Surprise result in new South African ISP ratings

[Sapphiron]

The exact sample size = 7,165 individual ratings.

Better, but how many ratings per ISP. lets say only 150 ratings for one ISP, leaves the data open to external influences.

 

[rpm]

How many mtn staff?

I wish we had that info. What we can say is that all the guys in the first table had a significant number of votes with a natural spread of scores (not all 10/10 or 1/10).

 

[rpm]

Better, but how many ratings per ISP. lets say only 150 ratings for one ISP, leaves the data open to external influences.

We always check for manipulation. Cannot disclose how it is done, but we are confident that the first table is accurate.

 

[JohnStarr]

Luckily we aren't raiting fibre providers...Frogfoot would be in negative numbers!

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Once does not simply make an faster lte network then mtn lol

 

[wingnut771]

This is meaningless when you group LTE with fiber with ADSL.

 

[Sinbad]

#StopTheSteal

 

[Loppas]

Luckily we aren't raiting fibre providers...Frogfoot would be in negative numbers!

Frogfoot and octotel competing for worst spot. Based on what I'v heard, octotel is worse though.

 

[wizardofid]

I can understand the top 3 but how much did MTN pay for that top spot ?

A couple of billion, that is how much MTN invested on their network quality and expansion. If you look at the coverage map for mtn vs vodacom, MTN has a much better footprint in rural and outside metro's. I am 155km away from any thing close to the lesotho border, and have both fixed LTE and 4G coverage.

Arrived here in this small back water town 13 odd years ago, and still have no cellc or telkom coverage. Vodacom only got 3g here about 4 years ago and 4G 2 years ago.MTN took a chance and decided on a rapid expansion conquest and it is paying handsomely, vodacom isn't even remotely close to catching up, they have shunned rural and smaller populated areas and are paying for that dearly now. Vodacom decided to focus on fiber, it is working for them but them neglecting their network expansion is costing them a bit.

MTN's software systems are a bit of a mess, billing ect, but network quality and speed is pretty much the best you will get, simple reason why MTN is doing pretty well.

 

[JohnStarr]

Frogfoot and octotel competing for worst spot. Based on what I'v heard, octotel is worse though.

Sjoe, OK. Luckily it is only Vumatel (SADV) and Frogfoot that trenched in front of our house. I went with Frogfoot. Spent a couple of weeks recently where the line just died. They replaced the ONT and the cables connecting to my TP-Link I have. More stable, but enough is enough and once my year installation fee has wound down, I will switch to Vumatel (SADV).

 

[Nemus]

What a joke!

 

[rpm]

This is meaningless when you group LTE with fiber with ADSL.

We cannot see the underlying technologies, which means we cannot compare technologies like ADSL, Fibre, or fixed-LTE.

These are, however, all fixed broadband services which are accessed via Wi-Fi. It therefore excludes mobile connections.

 

[wizardofid]

Oooo touchy much.

Not at all it is a legit question. Mybb is a independent news outlet, chances of some one having their grubbing paws invested is unlikely, except multichoice and naspers, members here hate them with a passion, so every thing they do here is treated as suspect

But I can see the trolls coming out of the woodwork again. I have a can of doom, but seems they are huffing the stuff......

 

[supersunbird]

I find any list the list cool ideas and Afrihost in the top three, hard to believe

Why? Who is/are the top ones then?

 

[wingnut771]

We cannot see the underlying technologies, which means we cannot compare technologies like ADSL, Fibre, or fixed-LTE.

These are, however, all fixed broadband services which are accessed via Wi-Fi. It therefore excludes mobile connections.

In the past, we used to be able to select the connecting technology on mybb speedtest, and could see the ranking aswell.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

You should:

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That does not include articles and headlines written for the main purpose of clicks-revenue.

 

[Death]

Weird to see Axxess not make any of the lists? Unless most their users just speedtest and not the MyBB app.

Why only using the app figures and not the desktop figures with it?
I know troubleshooting fibre entails popping a machine directly into the ONT and doing the speedtests via that so definitely not using the app for those - and that's usually when they are having speed issues.
How many people actually do a speedtest when their internet is running well?

 

[Jodes]

MTN...??? Unbelievable!

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

It all seemed plausible, till I see Rain is not rated the worst, so fake poll