I am a CAFE manager who migrated to SWIFT 4G recently. We have just 9 client systems in our office. Multilinks declared a download speed of 900kbps for N16000 UNLIMITED 24/7 per month which served very well before Telcom stopped pumping money to acquire more Bandwidth. 900kbps download was the fastest, and almost affordable by all and sundry at the period Multilinks was Multilinks with various user-friendly plans. I also experienced other ISPs like Starcoomms, Visafone, Glo, MTN, Cobranet, IPNX, Netcom, DOPC, etc. Non of these gave anything near what was obtainable on Multilinks.
However, Swift 4G boasts the speed of a Cheetah, yet 512kbps download is declared for N30000. In my experience so far (I talk now as a Cafe manager), 512kbps is not a good enough speed for any standard/serious Cafe, even where we use just nine clients. I have to reset the modem like 4 or 5 times in a day as the network slows down once we have full house in the Cafe, ALTHOUGH NOT ALWAYS. Get me right please. I am not saying N30000 is too much as a monthly charge but 512kbps has not justified the value of the money.

I hereby recommend to SWIFT management, an upward review of the unlimited plan to, say, 750kbps - 900kbps at least for the same price  if they desire to keep us for long. WHY SHOULD I CONTINUE TO PAY N30000 TO GET LESS THAN WHAT N16000 COULD PROCURE?. I see no justification for this.

Please, only reply to this post if you operate/manage a Cafe or you are an addicted internet suffler.

swift is great only expensive ,multilinks reception runs away in my area ebute metta despite i stay close to their office on the island.

i operate a cafe in itire, surulere, i have been using ipnx since inception based on the advice of a friend who owns a cafe and has been using ipnx for over 2 years, i have no course to regret my choice cos i don't have any problem at all with the stability or speed.

@seal777
How many systems do you have in your cafe? How much do you pay to IPNX per month? What is the download limit you get from IPNX? What is the cost of procuring IPNX now? Does IPNX have coverage in Ikotun-Egbe area of Lagos state?

[size=15pt]BUT IPNX is damn expensive [/size]

i will advice u go for mobitel, mobitel 30k is for 3mbps bandwith, that is about 3,000kbps. that should solve ur problem.

mobitel is fanststic maybe becos they dont have crowd yet thta z why ,

@4good, sorry i had been out of nairaland for a while now.

your questions:

Its 15k to buy the modem
I currently operate on the 10gb download limit for a month @ 15,750   -  24 hours access for 30 days
The speed is 1mps
With my experience on 10 systems plus my personal laptops lap top for now even though i have a 14 systems limit on the package, i have not had course to be cut off the network within a month (always 30days usage).

Note: i restrict downloads in my cafe except for personal downloads for the cafe system use if need be and my anti virus updates which come automatic on all the systems on daily basis.

[b]I also pay subscription from the comfort of my office using my ATM CARD @ quickteller.com and get connected instantly even though i have not heard course to be disconnected even though i pay on the 31st day into my usage


I hope you find the information useful.[/b]