Vodacom BIS problems

[LinuxMan]

Anyone else experiencing dial-up speeds on Vodacom BIS?
Painfully slow on a already heavily congested network, this is not good for vodacom customers..
Nothing is being done to improve the service!

The problems:
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1. 3G speeds are no better than 2G most of the time
2. 30% of emails don't come through to the device. These emails have no attachments either. (Legitimate work email). Same with other email accounts tested.
3. 45 minutes to transfer a 3MB file over BBM, not ideal (Both BB's have 3G on and enabled!)

I need a device that can receive all my email, not to have speed issues while browsing the net.
Burnt my fingers too long with Voda BIS , like many others have too

My Advise:
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Don't buy a BB, rather download whatapp as a BBM replacement
Go for an android or an iphone (both receive all mail, no data shaping)
No need to have a BB anymore..

Going for the Samsung Galaxy S3 next month
Check it out here

 

[jacksonc]

Vodacom = Worst BBM Service

 

[marine1]

Vodacom have made bis a painful experience.
They are throttling the service and you are lucky if you can browse at times.
I do not care what their reps say in real world they have destroyed a once brilliant service

 

[marine1]

Oh and it has nothing to do with BB BUT EVERYTHING to do with vodacom

 

[bwana]

Ported to 8ta over the weekend and the difference is like chalk and cheese. My EDGE speeds feel way faster than 3G did on Vodacom.

 

[marine1]

Ported to 8ta over the weekend and the difference is like chalk and cheese. My EDGE speeds feel way faster than 3G did on Vodacom.

as stones my contract is up I am gone from vodacom
It has become a pain in my rear end
Well done Bwana

 

[LinuxMan]

Yeah i run a 3G 8ta speedstick and average 5MB Down, couldn't be happier. 8ta has the fastest 3G speed and best bang for your buck!

 

[Mel777]

I've been a loyal Vodacom user for a long time, and after finally getting a Blackberry about 4 months ago I was quite amazed at how fast 3G was running on the UNCAPPED BIS service. (Speeds of 25-35/Kbps).

Unfortunately since the beginning of May I've been experiencing 3G speeds of between 5-9/Kbps. I'm not an abuser of the BIS service at all, I use it for which it was intended for (emails, browsing etc, downloading small attachments.) I'm thinking of switching to Cell C or 8ta if the 3G speed doesn't improve. Any help or suggestions? Regards

 

[alternate]

I use the wifi on my phone. I gave up on VodaCom's BIS. Contract expires in 15 days.

 

[Dolby]

It's the same posts from a year back.

Why don't VC do something on BIS?

 

[jannievanzyl]

It's the same posts from a year back.

Why don't VC do something on BIS?

We do, actually. Quite a lot. Increasing the capacity to RIM, managing bulk downloads, etc. have resulted in substantial speed increases. Lately I get between 1Mb/s and 2Mb/s on my BB. And that's in Sandton where Marine1 will tell you the service is bad.

I'm sure there are many places where the network is still congested but I do feel we've got the main BIS components under control now.

 

[CAPS LOCK]

A mate told me that his Vodacom BIS speeds are like passing a pineapple through his rectum painfull....Just saying