Recent content by Jake45

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    Total Lack of service from Rain

    Apparently Vodacom will not be accepting any new 5G FWA signups after today. Existing customers will still be able to use the CI Vodacom 5G service for another year. Cool Ideas are planning to offer Telkom and Comsol services shortly in addition to MTN but no more Vodacom services unfortunately.
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    Total Lack of service from Rain

    Have you considered a different 5G service ? I have been using one of the Cool Ideas Vodacom 5G packages over the last year and it has performed very well for me. Unfortunately these packages are being discontinued but you can still sign up until the end of the month which is today. They also...
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    Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

    Here are a few more speed tests that I recorded recently showing the 4G performance of my Cool Ideas Vodacom 5G service if anybody is still considering signing up before the end of the month deadline. Typical 4G speeds at home https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/11942978806 Increasing 4G...
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    Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

    Cool Ideas will no longer be offering Vodacom 5G services from the 1st of November. Existing customers will still have access to their service until the end of 2027. Here are some speed tests that I conducted recently onboard the Gautrain and the connected bus services using my Cool Ideas /...
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    Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

    Try to enter your address in both of these coverage maps to see whether 5G services are available. https://vccoverage.afrigis.co.za/#/ https://www.mtn.co.za/home/coverage/
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    Porting my number out of Rain NOT ALLOWED???

    Very happy with my CI/Vodacom as well although they are only accepting new signups until the end of this month.
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    Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

    Looking forward to the new options !
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    Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

    Sad news if we all have to move over to MTN. Maybe Comsol or Cell C might also become options in the next year.
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    Porting my number out of Rain NOT ALLOWED???

    Where are you planning on moving to ?
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    Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

    I have it installed in my 4G phone. I get very decent speeds in most areas. I get much better speeds if I put the SIM inside my ZTE G5TS 5G router.
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    Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

    Great to hear ! I am currently onboard the Gautrain bus and posting this message using my CI/Vodacom 5G service ...
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    Telkom LTE frequency/bands

    @ajax: Many thanks for doing the tests ! A 30% improvement is noticeable. I would be very happy with those speeds, particularly the 32Mbps upload. Unfortunately my suburb does not appear to be in line for Telkom 5G coverage but I would settle for those LTE speeds. I will be very interested to...
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    Telkom LTE frequency/bands

    How much faster on average do you think it is versus the B618 and the G5TS ? Is it 10, 20, 50 or 100% faster ?
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    Telkom LTE frequency/bands

    Those LTE speeds are better than what I am seeing in my tests of the new Cell C 5G service ... https://www.speedtest.net/result/a/11920361168 How does the B618s-65d compare with the MC801A in terms of speed ? The MC801A uses a Qualcomm SD X55 chipset which should perform very well on LTE with...
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    MTN Black Friday Discussions

    Have you considered one of the Cool Ideas 5G products ? 300GB FUP @R259pm or 450GB FUP @R359pm. You can choose between MTN (location locked) or Vodacom (not locked). No contracts, no debit orders. They also offer a discounted unlocked ZTE G5TS 5G router for R750 for new signups. My CI/Vodacom...
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