Cell C Speed Test Results

[DavidJ]

has anyone tested this is Stellenbosch yet? I am seriously considering purchasing a prepaid sim but don't want to fork out the cash if the coverage isn't really aa good as it shows on the coverage map.... The cell c store is also buried deep inside the concrete cube that is eikestad mall and the signal can't be very good..... Anyone? Anyone?

It so happens I'm in Stellenbosch today, am sitting at La Romantica (Paradyskloof) and did a speed test to Joburg:



10.67Mbits/sec down / 2Mbits/sec down - very nice, Cell C keep this up.

[DavidJ]

has anyone tested this is Stellenbosch yet?

More Stellenbosch tests, on the other side of Stellenbosch, this time inside an office building in Plankenbrug, close to the Simonsberg shop:


Joburg: 5.06 Mbits down / 1.74 Mbits up


New York: 3.4 Mbits down / 1.09 Mbits up

[Wolfy]

The ping is worrying me a bit.... This is an awesome alternative for downloading but for gaming im starting to wonder now....

[dansmith]

Ping times:

Location: Cape Town CBD, corner of Roeland and Buitenkant
What: CellC 21mbps via a Netgear MBR624GU 3G router
When: 05/10/10 08:20PM

Ping test to 41.185.60.23
(this is a COD4 server on Web Africa gaming server)
Reply from 41.185.60.23: bytes=32 time=102ms TTL=107
Reply from 41.185.60.23: bytes=32 time=89ms TTL=107
Reply from 41.185.60.23: bytes=32 time=88ms TTL=107
Reply from 41.185.60.23: bytes=32 time=98ms TTL=107

Ping test to 82.165.197.108
(this is a WoW EU server. I think it's in Paris)
Reply from 82.165.197.108: bytes=32 time=318ms TTL=45
Reply from 82.165.197.108: bytes=32 time=357ms TTL=45
Reply from 82.165.197.108: bytes=32 time=344ms TTL=45
Reply from 82.165.197.108: bytes=32 time=330ms TTL=45

The Netgear wireless routing appears to be slowing ping times slightly from last night.
local was 80 - 100
international was 250-300

[RichardG]

The pings are not bad for wireless have to admit - aslo for international.. I am getting terrible pings with another mobile wireless provider.

Ping times:

Location: Cape Town CBD, corner of Roeland and Buitenkant
What: CellC 21mbps via a Netgear MBR624GU 3G router
When: 05/10/10 08:20PM

Ping test to 41.185.60.23
(this is a COD4 server on Web Africa gaming server)
Reply from 41.185.60.23: bytes=32 time=102ms TTL=107
Reply from 41.185.60.23: bytes=32 time=89ms TTL=107
Reply from 41.185.60.23: bytes=32 time=88ms TTL=107
Reply from 41.185.60.23: bytes=32 time=98ms TTL=107

Ping test to 82.165.197.108
(this is a WoW EU server. I think it's in Paris)
Reply from 82.165.197.108: bytes=32 time=318ms TTL=45
Reply from 82.165.197.108: bytes=32 time=357ms TTL=45
Reply from 82.165.197.108: bytes=32 time=344ms TTL=45
Reply from 82.165.197.108: bytes=32 time=330ms TTL=45

The Netgear wireless routing appears to be slowing ping times slightly from last night.
local was 80 - 100
international was 250-300

[dansmith]

The pings are not bad for wireless have to admit - aslo for international.. I am getting terrible pings with another mobile wireless provider.

I'll add ping times every week or so to keep tabs on whether the cellc service remains constant.

[SUPERMAN89]

It so happens I'm in Stellenbosch today, am sitting at La Romantica (Paradyskloof) and did a speed test to Joburg:



10.67Mbits/sec down / 2Mbits/sec down - very nice, Cell C keep this up.

wow!

[RichardG]

That is amazing those speeds. Screw DSL now. bring me Cell C uncapped services now

[morkhans]

Some tests in Mowbray, Cape Town using the E1752
speedtest.net
JHB: http://www.speedtest.net/result/980022698.png
NY: http://www.speedtest.net/result/980023929.png
UK: http://www.speedtest.net/result/980025221.png

Ping tests
JHB: http://www.pingtest.net/result/25505365.png
NY: http://www.pingtest.net/result/25505461.png
UK: http://www.pingtest.net/result/25505517.png

[Viper25]

Awesome

[Imminent]

@Akafreakazoid thanks for the speed tests.

While more testing is probably needed these tests do make for some interesting questions.
1) Why if you are in Cape Town does the speedtest.net think Newlands (450mi) is further away than Johannesburg (300mi)? - Looks to me like they don't have all their peering sorted out. Which means if you are in CPT and you have traffic for CPT it will route all the way up to JHB and back down again to CPT.
2) Upload is very inconsistent.
3) International ping looks a bit high, would expect closer to 300ms.

how come?

Also, I expect 800ms latency from vodacon, so this is rockstar quality at a decent price. Compared to Vodacon

[SharkBait]

Looks very promising. Anyone been doing some online gaming?

[morkhans]

how come?

Also, I expect 800ms latency from vodacon, so this is rockstar quality at a decent price. Compared to Vodacon

So for comparison here are my Vodacom speed and pingtests. As you can see they are much closer to 300ms, a far cry from your claimed 800ms.

speedtest.net
JHB: http://www.speedtest.net/result/980561434.png 92ms
NY: http://www.speedtest.net/result/980562895.png 330ms
UK: http://www.speedtest.net/result/980572740.png 247ms

pingtest.net
JHB: http://www.pingtest.net/result/25532669.png 123ms
NY: http://www.pingtest.net/result/25532758.png 390ms
UK: http://www.pingtest.net/result/25532840.png 328ms

[Edduck]

Cell C stellenbosch was outa stock of the 60 Gig sim (now i can at least afford food heheehe....) so got the 24 gig. Tested inside shop (bottom middle of big concrete mall) and got ~5 Mbit/s dl (Cell C modem). Tested at my varsity dept with my vodafone k3565 and getting 2.8 Mbit/s dl and rather paltry 0.4 Mbit/s up. Don't know why up is so slow, might just be the location! But I am happy as I don't have to FORK out R389 pm for 2gig to vodascum anymore!!!!!

[Edduck]

OK just did some new tests, this time not standing near my laptop (modem plugged in right next to my arm....)

Jo'burg Cell C server: Dl 3.69 Mbit/s
Up 0.31 Mbit/s
Ping 0.178 ms

New York server: Dl 2.31 Mbit/s
Up 0.18 Mbit/s
Ping 0.718 ms


Happy with the New york dl but wtf up with ping?! Maybe time of day (america waking up....)

Will test later tonight at my flat and see if there is a difference!