MTN Speed Test Results

Is anyone actually getting 3.6Mbps yet?

Head on over to Speedtest.net and let's compare results.

Device: Huawei E220
Firmware: 11.110.05.00.67
Nearest Tower / Location / Cell Info: Goodwood Firestation

Date: 2008/01/30
Time: 12:53 PM GMT
Server: Cape Town
Download: 563kbps
Upload: 51kbps
Ping: 630ms

Date: 2008/01/30
Time: 1:01 PM GMT
Server: Cape Town
Download: 638kbps
Upload: 51kbps
Ping: 630ms

Date: 2008/01/30
Time: 1:05 PM GMT
Server: Cape Town
Download: 586kbps
Upload: 52kbps
Ping: 605ms
 
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@ginggs ... eina! Head on over to the Vodacom speed test results thread :D
 
Does MTN not have a similar on network speed test like Vodacom (speed.vodacom.co.za)? Anyone know where these elusive 3.6/7.2 towers are in Cape Town?
 
morkhans said:
Does MTN not have a similar on network speed test like Vodacom (speed.vodacom.co.za)?
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If they do, they haven't advertized it.
morkhans said:
Anyone know where these elusive 3.6/7.2 towers are in Cape Town?
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My guess is in Cape Town centre, the airport or Century City. These were the first areas to get HSDPA.
 
I have sent MTN some questions via the contact us page on www.mtn.co.za. I am however not expecting much in the way of a reply...
 
I just did 4 speedtests on speedtest.net
me in pretoria, tested with both the triangle (!) in JHB and CPT
ping ave 216
got speeds
download : 653 , 780, 1683, 1812 woohoo!! at last :) (altho the MTN Fastlink dashboard only shows max down 1262, guess 1812 was only for microsec)
upload : 51 , 54 , 53, 56, :sick: :sick: so much for "not" being limited to '64kbps' , and :sick: so much for "all the 3G towers upgraded to HSUPA"!
Its clear i'm not the only one still getting the sh1tty <64kbps upload, so when is MTN gonna wakey wakey???

did some tests with VC sim, no problem getting >250kbps upload each time...

ginggs ... i notice your speeds up top.... interesting... howcome I get half the ping speed from PTA-CPT than u CPT-CPT?
 
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ginggs said:
If they do, they haven't advertized it.

My guess is in Cape Town centre, the airport or Century City. These were the first areas to get HSDPA.
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Actually went around with an E220 looking for 3.6 and 7.2 with a U740.

Went to MTN's head office in Cape Town (stood outside on the pavement), Century City and the Waterfront.

Nada......

Will try airport.
 
sheezh, looks like some bad ping rates 4 u guys in cpt?
during my tests aved 216, from PTA to the srv in CPT, even managed a 182 once...
seems with MTN it chooses JHB triangle as prefered, on VC sees CPT as prefered
 
CeeBee said:
Its clear i'm not the only one still getting the sh1tty <64kbps upload, so when is MTN gonna wakey wakey???
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It only certain towers can handle >64kbps upload, perhaps only those upgraded to 3.6Mbps?
CeeBee said:
ginggs ... i notice your speeds up top.... interesting... howcome I get half the ping speed from PTA-CPT than u CPT-CPT?
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I think all Cape Town MTN traffic goes via Joburg! :eek:
CeeBee said:
seems with MTN it chooses JHB triangle as prefered, on VC sees CPT as prefered
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For me, speedtest.net recommends the Cape Town server on MTN and Vodacom.
 
ic said:
I vaguely recall some thread a month or so back about MTN asking customers to upgrade their E220 firmware, presumably at least some MTN E220 customers did upgrade their E220's firmware.
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It was the E620 customers that received an SMS about a new firmware.
The new firmware supports USSD, and I've seen a new MTN dashboard with pre-paid USSD options, so that's probably the new service they mentioned in the SMS.

Unfortunately it wasn't a 3.6Mbps upgrade for the E620. :(
 
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