Mobile network quality: MTN vs Cell C vs Vodacom

What happened to vodacom superior network quality?
 
Beri said:
cellc can be really bad at time. dropped calls and missed calls.
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Not if you have good coverage,the article also backs this up.

I've always maintained that Cell C is great you should just test coverage in your areas that you frequent with a pre paid sim before you change over.At my home,work and areas that I frequent in and around JHB I find Cell C to be excellent and even better than family/friends with Vodacom/MTN in some places.
 
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falcon786 said:
Not if you have good coverage,the article also backs this up.

I've always maintained that Cell C is great you should just test coverage in your areas that you frequent with a pre paid sim before you change over.At my home,work and areas that I frequent in and around JHB I find Cell C to be excellent and even better than family/friends with Vodacom/MTN is some places.
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Question is - who is better more of the time. There will always be spots where CELLC is good and spots where VC or MTN are better. Consistently, who provides the better connection is key.
 
falcon786 said:
...you should just test coverage in your areas that you frequent with a pre paid sim before you change over.At my home,work and areas that I frequent in and around JHB I find Cell C to be excellent and even better than family/friends with Vodacom/MTN is some places.
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Agree. Exactly the same for me. At my home, VC is actually pretty useless.
 
da_iP_Guy said:
Question is - who is better more of the time. There will always be spots where CELLC is good and spots where VC or MTN are better. Consistently, who provides the better connection is key.
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I agree,there will most likely be spots where Vodacom/MTN is better for some people and that would be a better option.The main reason why I would go for Cell C is price,but you need to test with a pre paid sim first before you take the plunge in your areas that you frequent.

Forsdburg in JHB is probably the only area where Cell C has left me very disappointed since there is almost no throughput yet there is reception,everywhere else that I personally frequent I get a great experience on my smartphones.
 
Do these guys' ads ever contain disclaimers - like Telkom's "ADSL is a best effort service" crap? I concur with the above sentiments of certain areas have better coverage for different providers but then shouldn't these guys have some sort of coverage disclaimer. Not everyone is going to buy prepaid sims to test before committing. OT but kinda relevant I guess.
 
falcon786 said:
I agree,there will most likely be spots where Vodacom/MTN is better for some people and that would be a better option.The main reason why I would go for Cell C is price,but you need to test with a pre paid sim first before you take the plunge in your areas that you frequent.

Forsdburg in JHB is probably the only area where Cell C has left me very disappointed since there is almost no throughput yet there is reception,everywhere else that I personally frequent I get a great experience on my smartphones.
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So which area are good?
 
Gulio said:
So which area are good?
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That would be too tedious to mention the various places I have experienced great reception,I travel extensively in and around JHB(+surrounds east/west/south/midrand) and the vaal.I cant list specific places or streets as that would really be tedious:p.

Which area are you in?Why not try a prepaid simcard its basically free at the stores and test it for a few weeks to see if you have good reception where you work and live.
 
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I wish they would come and do this test in Cape Town. I use my Vodacom phone as a backup, and even then, the call quality sucks.
 
falcon786 said:
Not if you have good coverage,the article also backs this up.

I've always maintained that Cell C is great you should just test coverage in your areas that you frequent with a pre paid sim before you change over.At my home,work and areas that I frequent in and around JHB I find Cell C to be excellent and even better than family/friends with Vodacom/MTN in some places.
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In the city (in general) I found that CellC is acceptable - but this changes when out in the boondocks.

For this reason I now only use my phone for voice (CellC) and AfriHost (MTN) for mobile data as MTN's network is much better in the boondocks than CellC's coverage. (Still think that voda throttles cellc out there...)
 
falcon786 said:
That would be too tedious to mention the various places I have experienced great reception,I travel extensively in and around JHB(+surrounds east/west/south/midrand) and the vaal.I cant list specific places or streets as that would really be tedious:p.

Which area are you in?Why not try a prepaid simcard its basically free at the stores and test it for a few weeks to see if you have good reception where you work and live.
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Sandton, Rosebank, Randburg, Midrand, Menlyn, Faerie Glen, Centurion all have terrible Cell C reception.
 
Gulio said:
Sandton, Rosebank, Randburg, Midrand, Menlyn, Faerie Glen, Centurion all have terrible Cell C reception.
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Not true. I stay in Faerie Glen and frequent Menlyn often. My Cell C reception is outstanding at any of these places. In fact, Cell C has a better connection at my home than Vodacom.
 
cozinsky said:
Not true. I stay in Faerie Glen and frequent Menlyn often. My Cell C reception is outstanding at any of these places. In fact, Cell C has a better connection at my home than Vodacom.
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How is it that different people can have such different experiences?

If I'm in faerie glen meeting friends at menlyn or Cubana, my whatsapps only get delivered 30 minutes after I've already met them.
 
With cell c, the issue is not "reception". The issue is whether data will actually work, even though it shows a full signal. That's what makes cell c very irritating.
 
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