
Stream 2 high definition(HD) videos at the same time
Best for up to 6 devices used at the same time Free website hosting
10 e-mail addresses with 2GB of space
Fibroniks Turbo Pack: Pegged at $339 per month and Unlimited!!
Up to 100Mbps download
Up to 100Mbps upload
Unlimted
Stream 7 HD videos at the same time
Access to over 100 ZOLSpots using Fibroniks on the Go for up to 10 devices
Best for up to 10 devices used at the same time
Great for power gaming
Includes priority support
20 e-mail addresses with 4GB of space
All these Fibroniks packages come with the following extras:
Fibroniks on the Go
FREE phone number
FREE ZOL to ZOL calls (all 08677 numbers)
FREE installation
Calls to Econet just 10c a minute
All local calls just 10c per minute
Fixed line to South Africa 12c a min
To have access to all ZOL’s services, you do not necessarily need to physically visit their offices but you can simply hit their website and sign up on any Fibroniks package of your choice. What excited me the most was that, as soon as you finish signing up, their marketing team will call you to furnish you with a connection date not more than 48 hours plus your ZOL ID which is like your Account number where you will be able to track your monthly subscriptions. This is simply convenience at your doorstep!!!
ZOL has a very friendly and strategic marketing team which personally for me has out-shined other service provider help desks. This has been one of their key strengths in deploying their Internet Services because of their marketing team’s ability to keep warm, everlasting relationships with their clients. Technology is a very difficult subject to explain, believe me but the ZOL team has a very special way of explaining what you stand to lose if you do not get that fibroniks connections into your premises.
Founded in 1994, ZOL has become one of the largest ISPs in Zimbabwe, tripling in size in only 18 months following the acquisition by the Liquid Telecom Group in 2012. ZOL has evolved over the years to become a leader in adopting cutting edge technology to anchor its customer demands. This includes a recently launched Live Chat where clients are able to interact live with their Technical Team 24/7.
Up to date, ZOL provides over 700Mbps of Internet bandwidth per month, run over 60 servers in 3 continents, employ over 90 staff across four offices nationwide and host over 3,000 domain names. To make them complete professionals in the business, their Network Operations Centre (NOC) and support desk is open 24/7 to anchor their customer demands.
ZOL Zimbabwe also operates over 100 ZOLspots – Wi-Fi hotspots that enable anyone to access broadband Internet while on the go. This latest technology has given their subscribers convenience with anyone on any one of their Fibroniks packages able to access the Internet using their home Internet even though they are on remote sites.
ZOL Zimbabwe is part of the Liquid Telecom Group which has redefined the Internet carrier market through its robust fiber network across Africa. Liquid is now working on a very ambitious project that will see the telecom group directly linking Africa to the Far East via dedicated submarine optic cables.
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