Raab Posted July 6, 2011 Share Exactly.I will be proper p!ssed if I sign a 24 month contract and end up having to use EDGE for the duration of the contract. Is there anyway to test the signal strenght before entering into such a contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reteid Posted July 6, 2011 Share i am with garfield 2010.i bought 2 2gig speedsticks from cell c.theier coverage map is bull and to make a long story short i was refunded for the two sticks.it did however take numerous phone calls,e mails from my bb,swearing etc and 6 months to have the money back in my account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield2010 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Supposedly they can give you a test stick to take home. When I did go however they could not. In any case there is a 30 day money back guarantee at Cell C. Problem is that it worked for 30 days before going over to EDGE! Nice! So I am screwed. You can however buy an antenna seperately which will increase signal strength. Or ask around and borrow a friends 3G stick and go test it at home. Use www.speedtest.net to test the network..... Ping should be under 100Up and downloadspeeds shou be larger than 1 Mbps at least........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reteid Posted July 6, 2011 Share in my office my mtn and vodacom dongles work fine .thecell c one did not work ie no or very unstable signal.some suggestions from cell c was to disengaged all firewalls on my computer.the technicians came out and no signal.this dispite their coverage map showing that i should have a very strong signal.some oke at cell c went so far as to tell me that the map is not accurate.i think they can just as well paint their computer screen orange/red as the coverage map has no bearing on the actual coverage.after sale service was even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield2010 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Hahaha! Well if the MTN/Vodacom 3G is working then I doubt that there is anything wrong with your computer. I agree on the paint and the coverage map....... I think it is more the areas that they would like to cover................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weight Weenie Posted July 7, 2011 Share Try the speedtest mobile app if you have a compatible smartphone. Get a 8ta sim and load some airtime and see how fast it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastapouch Posted July 8, 2011 Share GRRRRRRR , where I am I go on mtn roaming, and the 10G deal is not applied then. Have to go the ADSL route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goya-goya Posted July 8, 2011 Share I have had just about every Mobile SP and their variants except for 8ta...(starting with -I think it was Sentech) I have settled for doing without mobile and working with ADSL... there is no beating fixed line :clap: If i am in a jam: I take out my cell and struggle with the speed for the short time... else I go home and zoot arount the web on 4MB- mostly about 3MB :clap: If getting mobile is absolutly essential then your check out your signal strength not just where you live, but where you will be spending time: coffee shops... work.. home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Posted July 9, 2011 Share Try the speedtest mobile app if you have a compatible smartphone. Get a 8ta sim and load some airtime and see how fast it is. Education needed - where does one get this speedtest app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motard660 Posted July 10, 2011 Share I recently (9 months ago) converted to Telkom ADSL 4 meg Line speed with 9 gig data p/month. It came with a router that enable me, my wife and daughter to connect wireless with our laptops all at the same time!! I was pleasantly surprised to the speed of the 4 meg line (even with 3 laptops connected). It is definitely faster and cheaper as the previous 3x 3G's that we had, although MTN claim that it was 7.2 meg with full 3G reception that I do have at my house. I can honestly say, Telkom service is not that bad! I applied effortless and two days later they installed the new line! I must however point out...once the cables was stole in the area and it took them 3 days to sort it out. In that time i just used my MTN 3G cards as a backup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weight Weenie Posted July 10, 2011 Share Education needed - where does one get this speedtest app? Android MArket or Apple Appstore, not sure but should be available on BB and WP7 as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalem44 Posted July 18, 2011 Share I can also vouch for the stability and speed of Telkom however, I have moved and canceled the line in the previous house but still get statements for it. I have been told that it can take 21 days to cancel, but that was 90 days ago. I phoned the call centre and was told that the only person in the whole of Telkom that could complete the cancellation of the line was a woman in a retail branch. I find this rather strange and a load of cr@p. Monopolies these days?!?!?!?!?! Edited July 18, 2011 by dalem44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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