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Question of the Day: What do you think of DStv's new packages?
Other Pineapple Smurf
Honorary Master
Do not buy until the shop can demonstrate it's compatible with the Mac. Do not sign anything that is applicable to cellphones. i have bought one at 3G in Sandton and it wouldn't work - software would not load. The shop refused to refund claiming I have chosen the product ( on the shop's incompetent staff advice) and there is upgrade on Internet. The shop also refused to provide the software. At repairs I was told that there is no replacement compatible with my Mac and the software cannot be loaded on the dongle. I am sitting with an obsolete modem and short of substantial amount of money.Does anyone know the cash price?
Thanks hey
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kingrob
Guest
Holy crappers!! Never knew it's that expensive.
My brother gave me his one today (got it with the last Vodacom 2G promo), as a backup for my B683 router - and it's really nice. Even has place for a micro SD card and can do 21Mbps!
I owe my bro big time.
is actually 42Mbps capable once the networks allow it.
OP Vodashops also sell them - R1400
If your stuck - Try the top download in the table - you might have to do it on a Windows PC
http://www.mtn.co.za/Support/DeviceDownloads/Pages/default.aspx
Jola
Honorary Master
Great modem, I have two of them and they are excellent.
jannievanzyl
Telecoms expert
Not following you on "once the networks allow it".
We've got more than 3000 42Mb/s-capable towers live already. And counting.
Hi Jannie,Ok maybe i haven't been near one - i think 12Mbps was the best D/L speed i saw when i was using the Voda 20GB special.
On a 42Mbps capable tower are we going to see 20/30/40Mbps speeds in reality say 3am with no-one on it?
QoS on MDMA i haven't seen above 21000,we should see 42000 if available yes?
On a 42Mbps capable tower are we going to see 20/30/40Mbps speeds in reality say 3am with no-one on it?
QoS on MDMA i haven't seen above 21000,we should see 42000 if available yes?
The QoS values when connecting to my local Vodacom tower changed from 16000/8640 to 42000/5760 sometime in December:
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/60978?p=7600089#post7600089
I haven't seen speeds above 20Mbps yet though.
jannievanzyl
Telecoms expert
Best I've seen was just over 30Mb/s.
As I've posted before, as an individual user you'll practically see about 30% of the max speed of whatever the wireless technology is.
It means you are not covered. Even QoS shows 42K, it doesn't mean that your tower is capable. It only means that QoS max settings has been updated in RNC.
Just tested now and negotiated QoS on Huawei E1820 shows 21000/5760, on Vodafone K4605 shows 42000/5760.
So it seems for you to see 42000 on the downlink your tower needs to be upgraded and you need a capable modem.
So it seems for you to see 42000 on the downlink your tower needs to be upgraded and you need a capable modem.
It can vary from tower to tower.
Remember it is a 'negotiated' QoS, the way it seems to work is your modem says "Hello, I can download at 1.8, 3.6, ..., 21, 28 and 42 Mbps " (and the same for upload), then at the tower they look at your assigned profile (for example, 42Mbps may be premium service, so they check what you as a subscriber are allowed) and they look at the capabilities of that particular tower and then reply with your QoS based on all three values.
So 256000/8640 basically means "you may upload and download as fast you can, there are no restrictions from our side".
I am aware of this, and I think it shouldn't be named QoS in MDMA. Term "assigned profile" is more accurate. In newtorking protocols I am aware of, term QoS is used when refering to minimum negotiated speed. There is more parameters associated, but this one is an essence. In 3G there is also QoS, but it is aimed for video call streaming over IP, when minimum speed has to be maintained.
We actually used to call it "assigned profile" and that made perfect sense at the time because Vodacom used charge extra for 3.6Mbps HSDPA, and the only way of knowing whether you had it was to check in MDMA.
I changed it to "negotiated QoS" when I discovered that is what Huawei name those fields and because they are not determined only by your assigned profile.
Thanks. It is off-topic, but it is more accurate to keep name "assigned profile". In engineering terms (jargon) QoS applies to the streaming requirement. They say "you've got QoS" only when minimum speed is assigned. For Internet connection there is no minimum speed, mechanism is there, but it is reserved for higher priced services like video call.