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Hi - Will the Rain 5G modem do a fallback to 4G if there is no 5G coverage?
 
Okay so I just want to clarify some info. First of there is no 4G fallback for Rain 5G.

This is what I've seen with Rain 5G so far.

NSA 5G uses 4G to check for subscriber details and handover to different towers. The Huawei H112 CPE with the Balong 5000 chip connects to 5G and 4G at the same time. This is used to aggregate 4G and 5G BUT in Rains case they just use the 4G for the 5G connection to work and although the 4G light is lit there is no connectivity on 4G. So if you put your 5G sim in a Huawei B618 for example it connects via 4G but no internet access and you can only access rain.co.za

65519 = Rain Fixed LTE capped deals
65538 = Rain Mobile 4G

65573 = Rain 5G/4G

The Rain 5G can only connect to 65573 on 5G and 4G and the 4G from 65573 can only access rain.co.za 65573 is only announced from 5G towers. Want to know if your tower might be 5G. Do a manual search on a LTE phone/router and look for 65573. That means there is a 5G Rain tower close enough for the phone/router to pick up the signal.

The Huawei H112 has Rain firmware on it which allows it to report connection stats to Rain. Rain with this firmware has blocked the ability to manually search or force specific bands or modes which makes sense because they only allow access to the internet via 5G.

So for everyone that thought maybe 4G uncapped 24/7 with the 5G sim seems like Rain saw you coming because they blocked it.
 
cavedog said:
65519 = Rain Fixed LTE capped deals
65538 = Rain Mobile 4G

65573 = Rain 5G/4G

The Rain 5G can only connect to 65573 on 5G and 4G and the 4G from 65573 can only access rain.co.za 65573 is only announced from 5G towers. Want to know if your tower might be 5G. Do a manual search on a LTE phone/router and look for 65573. That means there is a 5G Rain tower close enough for the phone/router to pick up the signal.
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This was from my phone but coverage map and rain say I don't have cover.

So is this a yes or a no on cover as I can see it
 

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cavedog said:
Okay so I just want to clarify some info. First of there is no 4G fallback for Rain 5G.

This is what I've seen with Rain 5G so far.

NSA 5G uses 4G to check for subscriber details and handover to different towers. The Huawei H112 CPE with the Balong 5000 chip connects to 5G and 4G at the same time. This is used to aggregate 4G and 5G BUT in Rains case they just use the 4G for the 5G connection to work and although the 4G light is lit there is no connectivity on 4G. So if you put your 5G sim in a Huawei B618 for example it connects via 4G but no internet access and you can only access rain.co.za

65519 = Rain Fixed LTE capped deals
65538 = Rain Mobile 4G

65573 = Rain 5G/4G

The Rain 5G can only connect to 65573 on 5G and 4G and the 4G from 65573 can only access rain.co.za 65573 is only announced from 5G towers. Want to know if your tower might be 5G. Do a manual search on a LTE phone/router and look for 65573. That means there is a 5G Rain tower close enough for the phone/router to pick up the signal.

The Huawei H112 has Rain firmware on it which allows it to report connection stats to Rain. Rain with this firmware has blocked the ability to manually search or force specific bands or modes which makes sense because they only allow access to the internet via 5G.

So for everyone that thought maybe 4G uncapped 24/7 with the 5G sim seems like Rain saw you coming because they blocked it.
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Great info Thanks
 
cavedog said:
Okay so I just want to clarify some info. First of there is no 4G fallback for Rain 5G.

This is what I've seen with Rain 5G so far.

NSA 5G uses 4G to check for subscriber details and handover to different towers. The Huawei H112 CPE with the Balong 5000 chip connects to 5G and 4G at the same time. This is used to aggregate 4G and 5G BUT in Rains case they just use the 4G for the 5G connection to work and although the 4G light is lit there is no connectivity on 4G. So if you put your 5G sim in a Huawei B618 for example it connects via 4G but no internet access and you can only access rain.co.za

65519 = Rain Fixed LTE capped deals
65538 = Rain Mobile 4G

65573 = Rain 5G/4G

The Rain 5G can only connect to 65573 on 5G and 4G and the 4G from 65573 can only access rain.co.za 65573 is only announced from 5G towers. Want to know if your tower might be 5G. Do a manual search on a LTE phone/router and look for 65573. That means there is a 5G Rain tower close enough for the phone/router to pick up the signal.

The Huawei H112 has Rain firmware on it which allows it to report connection stats to Rain. Rain with this firmware has blocked the ability to manually search or force specific bands or modes which makes sense because they only allow access to the internet via 5G.

So for everyone that thought maybe 4G uncapped 24/7 with the 5G sim seems like Rain saw you coming because they blocked it.
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Just for clarity I would like to ask if the 5G sim card can be used in a 4G device and access the net via 4G?
Also are other network sim cards including Rain mobile 4G working inside the 5G router and still accessing the net via 4G?

This custom rain firmware part is also a bit concerning, does this mean that other 5G routers and devices without rain firmware might not be able to connect to Rain 5G
 
chakniks said:
Just for clarity I would like to ask if the 5G sim card can be used in a 4G device and access the net via 4G?
Also are other network sim cards including Rain mobile 4G working inside the 5G router and still accessing the net via 4G?

This custom rain firmware part is also a bit concerning, does this mean that other 5G routers and devices without rain firmware might not be able to connect to Rain 5G
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5G sim does show 4G as connected but no internet access on 4G just able to access rain.co.za

The 5G CPE works with any network on 4G+ and 4G without any issues.
 
cavedog said:
5G sim does show 4G as connected but no internet access on 4G just able to access rain.co.za

The 5G CPE works with any network on 4G+ and 4G without any issues.
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Cool thanx for the info
 
What wifi adapters for PC will work with the 5G?
I currently use Netgear WNA3100. I guess that my current adapter will not be the best for the 5G, so I was looking around and saw the Asus AC51 Dual band wireless adapter. Looks like it will work better.
 
Ok so if I have a 4G device should I get fiber or 5G?(If both are the same speed.)
 
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