BitCo Consumer Review

[koeksGHT]

Internet died mid game. Ban yay

 

[Preacher]

Hey guys

Just an update... BitCo did tests and it was discovered that the tower I am connected to is congested (as previously posted). They have installed 2 new towers and over the next 4 - 6 weeks, the situation will come right. So let's wait and see.

Atleast the issue was not my side as previously suggested.

Will keep you all posted.

Thanks 8)

 

[Gezza]

300+ ping on CS:GO tonight

 

[ray.dummer]

Eish bud....Let's hope it can get sorted, reminds you of Dialup

 

[Murmaider]

Yeah something is seriously up lately and it seems like congestion, I haven't been able to stream hulu in over a week without it buffering every 30 seconds.

 

[ray.dummer]

I've got a question to ask all Bitco Home users.... Has anyone got a link to a highsites that is great than 5KM? And has got a solid stable link?

 

[LCBXX]

I've got a question to ask all Bitco Home users.... Has anyone got a link to a highsites that is great than 5KM? And has got a solid stable link?

Can't speak for BitCo but at the office we use the same 5Ghz Rocket Dish (with shrouding) with a RocketM5T radio and we're pumping 100Mb/s FD over 19KM LoS.

 

[ray.dummer]

Yeah...exactly @Icbxx.... I'm 5.5km away and their refusing me and another potential install !? -Perfect Los and No fresher zone interference and there is good signal levels!

 

[LCBXX]

Yeah...exactly @Icbxx.... I'm 5.5km away and their refusing me and another potential install !? -Perfect Los and No fresher zone interference and there is good signal levels!

Area?

 

[ray.dummer]

Honeydew/Muldersdrift area connecting to Roodekrans...have got a neighbour literally 100m on the one side of me connecting to the same site and with Zero Issues.

 

[Solitude]

Honeydew/Muldersdrift area connecting to Roodekrans...have got a neighbour literally 100m on the one side of me connecting to the same site and with Zero Issues.

Then they definitely won't let me connect to that tower. I'm 7.5km from there. I can see the tower from my place though. If it is their tower I'm seeing though.

 

[LCBXX]

Honeydew/Muldersdrift area connecting to Roodekrans...have got a neighbour literally 100m on the one side of me connecting to the same site and with Zero Issues.

Then they definitely won't let me connect to that tower. I'm 7.5km from there. I can see the tower from my place though. If it is their tower I'm seeing though.

This one here? Lat: -26.101825°, Long: 27.862745°

 

[disiza]

This one here? Lat: -26.101825°, Long: 27.862745°

Thats the Helderkruin Tower, confirmed

 

[LCBXX]

Yeah...exactly @Icbxx.... I'm 5.5km away and their refusing me and another potential install !? -Perfect Los and No fresher zone interference and there is good signal levels!

From another thread:

Hi Ryder_JHB,

Our coverage map takes about 48 hours to update so you should see it soon

you are correct, the tall tower in front of Clear Water Mall is one of the sites you can connect too

If you can see that clearly from your roof and you are within 5km line of sight.....its your lucky day

Mike

The radius's of the circles on their coverage map seems to be around 8KM.

 

[Gezza]

http://speedtest.ookla.com/result/2861567802.png

This afternoon it was stable. always like this in the evenings. Am I throttled?

 

[Solitude]

I'm sorry to hear about your problems Gezza.

I'm however glad to say that I took a drive through our complex yesterday and found two houses with the little dishes both pointing towards the tower there by Beyers Naude. And I've definitely got better line of sight than those two houses. So I'm feeling very positive now.

 

[Boober44b]

The installation guys are supposed to come out today to check LoS and hopefully install...does anyone know what their usual arrival times are?

 

[Pitbull]

The installation guys are supposed to come out today to check LoS and hopefully install...does anyone know what their usual arrival times are?

I feel sorry for the guy who had his appointment after mine. They were at my place till way after dark to set-up the Switch. The cloud settings was not the correct one for my tower and the poor guy was doing it manually and struggling his arse off. They got it done in the end

So I suppose it depends on how things pan out. Didn't they make an appointment with you?

 

[Boober44b]

I feel sorry for the guy who had his appointment after mine. They were at my place till way after dark to set-up the Switch. The cloud settings was not the correct one for my tower and the poor guy was doing it manually and struggling his arse off. They got it done in the end

So I suppose it depends on how things pan out. Didn't they make an appointment with you?

Yes, I think the lady said they would come anytime before 12..although I couldn't really make out what she was saying (bad line)

 

[Boober44b]

They came...but the signal isn't strong enough...have to wait for a report...sigh...