{"id":275421,"date":"2018-09-26T09:01:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T07:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=275421"},"modified":"2018-09-26T09:03:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T07:03:28","slug":"here-it-is-rain-mobiles-true-network-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/275421-here-it-is-rain-mobiles-true-network-performance.html","title":{"rendered":"Here it is – Rain Mobile\u2019s true network performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rain launched its first mobile services<\/strong><\/a> in South Africa on 6 June, offering consumers one plan with mobile data priced at R50 per GB.<\/p>\n

Data-hungry consumers can also add unlimited off-peak data for R250 per month, which is valid for 19 hours a day, except at peak times \u2013 18:00 to 23:00.<\/p>\n

Rain said its 4G network and mobile data packages, with no contracts and data that never expires, will redefine how South Africans use mobile data.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are the only mobile network that focuses solely on data offerings, thereby significantly reducing the price for consumers to connect to the Internet,\u201d said Rain.<\/p>\n

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Rain network taking strain<\/h3>\n

Rain signed up thousands of customers within weeks, many of whom downloaded as much data as they could during their free data trials.<\/p>\n

It was not long before Rain\u2019s network started to take strain, and in July Rain announced it would\u00a0suspend the sale<\/strong><\/a> of its fixed-LTE products due to capacity constraints.<\/p>\n

Rain CEO Willem Roos said the popularity of its fixed and mobile products meant it was rapidly \u201cutilising the currently-available capacity on our network\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo ensure a continued great experience for all our customers, we have decided to suspend new sales of the fixed-wireless offering for the present time,\u201d said Roos.<\/p>\n

Many Rain subscribers also started to report poor speeds and streaming problems, especially during peak times.<\/p>\n

Rain admitted that certain areas experienced capacity constraints, but it was addressing these problems.<\/p>\n

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True network performance tested<\/h3>\n

Over the last few months there have been mixed reports on Rain\u2019s network \u2013 many subscribers are very happy with the service, while other complain about poor speeds.<\/p>\n

To establish how Rain\u2019s network really performs, MyBroadband performed over 40,000 download, upload, and latency tests across South Africa over the last three months.<\/p>\n

The tests were performed with a range of different LTE devices, ranging from affordable smartphones to Samsung Galaxy S9 phones.<\/p>\n

A custom version of the MyBroadband Android Speed Test App was used for the tests, with the test servers hosted at NAPAfrica in Teraco\u2019s vendor neutral data centres.<\/p>\n

Instead of taking the average performance, which can skew the results, MyBroadband conducted cell down sampling.<\/p>\n

This means that the average performance on each cell (2,898 in total) is calculated first, and the average of these cells is then calculated.<\/p>\n

The map below shows where Rain tests were performed in South Africa’s major cities.<\/p>\n

Each red dot indicates a single speed test. The dots get bigger when multiple tests are performed in close proximity.<\/p>\n

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\"Durban\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Average performance in South Africa<\/h3>\n

The speed tests results \u2013 based on 40,959 speed tests on 2,898 cells \u2013 show that the average download speed on Rain\u2019s network is 22.49Mbps.<\/p>\n

The average upload speed is 10.30Mbps, while the average latency to servers in Cape Town and Johannesburg is 37ms.<\/p>\n

The table below provides an overview of the performance of Rain\u2019s network in South Africa.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rain LTE-A Network Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peak Performance<\/strong><\/td>\nArea<\/strong><\/td>\nResult<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Download Speed<\/td>\nOnderstepoort (Pretoria)<\/td>\n154Mbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upload Speed<\/td>\nZwartkop (Pretoria)<\/td>\n36Mbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latency<\/td>\nWoodlands (Pretoria)<\/td>\n15ms<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Average Performance<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Download Speed<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n22.487Mbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upload Speed<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n10.295Mbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latency<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n37ms<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Average speed per neighbourhood<\/h3>\n

