{"id":327025,"date":"2019-11-11T06:11:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T04:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=327025"},"modified":"2019-11-11T06:13:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T04:13:13","slug":"rain-5g-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/327025-rain-5g-is-here.html","title":{"rendered":"Rain 5G is here"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rain has officially launched its 5G service<\/strong><\/a> to the public, offering unlimited data at speeds of up to 700Mbps at R1,000 per month.<\/p>\n

Rain first launched its 5G products in September, but this was only open to a \u201cselect group of existing customers\u201d.<\/p>\n

The company has now opened its network to anyone who has 5G coverage and has made its latest 5G coverage map available online.<\/p>\n

Rain\u2019s 5G service is currently available in many areas in Johannesburg and Tshwane – where it has around 250 towers – with an estimated 500,000 households in the coverage area.<\/p>\n

During 2020, Rain hopes to expand the network to Cape Town and Durban, and in due course cover all of metropolitan South Africa with 2,000 live 5G sites.<\/p>\n

Real-world speeds<\/h3>\n

Rain Chief Marketing Officer Khaya Dlanga previously said Rain has seen speeds approaching 700Mbps in ideal conditions.<\/p>\n

However, in real-world conditions, Rain 5G subscribers can expect to experience speeds of around 200Mbps.<\/p>\n

In real-world tests conducted on MyBroadband\u2019s speed test platform, an average download speed of 500Mbps – with speeds peaking at 700Mbps – were achieved.<\/p>\n

Watching multiple 4K Netflix streams while downloading large files simultaneously was no problem for the connection.<\/p>\n

Upload speeds were significantly slower than download speeds, though, hovering between 10Mbps-20Mbps.<\/p>\n

Ordering Rain 5G<\/h3>\n

Consumers can now order Rain\u2019s 5G service from the company\u2019s website after ensuring they have coverage where they live.<\/p>\n

There is only one product available: Rain unlimited data for R1,000 per month with a Huawei 5G CPE Pro router for R3,450 (once-off).<\/p>\n

A client’s order will contain the router and a Rain SIM, and when received users will need to perform a speed test and hit at least 80Mbps to activate the service.<\/p>\n

To assist users to get the best 5G signal in their area, there is a Rain optimiser which guides the user as to where they should place the router.<\/p>\n

Now read: Rain 5G is truly impressive \u2013 Pure uncapped broadband at 500Mbps<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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