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South Africa's best mobile network revealed — and one operator stands out MyBroadband Insights has released the Q2 2021 Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows that MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa. The report is based on 304,001 speed tests which were performed by thousands...

How to stop your airtime from disappearing South African mobile customers can prevent airtime from disappearing or incurring high phone bills through various platforms provided by their networks. Many South Africans can only afford to pay a small amount for prepaid airtime each month, which...

How much it costs to cancel your mobile contract South African mobile contract subscribers who are dissatisfied with their device, customer service, or network quality have the option to cancel their contract before expiry. However, you should be aware that this can carry a hefty penalty cost...

Best month-to-month mobile data deals in South Africa If you don't fancy signing up for a long-term contract, there are multiple mobile data packages available in South Africa on a month-to-month basis. While fibre is the ideal option for Internet users with big data requirements, it's not...

Cell C prepaid subscribers migrating to MTN in five more provinces Cell C announced that it has successfully decommissioned 34% of its physical Radio Access Network (RAN) sites and seamlessly migrated prepaid and mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) customers to roam completely on its partner...

I have been struggling with :sick:Cell C:mad: since the 08/06/2021. I am not able to get any phone calls on my cell. I am able to make calls, I get messages, am able to send messages, but when my number gets dialed you just get a voice prompt stating: the number you've dialed is not available at...

Best mobile data prices in South Africa Data prices have dropped following the Competition Commission's ruling in 2019 that South African network operators have room to slash data prices by 30% to 50%, and Cell C now offers the best value for money prepaid mobile data in the market. While...

Here's how a R1,000 investment in South Africa's telecoms companies would have looked like over 3 years If you invested R1,000 in South Africa’s major telecommunications companies three years ago, your shareholding would only be worth R648 today. South Africa’s mobile operators are often...

The most valuable telecommunications businesses in South Africa South Africa has two of the world's most successful mobile operators – Vodacom and MTN – which are dominating telecoms in Africa. Vodacom and MTN were founded in 1993 after cabinet ministers authorised two cellular licenses for...

Cell C will have to spend more than R223 billion to catch up to Vodacom and MTN's networks If Cell C wanted to catch up to the networks of Vodacom and MTN, it would have to invest R12.4 billion per year for 18 years - a total of R223 billion. This is according to the operator's own...

Good morning. If I may ask, I bought a phone on contract. Then, a week later I decide I want to exchange for a different phone, but still on contract. Will that be possible, the contract is with Cell C. I haven't used the phone. I just opened it, but I didn't like it. I didn't touch the sim card...

Fraudsters using social media platforms to steal money from South Africans Fraudsters are using social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, to target South African telecoms clients looking for support and steal money from them. Consumer activist Wendy Knowler told The Money Show’s...

Cell C's new prepaid fixed-LTE tested Cell C’s new Home Connecta Flexi performed exceptionally well when used as a mobile data service in a high-end smartphone. This was revealed in drive tests performed by MyBroadband around Gauteng using Samsung Galaxy S9 and Huawei P40 Pro smartphones...

Why does Cell C charge calls made to 0800 numbers? On all the other networks it's free and also the 10111 is also free but charged on Cell C.

Cell C wins bid to provide mobile services to government Cell C has been appointed as one of the preferred mobile communication service providers to the South African government for the next five years. This announcement follows MTN on Tuesday revealing that its bid to provide state entities...

Best ever prepaid LTE deals in South Africa Cell C has launched new Home Connecta Flexi prepaid LTE plans with prices starting at R59 for 5GB anytime data and 5GB after-hours data. The new prepaid LTE plans complement the company’s existing Home Connecta suite of fixed-LTE contract products...

Cell C contract customers must buy airtime to call private emergency numbers Cell C Pinnacle contract customers are not allowed to use their package’s included minutes to call certain emergency numbers. This issue was brought to MyBroadband’s attention by a frustrated Cell C customer on a...

Cell C misses Vodacom migration target for contract subscribers Cell C's migration of its contract and broadband customers to Vodacom's network is taking longer than anticipated and has not been completed by February as planned. This is feedback from the mobile operator which was answering...

Cell C 4G network issues Cell C has informed customers of data connectivity problems on its network. In an SMS sent to its subscribers, the mobile network said it was aware of a technical issue that may be affecting customer’s 4G connectivity. “We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Our...

For the past 4 years, I have used Cell C + Vuma for my internet. I am on a 20mbps fibre line but I feel like we may need something a little faster. I have been very happy with Cell C as my ISP, their support is exceptional and their international capacity is reliable. I checked Cell-C's...