Vodacom Speed Test & Results: speed.vodacom.co.za & speedtest.net

[UgO]

I got a Huawei E220 with a 3G HSDPA 3.6 profile

1'ste time

Download Speed: 1149 kbps (143.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 309 kbps (38.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

2'de time

Download Speed: 1767 kbps (220.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 339 kbps (42.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

And all i did between the two tests is move my modem from my window to my hi-fi stand that is about 20cm away from each other

I'm based in Pretoria ,sub-burb Faerie Glen but my house is quite low near a valley. I sometimes get an issue with my connection spiking. I usually get a steady connection for 2 min then if cuts of for 10s and then connects again. Then it's another 2 min and another cut off and it repeats the whole day long

Any ideas how to fix it?

 

[UgO]

K thanx, I am already using the 3g only setting will look at the antenna thanx

Does anyone know where i can look to find out where the closest HSDPA tower is?

 

[UgO]

I got this from the MDMA program

I put it on 3G only but it would not go to 3G no mater what i did or where i put my modem

Is -89dBm good/bad?

 

[AirWolf]

-89dBm was the best I was getting up until about 2 weeks ago and on good days I was maxing out HSDPA 1.8.

There has been an improvement in signal strength recently and I'm getting about -85dBm. Today is even better at -83dBm.

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[morkhans]

Sitting in Barrydale, Strong EDGE signal.

Download Speed: 107 kbps (13.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 22 kbps (2.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

 

[vodacom3g]

Sitting in Barrydale, Strong EDGE signal.

Download Speed: 107 kbps (13.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 22 kbps (2.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

Weekend away?

 

[Iam3G]

Sitting in Barrydale, Strong EDGE signal.

Download Speed: 107 kbps (13.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 22 kbps (2.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

I feel your pain brother

 

[morkhans]

Weekend away?

Yup!

I feel your pain brother

It does inspire one to seek entertainment elsewhere

 

[vodacom3g]

It does inspire one to seek entertainment elsewhere

You can tell S we specially don't provide 3G there

 

[morkhans]

You can tell S we specially don't provide 3G there

Guessed as much. If a good potstill brandy is your thing you have to pop in at the Barrydale Cellars and meet Joseph Barry (or Joe as we call him)

 

[vodacom3g]

Guessed as much. If a good potstill brandy is your thing you have to pop in at the Barrydale Cellars and meet Joseph Barry (or Joe as we call him)

Have met him in the past. Must actually spend a weekend there again.

 

[morkhans]

Seeing really sucky upload speeds this evening. Vodacom speed test:

Download Speed: 1867 kbps (233.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 103 kbps (12.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

 

[Spamhater]

I`m in Milnerton area and I cant believe how so slow my Vodacom HSDPA internet is tonight.

 

[Iam3G]

I`m in Milnerton area and I cant believe how so slow my Vodacom HSDPA internet is tonight.

Try living with more than half that for about 3 months. I get between 120 and 250Kbps, 300 if i'm lucky.

 

[Spamhater]

Try living with more than half that for about 3 months. I get between 120 and 250Kbps, 300 if i'm lucky.[/QUOTE

Are you serious, I will go nuts if I have to have so slow internet for 3 months.

 

[Iam3G]

Try living with more than half that for about 3 months. I get between 120 and 250Kbps, 300 if i'm lucky.[/QUOTE

Are you serious, I will go nuts if I have to have so slow internet for 3 months.

Theres nothing i can really do about it. 'Unless i throw my toys out of my cot', but i'm not that kind of person. I'm insanely patient.

 

[kronoSX]

here in plumstead also dead slow,i already contacted vodacom and they say nuytin is wrong

 

[YKW]

here in plumstead also dead slow,i already contacted vodacom and they say nuytin is wrong

They always say that. Get a friend to call again and they will say you're the first to complain.

 

[morkhans]

Even worse today. I have logged a fault...

Download Speed: 812 kbps (101.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 54 kbps (6.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

Tip for those logging faults. If you know your setup is good, as in it worked perfectly yesterday and today things are terrible (and you have not changed anything), then there is nothing to stop you from insisting that a fault is logged. The helpdesk can't refuse to log a fault.

 

[kronoSX]

done that ..waiting......waiting