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Telkom Mobile LTE Speedtest Results
RichardG
Honorary Master
I don't think a standard SIM works. It has to be a breakable micro SIM, you just don't break it.
I actually gave it a bash and by mistake I put the micro simcard in the device fortunately it wasn't major issue to take the sim card out with no damage whatsoever. To my discovery I tried CELL C(standard 3G), Telkom Mobile (4G LTE) to be honest I don't notice any difference at all. Telkom use to be super fast back in the day got speeds of 3megs.
I was under the impression LTE was suppose to be something out of this world and unfortunately I give this product 1.
Connecting via WI-FI to the dashboard takes forever to respond unlike the MiFI which was responsive..
Lacks a new interface with Telkom Mobile logo etc
The Version
DA-LION-619
Honorary Master
What were your speeds?
I actually gave it a bash and by mistake I put the micro simcard in the device fortunately it wasn't major issue to take the sim card out with no damage whatsoever. To my discovery I tried CELL C(standard 3G), Telkom Mobile (4G LTE) to be honest I don't notice any difference at all. Telkom use to be super fast back in the day got speeds of 3megs.
I was under the impression LTE was suppose to be something out of this world and unfortunately I give this product 1.
Connecting via WI-FI to the dashboard takes forever to respond unlike the MiFI which was responsive..
Lacks a new interface with Telkom Mobile logo etc
The Version
Per this thread my LTE experience is nothing short of extraordinary. If I'm off WiFi and using 3G it's very nippy as well.
I can't compare to Cell C because I've never used them before.
RichardG
Honorary Master
Will post results a bit later on. using CELL C at the moment - my download speed with them now is roughly around 3 meg on 1 bar which is pathetic for an LTE device(which is suppose to have modern technology) on the MiFi I get full bars.
I don't notice a different between 3G & 4G(LTE) both are shown 1 bar same download speed. Tomorrow will test the device at Telkom branch as they have to offer support on this product+will test it at another allocation.
Wireless Status
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DA-LION-619
Honorary Master
Are you forcing LTE when using the TM sim?
When the mode light is blue that's LTE, green is 3G.
Also are you using the antennas?
RichardG
Honorary Master
I have forced the LTE 4 G in the dashboard.
Yes, using both antennas supplied in the box.
On my Samsung S2/Ativ/S4 get full HSPDA bars with TM on this router 1 bar.
Tomorrow will go and do a swim swop and see if this resolves the matter at hand(8ta sim card from 3years ago) probably the new sim cards have better technology/memory
greg0205
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Okay, I'm in North Riding... Generally pull about 9Meg down, stable as a rock but since yesterday... Dial up!?
Telkom rep, anything I should know about?
EDIT: This is my life right now. Updating the DStv app on my phone... All 11megs of it... Started before I posted, just finished at 8.19... Five minutes for 11 megs on LTE???
Telkom rep, anything I should know about?
EDIT: This is my life right now. Updating the DStv app on my phone... All 11megs of it... Started before I posted, just finished at 8.19... Five minutes for 11 megs on LTE???
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saliehendricks
Senior Member
Have you tried without the antenna? The internal ones worked better (omnidirectional) than the external bunny ones. The sim swap may be necessary - or they need to enable LTE on that sim. HSDPA is a different freq to LTE so this could be the reason for the full 3.5g signal vs 1 bar LTE.
RichardG
Honorary Master
@sailehendricks I haven't tried that method as yet. I am busy troubleshooting,tweaking the router to see if there is a drastic improvement.
Speed Results - forced 4G/LTE -
Wireless Status 4 G
Speed Test forced 3G
Without Antenna noticed things drastically changed for the best.
Still room for improvement (4G). I use to get those speeds back in the day
3 G speed result
4 G Speed Result
Speed results without antenna using CELL C 3G
Speed Results - forced 4G/LTE -
Wireless Status 4 G
Speed Test forced 3G
Without Antenna noticed things drastically changed for the best.
