Telkom Uncapped LTE Deal - My Trials So Far...

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kianm said:
I see the B618 you listed from Takealot is the 22d variant, I think that currently won't work for Hellkom LTE-A
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Correct,it'll go LTE,but for LTE-A you need the 65d variant,2899 at Telkom
 
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Joeboy69 said:
What route is likely best to take to move from a B315 towards better LTE speed? Get a poynting antenna for R1600 or a B618 router for R2500?

https://www.takealot.com/poynting-dual-polarised-high-gain-lte-antenna/PLID48939198

https://www.takealot.com/huawei-b618-4g-lte-wireless-router/PLID48299380
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[MENTION=272619]Joeboy69[/MENTION] The B618 with no antenna is a better option that a B315 with external antenna. If you do decide on the B618 make sure you get it from Telkom. The B618 sold elsewhere does not support Telkom LTE-A only the B618sold at Telkom shops support their LTE-A which is the Huawei B618s-65d
 
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adielk said:
Do they still sell it, now the B525 being sold?
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525 is Cat6,afaik it's replacing the B315 stock as their entry level from what I gathered over the weekend speaking to their tech guys,the 618 still being the premiere Cat 11
 
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PsyWulf said:
525 is Cat6,afaik it's replacing the B315 stock as their entry level from what I gathered over the weekend speaking to their tech guys,the 618 still being the premiere Cat 11
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Thanks asking because not shown online on telkom shop devices page. But will pop into a physical tomorrow.

Prices online overseas crazy!
 
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adielk said:
Why the B525 if B618 65d seems better especially for Telkom?
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It is but the B525 is a LTE-A device too and supports B40+B40 carrier aggregation. It's only a cat6 device but should not matter and when aggregating 2 bands you don't use the 4x4 mimo so it probably will perform the same as the B618 on Telkom when it comes to LTE-A. Normal LTE only the B618 might be a bit better because it has 4x4 mimo on normal LTE and Telkom has 4x4 mimo on most towers.

I need to get my hands on one asap to test.
 
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So this mini tower in Wierda Park is pretty epic. Zero congestion. 70Mbps minimum speed 24/7. No lag in online games. Tower just popped up. Does not even show LTE-A coverage but I have full LTE-A coverage. 230m from the mini tower with no antenna. Honestly I don't even miss my fibre line.
 
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cavedog said:
So this mini tower in Wierda Park is pretty epic. Zero congestion. 70Mbps minimum speed 24/7. No lag in online games. Tower just popped up. Does not even show LTE-A coverage but I have full LTE-A coverage. 230m from the mini tower with no antenna. Honestly I don't even miss my fibre line.
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Was downloading a torrent at 1.4MB/s. It's now dropped to 10KB/s. Same number of seeds.
 
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