Thread: Neotel NeoGo takes on mobile broadband services

Quote: Originally Posted by ToxicWazte To myBB: how could you allow such trash to be published yet again? Last I heard, MyBB does not have editorial control over the Mail and Guardian.

Quote: Originally Posted by mister Black magic is able to overcome shocking download speeds? Who lets this kind of trash be published... Quote: Originally Posted by ToxicWazte To myBB: how could you allow such trash to be published yet again? Quote: Originally Posted by Gatecrasher Last I heard, MyBB does not have editorial control over the Mail and Guardian. You're an idiot. Nobody is questioning myBB's editorial control over the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Playoff .....and that people is why Neotel is now deploying WiMAX.. You make an interesting point. However, the various deployments that we've seen of WiMAX by major players in South Africa - Telkom, Vodacom (which iBurst sells), and Neotel - seem to follow a pattern that is in line with trends in the rest of the world. In all cases, it is complementary rather than a substitute for 3G. Basically, WiMAX,...

to ADS: Comparatively, UMTS, HSDPA, is far more cost effective to deploy than CDMA. Also CDMA2000 is a facelift of CDMA 1x. If you speak to the USA networks, you will find that there is not much future for CDMA technology. As the UMTS/HSDPA technology is considerably more stable than CDMA. Hence the USA trying to move away from CDMA for the past 7 years, but unsuccessful due to the humongous costs involved. This is after speaking to Telecom...

Quote: Originally Posted by phiber I think the author has made a mistake, with the 8c per megabit. I think he maybe ment byte. Anyways seems like a rip off still! Why's it a ripoff? Cheaper than other mobile offerings. Their coverage is the major problem. I, for example, would be able to make use of this at home, but not at work.

Quote: Originally Posted by Rodent-Boy Why's it a ripoff? Cheaper than other mobile offerings. Their coverage is the major problem. I, for example, would be able to make use of this at home, but not at work. It is a rip off because you are not forced into a 24 month contract when buying a 3G device from VC/MTN. Their devices actually have 2nd hand resell value. If you don't like VC you can switch to MTN within a few days and use the...

Quote: Originally Posted by ads Huh? At the risk of being accused of not being objective, you appear to be the victim of some Eurocentric vendor propaganda. CDMA2000 (more specifically EV-DO) is the 3G standard from ITU Regions 2 & 3 (Americas and Asia-Pacific), whereas UMTS was from Region 1 (Europe). Africa is increasingly breaking away from Europe, with the result that there are both CDMA and UMTS networks across the continent,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Wyzak Which is were exactly? Thanks but no-thanks. You were licensed as a fixed-line operator, not as a mobile operator. Offer fixed-line services or lose your license! +1

Unfortunately it is still Neotel. They've gotten something of a poor reputation for themselves.

Quote: In fact, www.speedtest.net -- one of the most respected tools for testing the capabilities of an internet connection -- gave the NeoGo device download/upload speeds of 0.3Mbps and 0.1Mbps respectively. Interestingly web browsing and email download performance seemed average to good during everyday usage of the device, suggesting that some “black magic” bandwidth tinkering is taking place on Neotel’s back-end. Black magic is able to...