R50 Uncapped 24hrs - Discussion

[Romito]

MTN's 1 Day Unlimited Bundle, Is it worth raping for 24 hours & how much do I get?

Thinking about taking the Mtn 1 day unlimited data option for a 24 hour test run. Those who've tested it, how is it & how much data can you get out of it within 24 hours?

 

[Budza]

And we wonder why companies look at us the same way...

 

[NeonNinja]

Only kicks in on the 4th of April.

 

[NeonNinja]

You can btw get +-500mb, if you're raping then you can clock 1GB.

 

[Romito]

i'll get a sim card n take it for a spin.

 

[andyfolda]

You can btw get +-500mb, if you're raping then you can clock 1GB.

I reckon the next World of Warcraft patch I will take it for a spin. - Last patch I downloaded 160 meg in under 20 min at 04H00 on a Sunday morning. I reckon if you want to really use this package well, get everything set up to download at about 11pm on a Saturday evening, load the bundle and send it. I reckon I could get maximum download speed of about 3 Mbps for most of the night until about 9am on the Sunday morning. Nokia Music - its only 5 million tracks - do you reckon it can be done in 24 hours - you dont know until you tried.....

 

[phoneJunky]

Don't the AUP state that the account get throttled to 128kbps after you downloaded 150MBs?

 

[Keeper]

I reckon the next World of Warcraft patch I will take it for a spin. - Last patch I downloaded 160 meg in under 20 min at 04H00 on a Sunday morning. I reckon if you want to really use this package well, get everything set up to download at about 11pm on a Saturday evening, load the bundle and send it. I reckon I could get maximum download speed of about 3 Mbps for most of the night until about 9am on the Sunday morning. Nokia Music - its only 5 million tracks - do you reckon it can be done in 24 hours - you dont know until you tried.....

throttled to 128k after the first 150mb.

 

[NeonNinja]

MTN - 1 Day/24hrs R50 Uncapped - Discussion

Began officially, round about 13 April.
To obtain; dial 555, option 3.
"The '1 day unlimited' service lasts for 24 hours once activated. A fair usage policy of 150MB will however apply which a speed rate of 128kbps will be applied, for the remainder of the 24hrs."
After you hit the 150MB mark, your speeds get throttled to 128kbps.
I can tell you that 128kbps via Opera/Opera Mini/BOLT and any other browser (besides default) shouldn't be a burdensome experience. Pages will load relatively fast. I don't recommend anyone to use their handsets as a modem after the 150MB mark is reached.

24hr download speed review/comparison.
If service is activated at 06:00, April 4 2010, it should expire/end at 06:00, April 5 2010.
I'm going to be considering 3 speed types (I'm not considering 7.2mbps and 3.6mbps for now). This is just to get an idea.
Speeds are:
1. 3G (384kbps)
2. EDGE (296kbps (some handsets vary here))
3. GPRS (100kbps (some handsets vary here))
My calculations are taking account of the 24/7 download theory. I am going to devide by 12 not by 8, the norm, since speeds coverage are unreliable and are affected by various factors.

NOTE: 1 day = 24hrs = 1440mins x 60 = 86400secs.

Profile 1. 3G (384kbps)

384 / 12 = 32KB/s, therefore 150000/32 = 4688sec, therefore 4688/60 = 78min = 1hr & 12min = 150mb
Time left = 22hrs 48min or 22.8 x 60 = 1368min x 60 = 82080sec. Then 128kbps / 12 = 11KB/s, therefore 11 x 82080 = 902.880MB + 150MB = 1052.88MB or 1GB 29MB.

Profile 2. EDGE (296kbps)

296 / 12 = 24KB/s, therefore 150000/24 = 6250sec, therefore 6250/60 = 104min = 1hr & 44min = 150MB.
Time left = 22hrs 16min or 22.1 x 60 = 1326min x 60 = 79560sec. Then 128kbps / 12 = 11KB/s, therefore 11 x 79560 = 875.160MB + 150MB = 1025.16MB or 1GB 10mb.

Profile 3. GPRS (100kbps)

100 / 12 = 9KB/s, therefore 150000/9 = 16666sec, therefore 16666/60 = 278min = 4hrs & 38min = 150MB.
Time left = 19hrs 22min or 19.3 x 60 = 1158min x 60 = 69480sec. Then 100 / 12 = 9KB/s, therefore 9 x 69480 = 625.53MB + 150MB = 776.53MB or ~0.78GB

If you have an HSUPA/HSDPA handset, you should hit Profile 1 easily, and surpass it too. Most of us will probably fall on Profile 1/2. Then if the network is disoriented you'll atleast get Profile 3.

Some users claim they have done in excess of ~8GB, apparently, because of a system error/fault from MTN's side, where they never got throttled to the pronounced 128kbps.

 

[Herm]

so is this a 1 day uncapped account ? but by uncapped i mean 150mb?

or is it uncapped with a daily limit of 150mb?

 

[NeonNinja]

so is this a 1 day uncapped account ? but by uncapped i mean 150mb?

or is it uncapped with a daily limit of 150mb?

24hr service. There's no limit during the 24hour uncapped spree. After 150MB is reached you get throttled to 128kbps.

 

[Herm]

So R50 for one day ?

 

[Rosaudio]

I am so sick of throttles and shaping etc. They cant call that uncapped!!

 

[NeonNinja]

So R50 for one day ?

Correct. R50 for 1 day = 24hrs = 1440mins = 86400secs. As my first post said; 06:00, April 4 2010, will expire/end at 06:00, April 5 2010.

 

[NeonNinja]

I am so sick of throttles and shaping etc. They cant call that uncapped!!

OK. Now go off, and purchase your 1GB for R289.

 

[R13...]

Why is 3G going at the dial up speeds of 384kbps

 

[Rosaudio]

OK. Now go off, and purchase your 1GB for R289.

No thanks I have ADSL

 

[NeonNinja]

Why is 3G going at the dial up speeds of 384kbps

Standard 3G per device is 384kbps as far as I'm concerned. Not sure if they vary per device, but skeptic. You can always use higher profiles - HSDPA / HSUPA.

 

[NeonNinja]

No thanks I have ADSL

Apples with apples?

 

[GreGorGy]

Things to do:
* DL Linux Netbook Remix
* DL Snow Leopard Combo update

This is where I will find a use for the R50 account.