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    Constant Disconnection - RAIN 5G

    Hi, I've had Rain 5G for just over a week now. The first day I plugged it in, I was blown away... speed and latency were fantastic. Over 250mb/s download. From that evening onwards, things have been terrible. The 5G router is constantly disconnecting and reconnecting. When it reconnects, I...
  3. Jan

    Uncapped mobile data for phones without limiting FUPs - Rain stands alone

    Rain still the lone wolf in uncapped mobile data Rain is still the only mobile network operator in South Africa to offer uncapped mobile data without limiting fair usage thresholds. While Rain's offerings are subject to some limitations — streaming quality, for instance — its uncapped packages...
    • Jan
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    • cell c fair use policy (fup) jacqui o'sullivan mtn rain telkom
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    Telecoms remains South Africa's least-liked industry

    South Africans hate their cellular network provider Research from DataEQ, in partnership with Deloitte Africa, shows that telecoms remains South Africa’s least-liked industry. The latest South African Telecommunications Sentiment Index revealed that the sector ranked last for the second...
    • Jan
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    • brandseye cell c dataeq deloitte mtn rain telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. foty1guy

    5G intermittent speed drop

    I have been contemplating posting on MyBB about this. However, due to the fact that I have not received ANY communication via their support email (except for an autoresponder telling me that they will get in touch soon) There seems to be an issue with the tower that we connect too. My router is...
  6. Jan

    Icasa ICT sector report - how much South African operators spent on their networks

    These charts show how much money South Africa's operators spend on their networks South African operators' investments in their networks have gradually declined over the past four years, with spending totalling R47.6 billion in 2017, compared with R34 billion in 2021. This is according to...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • cell c independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain telkom vodacom vumatel
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    South Africa's best mobile network at the start of 2022

    Best mobile network in South Africa at the beginning of 2022 MyBroadband Insights has released the Q1 2022 Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows that MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa. The report is based on 303,465 speed tests performed by thousands of MyBroadband Speed...
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    I cancelled my Rain 5G in February and still got billed in April.

    I cancelled my Rain 5G near the end of February, The lady on support told me my last bill would be on the 1st of March, and that my router will be collected. The bill went off on 1 March as I was told. and my router was collected in the first week of March. Fast forward to April, I still got...
  9. Jan

    Michael Jordaan's best investment - and his smartphone of choice

    Michael Jordaan reveals his best investment — and which phone he uses Michael Jordaan is one of South Africa's most respected and successful businessmen — and for very good reasons. Under his tenure as CEO, FNB was named the most innovative bank globally, and it became the bank of choice in...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • bank zero first national bank (fnb) michael jordaan montegray capital rain valr
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    Icasa draft regulations require mobile operators to collect biometric data - to stop SIM swap fraud

    Vodacom and MTN could soon be forced to collect your biometric data The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published draft regulations that will require mobile network operators to collect subscriber biometric data. This is to crack down on SIM swap fraud, the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • biometrics cell c independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) mtn rain sim swap fraud telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Jan

    Mobile operators bid R14.5 billion on spectrum auction

    Spectrum auction winners announced — Vodacom and MTN to spend R5 billion each The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has announced the conclusion of the much-anticipated high-demand radio frequency spectrum auction. The auction involved six qualified bidders: Cell C...
    • Jan
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    • cell c independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    Rain's investors are smiling

    Rain's billionaires African Rainbow Capital’s (ARC’s) interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2021 revealed that it values Rain at R16.6 billion, an increase of R287 million over the last six months. The increased valuation is partly thanks to the mobile operator’s strong...
    • Jan
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    • african rainbow capital (arc) independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) michael jordaan patrice motsepe paul harris rain
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Rain on track to make more than R1 billion - ARC

    Rain to make more than R1 billion Rain is on track to exceed its budgeted R1 billion earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation for the year ended February 2022. This is according to African Rainbow Capital’s interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2021.
  14. Jan

    Spectrum auction could run for weeks - over R8 billion bid so far

    South Africa's mobile networks have bid over R8 billion in spectrum auction The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has announced that South Africa’s mobile network operators have already bid R8 billion in its radio frequency spectrum auction. Icasa also confirmed that...
    • Jan
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    • cell c e.tv independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) khumbudzo ntshavheni liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain spectrum auction telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Rain and Telkom win spectrum in Opt-In Auction round

    Rain and Telkom the first spectrum winners — blow R2.7 billion Rain and Telkom were the first winners in South Africa’s radio frequency spectrum auction, and Cell C the first loser. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) kicked off its spectrum auction on Tuesday with...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • cell c independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) keabetswe modimoeng liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain spectrum auction telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    South Africa promises 10GB free data to every household

    10GB free data for every South African household Government will provide 10GB of free data to every South African household, similar to the allocation of basic municipal water and electricity services, communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has promised. Indigent households qualify for...
    • Jan
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    • cell c independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) khumbudzo ntshavheni liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 112
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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    Rain 5G value for money

    If you don't care about upload speed/gaming, have good signal coverage and a clear l.o.s to the tower, Rain's 5G is superior value in my opinion. Download speeds are insanely fast, however if you want to play competitive games where ping and packet loss are important (CSGO, Call of Duty...
  18. Jan

    Spectrum auction court dates set

    South Africa's big network capacity fight — court dates set The Pretoria High Court will hear arguments in Telkom’s case against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) over the auctioning of long-awaited radio frequency spectrum on 11–14 April 2022. The Acting Judge...
    • Jan
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    • e-tv emedia independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) khumbudzo ntshavheni mtn radio frequency spectrum rain spectrum auction telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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    RAIN data network confusing Huawei 5G router set up

    I upgraded my RAIN data plan to the 5G home WIFI data plan. Been setting it up for hours now and it doesn't connect.
    • TumiMo
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    • rain rain 4g rain 4g slow rain 5g network
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
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    Rain customer service is poor - I was debited and they refusing to refund me

    Im so disappointed in the serive i have gotten from rain. like honestly i spoke to Lungile Selepe,Lehlohonolo Mooi,Nacncy Naidoo(THE MANAGER !!!!!!!!!,Tsholofelo Mosili and TEBOGO eho is Lehlohonolo's MANAGER non of them have assisted me they took me from post to pillar CONRAD LEIGH t...
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