INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER

Netway

company:Netway
website:www.netway.com.cy
support email:info@netway.com.cy
support phone:22-465180
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NETWAY

Netway is one of the newer ISPs in Cyprus. Services by Netway include internet connectivity, web hosting and software development.

You can subscribe for Netway ADSL (i-choice) directly from their website and have your account automatically created within minutes.

Netway ADSL packages

Netway provides ADSL connectivity for homes and businesses through both the DSL Access (i-choice) and the Primetel platforms.

Netway ADSL on the DSL Access (i-choice) platform

The table below lists the ADSL packages Netway has available for the i-choice platform.

Netway (i-choice) packages overview
Package Name Max Speed Down/Up Required i-choice Connection Static IPs Setup Fee Monthly Fee
aDSL Basic 1Mbps 1Mbps / 256Kbps Home1000 no - €19.65
aDSL Basic 2Mbps 2Mbps / 384Kbps Home2000 no - €26.07
aDSL Basic 4Mbps 4Mbps / 384Kbps Home4000 no - €65
aDSL BusinessLite 4IP 2Mbps / 512Kbps Office2000
 4 ? €88.42
aDSL BusinessLite 4IP VPN 2Mbps / 512Kbps Office2000 4 ? €49.13
aDSL Business 4IP 4Mbps / 512Kbps Office4000 4 ? €214.18
aDSL Business 4IP VPN 4Mbps / 512Kbps Office4000 4 ? €127.72
aDSL BusinessPlus 8Mbps / 768Kbps Office8000 ? ? ?
aDSL BusinessPlus VPN 8Mbps / 768Kbps Office8000 ? ? ?

Please see the i-choice platform page for the other fees you will have to pay in order to get ADSL connection. The ISP (Netway in this case) is just one of costs. A Static IP for the Home packages and additional IP addresses for the Business packages are available at an extra cost. Please note that VPN Connections do not include Internet traffic.

Netway ADSL on the Primetel platform

Below are the products Netway offers on the Primetel platform. The prices below, unlike the ones above for i-choice, are all inclusive. This means they include the rental of the telephone line as well as all Internet connectivity costs. The Contention ratio (bandwidth priority) for the FastLane products is 1:20 and for the FastLane Business products 1:5. Services are offered on a 12-month contract.

Netway (Primetel platform) packages overview
Package Name Max Speed Down/Up Static IPs Installation Fee Monthly Fee
FastLane 3 2Mbps / 512Kbps no €78.59 €49
FastLane 3 + IP 2Mbps / 512Kbps 1 €78.59 €70
FastLane 4 4Mbps / 512Kbps no €78.59 €59
FastLane 4 + IP 4Mbps / 512Kbps 1 €78.59 €79
FastLane 8 8Mbps / 512Kbps no €78.59 €74
FastLane 8 + IP 8Mbps / 512Kbps 1 €78.59 €105
FastLane Business 2Mbps / 640Kbps 32 €78.59 €153.26
FastLane BusinessPro 4Mbps / 640Kbps 32 €78.59 €330.11
FastLane BusinessPlus 8Mbps / 768Kbps 32 €78.59 €408.70
FastLane Business VPN 2Mbps / 640Kbps 32 €78.59 €481.40
FastLane BusinessPro VPN 4Mbps / 640Kbps 32 €78.59 €121.82
FastLane BusinessPlus VPN 8Mbps / 768Kbps 32 €78.59 €259.37

Primetel Digital TV costs an additional €19.65 per month. Please note that VPN Connections do not include Internet traffic. Prices include VAT.

NETWAY USER REVIEWS

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User Rating: 3.43 out of 5 after 7 votes

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reviewer: kwacka

november 02 2007 04:05pm

After using the atrocious netrunner for nearly 3 years, I tried Netway after hearing good reports on a couple of forum.

I was conditioned by CyTA - if there was a problem it was down to them. The dire music, the 40 minutes' wait.

The first time there was a fault with my connection I was on the phone to Netway - phone answered by a REAL person, passed to technician immediately then, to my embarrassment found the problem was my end.

Problem quickly rectified followed by "my name's ***** any problem just ask for me" (that was my one and only call for support).

It was reassuring when, told to "click on 'run' and type 'cmd'" I said "I use linux" and heard "open a terminal" instead of "fine - just click on 'run'".

About 4 months later I took a years subscription - which I will be renewing shortly.


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reviewer: stheodotou

september 01 2008 04:13am

I have been using Netway's FastLane for one year now. The internet is good. P2P applications work really good with great speeds(bittorrent, emule, limewire, etc.).
Http download speeds are slow. If you are downloading a single file throught firefox or iexplore the speed will suck.
The TV is good and the customer service is really good.

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reviewer: kwacka

october 09 2008 06:01pm

The past few days usenet speeds have plummeted, seems they've introduced traffic shaping.

FTP speed is slow - but I don't know whether they've shackled that too, or its just the particular sever I' downloading from.

As my annual subscription runs out in a couple of weeks I'll be going elsewhere.

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reviewer: Ruserious

october 16 2008 07:24am

Not only usenet speeds - torrent speeds are now at about 25% of the speed they were last week - I have spoken with Netway who have confirmed traffic shapping is now in place but have promised an upgrade to bandwidth which will help - I am on monthly subscription so if it does not improve very soon I will be looking elsewhere.  There are cheaper alternatives for this kind of speed.......

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reviewer: Ruserious

october 18 2008 12:02am

Update - Fastlane is back in the fastlane!  Netway tech support informed me that they would be carrying out an upgrade yesterday and my torrent speeds are now back to normal 250KBs.  It would have been nice to have been informed of the temporary traffic shaping without having to call them but it's nice to have the speed back.  If there are any changes I will re-post.

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reviewer: Xampatsos

november 04 2008 10:59am

Disappointing service. After being their customer for quite a while with great speeds, Usenet speeds dropped substantially... Traffic shaping is definitely happening.

6

reviewer: christoc

november 25 2008 01:49am

I agree with the last two comments. Fastlane2 service has been really poor for the last 10 days, especially after 3pm. Loading basic pages and Google search results is sluggish. You can forget about P2P

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reviewer: notme

november 25 2008 04:54am

I have same issues as christoc, fastlane is really bad the last 2 weeks, p2p really bad, browsing while p2p almost impossible

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reviewer: Ruserious

december 03 2008 03:52am

Oh dear Oh dear - it is time that Netway change there advertising and I quote:

"FastLane aDSL Home Connections:
No Restricted/Filtered/Closed Ports"

There service is now officialy as bad as Cytanet in my eyes.

After 5 unanswered emails and two empty promises to improve their service the time has come - I have moved to Cablenet.

9

reviewer: elefteris

december 03 2008 12:24pm

I use netway and i-choice.

I am very happy with the respect this ISP has to online gaming.
Finally an ISP that doesn't limit the user's expirience to just webbrowsing.

Pros: Excellent for playing online games/skype conversations/realtime video streaming.
Cons: a bit more expencive, but you get what you pay for.

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