CBD still has no EDGE - no 3g.....its a shame

[Mams]

Thanks to the street level map, we can now all see what we have.
Krugersdorp CBD : President street, Commisioner street etc have only GPRS...and now i got a MTN JASJAR 3g phone but no 3g here so to use it to its full capabilities when here, i have to use a vodacom sim card........

MTN, i want to use 3g on MTN...plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz give me a yellow summer...give me 3g!

 

[dvius]

Thanks to the street level map, we can now all see what we have.
Krugersdorp CBD : President street, Commisioner street etc have only GPRS...and now i got a MTN JASJAR 3g phone but no 3g here so to use it to its full capabilities when here, i have to use a vodacom sim card........

MTN, i want to use 3g on MTN...plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz give me a yellow summer...give me 3g!

Mams: Have you tried e-mailing? sometimes unforeseen things happen and people can't have access to the internet, but still have access to e-mail. You can e-mail through the profile screen as far as I know. That should be worth a go. Not lookig forward to coming back in terms of technology, but I will be putting in a damn hard effort myself once I'm back to help RPM and others. I believe in more talk less action.

This is not directed at you or anybodu specific, but I've noticed alot of people just complaining and yelling and venting anger and frustration. That's not a bad thing, but so many people sit on the side-line and yell and get angry, but never actually DO anything. There has to be active participation for everything to change. It won't just happen if RPM and a few others are doing all the work.

Just a general observation. I really hope you get your woes sorted out Mams. Good Luck!

 

[Mams]

Tried emailing via the Profile MTNSP via the profile screen:

Sorry! That user has specified that they do not wish to receive emails. If you still wish to send an email to this user, please contact the administrator and they may be able to help.

 

[BarryV]

I phoned a few places and they charge over R6000 for it can tel me wich outlet has it for R1700

 

[Mams]

Just to update:
This is going on from July last year...
I now called 083 900 1212 which is the coverage line.
They very kindly logged my complaint and sent me an sms saying that a MTN coverage consultant wil call me ( they gave his name ) within 5 working days...
He has called and heard my complaint. He understands the situation and wil contact the right guys and come back to me as to MTNs plan for Krugersdorp.
He has also given me his no.
Lets see if i now get any results...........
TIME WILL TELL

oh & just for the record....

KRUGERSDORP (CBD):

VODACOM : HSDPA
MTN: GPRS
CELLC: EDGE

 

[TonyA]

Where's Krugersdorp?

 

[Mams]

Where's Krugersdorp?

Heart of the West Rand, Gauteng.
Home to the Mogale City Muncipality area
And the CBD area im talking about houses the Mogale City Local Council/Muncipality Building which houses the councillers and all admin staff fo the entire Mogale City area ( only a few hundred offices in the Town Hall complex )

 

[Mams]

MTNer: Can you maybe comment? U know anything about Krugersdorp and coverage...

 

[Mams]

Update:
The MTN coverage consultant has called me back...
here goes:
No 3g planned for Krugersorp CBD....
EDGE is planned for sometime this year - no date though -
he agreed that i should stick to Vodacom for data as they give me HSDPA = 500kbps+ against MTNs 40kbps - 10 times faster

 

[Mams]

MTNDD:
PLease read this whole thread and comment....still no EDGE and obviously no 3G

 

[YelloFever]

Removed as per instruction

MTNDD

 

[Mams]

With Phase 2 we looking roll out on the below

Northern Region 65 KRU Horizonview S/Centre Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 195 KRU Sanlam Roodepoort Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC4 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 223 KRU Diswilmar Farm Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 493 KRU Witpoortjie Primary Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 495 KRU Helderkruin Primary Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 496 KRU Starlight Drive-In Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 1031 KRU Florida Laerskool Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC4 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 1167 NWW Xanadu Telkom Ex Hartebeespoort 9 PTBSC5 Pretoria PTRNC1 Northern Region
Northern Region 1441 KRU Coral Cliff Flats Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 1577 KRU Lourie Haven Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 2530 KRU Dr. Havinga Laerskool Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 2532 KRU The Rock Cottage Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 2551 NWW Hartebeespoort Telkom VC Hartebeespoort 9 PTBSC5 Pretoria PTRNC1 Northern Region
Northern Region 3752 KRU Discovery VC Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng
Northern Region 3760 KRU Wilro Park W/Tower Krugersdorp 9 NLBSC2 Newlands NLRNC1 Gauteng

