MTN 5G?

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ryan10

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Hello

So MTN 5G is available in my area, and I would like to find out if it is possible to test the connectivity without signing up for another contract?
Is it possible to purchase the Sh@reLink CPE Pro 2 5G or any other 5G router and test it with a prepaid sim card or use an existing LTE contract sim card.?

Thanks
 
ryan10 said:
Hello

So MTN 5G is available in my area, and I would like to find out if it is possible to test the connectivity without signing up for another contract?
Is it possible to purchase the Sh@reLink CPE Pro 2 5G or any other 5G router and test it with a prepaid sim card or use an existing LTE contract sim card.?

Thanks
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last i read you are able to do this so if you know someone with a 5G phone you can use normal data.
 
Will work, you'll just have to get about 1TB to do 5 speedtests (joke).
 
Thanks, for the replies.
I'm going to borrow a 5G phone to test it.
Where can I purchase a 5G router?
I asked a MTN store rep if I could purchase one, they said they don't sell router only.
 
Tested on a Samsung S20 Ultra 5G G988B/DS and it did not work, signal icon shows 4G+ and speeds were around 50-60mbps.
Tested 2 sim cards; 1 is a 1TB LTE business contract and the other sim card is prepaid with data share from the 1TB contract.
 
ryan10 said:
Tested on a Samsung S20 Ultra 5G G988B/DS and it did not work, signal icon shows 4G+ and speeds were around 50-60mbps.
Tested 2 sim cards; 1 is a 1TB LTE business contract and the other sim card is prepaid with data share from the 1TB contract.
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you sure you are in 5g range?
 
they've just put 5G all over where I live and my S21+ 5G connects just fine, no changes needed
 
SuperMario said:
What speeds are you getting?
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The zero rated mybroadband speedtest seems to die after about 5 seconds and then just flat lines at 0.00 (tried on different days - same result) so i havent been able to do many tests. When I did test on my Afrihost data I got 180 down ad around 60-80 up. But I was quite far from the highsite.

A few months ago I tried it out in Blouberg when MyBB's test site still worked and got anywhere from 250 to 400, distance to the site makes a big difference.
 
I also don't get 5G on my OnePlus 9 PRO 5G, MTN technical support says i am using an old SIM CARD. I will do a sim swap and see
 
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