Best mobile broadband connection in South Africa
MyBroadband conducted its latest broadband survey recently (June 2012), revealing that 8ta mobile broadband services top the list of the best mobile broadband products in South Africa.
The latest MyBroadband survey was completed by over 5,000 people, of which around 1,550 were wireless broadband users.
Consumers were asked to rate various components of their mobile broadband service, including reliability, download speed, upload speed, latency, value for money and support.
8ta received the highest average score which was boosted by a particularly high value for money rating.
The following table provides an overview of the average scores (out of 10) of the prominent mobile broadband services in South Africa.
| Broadband service | Reliability | Download speed | Upload speed | Latency | Value for money | Support | Overall satisfaction | Average |
| 8ta HSPA | 7.24 | 7.11 | 6.20 | 5.92 | 8.61 | 6.64 | 7.38 | 7.01 |
| Cell C HSPA | 7.18 | 7.22 | 6.35 | 5.96 | 7.28 | 6.18 | 7.10 | 6.75 |
| Vodacom HSPA | 6.65 | 6.29 | 5.82 | 5.59 | 4.94 | 5.77 | 5.98 | 5.86 |
| MTN HSPA | 6.31 | 5.59 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 5.69 | 5.32 | 5.73 | 5.55 |
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