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Help Us Help You

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Here are a few things you can do to prepare for when you need technical support.

Keep reading – we also share a few ways in which you can introduce friends to our epic internet services.

๐Ÿšจ Prepare for the day you need support #

  • Make sure you have a Gigabit Ethernet port or a Gigabit USB Ethernet adaptor, and get a spare Cat-6 Ethernet cable – these will be very useful when the fibre networks need a cabled speed test result to open a support ticket
  • Make sure you have Gigabit link status between your fibre box and your router (Green LAN lights on both)
  • Make sure you donโ€™t have any 100Mbps Ethernet ports on your routers or switches (IoT devices with 100Mbps ports are not a problem)
  • Itโ€™s a good idea to upgrade to WiFi-6 or WiFi-7 devices – they are more reliable with longer range
  • Donโ€™t use WiFi extenders – rather use a mesh WiFi system, or run cables to your WiFi access points
  • Read our WiFi guide and browse our many helpful support guides
  • Consider getting a DC-UPS for your fibre box, or get a spare 12V Power Supply (1 Amp or more)
  • Bookmark our Network Status Page
  • Join our Telegram Community group

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Invite friends to join Atomic #

  • Send our quiz link to friends, so they can get a discount when joining
  • Read about our referral program, so you can get a discount when inviting friends
  • Share our website link in neighbourhood chat groups when people report problems with their internet

โญ๏ธ Add positive reviews #

  • Trustpilot
  • Hellopeter, via:
    • Website
    • Whatsapp bot – this skips the usual registration step
  • Google

๐ŸŽ๏ธ Run a monthly speed test or two #

  • Web – and click the 5 star rating
  • Mobile apps
    • iOS – iPhone / iPad
    • Android

These tests help get Atomic included in MyBroadband’s speed test data articles.

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  • ๐Ÿšจ Prepare for the day you need support
  • ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Invite friends to join Atomic
  • โญ๏ธ Add positive reviews
  • ๐ŸŽ๏ธ Run a monthly speed test or two

About Atomic

Atomic is a Specialist Fibre ISP in Cape Town and the Cape Winelands. Our narrow focus makes us #1 in Google and Hellopeter ratings!

We are Fiercely Independent, Founder-Run and Fibre-Only. Big enough to be Reliable, small enough to be Agile and Friendly. We are Gamer & Techie-friendly.

Read our Epic Reviews and Switch to Atomic today!

๐Ÿ† Reviews: Google & Hellopeter

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