Rain Mobile Sim with Vodacom / Telkom routers

[Phish1]

My current Vodacom data contract is expiring soon and I need a new router - current deals at Vodacom and Telkom aren't too bad for what I have in mind...

The idea is to get a 10GB or so contract with either a Vodacom B315 / B618 (if Retentions really want to keep me) or a Telkom B525 / B618 (if they still have stock), for general use and use my Rain Mobile sim after 23:00 and over weekends for heavier use (R 250 unlimited offer). About 4 devices (3 wifi, 1 ethernet) will permanently use this connection.

My question - can anyone confirm on which of the mentioned routers (and variant) their Rain Mobile sim works? It does work pretty well with my current Vodacom dongle and I also tested it in a Vodacom B315-22 on-site - works but extremely slow. Funny enough, my current Vodacom sim from the dongle DID NOT work in the B315...

I have full Rain coverage and getting good speeds, no 4G / LTE coverage according to Vodacom's map yet the dongle get 1Mbps on downloads. Telkom have full coverage yet my phone struggles to maintain 4G - not sure if this matters??? Maybe I should test a Telkom Data sim...

I know different bands (1800, 2100, 2300) play a role with connectivity and speed but I first need to know which router will support my idea.

Your advice is keenly anticipated...

 

[lotus123]

Signal strength is probably even more important than the router model.

I use Rain mobile with a B315 S22, and without a Poynting antenna the ping is >50ms, and downloads around 5mbps. With antenna ping ~16ms, DL ~35mbps.

I should also mention that the ability to switch bands is important - in my case the higher performance is on the 1600mhz band, and the 2300 band is slow. In your area it may be different. I believe 1800mhz is also available now, but that's not supported on my model B315 S22.

 

[dotcat]

My current Vodacom data contract is expiring soon and I need a new router - current deals at Vodacom and Telkom aren't too bad for what I have in mind...

The idea is to get a 10GB or so contract with either a Vodacom B315 / B618 (if Retentions really want to keep me) or a Telkom B525 / B618 (if they still have stock), for general use and use my Rain Mobile sim after 23:00 and over weekends for heavier use (R 250 unlimited offer). About 4 devices (3 wifi, 1 ethernet) will permanently use this connection.

My question - can anyone confirm on which of the mentioned routers (and variant) their Rain Mobile sim works? It does work pretty well with my current Vodacom dongle and I also tested it in a Vodacom B315-22 on-site - works but extremely slow. Funny enough, my current Vodacom sim from the dongle DID NOT work in the B315...

I have full Rain coverage and getting good speeds, no 4G / LTE coverage according to Vodacom's map yet the dongle get 1Mbps on downloads. Telkom have full coverage yet my phone struggles to maintain 4G - not sure if this matters??? Maybe I should test a Telkom Data sim...

I know different bands (1800, 2100, 2300) play a role with connectivity and speed but I first need to know which router will support my idea.

Your advice is keenly anticipated...

All will work on 1800mhz.