CellC Data speed decrease.

[die_koos]

Has anybody else experienced a sudden decrease in dowload speed on CellC?

I know they had some issues a couple of weeks agao, but I have been noticing for a while now that the actual download speed is decreasing.

I used to get up to 8 mb/s on speedtest.net with my CellC modem, now I'm lucky if I get 1.5. I'm still using the same hardware and my modem is still standing in the same spot.

Also, at my office in Pretoria Central, I have full HSDPA signal, but I cannot get downloads faster that 1 mb/s.

I wonder if they aren't a victim of their own success? Maybe too many people are subscribing to their cheap Pre-paid data deals?

 

[WiseCrack]

Over subscribed.

Test my connection early in the mornings I get 4 mbit test during the day not even 1 mbit.

 

[Quentin Legend]

Cell-C BiS is horrible!

Still struggling to get it working.

 

[Dlamaqhinga]

That's wireless service your speed is based on the load, the fewer are people the higher are speeds, the more people use the service the speed drops

 

[Quentin Legend]

 

[alexjay]

its slow to non-existent

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2245946/carrier settings 1.png

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2245946/manderin no coverage.png

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2245946/no service.png

 

[redcliff]

Definitely something up with DL speed - was able to consistently get 6 to 8Mb/s as recent as a few weeks ago, now hovering at 3ish and if I'm lucky it pips above 4Mb/s. Upload speed consistently between 5 and 6Mb/s, no change there.

So I went from what used to be almost synchronous connection (DL was marginally faster the UL) to the reverse where UL is always 2Mb/s faster.

 

[Sm00thSm0k3]

Cell-C BiS is horrible!

Still struggling to get it working.

Get used to it...BIS is horrible everywhere.

 

[shanezn]

You'll find all the info, and tons more complaints about it, in this thread.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/504652-No-Data-connection-but-full-signal

 

[Quentin Legend]

Get used to it...BIS is horrible everywhere.

My Vodacom sim works 100% without any delays.

 

[RichardG]

After hearing all these reports about Data etc I am too afraid to actually throw my money at CELL C but will test my 3 GIG emergency data to see if things have improved or are up to no good.

 

[Dion Disco]

After hearing all these reports about Data etc I am too afraid to actually throw my money at CELL C but will test my 3 GIG emergency data to see if things have improved or are up to no good.

Looks like Cell C really got your back up - 5 posts in different threads about Cell C during the past hour

 

[disiza]

Network Update - Westrand Kloofendal Cell Tower ID 10191

Evening Test: http://speedtest.net/result/2539013268.png(in most cases cant get a result)

Morning and Day Tests: http://speedtest.net/result/2559685477.png (Ok results however very erratic, no stability)

Cell C's network woes continue!!!

 

[RichardG]

Must be all the users taken advantage of the free 1GIG of data when you recharge with R500 = value for money + the giga deal