Telkom Mobile free wifi - all you need to know

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kingrob

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Here is the coverage area fo wifi hotspots : http://www.telkommobile.co.za/coverage/wifi/

Here is how to connect : http://www.telkommobile.co.za/plans/postpaid-wifi/

Who qualifies for free unlimited Wi-Fi access?

Free unlimited Wi-Fi access is available on selected Telkom Mobile Postpaid plans and enables subscribers to access the internet at any Telkom Mobile Wi-Fi hotspot for free.

You'll need to apply the following settings, depending on your device's operating system, to connect to a Telkom Mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.

If you have an Android Device:
Go to your settings, turn on your Wi-Fi, and search for nearby Wi-Fi networks
Connect to the wireless network: Telkom Mobile Connect
Change the authentification EAP methos to use EAP-SIM on your device, then save and connect
In future you'll be seamlessly connected to Telkom Mobile Wi-Fi when your Wi-Fi is switched on

If you have an iOS Device:
Go to http://www.telkommobile.co.za/downloads/
Download Wi-Fi EAP-SIM Configuration file for Apple iOS file
Install on your device
Go to your settings, turn on your Wi-Fi and search for nearby W-Fi networks
Connect to the wireless network: Telkom Mobile Connect
In future you'll be seamlessly connected to Telkom Mobile Wi-Fi when your Wi-Fi is switched on

If you have an BlackBerry Device:
Go to your settings, turn on your Wi-Fi, and search for nearby Wi-Fi networks
Connect to the wireless network: Telkom Mobile Connect
Change the authentification EAP methos to use EAP-SIM on your device, then save and connect
In future you'll be seamlessly connected to Telkom Mobile Wi-Fi when your Wi-Fi is switched on
 
Azimuth

Azimuth

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Anyone keen to profile these hotspots? The one I use up the road (Seattle Coffee is the main attraction :D) only hits 6Mbps.

Edit: Caltex at the top of Ruhamah, Roodepoort.
 
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kingrob

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Wirelesswarrior said:
Anyone keen to profile these hotspots? The one I use up the road (Seattle Coffee is the main attraction :D) only hits 6Mbps.
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Tyger Valley Shopping Mall Wimpy is 10Mbps. ;)

The BMW centre in Cape Town foreshore is almost the same speed.
 
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rico112

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How to setup and use the secondary device :

Once you have found the MAC address of your wireless adapter, do the following to link your secondary device:
Make sure the Wi-Fi MAC(Media Access Control) address of the secondary device is registered and/or added on the Wi-Fi portal
Please register and/or sign in on our Self Service portal on http://www.telkommobile.co.za/login
And add the Wireless adapter MAC address of a secondary device.
Connect to the SSID: Telkom Mobile Guest
You will then be authenticated and connected to the internet
 
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Frank Bean

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A profile of the Telkom hotspots would be useful, so here's my experience of the Bedfordview sites for anyone interested:
BEMBOM - no Telkom connection as indicated on their website, but free wifi. Very slow, browsing only, and only if sitting outside or by the window. No usenet downloads permitted.
EUROPA (Bedford Square) - didn't work at all for me.
MANTOVANIS (Eastgate Square) - erratic. 0.7 - 2.2 Mbps. I was sitting outside. Inside perhaps more stable.
WIMPY, Eastgate - 2.8Mbps on average, instructions to connect helpfully placed on table.
WIMPY, Bedford Centre - best experience yet; 4 - 5mbps. Fine for me, though it seems it may be well below the national average!
 
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elriconess

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The free WiFi works unbelievably well here. I get about 6-10Mbps and I am unable to connect to the paid service I used EAP-SIM and EAP-AKA both not working on my Motorola Razr I. :mad:
 
azbob

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I still can't access it. Is that the correct one? Where do I get my password? :confused:
 
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kingrob

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abzo said:
Yes but I registered my device MAC address on the TM website.
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But if you're on the CellC network, how would it be able to authenticate the MAC address?

You must use a Telkom Mobile sim.
 
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rodga

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Have you tried this??

rico112 said:
How to setup and use the secondary device :

Once you have found the MAC address of your wireless adapter, do the following to link your secondary device:
Make sure the Wi-Fi MAC(Media Access Control) address of the secondary device is registered and/or added on the Wi-Fi portal
Please register and/or sign in on our Self Service portal on http://www.telkommobile.co.za/login
And add the Wireless adapter MAC address of a secondary device.
Connect to the SSID: Telkom Mobile Guest
You will then be authenticated and connected to the internet
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azbob

azbob

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Got mine working on the guest account. Thanks.

Are downloads blocked on this if you have the free 10GB? :whistling:
 
cavedog

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Tried out Telkom Guest at Telkom Mobile store in Boardwalk Richards Bay and got 6Mbps down and 0.8Mbps upload

Pretty decent
 
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