Coverage and data throughput tests are conducted using the MyBroadband Speed Test App, running on our Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone test bench.<\/p>\n
A SIM from Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, and Telkom is used in the Galaxy S9 phones, and performance tests are conducted at regular intervals.<\/p>\n
MyBroadband\u2019s speed test servers are hosted in Teraco\u2019s vendor-neutral data centres to ensure an impartial testing environment.<\/p>\n
The N8 and N12<\/h3>\n
The latest route covered was from Gauteng through Kimberley, along the N8 from Bloemfontein and the N12 towards Warrenton.<\/p>\n
Thousands of speed tests were conducted along the route and in the cities.<\/p>\n
We then calculated the Network Quality Score for the region and for each of the towns, which took download speed, upload speed, and latency into account.<\/p>\n
The Network Quality Score out of 10 shows how the networks performed in relation to each other.<\/p>\n
Understanding the maps below:<\/strong> Each of the red dots with a green circle around it indicates a test in that area. Larger red dots indicate multiple tests.<\/p>\n MTN outperformed Vodacom in Kimberley, with its average download speed at 25Mbps in the city. The average upload throughput was 10Mbps.<\/p>\n Vodacom saw download speeds of 19Mbps and uploads of 9Mbps. The top two networks were tied for the best latency.<\/p>\n Vodacom had the best overall network quality along the N12 between Kimberley and Warrenton, achieving an average download speed of 12Mbps.<\/p>\n MTN came in second place, with Telkom taking third spot.<\/p>\n Located in Kimberley, the Oleander is an excellent guest house that gives you the best of both the antique and the modern.<\/p>\n It has a beautiful and quaint front-of-house, complete with wooden floors, and then a more modern expansion where its luxurious rooms are located.<\/p>\n Separate from the rooms in the front of the establishment is its restaurant, the Laurier Blanc.<\/p>\n During our stay, the Laurier Blanc was the best burger joint in Kimberley, and also offered an amazing selection of wines, craft beers, brandies, and whiskies.<\/p>\n No trip to Kimberley is complete without a visit to The Big Hole.<\/p><\/div>\n View of Kimberley from the bridge over The Big Hole.<\/p><\/div>\n The Big Hole.<\/p><\/div>\n Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in Kimberley.<\/p><\/div>\n Salt pans outside Kimberley.<\/p><\/div>\n MyBroadband recently tested the mobile network quality in Kimberley as part of its countrywide testing project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":262865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[355,35,25009,48726,42,109,41],"class_list":["post-262845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cellular","tag-cell-c","tag-headline","tag-kimberley","tag-mobile-network-quality","tag-mtn","tag-telkom","tag-vodacom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262845"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":262983,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262845\/revisions\/262983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nKimberley<\/h3>\n
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\nNorthern Cape N12 route<\/h3>\n
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\nWhere we stayed \u2014 Oleander Guest House<\/a><\/h3>\n
![\"Oleander](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Oleander-guest-house-socialising-area-640x376.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Oleander](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Oleander-The-Office-room-640x376.jpg\")
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\nWhat we saw<\/h3>\n
![\"Kimberley](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kimberley-Big-Hole-statistics-640x424.jpg\")
<\/a>![\"Kimberley](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kimberley-from-the-bridge-over-The-Big-Hole-640x424.jpg\")
<\/a>![\"Kimberley](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kimberley-The-Big-Hole-573x430.jpg\")
<\/a>![\"Northern](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kimberley-Northern-Cape-legislature-640x424.jpg\")
<\/a>![\"Salt](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kimberley-salt-pans-573x430.jpg\")
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\nNow read: How MTN became the best network in South Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"