Cell C Speed Test Results

Waterval Boven - Shamrock Arms - EDGE roaming

EDGE roaming on Vodacom network.

When I connected it first up, the CellC dashboard picked up vodacom WCDMA, but dropped that almost immediately, then for a few seconds more, nothing, then it picked up EDGE roaming on Vodacom.

Interestingly, I could not connect with the CellC dashboard (Windows), but when I switched over to Ubuntu, it connected.

Speedtest results :

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EDGE speeds all the way.
 
edge [roaming] est good for one thing only - IM connectivity and the odd web browsing here and there.

Not for youtube or heavy downloads, mind... it is too slow for that.

[edit] - if you absolutely have to, rather use ubuntu/linux as it won't have windowsupdates and other stuff running which will impede performance.
 
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PE this morning:




For me anything above 2Mb/s with stable connection is reasonable :)
 
Fastest I've ever gotten with my E1820 (except for uploads...):



EDIT: Woop, woop! Even better!

 
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Not that much concerned about local speeds, they always up there.
But international im getting what i need - a minimum of 2Mb/s :)
 
dex_10 said:
I get a latency test error.

Cell C is the worst of them all.
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Also is Voda and MTN in selected locations.

That's wireless for you.

Have you tried relocating your speedstick to other locations & see if that makes a difference?

In my Middelburg test, I got EDGE speeds at one spot, until I moved to another spot. Huge difference.
 
I am getting impressed at CELL C UPLOAD speed daily seems they actually solved the slow upload speed but for how long not sure.

Base Station 11402 - South of Johannesburg (Not sure where the base station is situated)
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The_Librarian said:
The simple act of relocating the router gives this :

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What router are you using with your Cell C speedstick ? I have a Dovado USB router and have been having some difficulty with it - I get excellent speeds when the stick is in my laptop, but when I put it into the wireless router - on the same table as my laptop, then I get slow speeds, regular disconnects etc
 
surfs-up said:
What router are you using with your Cell C speedstick ? I have a Dovado USB router and have been having some difficulty with it - I get excellent speeds when the stick is in my laptop, but when I put it into the wireless router - on the same table as my laptop, then I get slow speeds, regular disconnects etc
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Are you using an extension cable? Depending on the power capabilities/stability of the USB ports, it may be that the router can't handle the extension but the pc can.
 
surfs-up said:
What router are you using with your Cell C speedstick ? I have a Dovado USB router and have been having some difficulty with it - I get excellent speeds when the stick is in my laptop, but when I put it into the wireless router - on the same table as my laptop, then I get slow speeds, regular disconnects etc
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Huawei E1820 black stick only. No router or other equipment.
 
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Not happy.

Had my cellc router on an USB extension cable previously, and it was working 100%

Tried it on the same USB cable again this morning, but got constant disconnects. Plugged router directly into netbook's left USB port. Works 100%.

got this :

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Switched USB ports, plugged extension cable into the right USB port, and fired her up.

Got this (Lenovo Ideapad S10e) :

[@02:20am]

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Gigabyte W565M laptop :

[@07:45am]

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:D:D

I am very impressed :D

and it doesn't disconnect now, is stable.



Now if somebody can make a power injector for an USB extension cable...
 
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Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort... In a TP-Link MR3420 which is positioned vertically. Signal strength is at 70%
 
Professor Farnsworth said:
Local - to Johannesburg server: http://www.speedtest.net/result/1155002378.png
International - to London server: http://www.speedtest.net/result/1155005950.png

This is done on a Huawei E1752, which has been configured to use 3G only (using ginngs's MDMA tool). The modem is plugged into a TP-Link MR3420 router. I think these results aren't too bad considering that the signal seems to be quite weak (+CSQ: 10,99) i.e. -93dBm.
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Try repositioning your speedstick. Experiment with various diverse locations and orientation (horizontal, vertical, sloped, etc) until you get the best signal and best speed.
 
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