MTN Uncapped Lite for R299

What a POS site...could not get any result on there.
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Try an other address near your location and then just move to your actual location. The searching is a bit too specific and the street/suburb names might be a bit different.
 
Waiting for my modem to be delivered. The guy at mtn said I should definitely get 20 gigs per month. I'll be quite happy if I do. Then I can cancel DSTV and just download Disney series:D...my son's addicted
 
dendens said:
Thanks for that. The lady at mtn told me they had those options you mentioned but that they were over and only the R 329 option was available...will contact mtn sales on Monday and recheck
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They either don't know, or are lying! The cheaper options ARE available: I heard the same story, then phoned MTN Direct (083 123 3667) and got a contract with a Huawei E352 modem for only R279 per month :).

IMO, the modem is a better deal. That R299/R329 per month router is generally useless: only 100Mb/s ethernet ports even on the new model so it can't double-up as a fast ethernet switch (makes you wonder why it has 4 ports then?), no OpenWRT support, limited port forwarding, and apparently you can't upgrade the firmware.
 
dacha said:
They either don't know, or are lying! The cheaper options ARE available: I heard the same story, then phoned MTN Direct (083 123 3667) and got a contract with a Huawei E352 modem for only R279 per month :).

IMO, the modem is a better deal. That R299/R329 per month router is generally useless: only 100Mb/s ethernet ports even on the new model so it can't double-up as a fast ethernet switch (makes you wonder why it has 4 ports then?), no OpenWRT support, limited port forwarding, and apparently you can't upgrade the firmware.
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Depends on what you would use the router for..
I have my 2 androids on wifi and my pc hooked up to the lan, and must say I can't complain.
 
I am looking to get this but sigh 24 months :( prices will drop so much
 
dtba said:
I am looking to get this but sigh 24 months :( prices will drop so much
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Possibly, but they also may increase throttled speeds. At the moment what you pay for is more or less an uncapped 384kbps line with bad ping at around R100 a month less than 384kbps ADSL..

It's a very flawed product, but I think in the end it's the most viable non 8ta 3G product in SA. :-/
 
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Hi guys
Busy getting an 384 ADSL line, but would rather be mobile
Is the 3GB lite now worth it after the 3GB is finished?
Will I get at least 20-30kbps?
I see a lot of conflicting reports on the forums, for some people it's ok for others not at all
 
Is it possible to get the MTN Uncapped Lite package with one of the portable MiFi devices, such as the Huawei E586?
 
kolaval said:
Hi guys
Busy getting an 384 ADSL line, but would rather be mobile
Is the 3GB lite now worth it after the 3GB is finished?
Will I get at least 20-30kbps?
I see a lot of conflicting reports on the forums, for some people it's ok for others not at all
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256Kbps. Yes, you should be able to get (256/8 = 32) around 20-30KB/s / 160-240Kbps. But as mentioned, quite bad latency.
 
Khanya said:
256Kbps. Yes, you should be able to get (256/8 = 32) around 20-30KB/s / 160-240Kbps. But as mentioned, quite bad latency.
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Don't care much about latency as long as I can do volume (steam games...) and surfing/email for a fixed cost
 
Don't care much about latency as long as I can do volume (steam games...) and surfing/email for a fixed cost
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While you are throttled you can do about 3 or 4GB a day. Well atleast I did.
The throttled speed isn't always 256Kbit/s. It is +/- ,mine hasn't ever gone below 270Kbit/s

The average latency isn't that bad, but it isn't stable. One day you get 90ms to local and the next 180ms to local. Some bad days 500/600ms. Most of the time I get average 180ms to local servers.

The latency should be fine for most MMORPGs.
+ Online radio works very nice. I can listen to the 128Kbit/s AAC or 192Kbit/s OGG Vorbis stream on Radio Paradise without any glitches while I am throttled :)

Edit: I haven't tried out Torrents out yet so I am not sure if they shape certain protocols or not.

I see a lot of conflicting reports on the forums, for some people it's ok for others not at all
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Yeah, not sure why. Maybe tower related?
 
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LeonG said:
While you are throttled you can do about 3 or 4GB a day. Well atleast I did.
The throttled speed isn't always 256Kbit/s. It is +/- ,mine hasn't ever gone below 270Kbit/s

The average latency isn't that bad, but it isn't stable. One day you get 90ms to local and the next 180ms to local. Some bad days 500/600ms. Most of the time I get average 180ms to local servers.

The latency should be fine for most MMORPGs.
+ Online radio works very nice. I can listen to the 128Kbit/s AAC or 192Kbit/s OGG Vorbis stream on Radio Paradise without any glitches while I am throttled :)

Edit: I haven't tried out Torrents out yet so I am not sure if they shape certain protocols or not.


Yeah, not sure why. Maybe tower related?
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Does MTN have a 7/14 day money back guarantee on this?
So that if I take it(and eat through the 3GB to test the throttle), I can take it back and cancel the contract altogether.
 
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