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I have recently obtained the Vodacom 3G data card (I also have a MTN similar card "Fastlink") and Im impressed with the speed when comparing to MTN. Its so fast that I have been trying to reduce it so that my partner at home does not use all the data allowed for the month. I tried to manually change the setting to GPRS but its slower than my telkom land line. Typical speeds I get in the Westville area are: Vodacom GPRS - 10 to 20kbps, Telkom - 25 to 35kbps, MTN - 100 to 200kbps and Vodacom - 600 to 800kbps. If you disable virus scan programs you will should see these numbers jump up by about 30 to 50% more. Can anyone suggest how I can reduce the Vodacom data card speed to about 200kbps?
The Vodacom card was my choice because 1) I think the Vodashops are 100% better than MTN. The staff at MTN dont have any clue about anything. 2) The info available on both webs was poor however prices quoted were cheaper for Vodacom ie you save about R2000 not purchasing the data card and there is no connection fees 3) Vodacom through various webs are quoted faster.
I now have an MTN data card in my laptop and the Vodacom card in my desktop. For a long time I could not get neither MTN or Voda nor mweb to explain how I could use a 3G data card in my desktop. All said I needed to spend about R2000 for a router and R2000 for a data card. None of this is true. I used logic and contacted a friend, read a few tech mags and then went off to purchase PCI card for R300 (thru a wholesaler not your local PC shop) and that all that is needed.
So finally after 2 or 3 years of trying to get DSL thru Telkom without any luck I tried to get a wireless internet setup thru SAOL for about a year, with no luck. Then my work (also based in Westville) over the last 6 months set my laptop up with a Telkom DSL and the MTN 3G HSDPA. The Telkom DSL line has been down at least once per week. The MTN card is realiable but does not go any faster than DSL. So it got me thinking and after doing a serious cost analysis with MTN and Vodacom. Vodacom won by miles and miles of kbps (to many for the wife!!) and a massive cost saving!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Vodacom card was my choice because 1) I think the Vodashops are 100% better than MTN. The staff at MTN dont have any clue about anything. 2) The info available on both webs was poor however prices quoted were cheaper for Vodacom ie you save about R2000 not purchasing the data card and there is no connection fees 3) Vodacom through various webs are quoted faster.
I now have an MTN data card in my laptop and the Vodacom card in my desktop. For a long time I could not get neither MTN or Voda nor mweb to explain how I could use a 3G data card in my desktop. All said I needed to spend about R2000 for a router and R2000 for a data card. None of this is true. I used logic and contacted a friend, read a few tech mags and then went off to purchase PCI card for R300 (thru a wholesaler not your local PC shop) and that all that is needed.
So finally after 2 or 3 years of trying to get DSL thru Telkom without any luck I tried to get a wireless internet setup thru SAOL for about a year, with no luck. Then my work (also based in Westville) over the last 6 months set my laptop up with a Telkom DSL and the MTN 3G HSDPA. The Telkom DSL line has been down at least once per week. The MTN card is realiable but does not go any faster than DSL. So it got me thinking and after doing a serious cost analysis with MTN and Vodacom. Vodacom won by miles and miles of kbps (to many for the wife!!) and a massive cost saving!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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