Future Digital Nomad needs LTE but is a noob - VOTE please...

[MewTwo]

Ah the Dreaded downgrade - Fibre to LTE - NEED YOUR ADVICE!
Hi Carbies! I am currently about to become a Digital Nomad - planning on touring the country, working remotely and having only every had ADSL and then Fibre since launch, I am an absolute Noob when it comes to LTE providers etc... I need an on-the-go internet option that is good enough for FPS latency and some Netflix etc...

 

[Dom]

What is the ETA?

Given that there is a spectrum auction going

 

[virus786]

Get a sim from each major provider.
My guess is Vodacom will be the most reliable of the bunch but also the more costly option.

 

[MewTwo]

Get a sim from each major provider.
My guess is Vodacom will be the most reliable of the bunch but also the more costly option.

Haha that doesnt sound the most affordable - but Yes thinking Vodacom might have the best signal - but worried about latency.

What is the ETA?

Given that there is a spectrum auction going

Not in a rush - probably about 4 months from now - just trying to plan ahead a little

 

[pɐlΛ‾pɐq‾ƃᴉq]

Also be mindful that the best packages are usually fixed wireless, meaning that they limit you from moving the device around.

 

[MewTwo]

Gonna bump this thread ^^^
Need to know if Vodacom has month to month deals for LTE packages?

 

[el3venth]

Here is the big issue with being a Digital Nomad. Certain providers are better in certain parts of the country.
Rain and CellC just have crap service around a large part of the country.
Telkom has reasonable coverage, but in the more remote sections, it boils down to Vodacom and MTN.
Vodacom tends to cover more, MTN faster.

What is it that you do? If you are into video production, obviously you are screwed for upload gigs of raw data.
But most programmer need very little bandwidth actually. Are you going to be in cities or remote areas?

 

[F10]

A little biased, but MTN hasn't failed me. Used it in KZN/CPT/Jhb/Eastern Cape even in small farm towns in Northern Natal, and they had great connections.

My two cents.

I've got a Cell C SIM in JHB and they roam off of MTN.

Telkom is a hit or miss

Vodacom does have wide coverage, but they're quite heavy on pricing.

MTN has wide coverage and is more affordable than Vodacom.

Rains coverage is very good in JHB and non undercover areas in the cities. They're the only ones I can't keep online indoors. I've had a rain sim in smaller towns and it just goes dead.

In JHB I can get 80Mbps with rain on 4g, where as in KZN for example, I'll only get like 4-8.

 

[LouisABC]

MTN

Because:
1. CellC sucks
2. Telkom might be great day 1, then everyone finds out, then it goes crap. Unfortunately telkom does not keep up on demand and increase backhaul in an area;
3. Rain - Like telkom, and coverage is poor
4. Vodacom - Reliable mediocre expensive service
5 MTN - Fastest, most investment, some actual good deals and month-on-month options

And lastly, the oke is roaming, so get MTN and a seperate vodacom fail over sim for when MTN does not work. My daily setup.

 

[PsychoErtjie]

If you use MTN network you can always buy data from Afrihost as well, just need to change the APN