The table below provides the average performance of Rain\u2019s network in neighbourhoods where MyBroadband conducted a high number of tests.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rain’s Network Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area<\/strong><\/td>\nLatency (ms)<\/strong><\/td>\nDownload (kbps)<\/strong><\/td>\nUpload (kbps)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randpark Ridge<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n42,920<\/strong><\/td>\n26,480<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radiokop<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n39,006<\/strong><\/td>\n27,802<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Halfway Gardens<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n36,396<\/strong><\/td>\n15,658<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louwlardia<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n36,200<\/strong><\/td>\n16,381<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moreletapark<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n36,061<\/strong><\/td>\n14,287<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
De Waterkant<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n33,105<\/strong><\/td>\n11,029<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randjespark<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n33,064<\/strong><\/td>\n16,657<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlswald<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n32,967<\/strong><\/td>\n18,407<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midstream Estate<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n32,333<\/strong><\/td>\n16,647<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edenburg<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n30,265<\/strong><\/td>\n16,961<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brakfontein 399-Jr<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n30,148<\/strong><\/td>\n13,347<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bryanston<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n30,133<\/strong><\/td>\n15,587<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mowbray<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n29,671<\/strong><\/td>\n6,770<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Overbaakens<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n29,660<\/strong><\/td>\n5,446<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erasmuskloof<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n29,015<\/strong><\/td>\n14,397<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dawncliffe<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n28,897<\/strong><\/td>\n6,588<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seaview<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n28,835<\/strong><\/td>\n10,130<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Claremont<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n28,354<\/strong><\/td>\n9,246<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rondebosch<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n27,924<\/strong><\/td>\n10,050<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ambot AH<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n27,350<\/strong><\/td>\n29,214<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highveld<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n27,066<\/strong><\/td>\n14,225<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Summerstrand<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n26,978<\/strong><\/td>\n6,058<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Springfield<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n26,961<\/strong><\/td>\n9,373<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noordwyk<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n26,718<\/strong><\/td>\n19,727<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avoca<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n26,276<\/strong><\/td>\n6,061<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zwartkop<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n25,819<\/strong><\/td>\n10,786<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farms Port Elizabeth<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n25,329<\/strong><\/td>\n5,900<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Broadwood<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n24,988<\/strong><\/td>\n4,262<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Umhlanga Ridge<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n24,388<\/strong><\/td>\n3,384<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Port Elizabeth Central<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n24,209<\/strong><\/td>\n8,677<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cape Town<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n23,102<\/strong><\/td>\n7,519<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lorraine<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n22,770<\/strong><\/td>\n4,160<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kimbult AH<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n22,757<\/strong><\/td>\n28,669<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern Suburbs<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n22,548<\/strong><\/td>\n6,596<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parow<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n22,491<\/strong><\/td>\n8,697<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fernglen<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n22,469<\/strong><\/td>\n7,132<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Halfway House<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n22,309<\/strong><\/td>\n17,694<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Park Hill<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n22,306<\/strong><\/td>\n4,977<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doornkloof 391-Jr<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n22,188<\/strong><\/td>\n12,083<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mill Park<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n21,801<\/strong><\/td>\n5,541<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunlands<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n21,751<\/strong><\/td>\n6,183<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cotswold<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n21,431<\/strong><\/td>\n6,356<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodmead<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n21,410<\/strong><\/td>\n13,987<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kewtown<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n21,404<\/strong><\/td>\n8,327<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newton Park<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n21,400<\/strong><\/td>\n7,052<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grahamstown<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n20,935<\/strong><\/td>\n5,650<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strand<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n20,475<\/strong><\/td>\n7,813<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Athlone<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n20,117<\/strong><\/td>\n7,168<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plettenberg Bay<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n19,904<\/strong><\/td>\n7,100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stellenbosch Central<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n19,880<\/strong><\/td>\n12,519<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Groenkloof 358-Jr<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n19,869<\/strong><\/td>\n10,205<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South End<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n19,395<\/strong><\/td>\n11,677<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walmer<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n19,348<\/strong><\/td>\n4,423<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloubergstrand<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n19,111<\/strong><\/td>\n5,395<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bellville<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n18,917<\/strong><\/td>\n6,735<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oudtshoorn<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n18,227<\/strong><\/td>\n10,193<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waterval 5-Ir<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n17,886<\/strong><\/td>\n15,481<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Edgecombe<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n17,717<\/strong><\/td>\n7,702<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Surrey Estate<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n17,394<\/strong><\/td>\n6,549<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foresthaven<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n16,881<\/strong><\/td>\n6,399<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belhar<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n16,762<\/strong><\/td>\n5,992<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rooihuiskraal<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n16,604<\/strong><\/td>\n13,561<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North End<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n16,190<\/strong><\/td>\n8,679<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sherwood<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n16,113<\/strong><\/td>\n9,475<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amalinda<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n16,024<\/strong><\/td>\n5,113<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grassy Park<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n15,509<\/strong><\/td>\n6,519<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sydenham<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n15,330<\/strong><\/td>\n9,961<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenwyn<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n15,209<\/strong><\/td>\n2,436<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Humewood<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n14,614<\/strong><\/td>\n9,451<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenshields Park<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n14,591<\/strong><\/td>\n6,213<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goodwood<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n14,578<\/strong><\/td>\n5,971<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippi<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n14,543<\/strong><\/td>\n6,456<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westering<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n14,210<\/strong><\/td>\n9,281<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Durbanville<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n13,777<\/strong><\/td>\n4,846<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Durban North<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n13,514<\/strong><\/td>\n1,679<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Linton Grange<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n13,441<\/strong><\/td>\n4,668<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elsies Rivier<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n13,059<\/strong><\/td>\n5,847<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matroosfontein<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n12,829<\/strong><\/td>\n3,872<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brackenfell<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n12,310<\/strong><\/td>\n4,255<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somerset West<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n12,141<\/strong><\/td>\n6,688<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guguletu<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n11,844<\/strong><\/td>\n8,740<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miramar<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n11,518<\/strong><\/td>\n1,349<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korsten<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n11,171<\/strong><\/td>\n8,843<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunridge Park<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n11,059<\/strong><\/td>\n3,254<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kraaifontein<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n10,911<\/strong><\/td>\n6,100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kunune Park<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n10,471<\/strong><\/td>\n7,044<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samrand Business Park<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n10,149<\/strong><\/td>\n4,975<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kuils River<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n9,904<\/strong><\/td>\n5,616<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Framesby<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n9,651<\/strong><\/td>\n1,745<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hunters Retreat<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n9,201<\/strong><\/td>\n2,971<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kabega<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n8,933<\/strong><\/td>\n3,090<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Berea<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n7,915<\/strong><\/td>\n4,330<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rowallan Park<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n7,891<\/strong><\/td>\n2,205<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n7,253<\/strong><\/td>\n4,801<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milnerton<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n7,078<\/strong><\/td>\n2,207<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malabar<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n6,710<\/strong><\/td>\n2,674<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mossel Bay<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n5,853<\/strong><\/td>\n8,325<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Algoa Park<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n5,671<\/strong><\/td>\n1,662<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gelvandale<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n3,129<\/strong><\/td>\n941<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Now read:\u00a0Rain unlimited off-peak data for R250 here to stay<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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