The best mobile data packages available in South Africa – 120GB for R299

[bwana]

We're going away over the December holidays (if the second wave hasn't arrived yet) and I'll need between 100GB and 200GB for data for the kids to watch Netflix and Youtube while I'm drunk (taking a TV with). I've got a CellC and Telkom Mobile SIM in my phone so am keenly looking for data packages. From previous experience in the area, Vodacom and MTN are the most reliable so I might grab a pre-RICA'd sim from my Somali friend.

If anybody says anything about Rain, I will PK them through my laptop.

Hope it doesn't... rain.

 

[Craig_]

I live in one of those spaces soon to be invaded by many many many caravans. Many of them of little satellite dishes on them. Seems to be a common thing.

That's just dumb, if I wanted to watch TV I could do it at home.

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

That's just dumb, if I wanted to watch TV I could do it at home.

OK, smartass. I'll leave the TV at home if you could tell me what to do with my kids when darkness falls and we're done with being out and about. We will be 2 families. Five kids total. Since it will be holiday the kids will stay awake later.

 

[obsidian86]

What the hell kind of porn movie uses 120GB of data to stream?

You don't stream in 8k HDR vr?

 

[Craig_]

OK, smartass. I'll leave the TV at home if you could tell me what to do with my kids when darkness falls and we're done with being out and about. We will be 2 families. Five kids total. Since it will be holiday the kids will stay awake later.

Put down the liquor and spend time with the kids. Play board games or something. What do they like doing other than watching TV?

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

Put down the liquor and spend time with the kids. Play board games or something. What do they like doing other than watching TV?

Playing Minecraft and Roblox.

My kids aren't from the 60's (to my knowledge). They embraced technology from a young age.

Also how does a drunk person play boardgames? You sound like this friend of mine who taught me how to play dominoes while I was drunk. Now I still don't know how to play it!!!

 

[Craig_]

Playing Minecraft and Roblox.

My kids aren't from the 60's (to my knowledge). They embraced technology from a young age.

Also how does a drunk person play boardgames? You sound like this friend of mine who taught me how to play dominoes while I was drunk. Now I still don't know how to play it!!!

I don't even know where to start with this, it think you should rather stay sober for December and start drinking again in January.

 

[Craig_]

The R479 for speeds up to 10Mbps and 360p video one?

At 480p it plays perfectly, at 720 it buffers every now and then.

 

[wingnut771]

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At 480p it plays perfectly, at 720 it buffers every now and then.

What does auto do?

 

[Craig_]

What does auto do?

240p, for some reason that's the default on this pc, will try it some time on my work pc and see what it's default is.

 

[wingnut771]

240p, for some reason that's the default on this pc, will try it some time on my work pc and see what it's default is.

afaik, auto just scales to the amount of bandwidth. It shouldn't default to the lowest setting. Try selecting the highest setting 1080p, then change to auto.

 

[Craig_]

afaik, auto just scales to the amount of bandwidth. It shouldn't default to the lowest setting. Try selecting the highest setting 1080p, then change to auto.

Probably because on a Saturday my speed sits at 5mbps, I'll check tomorrow, speed should be around 10 from tomorrow again.

 

[Craig_]

afaik, auto just scales to the amount of bandwidth. It shouldn't default to the lowest setting. Try selecting the highest setting 1080p, then change to auto.

Just started up my pc, on rain this morning it defaults to 720p. So I think you're right, it defaults to whatever bandwidth is available.