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  1. Rouxenator

    Your fastest mobile speedtest on the MyBroadband Speed Test App

    I have been following the recent MyBroadband Speed Test App competition and was wondering what the fastest speed was that has been achieved? Has anyone been able to top the one I got on Saturday morning : I was exactly 1km away from the tower using a stock Nokia 5.
  2. mercurial

    Light could make semiconductor computers a million times faster or even go quantum

    Light could make semiconductor computers a million times faster or even go quantum
  3. B

    Technician says that I can't upgrade to higher speed but website and router says so ?

    Good day , We recently upgraded from 4mbps to 10mbps after viewing on their coverage website that we can get 10mbps and it already shows on our account that we are registered as 10mbps so our account is no problem. We already waited a week and still no speed upgrade and when we phoned telkom...
  4. J

    Fibre speed dropping

    I have a 100/50 fibre connection (Open Serve). I usually get about 96Mbps download speed. For the last week my download speed has dropped significantly. When I do a Speedtest it leaps up to about 96 in the beginning but then quickly drops to about 35. Upload speed is also slightly slower than...
  5. M

    How to reset degraded ADSL line to full speed?

    I have a 10-meg ADSL line and it normally syncs at just about 10 meg. However when it rains the speed occasionally downregulates to 6, 7 or 8 meg, and sometimes it takes weeks or months for the full speed to come back. My router tells me the maximum speed the line can do is 13 meg or so, so...
  6. L

    Sudden Slow LTE Speeds on Rain's network (Webafrica as provider)

    Hi, So i'm going to jump right into this (what might seem like a rant but more of a, checking if anyone else has experienced this). I recently moved to a new flat and I would love to hop onto a fiber network but that isn't an option since there's only 10Mbps ADSL :wtf: available in this...
  7. Kevin Lancaster

    Highest broadband speeds in South Africa

    Highest broadband speeds in South Africa MyBroadband’s May 2017 speed test results show that the highest recorded speed in South Africa was from a fibre user, with Vanilla as his ISP, who clocked 939Mbps.
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    What should the speed limit be on South Africa's freeways?

    Many freeways in South Africa are long, flat, and have multiple lanes - which make them conducive to fast driving. What do you think the top speed should be on these freeways?
  9. S

    PLEASE HELP ME with my LTE Package

    A few days ago I applied for an LTE package for my home. Today the sim was activated and I'm trying the service out but my download speed is stuck at 3.8Mbps and Upload 2.17Mbps. My brother who stays next door also has the same package but he's getting 20Mbps download and 8Mbps Upload. I took...
  10. S

    Fastest WordPress Hosting in South Africa

    Hi guys, This is a question specifically about WordPress performance on Linux hosted servers. This is not about value for money, good customer support or anything else. I've been developing client websites on (or transferring to) a variety of tiered Linux hosting solutions from Afrihost...
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    South African university with the highest Internet speed

    South African university with the highest Internet speed MyBroadband’s broadband speed test results show that Technikon Pretoria (Tshwane University of Technology) has the highest peak broadband speed among local universities.
  12. B

    Fiber in Muizenberg, Western Cape

    The DFA coverage is growing as seen here http://www.dfafrica.co.za/coverage/ for Muizenberg however they dont to Fiber to home :'( I dont know of any Fiber options in Duiker Gate which is right next to the Capricorn Business Park (which is full of fiber).... If anyone gets a lead that could...
  13. C

    ADSL Speed

    Can anyone explain the difference between the network speed of a VPN on ADSL vs. Direct ADSL. I seem to have sustantially slower up and down load speed on the VPN network, via my ADSL I have installed.
  14. SafariTin

    What download speed do you get?

    Interested to see what download speed everyone gets on Afrihost. I got 4.11 mbs this morning. Was not too pleased, checked now and got 8.54 mbs.
  15. Polar79

    How to check LTE "uncapped" monthly usage stats??

    On the Telkom "unlimited" LTE package for R799 (Now 300gb capped) Does anyone know how to check monthly usage stats so I can see that I don't cross the newly imposed limit? A ussd code to dial from the router perhaps or where to view this on the pretty much useless mytelkom site? I know that...
  16. G

    Lte Device Mystery- Solved

    So I signed up for Lte Uncapped. And got my Lte device delivered a huawei E5186. I couldn't get anything faster than around 4 mbs. When my workmates is getting 40. He lives a block away sure i understand wireless communications is tricky but still. check with telkom report problem... of course...
  17. ADrunkTeddyBear

    How long does it take for afrihost to upgrade your ADSL line speed?

    I have moved over to Afrihost for little over 2 weeks and i still havent had my ADSL Line synced to 8MB/s. How long does it usually take for them to upgrade your ADSL Line?
  18. F

    LTE and PS4 Connection Speeds

    Hello I've been experiencing extreme discrepancies between my speed tests done on pc/tablet and that on my ps4. In addition, I have generally a bad connection to online games even tho my speed is around 9mb down. Typically I reach speeds of between 60-80Mbs down and 5-7mb up on my pc but a...
  19. H

    Equestria Pretoria East Telkom LTE speed

    Hi I would like to find out if anyone in the Equestria Pretoria east area can give me some indication of the LTE speeds they are getting. I have had a Telkom tech out to test my location but it was shocking, so now I am investigating putting up an aerial to improve the signal and hoping to hit...
  20. D

    Terrible LTE upload speed

    Has anyone else experience a significant drop in the LTE upload speed over the last couple of weeks? I was getting great upload speed (one of the things I love about being on LTE), and now it is horrendous. Here are my latest speed test results: http://www.speedtest.net/result/4854671254.png...
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