Still room for improvement (4G). I use to get those speeds back in the day
3 G speed result
4 G Speed Result
Speed results without antenna using CELL C 3G
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saliehendricks
Senior Member
Without an antenna, i get 2 bars and have an ave dl rate of about 10Mbps. An ad-hoc mounting of the XPOL0006 i get between 10-20Mbps. I have to just properly mount this thing to get full signal. Will post results.
RichardG
Honorary Master
The network is saturated with too many users. I remember when I first joined 8ta/tm use to get speeds of around 10meg, network has deteriorated over the months. Too many users on the network.
Telkom Mobile LTE Speedtest Results - post trial
That may be the case for 3G per cell but LTE is whole different ball game.
It seems to me your LTE woes *may* relate to a genuine cell edge issue as is evident by your -100dBm signal strength. If I get -78dBm at 1.36km without an antenna...
Note however that 6 months ago my own signal strength was -103dBm and I got the signal right up to -69dBM with a couple LPDA antenna. So you really need to test your boundaries with an antenna setup.
That may be the case for 3G per cell but LTE is whole different ball game.
It seems to me your LTE woes *may* relate to a genuine cell edge issue as is evident by your -100dBm signal strength. If I get -78dBm at 1.36km without an antenna...
Note however that 6 months ago my own signal strength was -103dBm and I got the signal right up to -69dBM with a couple LPDA antenna. So you really need to test your boundaries with an antenna setup.
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Telkom Mobile LTE Speedtest Results - post trial
Do you have proper LOS? On 2 bars signal, and without an antenna, I used to get up to 28Mbps down but the upload wasn't great.
Today I get a stable 35Mbps down and 7Mbps up with an XPOL-0002. It's a bit unsettling that there are no proper trends between us.
My own signal stats for comparison:
PLMN: 65502
Bandwidth(kHz): 20000
Cell ID: 174
Signal Strength: 5
RSRP(dBm): -82
RSRQ(dB): -6
Note: I don't see an RSSI value in my output table. /scratches head
Do you have proper LOS? On 2 bars signal, and without an antenna, I used to get up to 28Mbps down but the upload wasn't great.
Today I get a stable 35Mbps down and 7Mbps up with an XPOL-0002. It's a bit unsettling that there are no proper trends between us.
My own signal stats for comparison:
PLMN: 65502
Bandwidth(kHz): 20000
Cell ID: 174
Signal Strength: 5
RSRP(dBm): -82
RSRQ(dB): -6
Note: I don't see an RSSI value in my output table. /scratches head
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Telkom Mobile LTE Speedtest Results - post trial
The "bunny" ones, as you refer to them, are still omni's. I saw a minor improvement when I tested them myself.
The "bunny" ones, as you refer to them, are still omni's. I saw a minor improvement when I tested them myself.
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RichardG
Honorary Master
Alternatively we need to shop around for a signal booster 4G if they exist but highly doubt they do - http://thetechieguy.com/2012/12/12/cel-fi-boost-your-cell-phone-signal-to-get-coverage/ or Ci-Fi
saliehendricks
Senior Member
Do you have proper LOS? On 2 bars signal, and without an antenna, I used to get up to 28Mbps down but the upload wasn't great.
Today I get a stable 35Mbps down and 7Mbps up with an XPOL-0002. It's a bit unsettling that there are no proper trends between us.
My own signal stats for comparison:
PLMN: 65502
Bandwidth(kHz): 20000
Cell ID: 174
Signal Strength: 5
RSRP(dBm): -82
RSRQ(dB): -6
Note: I don't see an RSSI value in my output table. /scratches head
My stats after a LOS X-POL0006 mounting:
Wireless Status
1 PLMN: 65502
2 Service status: Valid service
3 RSSI (dBm): -57
4 RSRP (dBm): -84
5 RSRQ (dB): -7
6 Roaming: No
Signal strength - 5 bars
A marginal improvement in download speeds. 18-25 down, 8-12 Up. Very far from your speeds though.
Not at all. Your download is quite close to my daily average. Your upload on the other hand is a lot faster than mine. This is quite interesting as it seemed TM were generally restricting the upload speed to 7Mbps.
saliehendricks
Senior Member
Current speedtest:
