TS9 Antenna performance
I recently signed up for Telkom March Big Deal with a Huawei 5573 WIFI modem. I seem to be in a very dead spot for Telkom. I see all the possible connection options, 2G, 3G and 4G, but the signals are...
View ArticleTelkom 72 Working Hours ( 9 days ) support response.
So having some grief with a prepaid sim that was migrated accross, logged a ticket at a store two weeks ago, ticket lost. Logged a ticket on Fri 13th and thought 3 days was ample time to get some...
View ArticleLocation of d748-01 Telkom tower please?
Is there anyone who can tell me where the above tower is located? I'm guessing it's in Brabant St, Cambridge, East London, but not sure and would like to confirm. Thanks!
View ArticleTelkom unlimited data query
I currently have wireless internet but new wisp is not so great (old one shut down) Anyhow looking at options around 1k a month, thought of ADSL but Telkom say max speed they can give is 4mbs. Then...
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Telkom Mobile - Lag, disconnects etc
This was not a problem until about two weeks ago. For over two years now I've had a steady 50ms with no dropping. NOW? I have to try to connect maybe 2 dozen times before it takes, then I get this....
View ArticleTelkom LTE reconnection issues
Hey guys Lately i and many others have been experiencing issues reconnecting to the Telkom LTE network. After restarting the router, The router says no service or cannot find telkom LTE network. Many...
View ArticleTelkom Mobile Bundle Failure
In a true to form fashion of the beloved Telkom Mobile, any bundles purchased, Voice or Data will not be credited to your account due to some delay on their end. Not sure when it started but I have...
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External antenna speed boost?
According to Opensignal and a google maps measurement, I'm about 400m from my tower, but with a lot of trees inbetween. My down speed varies between 8 and 10 Mbps on an LTE connection with 3 out of 5...
View ArticleInvoice/receipt for prepaid Telkom LTE data bundle bought?
So the story goes: My company will reimburse me for my home internet connection, however I need to supply an invoice showing the amount along with my expense claim. I have a prepaid Telkom Mobile LTE...
View ArticleProgramming error on telkom branded router
Apparently Telkom HAS JUST RELEASED AN UPDATE for Their Huawei B315s-936 Routers. The BUG Was that it caused BAD SIGNAL for vodacom Network BUT NOW THE NEW FIX AND IMPROVEMENTS HAS GIVEN ME 5 Bars...
View ArticleTelkom Mobile Varying Ping
Hi guys. I am based in the Centurion area and am like 30m from my tower, since about two days ago I have been getting these insane ping spikes. Like one moment I have a ping of 20ms and then it just...
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Home Cloud Solutions - Data Usage
Well, this is a frustrating one. Ever since I signed up with Home Cloud (almost 2 years ago) they've never offered a straightforward solution to verify how much data I have used and I have remaining...
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Insane LTE speeds following latest firmware update
Like most on here I have experienced degrading speeds on my Telkom Lte uncapped. Was getting about 16mb to 30mb on down, and about 5mb on up. Also always had a signal between 3 and 4 bars. But since...
View ArticlePorting to Telkom
So I ported to Telkom on Monday... Can somebody indicate the time it takes for the port to be completed? I was told in store, that it would be active on Monday by 7:30pm. It's Tuesday and my MTN sim is...
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Telkom Mobile - visual traceroute
FYI. 3 weeks now it's been like this. https://s9.postimg.cc/qbb7odqyn/Telkom_Mobile_Lag.jpg
View ArticleNo Network Coverage
I live in Marina Da Gama, Cape Town and for the past 3 days I've had no network coverage on my telkom mobile sim. I've had to buy data on vodacom to run my business. I can't find any news about outages...
View ArticleLooking Lte uncapped
Hello I looking LTE uncapped telkom . Im in Pretoria/Johannesburg. If you want to sell it plz call/message or WhatsApp to me :0625813174 (Louis) . I will give to you some commission for package. Thank...
View ArticleTelkom service outages vs billing
Good day Our neighborhood has been the victim of cable theft yet again but this time Telkom (Openserv) did not jump right in with some new copper, but first doing an investigation of sorts (well that...
View ArticleTelkom LTE Contract transfer nightmare
Long story short. Trying to transfer an Uncapped LTE contract (R599 per month) contract over from the previous subscriber to my name. The contract has past it's 24 month period and billing is now on a...
View ArticleFamily plan sims won't switch to mobile data
I've taken up the Freeme Family plan because it represents good value with my household's usage. However, I'm battling with the secondary sims switching to mobile data when out of range of wifi. They...
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