Cell C Network Issues: Disconnects, Coverage, Throughput Problems - Report Here

Cellc in Durban has been really bad the last month , I am getting around 2 Mbps Down..
before it was around 15Mbps
 
Muhammad22 said:
Cellc in Durban has been really bad the last month , I am getting around 2 Mbps Down..
before it was around 15Mbps
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You are lucky you even see that speeds.... Is your deal with cell c or from Afriscum?
 
Muhammad22 said:
Cellc in Durban has been really bad the last month , I am getting around 2 Mbps Down..
before it was around 15Mbps
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Dear Muhammad22

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Have you reported the matter before?


^NZ
 
compu said:
You are lucky you even see that speeds.... Is your deal with cell c or from Afriscum?
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I have the 200GB bundle on Cellc , over the last 2 years I had multiple 100GB/200GB bundles and noticed towards the last 30GB , the speeds get throttled
 
Reading all the comments made me lose hope. I cancelled my ADSL and decided to use the Cell wireless from Afrihost while I wait for Vuma to finish their Fibre installation should happen by December. I regret cancelling ADSL, after reading comments about people struggling to cancel I decided to do it earlier and it was done within 15 days. I got the sim card around the 5th October and I was on my way to Durban. It worked so well there until I got back to my house in Kempton Park. It won't connect inside my house, only connects somewhere around the yard. I have to risk by leaving the device outside and take it back to the house when going to sleep. Even if it connects it's so slow, even loading a web page is a struggle. I took the 200GB, it's almost end of the money I have only used around 40GB and that's because I've been downloading anything I can when I manage to get good download speeds. Worse it looks like the data doesn't carry over. Glad I took the sim only option, otherwise I'd have to pay them R999 cancellation fee.
 
Skhuupearl said:
Reading all the comments made me lose hope. I cancelled my ADSL and decided to use the Cell wireless from Afrihost while I wait for Vuma to finish their Fibre installation should happen by December. I regret cancelling ADSL, after reading comments about people struggling to cancel I decided to do it earlier and it was done within 15 days. I got the sim card around the 5th October and I was on my way to Durban. It worked so well there until I got back to my house in Kempton Park. It won't connect inside my house, only connects somewhere around the yard. I have to risk by leaving the device outside and take it back to the house when going to sleep. Even if it connects it's so slow, even loading a web page is a struggle. I took the 200GB, it's almost end of the money I have only used around 40GB and that's because I've been downloading anything I can when I manage to get good download speeds. Worse it looks like the data doesn't carry over. Glad I took the sim only option, otherwise I'd have to pay them R999 cancellation fee.
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I hate to break this to you, but with Afrihost you still have to pay a R999 cancellation fee even on the sim only option.
 
Dwergie said:
I hate to break this to you, but with Afrihost you still have to pay a R999 cancellation fee even on the sim only option.
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That's wrong, it's an abuse to consumers. I spoke to their consultant and mentioned why I took the service as it was for around 2 to 3 months while I wait for fibre which I was planning to take from them. Besides, how do they force me to have the service that I can't use because of their network. Even if I wanted to keep it for 6 months I can't use it. This month alone I will forfeit about 70% of the data which I couldn't use due to their network not being available always. Surely CPA must protect me if I buy something and I'm not able to use and I should return it and if not they should fix it. Need to open a new case and raise the cancellation issue. I can't pay for something I can't use. I took the 200GB because on my uncapped DSL I used around 160GB a month. Now I only used about 40GB or so because of their network.
 
Location: Cape Town, Diep River
Time of issue: May 2018-present, Peak hours, in fact...all hours, but especially peak hours
Device: Multiple
Contract Type (pre- or post-paid): Post-paid
Existing reference numbers from Helpdesk: n/a
www.speedtest.net results (if possible): Capture.JPG
Any other information relevant to the problem: I've been experiencing extremely slow speeds in recent months. The timeline seems to coincide with Cell C giving MTN the boot, and instead making use of Vodacom's infrastructure (Vodacom customers being prioritised??). I've logged multiple cases with Cell C, with the same pathetic customer service experience.
I get generic/stupid responses, with no resolution, for example:
"Are you still getting slow speeds?"
"Our network team can look into it." - But will they?? I guess not.

I'm not sure what to expect from posting here, as Cell C has already proven their incompetence in solving customer issues, as evidenced all over the MyBroadband forums.

Anyway, just thought I'd let you know
Thanks
C
 
I changed my connection to 3G and I am getting higher speeds , but its very unpredictable and not as stable
 
I can't get a connection at all either. Shows full 3g signal, but can't connect as of today.

This is rather frustrating. Can't wait for fibre so I can get these incompetent non-service agents out of my life. Afritards & HellC, good grief! what a combination!
 
murray654 said:
Northern Drakensberg here : 3G signal is full - pages fail to load - 20 to 60% packet loss - huge latency. Been like this for over 24 hours (actually yesterday after noon there was 100% packet loss) ... Also last Friday it was offline completely.

Roaming on Vodacom is also down (does not connect at all) Seems like the backhaul (Telkom) is down...
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Hi murray654

Please try changing your network setting to Automatic Selection and advise.

^MP
 
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This morning in Diep River, Cape Town

I use to get over 10mbs.
Telkom hasn't gotten back to me about an ADSL line, and no fibre yet. Super frustrated at this point!
 
Chrizingo said:
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This morning in Diep River, Cape Town

I use to get over 10mbs.
Telkom hasn't gotten back to me about an ADSL line, and no fibre yet. Super frustrated at this point!
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You're gonna wait quite a while for Telkom to come back to you regarding an ADSL line. Rather go with their LTE offerings but test your signal first with a prepaid sim
 
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