8ta speed complainers

Lately I started getting in the evenings speeds comparable to a dial-up line. 20k downloads and so on. Suddenly after 12:00 midnight the speed jumps and I'm getting good speeds again. I can throw a stone and hit my tower. So, antenna will not help at all. This only started about 1.5 months ago.
 
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I would use 8ta immediately if I could get a decent signal at my house. Since the closest tower is 2.2km away, it is a bit poky to say the least. I miss the "coverage area" by a supposed 150 metres. However, even people who are well within the coverage area, although at the outside edge get frequent disconnects.

If 8ta could get a fast roaming arrangement then I would be in like a shot, but the 10Gb offer is for 8ta transmitters only
 
chrisc4290 said:
If 8ta could get a fast roaming arrangement then I would be in like a shot, but the 10Gb offer is for 8ta transmitters only
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Fast roaming is for standard bundles only and Blackery. But here MTN special bundle is better @R189 2GB. I hear there will be new offers from 8ta soon.
 
OGroteKoning said:
Really??!! Please do explain
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In general, download speed = Internet (Line) speed / 8.

4MB Line = 4096 / 8 = Max: 512kb/s download speed (Although, closer to 400kb/s realistically)

--------- And back to the original thread -------

It's 3G - Sometimes you get fast speeds (I normally get +- 400kb/s+ dl speeds), sometimes you...

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Don't (Seems to be an off night - 20kb/s DL speeds *Shrugs*)

Besides - This is a 3rd world country.

If you want speeds like

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You should move.

(For additional impact, look at distance from server in each image)

Side Note: Was chatting to a guy in Sweden today - His phone on an LTE network gives him reliable 5500kb/s download speeds.
 
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Some of the speed issues *might* be hardware related:

I was using a Huawei E172 modem (max 7.2Mbps = 900KB/s download speed):
On Vodacom I got ~4Mbps= 500KB/s; and
On 8ta I got ~2Mbps = 250KB/s.

On my Huawei R201 (max 21.1Mbps = 2.637MB/s = 2637KB/s download speed):
On Vodacom I now get ~10Mbps = 1.25MB/s = 1250KB/s; and
On 8ta I now get ~5Mbps = 625KB/s.
 
Reelix said:
In general, download speed = Internet (Line) speed / 8.

4MB Line = 4096 / 8 = Max: 512kb/s download speed (Although, closer to 400kb/s realistically)
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So... On a 4096kB line you get a max d/l speed of 64kB/s. Why do they call it a 4MB line?
 
AirWolf said:
No, the max is 512 KB/s.

4Mbps = 4096kbps = 0.5MB/s = 512KB/s

Mbps = megabits per second
MB/s = megabytes per second
Kbps = kilobits per second
KB/s = kilobytes per second

8bits = 1 byte.
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Yes. That is how I understood bits and bytes. But if you read 8ta and Reelix's posts, you can understand the confusion. I tried to put their info into perspective. I thought I was missing something, but it would seem they got their bits and bytes messed up
 
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OGroteKoning said:
but it would seem they got their bits and bytes messed up
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My bad! \o/

It was more a quick post for those "Why can't I download at 10,000KB/s on my 10Mbps line!!!" people :)

AirWolf said:
Mbps = megabits per second
MB/s = megabytes per second
Kbps = kilobits per second
KB/s = kilobytes per second
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Just stay away from Kibi's and Mibi's (Mebi's?), and I'll remain calm ;D
 
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AirWolf said:
No, the max is 512 KB/s.

4Mbps = 4096kbps = 0.5MB/s = 512KB/s

Mbps = megabits per second
MB/s = megabytes per second
Kbps = kilobits per second
KB/s = kilobytes per second

8bits = 1 byte.
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This post is golden, I think most ISP's complaints per month would be halved if most people grasped this.
 


It seems the 8TA speed not so good. Checked on the coverage map and its good, i even have full signal. played CS and i get around 160 latency. Iburst was faster then this
 
Just finished remaining 2GB in two days. Local downloads around 3Mbit/s (never got before more than 1Mbps), international not so good, around 400kbps. This is end of the month, traffic expected to be saturated. Next 2+1 tomorrow.... 8ta!
 
marlboro said:
Lately I started getting in the evenings speeds comparable to a dial-up line. 20k downloads and so on. Suddenly after 12:00 midnight the speed jumps and I'm getting good speeds again. I can throw a stone and hit my tower. So, antenna will not help at all. This only started about 1.5 months ago.
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Spek said:


It seems the 8TA speed not so good. Checked on the coverage map and its good, i even have full signal. played CS and i get around 160 latency. Iburst was faster then this
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Hi marlboro and Spek!

Let us know if you are still experiencing these problems? Our template is there to easily report issues and we are around if you need feedback on what is happening with existing queries.

Regards,
Social Media Team
 
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8ta said:
Hi chrisc4290!

We have 3 more towers planned for the Plumstead area. These do take a while to implement. With one of the towers we have requested to share with another mobile operator which will not take as long as starting from scratch, but this does take a while for approvals,rental agreements and installing new equipment (could take up to 3 months).

Regards.
Social Media Team
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Well, that is good news. Will I be able to find out where these will be located, as I use an external antenna to improve the signal and want to know where to point it?
Thank you
 
chrisc4290 said:
Well, that is good news. Will I be able to find out where these will be located, as I use an external antenna to improve the signal and want to know where to point it?
Thank you
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Hi chrisc4290!

We will be able to tell you where the sites are once they are close to being on air only. They are currently not on air. As mentioned before, please allow us about 3 months to provide you with a status update. The sites were put on system as from the beginning of September this year.

Regards,
Social Media Team
 
Local:

Test conducted on 12 October 2012 20:47:29

Download Speed: 7301 kbps (912.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 1709 kbps (213.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 55 ms

International:

Test conducted on 12 October 2012 20:48:47

Download Speed: 8212 kbps (1026.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 1064 kbps (133 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 229 ms
 
I think all these people complaining about their 8ta speeds should be automatically disqualified from the LTE trial :whistle:

\better odds for the rest of us muhahaha:D
 
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