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    Afrihost MTN Fixed LTE-A Thread

    Page 6 of MTN September catalogue gives much cheaper prices on sim-only month-to-month packages. https://www.mtn.co.za/SiteCollectionDocuments/YelloTrader/MTN-Trader-SEP2021.pdf Is Afrihost going to match these?
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    Axxess DSL line rental - Unethical behaviour

    I have a 1mbps line with Axxess which was the highest our line was stable at, and despite their saying everyone would get a “free” upgrade to 5mbps they have almost tripled my invoice. Called the Accounts dept on their 087 number (isn’t that premium rate?) sat on hold for ages then hung up...
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    Afrihost APN high battery drain - EXPLAINED (not solved)

    My high battery drain was when the network mode was set to LTE. When I changed it back to 3G the battery usage went back to normal. I repeated this recently when my battery drain was high and checked the mobile network setting, it had somehow reverted to LTE. Set back to 3G it is fine.
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    Afrihost APN high battery drain - EXPLAINED (not solved)

    My battery drain was normal on MTN.
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    Afrihost APN high battery drain - EXPLAINED (not solved)

    Samsung Galaxy J5 2016. My battery usage was absolutely fine on the MTN APN. On Afrihost, I used the phone in Cape Town and Joburg and it was bad in both places.
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    Telkom confirms smartphone battery drain problems on LTE

    Same problem of high battery drain with Afrihost APN (MTN sim card) led me to find this post. When I changed my network settings to 3G/2G only (ie. LTE off) the battery usage has gone back to normal. Afrihost support unhelpful.
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    Afrihost APN high battery drain - EXPLAINED (not solved)

    Looks like the LTE, because when I changed network mode to 3G/2G only the battery usage is back to normal.
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    Afrihost APN high battery drain - EXPLAINED (not solved)

    Using an MTN sim card on Afrihost APN drains the battery more than twice as fast as on MTN APN, even when on wifi most of the time. Anyone else? Afrihost support agent in denial mode. An identical report on a Telkom LTE battery drain thread. See third post on...
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    Afrihost Cell C network problems

    I have had basically no service for days. When the router shows 4 bars - message is 'Disconnected' when it shows no bars, message is 'No service'. When I was still getting a connection last week the speeds were terrible - 7 down, 0.5 up. Have spent hours on whatsapp chats with all the usual...
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