MTN Network Fooked ?

[stix]

Since last week, or was it the week before? when the MTN network went AWOL, i have been having extreme difficulty getting any kind of use out of my phone, I barely receive calls - they go straight to voice mail and i get an sms about an hour later - 95% of the time when i try and call someone i get a Network busy signal, repeated attempts to call the same number eventually results in a connection after a pause of about 15-20 seconds.

Initially i thought it was my phone, but i have now tried three different phones and am still getting the same results

Anyone else experiencing this or anything similar ?


** FYI - This is in Cape Town City Bowl

 

[PaddyTM]

I'm having exactly the same problem, posted this question in the MTN thread a few weeks ago with no response, so for a while thought it was just me, even though i use 2 phones. Its so bad i'm looking at porting.

 

[Tux]

same here, 3 rings then voice mail

 

[Juggy]

I've had those problems intermittantly. Seems to be OK now since monday.

 

[PaddyTM]

i thought it was ok too, until last night a whole bunch of people told me they had been trying to get hold of me since this morning, and i had no idea what they were talking about.

 

[skig]

same here!

my phone says "network busy"...

And sometimes not even getting sms' for the voicemails, only realise there's a message when I get a sms for a voicemail and realises that there are 3 voicemails!

 

[guest2013-1]

Maybe someone stole the tower? Everything is fine with my phone even when I was down in Cape Town 2 weeks ago

 

[stix]

jeez you lucky, i get a network busy signal when i try call voice mail

 

[XCalibre]

Then it must be fooked

 

[skig]

i tried phoning MTN helpline... (173)... took about 4 times to connect. once connected (after giving me 4 options, PUK, data, etc), in stead of connecting to an operator one gets a "the number you have dialled is incorrect" and then the call drops.

i'm getting quite irritated now... this has been going on since last week...

this is all in Cape Town CBD...

 

[Voldemort]

Nokias are annoying, they give the network busy error.

 

[kingrob]

Nokias are annoying, they give the network busy error.

My SonyEricsson P990i gets the same message on the MTN network. Is there a problem???

 

[Piesang]

I had problems last night but today it seems fine. Last night some time I was able to make calls and send sms's but I couldn't use the data network.

 

[Voldemort]

i generally just rip out the sim card, reset the phone and start it up again, doesnt always work though...

 

[skig]

Nokias are annoying, they give the network busy error.

Mine is a Sony Ericsson

 

[Skeptik]

Data in Cape Town has been great - improved since last week even. Less having to reload ..

 

[RogueTr00per]

Was gonna start a new thread but this seems a fitting place to post.

Tried calling a friend tonight on the MTN network around 9pm from my Vodacom and MTN cell phones, but all i got (after it rings for a while) was, "The number you have dialled is incorrect. Please check the number and dial again."

Phoned another friend to phone the person in question and she heard the same message when trying to get thru.

Anyone else experiencing this type of thing recently?
[EDIT:]
Ok, I found out that the number in question is a port from MTN to Cell C, so it could be a problem on either network.