Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

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Good day All. As you may have seen we have officially launched Fixed 5G on Vodacom

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Cool Ideas launches 5G Fixed Wireless Internet in South Africa

Cool Ideas, one of South Africa’s top-rated fibre Internet service providers, has officially launched its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) products, bringing high-speed Internet to homes and businesses beyond the reach of fibre.
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Pricing and packages can be viewed here:
Details:
Cool Ideas connectivity powered by Vodacoms's world class 5G network.
5G router not included and will be available for purchase for R1499.00 (excl delivery) at checkout.
Indicated speeds above are maximum download rates expected on the particular service.
Speed is dependent on your 5G router capability and available capacity on the 5G/LTE tower your device is connected to.
Uncapped (with applicable Fair Usage Policy).
Unshaped.
Month to Month
Fixed 5G internet is locked to a physical location and internet access is disabled if moved without updating the service's location.
Can only be used with Vodacom approved routers.
Can only be used at a fixed physical address.

FUP :
10Mbps = 200GB.
20Mbps = 300GB.
50Mbps = 450GB.
100Mbps = 600GB.
Unlimited = 1000GB. After monthly FUP limit, speeds are changed to 1Mbps.

Approved Routers:
HUAWEI: 5G CPE PRO 2
NOKIA: FastMile 5G Gateway 3.2
ZTE: 5G CPE MC801A
⁠ZTE: 5G CPE G5TS (The router we will be offering for this Service)

Vodacom APN: coolideas
MTN APN: ws.coolideas.fwa
 
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@bwana May you kindly make this thread Sticky and move below the Fibre Feedback thread 6?
 
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@CoolEscalator Some Very :cool:Cool:cool: 5G Plans ! I am thinking about it ! 🤔

Is the G5TS router 🔒locked🔒 to the Vodacom network or can it be used on MTN ? How much is the router
🚚delivery🚚 charge ?
 
Jake45 said:
@CoolEscalator Some Very :cool:Cool:cool: 5G Plans ! I am thinking about it ! 🤔

Is the G5TS router 🔒locked🔒 to the Vodacom network or can it be used on MTN ? How much is the router
🚚delivery🚚 charge ?
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Hi there, thank you for your interest!
Yes the ZTE G5TS will work with MTN as well
The router Delivery fee is R200
 
I have just received a Very Cool Surprise ...

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Yes I have been expecting this parcel and I must say that so far it has been AWESOME !!!

Here is a quick unboxing in case anybody else decides to sign up !

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Cool Ideas configures the router and installs the SIM card so all you need to do is plug in the power supply and turn on the router !

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Connection Ports at the back of the router ...

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Front panel of the router ...

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Router powered on !

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I collected the router myself from their offices and paid a total of R1499 for the router plus R126-03 for the remainder of this month for the 10Mbps package. I paid both invoices with a TymeBank Debit card - no Debit Order is required.

The support from Cool Ideas has also been excellent. I had a problem with the password to sign into my router to make changes and they responded shortly after 6AM this morning ! I am looking forward to doing some more extensive testing over the next few days ...
 
Here are a few more early morning speed tests showing more details. At these speeds the tests use a LOT of data as you can see from the annotations on the graphs ! 🙀

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I must say that I am really enjoying my new 5G service from Cool Ideas. Here are a few screenshots from some of my favourite Youtube videos at the maximum resolutions with the streaming stats displayed. Very, Very, Cool !!!


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Jake45 said:
I must say that I am really enjoying my new 5G service from Cool Ideas. Here are a few screenshots from some of my favourite Youtube videos at the maximum resolutions with the streaming stats displayed. Very, Very, Cool !!!


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Glad to hear it's working well!

Just a note currently packages aren't limited but if you purchased a 10Mbps package this will become a 10Mbps at some point.
 
That speed after FUP though :crying: your stakeholder offers the same, albeit with different FUP limits, but the speed limit after FUP is at least 4Mbps.

Which is a lot more usable for the reminder of the month.
 
@PBCool I am making the most of the higher speeds but not expecting them to last forever ! :)

How do I check on my current usage ? I didn't see anything in the CoolZone and it isn't available from *135# ?

@grant_cpt The thresholds on the CI packages are much higher than on similar products in the market so I don't think that you can expect similar speeds after reaching the FUP limit.
 
Jake45 said:
@PBCool I am making the most of the higher speeds but not expecting them to last forever ! :)

How do I check on my current usage ? I didn't see anything in the CoolZone and it isn't available from *135# ?

@grant_cpt The thresholds on the CI packages are much higher than on similar products in the market so I don't think that you can expect similar speeds after reaching the FUP limit.
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100GB vs 200GB
4Mbps vs 1Mbps

Assuming FUP is reached by 15th of the month:
  • 100GB FUP @ 4 Mbps → ~748 GB
  • 200GB FUP @ 1 Mbps → ~362 GB
 
Jake45 said:
@PBCool I am making the most of the higher speeds but not expecting them to last forever ! :)

How do I check on my current usage ? I didn't see anything in the CoolZone and it isn't available from *135# ?

@grant_cpt The thresholds on the CI packages are much higher than on similar products in the market so I don't think that you can expect similar speeds after reaching the FUP limit.
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The radius (usage info) will also be available once the limits are implemented.

We will probably look at a topup option should one hit the FUP
 
@PBCool , with the use of your own APN, will these packages still route locally? , If I am in Durban will it route there or be similar to Afrihosts offering with either routing via JHB /CPT
 
William1102 said:
@PBCool , with the use of your own APN, will these packages still route locally? , If I am in Durban will it route there or be similar to Afrihosts offering with either routing via JHB /CPT
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Yeah. Vodacom and MTN only hand off in JNB and CTN

And in Vodacoms case they hand everything over in JHB with failover to Cape Town.
 
PBCool said:
Yeah. Vodacom and MTN only hand off in JNB and CTN

And in Vodacoms case they hand everything over in JHB with failover to Cape Town.
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Unfortunate, but much prefer the speeds and pricing over here. Since I took a router, will have to stick with Afrihost for sometime but will switch over if CISP keeps their packages like this in a few months time
 
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