Impact MTN and 3G service

[khetan]

Hi.

Just thought I'd share what it was like dealing with MTN for a 3G special. Heard about a offer going at MTN, where you can get a 3G card on contract for R75, including 35MB of traffic.

Phoned Nashua Mobile - haven't heard of it
Phoned Autopage - haven't heard of it
Phoned MTN Fourways - haven't heard of it
Phoned MTN call centre - after being bounced around between 4-5 people, haven't heard of it
etc, etc

Got irritated, and thought this ain't worth it. Was wandering around Sandton City and see a booth being held by Impact MTN. Signed up, paid R130 connection fee and got my Novatel Wireless Merlin UMTS card and MTN SIM the next day. 3G coverage in Bryanston and Paulshof seems pretty good; will explore elsewhere later in the week

The software is a little flakey, and doesn't like having the card removed and re-inserted. It also doesn't like closing. So far, its the only negative in the package. The software is called Mobilink. Any ideas on where I can get update(s) ?

 

[khetan]

Vodacom

3G coverage in Bryanston and Paulshof seems pretty good; will explore elsewhere later in the week

Forgot to mention, tried putting my Vodacom SIM in, and it worked fine. So, nice to know I've effectively got the possibility to use both. This is a nice package for short periods of connectivity; with DSL at home, it will be for infrequent use.

 

[GerardVH]

Using MTN version of Novatel Mobilink (MTN V2.00.01) as the CD says

Software not good, actually in starting up and shutting down, crashes 3 times out of 4.

Anybody know of any patches or updates.

 

[!!DV!!]

I use the Vodafone software from Vodacom.. Works a bit better than the MTN / Novatel software..

 

[GerardVH]

Where can I get ?

Will vodafone software work for mtn account ?

tnx

G