CellC-> Vodacom

[ijacobs3]

Just want to find out if this is happening to anyone else, today, i noticed that my cellc is now on vodacom, no amount to forcing a switch makes it go back to cellc which is a pitty, Vodacom signal at home and at work is absolute shyte, hence me using cellc

 

[epah]

Just want to find out if this is happening to anyone else, today, i noticed that my cellc is now on vodacom, no amount to forcing a switch makes it go back to cellc which is a pitty, Vodacom signal at home and at work is absolute shyte, hence me using cellc

They are doing a migration, do you not watch, read or listen to news?

 

[ijacobs3]

They are doing a migration, do you not watch, read or listen to news?

I try not to, too much negativity

 

[genetic]

I try not to, too much negativity

Well you can at least read the tech news.

The Cell C migration has been big news for two months at least.

Cell C is migrating its contract customer base to the Vodacom network - TechCentral

Cell C has begun the planned migration of its customers off its radio access network as it moves to shut down this infrastructure to save costs. But instead of the clients being migrated to MTN, the're going to Vodacom.

techcentral.co.za

 

[ijacobs3]

Eh, going to have to cancel, can’t do this shitty Vodacom signal at home

 

[ijacobs3]

Well, lol, I tried selecting Mtn , and it went on to Mtn , but only edge

 

[mmshrink]

Same problem - i left vodacom a few years ago because of poor reception in my area; now I find myself forced back to them. It's been 2 weeks now and Cell C don't seem to care, dozens of phone calls, multiple 'escalations' and nothing. Surely it's a breach of contract to force someone onto another network without agreement or even warning?

 

[unobeat]

Well, lol, I tried selecting Mtn , and it went on to Mtn , but only edge

Same here
Eish

 

[ijacobs3]

its been a rough day, missing loads of calls from work

 

[epah]

its been a rough day, missing loads of calls from work

Maybe move away from the caves if you cant get network where you currently live.

 

[ijacobs3]

Maybe move away from the caves if you cant get network where you currently live.

Lol, cellc worked fine in the “caves”

Vodacom has some serious dead spots on the east rand

 

[epah]

Lol, cellc worked fine in the “caves”

Vodacom has some serious dead spots on the east rand

lol well cell c is non existant right now so you are beating a dead horse. Rather pack up and move to civilization.

 

[unobeat]

So i switched to Vodacom network as advised by CellC consultant and yah the network is horrible.

Every now and then internet connectivity drops
I hope such issues will be resolved.

 

[ijacobs3]

lol well cell c is non existant right now so you are beating a dead horse. Rather pack up and move to civilization.

I have fiber and no load shedding, civilised enough for me,

Going to see if I can port my number to Telkom , seems they have decent cover where I stay

 

[ijacobs3]

So i switched to Vodacom network as advised by CellC consultant and yah the network is horrible.

Every now and then internet connectivity drops
I hope such issues will be resolved.

Same , and signal just randomly keeps vanishing

 

[epah]

I have fiber and no load shedding, civilised enough for me,

Going to see if I can port my number to Telkom , seems they have decent cover where I stay

lol. alright then.

 

[StuartNisbet]

I was previously getting download speeds of around 12mbps on Cell C. Now...... 0.08

Same problem - i left vodacom a few years ago because of poor reception in my area; now I find myself forced back to them. It's been 2 weeks now and Cell C don't seem to care, dozens of phone calls, multiple 'escalations' and nothing. Surely it's a breach of contract to force someone onto another network without agreement or even warning?

I agree. Cell C has regressed to pre dial up days. See speed test screen shot.

 

[ijacobs3]

I was previously getting download speeds of around 12mbps on Cell C. Now...... 0.08

I agree. Cell C has regressed to pre dial up days. See speed test screen shot. View attachment 1015755

Looks like you got moved to emptyM, judging by the edge logo

Try doing a manual network select for Vodacom, if you manage to get signal, it should be faster

 

[mmshrink]

If you look at the cell c twitter page, it's full of complaints like this - how come the news media isn't covering this - mybroadband should do an article on this? It's very newsworthy! What's the legality of this i wonder ?

 

[ijacobs3]

@rpm could you perhaps get one of your news writers to look into this?