Is all SA mobile broadband PATHETIC?!

[MickeyD]

Cheater, that's in Randburg. See if you can do that in PE

Can tell you are in Gauteng by the latency.

And yours was in Durban!

 

[Dan C]

And yours was in Durban!

Nope, East London Beacon bay.

Server was Durban.. check the ping.

 

[CrazyBob]

Ive been on telkom ADSL for 10 years. I recently thought id try out mobile broadband using 8ta...

Wow im actually blown away at how bad the QOS is... I get disconnected multiple times a day with very good or excellent signal in an evolved suburban area. If I use my 3G in 2 other locations same thing happens...

Over and above the fact ive struggled with Cell C 3G on my phone for years. Either cant get data or it apparently has connection but wont do anything. I can be in Sandton, Randburg or the East Rand and constant problems.

So I have come to a conclusion. If you work for a mobile telecommunications company please do us all a favour and kill yourself? And tell your superior to keep telling his superior that they must do the same.

Dont dare come with your "check your area" for coverage cause thats TOTAL BS. Sandton? Randburg? Anywhere it doesnt matter this problem exists. Its called incompetence.

It is pretty disgusting, agreed. But you realise you're trying Cell C which everyone knows is the worst. Not sure about 8ta, but Vodacom and MTN (to some extent) tend to be far better as rule of thumb.

 

[whatwhat]

Calling it 8ta when they are already on another name for a few years is weird.

MTN LTE for me is decent, but the speed various from 5MB/s to 80MB/s depending on location ofcourse.
Cell C has had issues with their data for the last 2 years or so, just check the Cell C section.

 

[Swa]

It is pretty disgusting, agreed. But you realise you're trying Cell C which everyone knows is the worst. Not sure about 8ta, but Vodacom and MTN (to some extent) tend to be far better as rule of thumb.

Best of a bad bunch? Not what I would call far better.

 

[mister]

Cell C is excellent here. Bit congested at times.

Excellent + Congested = Pathetic

 

[Swa]

Excellent + Congested = Pathetic

Congested means everyone is using it. Doesn't make it pathetic. Going with your logic there's nothing that isn't pathetic.

 

[genetic]

I recently thought id try out mobile broadband using 8ta...

You mean Telkom?

Move your dongle.