Welcome!
PTAWUG is a free, non-profit, community wireless network operating in Pretoria and surrounding area.
Latest news
03 July '09 - PTAWUG Highsites that have gone live in last month: Heuweloord, Orchards, Akasia, Midstream and Noordwyk. We are now 450 users connected across Pretoria.
21 June '09 - PTAWUG thanks mybroadband.co.zafor their generous donation of R3719 towards the new Heuweloord highsite and the upgrade of Wierda Mall Highsite. There are 433 users connected to PTAWUG at this time.
04 June '09 - PTAWUG Growth chart from Jan 07 to May 09 - from 4 to 404 users.
24 May '09 - Wierda Mall highsite online, this site provides alternative coverage for the Rooihuiskraal and Wierda Park areas.
23 May '09 - 402 users connected in a year and 11 months and still growing at a mad pace. Thanks to everyone that helped grow the wug in this time.
21 April '09 - 350 users connected to PTAWUG since 28 July 2007, thats one new user connecting every 43 hours. Thanks to everyone that helped to expand PTAWUG to it's current size. Aiming for 500-600 users by year-end.
08 April '09 - Hammanskraal highsite online, covering Hammanskraal and surrounds on 5.8ghz. This is the northenmost PTAWUG highsite, 56km away from the southernmost - Rietvallei. Thanks Corrie and KobusHR for the install.
31 March '09 - Hatfield highsite operational - covering Hatfield, Hillcrest, Arcadia, Colbyn, Brooklyn and central Pretoria on 5.8ghz, thanks to Abraham and FoeFFie for install the site and stew and manifesto for getting the link from Waterkloof Glen going.
15 March '09 - Erasmusrand highsite up and running - linking Pretoria and Centurion segments of the network - thanks DenSweep and hellhound.
03 March '09 - 283 Users connected to PTAWUG since 28 Aug '07. That's a new user connecting every second day!
11 Feb '09 - irc.ptawug.co.za is temporarily offline, machine problems, please use irc.jawug.za.net or irc.ctwug.za.net instead.
24 Jan '09 - PTAWUG would like to thank Wits Health for their generous donation of 10 full desktop system for use as routerPCs or servers on the network.
19 Jan '09 - irc.ptawug.co.za is temporarily offline please use irc.jawug.za.net or irc.ctwug.za.net instead.
17 Jan '09 - Olympus highsite online - covering most of Olympus and new Faerie Glen areas.
No speed limits!
There are no speed limits, this means you can transfer as fast as your hardware and signalstrength allows you to.
No Cap!
Transfer as much data as your hardware allows, on typical network conditions this is between 8gb and 50gb per day.
Gaming!
Dedicatated 24\7 servers running for CSS, COD4 , Live For Speed, BattleField 2142 etc.
Non-profit community network
There are no monthly or membership fees, as the network is entirely built by the community for the community.
See www.wug.za.net for other South African WUG's.