Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

Thinking of subscribing to their Vodacom 5G offering. How's the service/speeds been thus far?
 
Yeah, really want to know if VC is doing that "unofficial" throttling crap of MTN's when usage is still far from FUP
 
ColdComfort said:
Has the Unlimited = 1000GB package been dropped? I can't see it listed on the site anymore.
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HI there, sorry about that. We have removed it due to some ongoing discussions with Vodacom on the subject.
We hope to have the package up again soon, but will stay removed for now.
 
CoolEscalator said:
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)

APN: coolideas
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@CoolEscalator @CoolHelp I'm deliberating between 5G and Fibre. I understand all the benefits of fibre over wireless but price point is crucial for me. If I sign up for the 50Mbps 5G package, there is no guarantee that I will reach 50Mbps, in fact, I could possibly only reach 20-30Mbps, is that correct?
 
SHL said:
@CoolEscalator @CoolHelp I'm deliberating between 5G and Fibre. I understand all the benefits of fibre over wireless but price point is crucial for me. If I sign up for the 50Mbps 5G package, there is no guarantee that I will reach 50Mbps, in fact, I could still only reach 20-30Mbps, is that correct?
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HI there. The speed of the 5G service, or any cellular service is dependent on your distance to the nearest tower, signal interference, loadshedding, placement of the router, Capacity on that tower, etc. The speeds mentioned is the maximum expected speed for that package.

With Fibre we can at least guarantee you will receive those speeds over a LAN cable.
Wireless speeds are unfortunately never guaranteed, but we will try our best to help you achieve those speeds if you don't.
 
Good day. I see there is a choice between Vodacom 5G and MTN 5G for my address. Which provider would be best?
 
ebyte64 said:
Good day. I see there is a choice between Vodacom 5G and MTN 5G for my address. Which provider would be best?
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We have seen in other threads how MTN throttles the uncapped connections even though they're far from the FUP. I would not touch MTN if we're talking uncapped.
 
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We have seen in other threads how MTN throttles the uncapped connections even though they're far from the FUP. I would not touch MTN if we're talking uncapped.
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So this would be for their 3G/4G network/service, They would have a different FUP for 5G as specified in the product description.

MTN FUP - 10Mbps = 200GB. 20Mbps = 300GB. 50Mbps = 450GB. 100Mbps = 600GB. . After monthly FUP limit, speeds are changed to 1Mbps.
 
ebyte64 said:
Good day. I see there is a choice between Vodacom 5G and MTN 5G for my address. Which provider would be best?
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But out of the 2, In my opinion MTN offers better customer support compared to Vodacom
But performance - wise it would depend on their presence/infrastructure in the area and your location to the nearest tower

Both options are pretty solid
 
One other factor to consider is that Vodacom hands over the traffic to CISP in JHB, so if latency is important to you and you live outside of Gauteng that might be an issue.
 
CoolEscalator said:
So this would be for their 3G/4G network/service, They would have a different FUP for 5G as specified in the product description.

MTN FUP - 10Mbps = 200GB. 20Mbps = 300GB. 50Mbps = 450GB. 100Mbps = 600GB. . After monthly FUP limit, speeds are changed to 1Mbps.
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I hope you're right. It just seems dishonest from MTN to give a FUP but then have an additional internal FUP/throttling that the user is not necessarily made aware of. How long before they do this on 5G? Fortunately you guys offer month-to-month deals, so one can always switch or cancel.
 
Is the cool ideas fixed 5G available with a public ip ?
Have some cameras and need to VPN to a few desktops so need a public ip
 
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