MTN 1 Day Uncapped Internet Bundle Tested

vukko said:
It seems to be hit and miss. Yesterday I managed 7GB of software updates. Today, instantly throttled after the 150MB. Surely this is a case for Ombudsman/ICASA/Cellular Complaints Authority? To call this offering 'uncapped' is absurd. It is capped by speed i.e. downloading constantly at 128Kbit/s, one can only get ~1GB. *sigh* the fleecing continues...
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I think ISPA did rule on a similar case a while ago, ruling that they can call softcapped products uncapped, but I stand to be corrected.
 
Segg said:
I think ISPA did rule on a similar case a while ago, ruling that they can call softcapped products uncapped, but I stand to be corrected.
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They probably get away with it on semantics but I don't see who would buy that bundle again after falling for it once. At 128Kbit/s, one can barely make a Skype call. Browsing the web is an entirely tedious exercise. Applications such as Gmail don't work properly etc. etc.
If I just wanted to download something, I'd rather just get the night express at R10 per 1GB.
I complained on their blog but all I got in response was lip-service.
 
This is a bull**** deal, I have purchased this nonsense only to find out that its only 150 MB and this should be reported as its fraud. I cannot pay R40 to browse the whole day and be told its an uncapped solution.
 
bongsluv28 said:
This is a bull**** deal, I have purchased this nonsense only to find out that its only 150 MB and this should be reported as its fraud. I cannot pay R40 to browse the whole day and be told its an uncapped solution.
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Some lucky souls have managed to eek out several gigs before getting throttled.
 
Gudnews said:
Some lucky souls have managed to eek out several gigs before getting throttled.
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Try this on for size loaded a bundle, and got 9 months of free internet, could actually disconnect and reconnect even turn off the computer for 2 or 3 days without issue.Actually forgot to load airtime on the sim so it got deactivated last month :(

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Bond said:
You must do the time for theft. :p
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What theft :D it was prepaid and MTN screwed up not me, I even tried to load bundles during this time and nada, even reported it to the call center after the 3th day, so yeah I did my part so meh.

Besides ID won't help you, you would need the phone number, I am pretty sure MTN has deleted the records by this time already and as I mentioned the sim has been deactivated, likely assigned to some one else.
 
wizardofid said:
Loaded a bundle and they never cut it off, basically got 9 month of free internet, the large Gb's is the free internet between 2014-10 and 2015-06.How more simple do you want it eh?
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Was is this bundle you loaded?
 
Apparently a 9 month bundle :D If you were going to attempt the same I would say don't bother it isn't related to a specific bundle.

Needed to do some updates today loaded a bundle and still haven't been throttled, while the speed is shyte due to mtn issues, I am still getting 2mbits.
 
Was is it this bundle though? Just for interests sake. And you and I both know I was always going to try my luck as well.
 
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