Cell C users to get 4G roaming on MTN network

I see using the 'Network Cell Info' app on my phone it picks up LTE cells are available in my area, but does not connect to them.
I am guessing MTN's network will be broadcasting Cell C's MNC to support seemless handover.
So we will not know when we are roaming, because it will look like the home network to our phone.
I also have a feeling Cell C were waiting for MTN to launch VoLTE before taking the roaming live.
 
Hummercellc said:
I see using the 'Network Cell Info' app on my phone it picks up LTE cells are available in my area, but does not connect to them.
I am guessing MTN's network will be broadcasting Cell C's MNC to support seemless handover.
So we will not know when we are roaming, because it will look like the home network to our phone.
I also have a feeling Cell C were waiting for MTN to launch VoLTE before taking the roaming live.
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I was at Honningklip today and my phone indicated I'm roaming ("R" symbol by the signal indicator). When I tried to use data it said that I have to enable roaming data and that it could cost a fortune (therefore off by default I assume). I enabled it and it work fine, reasonably fast (though I didn't run a speedtest). Checking with whoismyisp.org reported Cell C.

I'm with FNB (Cell C).
 
biometrics said:
I was at Honningklip today and my phone indicated I'm roaming ("R" symbol by the signal indicator). When I tried to use data it said that I have to enable roaming data and that it could cost a fortune (therefore off by default I assume). I enabled it and it work fine, reasonably fast (though I didn't run a speedtest). Checking with whoismyisp.org reported Cell C.

I'm with FNB (Cell C).
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Was this 3G? Because Cell C is still roaming on Vodacom at present.
 
Looks like MTN 3G/4G Roaming has just been taken live,
Getting 4G now in our area, yesterday only 3G was available in one section of town.
and MTN have had 4G here everywhere for a while now.

Also looks as if MTN are broadcasting both Cell C and their own network from the same equipment, meaning you do not get the roaming symbol.

exactly like RAIN does for Vodacom.
 
Hummercellc said:
Looks like MTN 3G/4G Roaming has just been taken live,
Getting 4G now in our area, yesterday only 3G was available in one section of town.
and MTN have had 4G here everywhere for a while now.

Also looks as if MTN are broadcasting both Cell C and their own network from the same equipment, meaning you do not get the roaming symbol.

exactly like RAIN does for Vodacom.
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where are you located at? I would like to see how long it takes before cellc updates there map
 
Cell C LTE went live in Port Shepstone this week. Need to load a data bundle will then do tests. Not sure if it is roaming on MTN.
 
I can confirm this is the roaming on MTN as the cell id's are the same for MTN and cellc.

MTN on band 1 and cellc on band 3.
 
dotcat said:
I can confirm this is the roaming on MTN as the cell id's are the same for MTN and cellc.

MTN on band 1 and cellc on band 3.
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shoot some speed test our way?
 
some 65 down 20 up - next 5 down 16 up
seems to be working on both band 8 and band 3. band 8 showed when in spots of poor coverage.
 
A few more speedtests - seems like the towers are congested as max down is 5 but upload is over 20. Speedtest on tower in the suburbs is 60 down.
 
dotcat said:
A few more speedtests - seems like the towers are congested as max down is 5 but upload is over 20. Speedtest on tower in the suburbs is 60 down.
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Any idea if you can do a non peak time test? to see how good they are vs peak
 
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