hsdpa in bloem...???

[flipmo]

so i've recently got the samsung zv50...after confirmin with vodacom call centre and lookin on the coverage map...guess what...???

...no hspda...still strugglin along at normal 3g speed....got a max down of 140...connectin thru usb on my pc...

so is it sumthin i'm doin...or vc...???

 

[Sony_3G]

HA i am not surprised at all.... We always have to be last in bloem. Apparently we dont have enough high end users.

 

[flipmo]

aaahhh...so it is vc....doesnt it also depend on the part of the city you live in...???

 

[vodacom3g]

Firstly: All 3G towers are HSDPA-enabled, so if you get 3G there a 99.9% probability you'll get HSDPA (I've got no idea what the 0.1% would be, but rather be safe....)

A few questions:

1) Are you on contract or pre-paid?
2) If on contract did you get a HSDPA or 3G contract?
3) If HSDPA contract, run a few speed tests on http://speed.vodacom.co.za/test and post the results. We'll do the next steps then.

 

[949BFN]

Bloem's had HSDPA for months and apart from in the city center, coverage is good and download speeds the same.

 

[HvRooyen]

Vodacom/Vodafone PC Card, 3G contract: Pretty consistent coverage around Bloem. Certainly better than the 140 you're getting.

 

[Sony_3G]

Well i dont even considder hsdpa. On 3G i keep loosing 3G signal, and it just eats away at my battery life. I resorted to slow but cheap Virgin MObile.

 

[flipmo]

i surf usin prepaid...but i hav tried this with my contract sim also...still no joy....
usin the talk120 package i think...???

done the speed test...

354 in the download...
55 in the upload....

is this bad or am i bein full of sh*t...???

 

[vodacom3g]

i surf usin prepaid...but i hav tried this with my contract sim also...still no joy....
usin the talk120 package i think...???

done the speed test...

354 in the download...
55 in the upload....

is this bad or am i bein full of sh*t...???

Won't you try again?, all prepaid sims should be on HSDPA by default. Make sure you've rebooted your phone at least once to get the new settings.

 

[flipmo]

rebooted phone...rebooted pc...closed all runnin apps except firefox....

Last Result:
Download Speed: 356 kbps (44.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 54 kbps (6.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

 

[vodacom3g]

rebooted phone...rebooted pc...closed all runnin apps except firefox....

Last Result:
Download Speed: 356 kbps (44.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 54 kbps (6.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

PM me the number you're using together with your contact details and I'll have it checked.

 

[flipmo]

ok...went to extreme measures...formatted my pc...heres the new results...

Download Speed: 778 kbps (97.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 240 kbps (30 KB/sec transfer rate)

take it thats close to hsdpa...???

 

[ic]

ok...went to extreme measures...formatted my pc...heres the new results...

Download Speed: 778 kbps (97.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 240 kbps (30 KB/sec transfer rate)

take it thats close to hsdpa...???

Any download speed above 384kbits/s using Vodacom's network will be HSDPA.

 

[flipmo]

ic please close as answered...

 

[vodacom3g]

Would love to know what caused this and what the actual fix was.

We've had a few situations of 3G-like speeds being reported and on the network they're configured as HSDPA.

 

[flipmo]

dont know the actual cause...but had a program installed called onspeed that reduced file size while surfin (by the way, makin it much cheaper to surf)...could be that...or a downlaod manager or two. but i'm happy now...at least its faster than telkoms 512 offerin...

is there sumthin else i could do increase my speed...???