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kanyimwa
#1 Posted : Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:28:00 AM
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I have come to conclude that the much touted 3G network speeds have come to a halt. Since the beginning of this month,its hardly possible to realize full HSCPDA speeds between 9am and 4pm. These guys got so busy selling these modems without upgrading the system to match the growing usage. Any similar experiences or its just me? I'm a user from the heart of CBD where it should be 3.99999999999G

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giddy
#2 Posted : Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:04:00 PM
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Sure thats true.Why don't you get the OPEN modems that can work with any network.You can comfortable change depending on who is offering a better service.Like yu data services are fast.give your mail i give details of the open modems
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kanyimwa
#3 Posted : Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:13:00 PM
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Thnx Giddy

Send me the details to kanyimwa at gmail dot com. I should have vukaed as aearly as yesterday. I believe I'm suffering due to lack of info

I'll be glad

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Goals
#4 Posted : Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:04:00 PM
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I need the open modems too. where can we get them and at what cost?

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President Obam-Bam
#5 Posted : Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:40:00 PM
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@giddy,please send me some of the information on mwihaki18@gmail.com. i really would love to have a modem that's not locked to one network

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giddy
#6 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:58:00 PM
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You can reach me at sentiltd@gmail.com will give you more details of the OPEN modem.
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Djinn
#7 Posted : Friday, May 22, 2009 5:03:00 AM
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Kanyimwa - this is something I predicted - search for a post sthg like Safarciom 3g modems - where someone was hawkign modems are wonderful prices - the modems in reality are worth as much as a 512mb flashdisk - so now everyone has one at ten times its real value - but no service....now,if you will permit me to laugh....HA HA HA HA HA.

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kanyimwa
#8 Posted : Friday, June 12, 2009 11:51:00 AM
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The congestion on the 3G now has peak and off-peak hours. Peak hours,7 am to 7pm on weekdays. The net is not reliable at these hours,on & off. MJ needs to tune it up before we vuka

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gathinga
#9 Posted : Friday, June 12, 2009 1:10:00 PM
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For sure sucess must have gotten into these guys.....the speeds are painfully slow!
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Black Cat
#10 Posted : Friday, June 12, 2009 1:29:00 PM
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If your speeds are too slow,try to lock the modem onto 3G/ WCDMA only if you're in a 3G area or GPRS/ GSM only if outside 3G coverage

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gathinga
#11 Posted : Saturday, June 13, 2009 11:23:00 AM
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Black cat...How do you lock the modem?
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Black Cat
#12 Posted : Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:25:00 PM
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@gathinga,

if its the older version (oval in shape): from the Safaricom Mobile office window,settings>>choose network connection type>>3G only

if its the newer version (flash disk kind): from the Safaricom Broadband window,tools>> options>>network>>network type>>WCDMA only


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chris79
#13 Posted : Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:13:00 PM
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@Kanyimwa,you're not vukaing anywhere anytime soon,and you know it...

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winner
#14 Posted : Monday, June 15, 2009 6:27:00 AM
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@giddy

please send me the details of the open modem @ winnerkariuki@gmail.com.




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Seles83
#15 Posted : Monday, June 15, 2009 8:10:00 AM
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The two mains concepts behind 3G is shared resource and dynamic coverage....the mentioned times are busy hours ....so you must be experiencing either of two scenerios with users are many hence low data throughputs or you at at edge of 3G coverage so you are thrown to edge...

make a formal complaint...to them



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