Cell C Speed Test Results

[kotesh]

No, I got a "demo" dongle and contract

Cool stuff. Did you have a special invitaion or did you go there normally?

[Akafreakazoid]

wow leno - wish i had been at this press conference!

+1

[Leno]

Interesting thing this morning i was working on a server on IS and it was VEEERY slow

So popped a traceroute off and found this:

Traffic is being routed internationally

Hopefully it is just a problem on the peering and not a indication that no peering exists between CELLC and IS...

traceroute to xxx.co.za (196.213.xxx.xxx), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
1 * * *
2 41.48.23.14 (41.48.23.14) 97.249 ms 67.579 ms 64.773 ms
3 41.48.23.14 (41.48.23.14) 78.591 ms 64.549 ms 67.059 ms
4 41.48.16.2 (41.48.16.2) 72.949 ms 70.023 ms 79.019 ms
5 41.48.0.3 (41.48.0.3) 79.559 ms 69.512 ms 76.958 ms
6 83.231.233.141 (83.231.233.141) 305.108 ms 300.095 ms 289.586 ms
7 po-2.r00.londen03.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.2.78) 289.294 ms 291.868 ms 293.096 ms
8 dimensiondata-xe.r00.londen03.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net (83.231.199.234) 316.177 ms 293.128 ms 294.937 ms
9 core2a-dock-te2-1.ip.isnet.net (168.209.246.4) 293.618 ms 300.883 ms 289.937 ms
10 * mi-uk-dock-p2-gi3-1-0.ip.isnet.net (168.209.164.207) 490.068 ms 517.850 ms
11 mi-za-rba-p6-gi2-0-3.ip.isnet.net (168.209.161.83) 500.004 ms * 513.179 ms
12 core2b-rba-gi1-0-2.ip.isnet.net (168.209.164.98) 616.940 ms 514.681 ms 510.877 ms
13 cdsl2-rba-te1-1.ip.isnet.net (196.26.0.218) 498.345 ms * 533.595 ms
14 sed2-rba.isdsl.net (196.208.16.15) 501.297 ms 508.945 ms 490.088 ms
15 clns12-rba-te0-0-0-61.ip.isnet.net (196.26.76.56) 830.037 ms 824.539 ms 838.187 ms
<snip>

From IS route server

local-route-server>traceroute 41.48.23.14

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 41.48.23.14

1 ar2-rba-tnr-gi0-3-11.ip.isnet.net (196.34.7.195) 0 msec 0 msec 4 msec
2 core1b-rba-te2-0-0.ip.isnet.net (196.26.0.181) 4 msec 4 msec 4 msec
3 mi-za-rba-p5-gi0-1-107.ip.isnet.net (168.209.164.55) [MPLS: Label 3200 Exp 1] 196 msec 196 msec 200 msec
4 mi-uk-dock-p3-po6-1.ip.isnet.net (168.209.163.119) [MPLS: Label 2571 Exp 1] 172 msec 176 msec 172 msec
5 core1a-dock-gi1-0-0-107.ip.isnet.net (168.209.164.6) 200 msec 200 msec 200 msec
6 168.209.246.1 184 msec 180 msec 184 msec
7 xe-1-3.r00.londen03.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net (83.231.199.233) 180 msec 180 msec 208 msec
8 ae-2.r22.londen03.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.2.77) 248 msec 204 msec 340 msec
9 83.231.233.142 532 msec 524 msec 484 msec
10 * * *
11 *

[Cell_C]

Hi kotesh

The offer is a prepaid offer so there is no credit check and no monthly fee unless you use more than your allocated 2GB or 5GB in which case you will be charged R0.39/MB. When the service becomes available in your area the prepaid packs will be available in all participating Cell C outlets.

Regards
Cell C

Can you please explain bit further regarding the contract? Is it long proceedure to get the dongle like credit check and all?
Or is it just prepaid? what i mean is, did you just pay the money and got the dongle and sim?

[Stasoft]

Cell C Speed test & Ping Test from Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth

[torgo]

Who cares if u call it 4G/4Gs. With these speeds and pricing, you can call it anything u want! Speed test to JHb server at 9Mbps. amazing.

[marlboro]

Hi kotesh

The offer is a prepaid offer so there is no credit check and no monthly fee unless you use more than your allocated 2GB or 5GB in which case you will be charged R0.39/MB. When the service becomes available in your area the prepaid packs will be available in all participating Cell C outlets.

Regards
Cell C

1. Do you allow to carry over unused data to the next month?
2. Can you get daily notifications of how much data you've used?
3. If you reach the limit for the month is the service suspended until next month or until you buy more data?
4. How can you purchase additional data?

5. When is it coming to JHB? (Forget the rest of the cities - they are irrelevant)

[kotesh]

Hi kotesh

The offer is a prepaid offer so there is no credit check and no monthly fee unless you use more than your allocated 2GB or 5GB in which case you will be charged R0.39/MB. When the service becomes available in your area the prepaid packs will be available in all participating Cell C outlets.

Regards
Cell C

Cool. Thanks.

[kotesh]

3. If you reach the limit for the month is the service suspended until next month or until you buy more data?
4. How can you purchase additional data?

I assume that the service will suspended after you reach the limit.
I think until they introduce the top up bundles, you will have to buy airtime to use the service after you reached your limit.

[basilallschwang]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/949663182.png

[basilallschwang]

[GGG]

Hi, spent the Day in PE bought the new high speed modem package at R2999. " consultant" swears it is 4G network!!
sitting in Spur in Green acres shopping center, I can see the door of the Cell C store that i bought 21.1 modem from, BUT......i have the green light flickering, connection says EDGE- CELL C---- I am pissed.

Went back to store, in store I get the full Monty, but go out 15 meters from the store door and i revert to EDGE.

was in Durban over weekend, got full 3G+.

[marlboro]

So, has anyone managed so far to get anything close to 21Mbps even just for short period?

[SUPERMAN89]

was in Durban over weekend, got full 3G+.

How was your speed?

[tom110584]

and where in durban were you?