Thanks MTNDD

Doesnt help -- unfortunately -- Krugersdorp CBD is not even mentioned...
the tower im interested in is:
Krugersdorp ( 3004B/president building )

and by the way, what are u planning to roll out in those that u mentioned? EDGE or 3g?

also just a reminder:
This is the MOGALE CITY MUNICIPALITY offices area and VC has HSDPA, VM has EDGE and u guys still have GPRS!

 

[YelloFever]

Doesnt help -- unfortunately -- Krugersdorp CBD is not even mentioned...
the tower im interested in is:
Krugersdorp ( 3004B/president building )

and by the way, what are u planning to roll out in those that u mentioned? EDGE or 3g?

also just a reminder:
This is the MOGALE CITY MUNICIPALITY offices area and VC has HSDPA, VM has EDGE and u guys still have GPRS!

Good day,

Mams I've sent this to Allen Walker the coverage manager and will advise on the above ASAP

MTNDD

 

[YelloFever]

Good day,

Here is my email to the radio planner

Hi Duncan

Please can you assist with the status of this link, EDGE needs to be activated on this site urgently

Reply - Hi MTNDD we looking at rolling out Edge in the next two months but will advise you ASAP

Thanks

 

[Mams]

Good day,

Here is my email to the radio planner

Hi Duncan

Please can you assist with the status of this link, EDGE needs to be activated on this site urgently

Reply - Hi MTNDD we looking at rolling out Edge in the next two months but will advise you ASAP

Thanks

Thanks MTNDD

 

[YelloFever]

Thanks MTNDD

No problem Mams

MTNDD

 

[Mams]

Good day,

Here is my email to the radio planner

Hi Duncan

Please can you assist with the status of this link, EDGE needs to be activated on this site urgently

Reply - Hi MTNDD we looking at rolling out Edge in the next two months but will advise you ASAP

Thanks

Hi MTNDD, Mtn managed to fulfill the 2 months promise...
Krugersdorp CBD is LIVE with EDGE at last! here are the speed test results:

Results:
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 13.813 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 295.4 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 36.2 (kiloBytes/second)

Actually very high for EDGE! more like 3g....funny because maximum supported by EDGE phones is 236.8kbps ( something like that ) so probably over reading due to caching...but, yep , its fast...

Thanks MTN!

Current status on Krugersdorp CBD:
Vodacom : HSDPA
MTN: EDGE but at very good speeds
Virgin and CellC : EDGE but at medium speeds ( 120kbps max )

 

[aviator]

Not bad - just over a year for MTN to provide Edge in Krugersdorp.

Wonder which year there will be 3G there? At least one knows they do listen to their clients - even if it takes forever!

 

[YelloFever]

Not bad - just over a year for MTN to provide Edge in Krugersdorp.

Wonder which year there will be 3G there? At least one knows they do listen to their clients - even if it takes forever!

Good day,

Krugersdorp is covered in the plans for 3G phase 2 roll out so at the latest June, July next year

MTNDD

 

[Mams]

Good day,

Krugersdorp is covered in the plans for 3G phase 2 roll out so at the latest June, July next year

MTNDD

Hi MTNDD

seeing that u guys dropped data rates on the 1gb ( now2gb ) bundle, i need HSDPA speeds to use that kind of data...
any chance of speeding up the upgrade of Krugersdorp CBD ( President street in particular - ie: the local Mogale City muncipality buildings etc ) from EDGE to 3g/HSDPA? June/July is a far wait....

Please see what u can organize...

Here is current status..
Krugersdorp CBD:

Vodacom: HSDPA
MTN: EDGE
CellC/Virgin: EDGE