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  1. ronz91

    Telkom contract - upgrade advice

    hi there I have a Telkom contract that has been on month to month for atleast 4 years. For like R85 I get FreeMe 500mb top up deal but it is really like 1GB. Data also lasts 60 days I believe. Sim is actually my mums primary number for receiving calls etc but she doesnt use the data. I...
  2. M

    Disappointed with melon mobile

    Melon mobile claims to have none expiring data and minutes, i was shocked when i bought 3gb and 50 minutes, when i check my balance, it says my 3gb is expiring next month. Apparently only 500mb and 1gb are none expiring
  3. oros

    Does the mobile networks cause your battery to heat up?

    Hi Does mobile networks tend to heat up somehow your battery? Or would it be mainly background apps? But when I switched off my data. Then battery temp goes down. I'm running on Vodacom. And the other networks I didn't noticed this much change in the battery. I realize it can be a faulty battery...
  4. Ruan @ Webluno

    Excessive data usage (Secure Encrypted Login)

    Hello everyone, Can anyone explain what this “secure encrypted login” and “Peer to peer” file sharing is on my data usage? I have tried researching but have not found anything. I think it’s a bit crazy that these items take up most of my data usage, even if its only a couple of mb’s
  5. RoLeLu

    Poor reception on Telkom mobile

    Hello everyone, I've bought a Telkom prepaid sim about a year ago and ever since I've had it I've been experiencing poor reception/signal and as a result, unstable internet. I had planned to use this sim for casual mobile gaming but that is not viable due to said poor reception. I would be...
  6. Yoda Arain

    Telkom! A telecom to avoid

    This is a 5-minute read. I almost became a Telkom customer! Even though I suffered from Cell C's speeds and network unavailability during load-shedding, I still kept going with them because they were affordable (though almost not anymore after the current raise in HCF's plans and competitors...
  7. oros

    Disney+ streaming service query

    Hi I've noticed Disney eats alot of data while streaming. My setting is on auto. Does it make any changes when set lower? Does it eat less data?
  8. Project_Balance

    [Remote] Senior Data Architect

    Start Date: Immediate Hours: Contract – Full time 8 hours/day, 230 days/year Work location: Remote (home office) Remuneration: Monthly paid on 15th of the month, USD based salary As a Senior Data Architect you will be responsible for defining the policies, procedures, models and technologies...
  9. oros

    Some data still comes through to my phone without data

    Hi I've noticed that I still receive twitter notifications on my iPhone on mtn and I have no data. Even WhatsApp messages comes through now and again. Anyone know why this happens? Very strange and interesting.
  10. frankvw

    Looking for a good deal on a once-off chunk of data on the Vodacom network

    So we've moved, and all we can get at our new pondokkie right now is a Vodacom signal. Not very strong, but it's LTS and it's enough to work with. Fibre is just around the corner, though, so I don't want to take out a year-long contract. Are there any decent deals on a once-off large chunk of...
  11. A

    Does airtime drain quicker than data or minutes?

    Could not immediately find a thread, so does anyone know the answer? Does airtime drain quicker than data or minutes? To me it feels like my airtime drains much quicker.
  12. D

    Returned to SA & confused, some advice please re 4G / General data landscape

    Hi guys, Coming from the UK and planning on being here around a year. Aside from the obvious (loadshedding) the whole landscape here is pretty different to what I am used to. I'm in (Fish Hoek (CPT). I would appreciate some advice, as I have trawled through the major providers and am not...
  13. internut

    Detailed data usage on Nokia G-240W-J router.

    Firstly I have Vodacom FTTH and a Nokia G-240W-J router. How can I see who in our household is using how much data by using their mac address. Currently I can only see the daily total data usage on the Vodacom site. Previously with my LTE Tp-link router I was able to see how much each mac...
  14. S

    Afrihost and MTN data just stopped working.

    I deleted my previous post as I thought I would give afrihost the benefit of the doubt and a chance to fix the issue. But after 3 days of no data it is clear that no one cares and people need to be made aware of the lack of service. I have paid for minutes and data every month for almost a...
  15. T

    Afrihost Mobile Data - SIM card not authenticating to Afrihost APN

    Good Morning for the last 48 hours , I have been waiting for Afrihost in conjunction with MTN to get my MTN prepaid SIM card to authenticate and be visible on the Afrihost APN Network Although Afrihost has escalated it to MTN and Critical Care ticket was opened (ticket ending in 5755), it...
  16. D

    Telkom Lte data used on phone?

    https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/417156-new-telkom-data-deals-15gb-for-r99.html Looking to get the R99 for 7.5gb and wanted to know if the data can be used on my phone to browse like the Connecta flexi or is it only limited to work on routers? I currently use the CellC connect flexi...
  17. T

    Fibre Wi-Fi Network Usage Tracker

    Hi all, I have a 50Mbps fibre package with Supersonic and it would be interesting to see my household's monthly data usage. I tried viewing the usage on Supersonic's customer portal, but it just shows a usage of 0 for the current and every previous month. (I assume this is some sort of error)...
  18. J

    The truth about mobile data prices in South Africa

    The truth about mobile data prices in South Africa Over the last week, mobile data prices in South Africa took centre stage again, with Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’s being tasked with reducing data prices by 50%. Twitter users also complained about high prepaid costs...
  19. J

    Get 1GB free data for using the MTN app

    Get 1GB free data for using the MTN app MTN has announced it is offering 1GB of free data to all of its customers who download and sign up on the MTN mobile app. This promotion is available until 31 December for all MTN customers, with the data bundle being valid for 24 hours.
  20. M

    Telkom takes 100GB with SIM card removed

    I have been experiencing an odd issue (a scam to be frank) with my Telkom mobile data since around March this year. At the beginning of each month, on the 1st, Telkom takes over 100GB of my data. Today (1st of Sept), with my router unplugged and SIM removed, Telkom says I have already used...
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