rain 4g unlimted

[steynvaart]

hi
when i started with rain i managed to get good download speeds .
recently i upgraded to the 4g unlimited .
the up to 10 meg was never reached
i hardly get above 3 meg download and most of the time i am stuck on 2 meg connection
anybody else having the same issue

 

[NeonNinja]

Most people.

 

[steynvaart]

i really think that networks get flooded and cant handle the amount of subscribers
when i started a few months ago i reached speeds of up to 20 meg

 

[agentrfr]

Can you log in to your router? Try change the active frequency:

RAIN uses Band 3 (1800 MHz) and Band 38 (2600 MHz). You should be able to select the active band you are using from auto to manual - try both and see if one is better than the others.

You can also always try get a MIMO antenna like this one (https://otto-wireless-solutions.mys...imo-ottenna-6-db-with-5-meter-cables-lte-mo-6)

 

[Ramiro16]

Hi Rain something is wrong with my cancel button if you click retract cancellation nothing happens. Please fix it, iv already tried to cancel this sim last month to no avail.

regards Ramiro
[email protected]

 

[Craig_]

After a few weeks of good speed it just grinds to a halt today. Back to crappy speeds. I'm now using my telkom Sim for the afternoon.

 

[Pixual]

This afternoon Rain stopped working on the Durban Berea. There isn't even a network health notice on their website.

 

[ngoni615]

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[koogs]

This afternoon Rain stopped working on the Durban Berea. There isn't even a network health notice on their website.

I am in Durban and have been experiencing poor speeds and regular droputs during the day with Rain for most of the week.

I actually went and got a Telkom SIM to use as I am working from home. Telkom has the 5GB LTE prepaid for R99 which I am using now to work.

 

[unobeat]

Can you log in to your router? Try change the active frequency:

RAIN uses Band 3 (1800 MHz) and Band 38 (2600 MHz). You should be able to select the active band you are using from auto to manual - try both and see if one is better than the others.

You can also always try get a MIMO antenna like this one (https://otto-wireless-solutions.mys...imo-ottenna-6-db-with-5-meter-cables-lte-mo-6)

Thanks for this info.

I will test and see how the speed improves as my router was set to Auto.

 

[unobeat]

@steynvaart - It seems a lot of people are experience that issue once they upgrade to the 4G Unlimited package.

 

[Kiemo]

Does anyone no if the B526 - 65a supports 2600mhz

 

[Jake45]

If you are referring to the B525s-65a, it should. The 65a version supports bands 38, 40 and 41 so should be suitable for both Telkom (2300MHz TDD Band 40) and Rain (2600Mhz TDD Band 38) carriers. It is also one of the approved routers for the Afrihost/MTN Pure LTE service which could be very useful. A lot of spectrum in Bands 38 and 40 has also been made available temporarily during the pandemic which will hopefully come online very soon. Currently Vodacom and MTN each have 38Mhz of permamanent spectrum available together with 160MHz and 140Mhz of temporary spectrum, respectively.

Huawei B525s-65a Archives – 4G LTE Mall

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New spectrum – What you can expect from Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and Rain

ICASA has issued temporary spectrum to Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, Rain, and Liquid Telecom. Here is what you can expect from these companies.

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Here it is – the spectrum breakdown for MTN and Vodacom in African countries

If you want lower mobile data prices, this is what you should fight for.

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