Rain to switch off 4G network for 5G users

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Rain to switch off 4G network for 5G users

Rain will be switching off 4G network capabilities on its 5G packages in the coming months.

A MyBroadband reader on Rain's 5G Standard package was recently contacted by a customer support agent who told him that 4G connectivity would be unavailable on his 5G package soon.
 
Hmmm that is a bit worrying. The 5G here sometimes goes down but then I still have some connectivity because it connects to 4G.

Now when it goes down I will just be without internet?
 
Solitude said:
Hmmm that is a bit worrying. The 5G here sometimes goes down but then I still have some connectivity because it connects to 4G.

Now when it goes down I will just be without internet?
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Since SA migration have had one outage for a few minutes. With NSA 5G outage the rollback to 4G was basically non existent in my case. I wont miss it put it that way.
 
what about drainage of battery the 5G offers?
 
Don't agree with tampering with routers. That's usually where problems start and users then not having any other service to fall back on. Restrictions should be done on a network level. Can't wait for standalone devices to become available which the networks have no control over.
 
What was the rush for Non Stand Alone network in the first place? For me NSA is not 5G but 4.75G. A transition to 5G(SA).

Even if I was in a SA covered area I would wait for 2022 to subscribe to 5G as I think it would be a true right time for 5G.
 
phex said:
What was the rush for Non Stand Alone network in the first place? For me NSA is not 5G but 4.75G. A transition to 5G(SA).

Even if I was in a SA covered area I would wait for 2022 to subscribe to 5G as I think it would be a true right time for 5G.
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Easier to implement, great way to capture a customer base that will foot the bill for real 5g
 
As a Rain 5G fixed client I have learned 2 things: 1. Rain actually is uncapped - or as near as you can get to it in SA. 2. Keep the extra router with the prepaid Telkom sim in alive. Rain connection is not dependable.
Nice rumours where I live though of Vumatel actually beginning to acknowledge our existence. Apparently.
 
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