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Home-Connect matches Afrihost’s prices on Comsol 5G
Home-Connect has begun selling home broadband on Comsol’s 5G network in South Africa, joining Afrihost.
Both providers charge R275, R549 and R875 a month for packages with the same listed speed tiers.
Both slow connections to 4Mbit/s after set usage limits, ranging from 100GB on the cheapest package to 440GB on the most expensive.
Those limits are stricter than Afrihost’s limits on its comparable MTN network packages.
The main price difference is the ZTE router: Home-Connect charges R1,799, while Afrihost charges R1,499 and includes it free with its two more expensive packages.
Comsol sells network capacity wholesale through partners, which set up and sell their own services.
Comsol plans to expand coverage, but its stated timeline for full Gauteng coverage differs: one statement says by the end of 2026, while another says March 2027; the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are due to follow in 2027 and 2028.
Home-Connect is offering Comsol 5G home broadband packages at the same prices and with the same fair-use limits as Afrihost.
The three packages cost R275, R549 and R875 per month, with speeds listed as 25Mbit/s, 75Mbit/s and 200Mbit/s.
Both providers reduce speeds to 4Mbit/s after customers pass the same usage thresholds on each package.
Home-Connect charges R1 799 for the ZTE router, while Afrihost charges R1 499 and includes it free with its two more expensive packages.
Comsol sells its 5G network through partner providers and has said partners set their own products and prices.
- Who
- Home-Connect and Afrihost, internet service providers selling packages on Comsol’s 5G network.
- What
- Home-Connect is matching Afrihost’s prices and fair-use limits on three Comsol 5G packages.
- When
- Home-Connect announced its Comsol partnership on Tuesday; the article was published on 10 November 2026.
- Where
- On Comsol’s 5G network in South Africa.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Comsol moved into home broadband with a network sold only through partners.
Comsol said its network covered more than a million Gauteng households from about 200 sites.
Home-Connect announced its Comsol partnership and offered packages matching Afrihost’s prices and fair-use limits.
- Home-Connect 25Mbit/s package
- R275/month; speed drops to 4Mbit/s after 100GB
- Home-Connect 75Mbit/s package
- R549/month; speed drops to 4Mbit/s after 270GB
- Home-Connect 200Mbit/s package
- R875/month; speed drops to 4Mbit/s after 440GB
- ZTE router price
- R1 799 at Home-Connect; R1 499 at Afrihost
- Comsol network spectrum
- 60MHz in the 3.7GHz band
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