8ta speed complainers

[Telkom Mobile]

Haven't been getting over 1.2mbps

Hi abzo

We have requested you to report this to us on 2 other occasions and we have received no response from you as yet.
If you have a reference number, please share it with us? If not, please can you assist with providing more information via our template? Please?

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Social Media Team

[Telkom Mobile]

Yep, I'm very pleased with my 8ta connectivity, and the 2+1GB bundle. Getting in excess of 300kbps downloads on my Guild Wars 2 updates, and no lag.

We are pleased that you are pleased. Thank you for sharing this with us

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Social Media Team

[Telkom Mobile]

The main problem with 8ta is the sparcity of cell-towers. I live in Plumstead, the closest tower is 2.2km away and hence the signal is poor with resultant poor throughput

Hi chrisc4290!

We have 3 more towers planned for the Plumstead area. These do take a while to implement. With one of the towers we have requested to share with another mobile operator which will not take as long as starting from scratch, but this does take a while for approvals,rental agreements and installing new equipment (could take up to 3 months).

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Social Media Team

[Telkom Mobile]

I get on average about 500kb/s downloads speeds on a 7.2 connection. Should I expect more than that. The best I had was 850kb/s was this was only for a few seconds.
If thats the case, I do I get faster speeds. Would love 1mb/s+ speeds.

Hi getafix33!

Please can you go to www.speedtest.net and share the results with us? 1mb/s is equivalent to a 10MB connection. A 500kb/s connection = a 5MB connection which is more than acceptable on a 3G service.

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[Ho3n3r]

I get on average about 500kb/s downloads speeds on a 7.2 connection. Should I expect more than that. The best I had was 850kb/s was this was only for a few seconds.
If thats the case, I do I get faster speeds. Would love 1mb/s+ speeds.

850 KB/s is roughly 7.2 Mbps, if you take network data into account(6.8 Mbps if you don't).

Yeah, getting downloads at less than a megabyte per second will be your max.

[marlboro]

Lately I started getting in the evenings speeds comparable to a dial-up line. 20k downloads and so on. Suddenly after 12:00 midnight the speed jumps and I'm getting good speeds again. I can throw a stone and hit my tower. So, antenna will not help at all. This only started about 1.5 months ago.

[chrisc4290]

I would use 8ta immediately if I could get a decent signal at my house. Since the closest tower is 2.2km away, it is a bit poky to say the least. I miss the "coverage area" by a supposed 150 metres. However, even people who are well within the coverage area, although at the outside edge get frequent disconnects.

If 8ta could get a fast roaming arrangement then I would be in like a shot, but the 10Gb offer is for 8ta transmitters only

[OGroteKoning]

1mb/s is equivalent to a 10MB connection. A 500kb/s connection = a 5MB connection which is more than acceptable on a 3G service.

Really??!! Please do explain

[sajunky]

If 8ta could get a fast roaming arrangement then I would be in like a shot, but the 10Gb offer is for 8ta transmitters only

Fast roaming is for standard bundles only and Blackery. But here MTN special bundle is better @R189 2GB. I hear there will be new offers from 8ta soon.

[Reelix]

Really??!! Please do explain

In general, download speed = Internet (Line) speed / 8.

4MB Line = 4096 / 8 = Max: 512kb/s download speed (Although, closer to 400kb/s realistically)

--------- And back to the original thread -------

It's 3G - Sometimes you get fast speeds (I normally get +- 400kb/s+ dl speeds), sometimes you...



Don't (Seems to be an off night - 20kb/s DL speeds *Shrugs*)

Besides - This is a 3rd world country.

If you want speeds like



You should move.

(For additional impact, look at distance from server in each image)

Side Note: Was chatting to a guy in Sweden today - His phone on an LTE network gives him reliable 5500kb/s download speeds.

[AirWolf]

Some of the speed issues *might* be hardware related:

I was using a Huawei E172 modem (max 7.2Mbps = 900KB/s download speed):
On Vodacom I got ~4Mbps= 500KB/s; and
On 8ta I got ~2Mbps = 250KB/s.

On my Huawei R201 (max 21.1Mbps = 2.637MB/s = 2637KB/s download speed):
On Vodacom I now get ~10Mbps = 1.25MB/s = 1250KB/s; and
On 8ta I now get ~5Mbps = 625KB/s.

[OGroteKoning]

In general, download speed = Internet (Line) speed / 8.

4MB Line = 4096 / 8 = Max: 512kb/s download speed (Although, closer to 400kb/s realistically)

So... On a 4096kB line you get a max d/l speed of 64kB/s. Why do they call it a 4MB line?

[AirWolf]

So... On a 4096kB line you get a max d/l speed of 64kB/s. Why do they call it a 4MB line?

No, the max is 512 KB/s.

4Mbps = 4096kbps = 0.5MB/s = 512KB/s

Mbps = megabits per second
MB/s = megabytes per second
Kbps = kilobits per second
KB/s = kilobytes per second

8bits = 1 byte.

[OGroteKoning]

No, the max is 512 KB/s.

4Mbps = 4096kbps = 0.5MB/s = 512KB/s

Mbps = megabits per second
MB/s = megabytes per second
Kbps = kilobits per second
KB/s = kilobytes per second

8bits = 1 byte.

Yes. That is how I understood bits and bytes. But if you read 8ta and Reelix's posts, you can understand the confusion. I tried to put their info into perspective. I thought I was missing something, but it would seem they got their bits and bytes messed up

[Reelix]

but it would seem they got their bits and bytes messed up

My bad! \o/

It was more a quick post for those "Why can't I download at 10,000KB/s on my 10Mbps line!!!" people

Mbps = megabits per second
MB/s = megabytes per second
Kbps = kilobits per second
KB/s = kilobytes per second

Just stay away from Kibi's and Mibi's (Mebi's?), and I'll remain calm ;D