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I need some help please.
- Thread starter Garth.H
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Vodacom is busy with upgrades at the moment, so the negative comments you've been hearing is of those who are temporarily affected by the upgrades(and making a mountain out of a molehill for nothing).
Vodacom 3G/HSDPA is awesome. Go for it.
Vodacom 3G/HSDPA is awesome. Go for it.
No, the USA uses a different frequency for HSDPA, but you might be able to get EDGE on some GSM networks, but best to wait for v3g to comment.
Sorry, got to disagree with this. There have been major problems, but they are being fixed. This is not a case of being 'temporarily affected by upgrades', nor is it making a mountain out of a molehill. There have been serious problems. Fortunately, Vodacom is taking the problems seriously, and many fixes have been put in place already; more are coming, so it's unlikely to be as big a problem in the future.
Yep I agree with you there, was rather surprised when I read Iam3G's post last night, there is light at the end of the tunnel, but let's not forget that the tunnel has been plunged into darkness quite often over the last few weeks - quite serious problems & enough to drive any customer crazy.
@Garth.H, my advice is that you consider buying an HSDPA modem outright [e.g. on your credit card's budget] and shop around & compare modem prices, then use [searchforum]PPDB[/searchforum]s from either Vodacom or MTN or both.
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vodacom3g
Vodacom Representative
No denying the tunnel was pretty dark a few weeks ago, but there was a distinct linear increase in light, i.e. we saw constant incremental improvements. This is especially true if you measure the total network performance.
What muddles the above picture is when a new, different problem is introduced at a specific (say regional) level. For the people in that region, it seems nothing has been done or that things have gone backwards.
The 'page cannot be displayed' problem in the Midrand area, on the internet apn is a good example. It affected a small enough number of users not to trigger the monitoring alarms, but when it was reported here we had the guys look and resolve it before 12 last night.
What muddles the above picture is when a new, different problem is introduced at a specific (say regional) level. For the people in that region, it seems nothing has been done or that things have gone backwards.
The 'page cannot be displayed' problem in the Midrand area, on the internet apn is a good example. It affected a small enough number of users not to trigger the monitoring alarms, but when it was reported here we had the guys look and resolve it before 12 last night.
Then i guess i wasnt experiencing "serious" problems with my HSDPA, just when the upgrades took place. Everything is stable for me now, at work and at home.
And i always look at the bright side of things, so i did see that faint light at the tunnel, which is why was patient with Vodacom. The occasional frustration here and there, but they came through and thats what counts!
And i always look at the bright side of things, so i did see that faint light at the tunnel, which is why was patient with Vodacom. The occasional frustration here and there, but they came through and thats what counts!
Csnoopy
Expert Member
+- 6 weeks Mountain or molehill, temporary ???. If you running a business Mountain (Table Mountain) feels like permanent. Carefull how you comment.
+- 6 weeks Mountain or molehill, temporary ???. If you running a business Mountain (Table Mountain) feels like permanent. Carefull how you comment.
Fair Enough! Apollogies
Zax
Active Member
My son toured the states last year and found the following:
- Generally 2 networks that you can roam on using Vodacom - Cingular and T-Mobile
- Really only GPRS available - 3G is on a different frequency band
- Not possible for non-US citizens to get a prepaid sim - unless you can get a local to get it for you (Tim got a local phone from relatives)
- Stick to GPRS anyway - it is a lot more expensive than here - paid about R5 per 100k. Something to note here - it was billed in 100k blocks i.e. 0-100k = R5, 101-200k = R10 etc, so it would have turned out a lot cheaper if he had remained connected for longer periods ie 5 nearly consecutive 2k sessions cost R25.
- Scrutinize your billing with a fine tooth comb afterwards - for a period of about 5 days the billing went up to R1250/Mb (from the average of about R50/Mb) - almost had a heart attack. I had a major fight with the Nashua Mobile guy who insisted that rates are high over there! (I suppose a comb with one tooth would have picked this up, but Nashua couldn't see it!) Finally got him to lodge the query with Vodacom - turned out it was a billing glitch from the US side!
Hope this helps.....
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@Zax..Thanks for the help man.....I really appreciate it...I think I will consider what is offered over there and if there are any alternatives.....I think what I'll consider some pre-paid offer here and then look at other options......Can't afford to pay for a contract over here while I travel abroad. Thanks once again.