Dear all,
Please advise accordingly on the best network/service provider to go for. I just came back to Nigeria and want to continue to enjoy 4GLTE technology here. I need to choose between Swift/Spectranet/Smile. Please advise based on your individual experience, directly or indirectly with this service providers. I do not want to invest in an organization that will not suit me for online gaming/video calling etc. I am looking forward to your kind responses dear Nairalanders.
Thank you

Abbeykord:
Dear all,
Please advise accordingly on the best network/service provider to go for. I just came back to Nigeria and want to continue to enjoy 4GLTE technology here. I need to choose between Swift/Spectranet/Smile. Please advise based on your individual experience, directly or indirectly with this service providers. I do not want to invest in an organization that will not suit me for online gaming/video calling etc. I am looking forward to your kind responses dear Nairalanders.
Thank you

I have not used smile yet but in my estate, swift is easily 5 times faster than spectranet. This all depends on your area though and how much you are willing to spend per month on data.

I use smile network and it is fast but it can be faster

I prefer it to gsm as far as internet is concernd

it all depends on ur location...
swift is ok in my area..while Spectranet take 10mins jst to open a page in the same area

I appreciate your responses...I expect more please. I am currently located in Ibadan but will be shuttling between Lagos and Ibadan.

I am currently in Ibadan but will be shuttling between Lagos and Ibadan.

Melahou:
it all depends on ur location...
swift is ok in my area..while Spectranet take 10mins jst to open a page in the same area

What is Smile's services like please in terms of signal stability and speed?

dalemat:
I use smile network and it is fast but it can be faster

Is smile network in lagos?

SWIFT 4G is the oga of all the three no matter where you are from ikoyi to Ajah to yaba to Ajegunle, their network is top notch and no qualms, smile is ok also because they have limited load on their band width since they are still new in the market, but spectranet is a no go area, even at high brew ikoyi na rubbish spEed also noticed their network disconnect often.

But seriously you want to use internet to play online PC games be ready to spend nothing less than 20k per month to keep your urges satisfied

seriously, the issue of 4G comes into play in terms of speed and download rate. what if I told u that I download 5gb on 3G network in less than 30mins around a very heavy internet traffic area.

if u shuttle btw ibadan and lagos then u have to do Smile, there's ntw in both places, I can arrange a demo.

Abbeykord:
I appreciate your responses...I expect more please. I am currently located in Ibadan but will be shuttling between Lagos and Ibadan.

I am not sure any of the GSM carriers (GLO, MTN, etc.) are offering LTE yet.

Well I dunno about the others... I use Swift 4G LTE and I can say it's very speedy

Smile is in Lagos but I do not know much about their service reliability.

Icecream4U:
Is smile network in lagos?

Yes bro...thank you so much I am ready to spend above that, just needed a very reliable network. Thank you once again

nurey:
SWIFT 4G is the oga of all the three no matter where you are from ikoyi to Ajah to yaba to Ajegunle, their network is top notch and no qualms, smile is ok also because they have limited load on their band width since they are still new in the market, but spectranet is a no go area, even at high brew ikoyi na rubbish spEed also noticed their network disconnect often.

But seriously you want to use internet to play online PC games be ready to spend nothing less than 20k per month to keep your urges satisfied

That's a nice one...but I seriously need the superfast speed. As it is obtainable abroad. This is the reason I need to take it slow before going for any service provider.

ps3o:
seriously, the issue of 4G comes into play in terms of speed and download rate. what if I told u that I download 5gb on 3G network in less than 30mins around a very heavy internet traffic area.

Please send me an email biodunsennuga@yahoo.com on your products and services for further consideration.

resocorp:
if u shuttle btw ibadan and lagos then u have to do Smile, there's ntw in both places, I can arrange a demo.

Thank you for letting me know.

nani667:
Well I dunno about the others... I use Swift 4G LTE and I can say it's very speedy

Abbeykord:
Yes bro...thank you so much I am ready to spend above that, just needed a very reliable network. Thank you once again

i can give you,super fast internet at a cheap cost and unlimited, mail me at Williamsolufemi04@gmail.com

First of all, there is no 4GLTE in Nigeria. Forget all those marketing stunts those internet providers give u. I have been using spectranet for over a year, even though they claim its 4GLTE, their highest speed at peak times is about 2.7mbps. Most times it hovers between 1.0mbps-1.5mbps. That is the speed of 3g in the United States. There is no network in Nigeria that can offer a speed of up to 15mbps, 4GLTE should be able to offer up to 42mbps. So tell me how is 2mbps stand against a real 4GLTE of 42mbps. I think those internet providers in Nigeria should be sued for advertising 4GLTE when they are giving us a speed of 3g or HSPA .

If a network cannot give at least 20mbps of speed, then we can't call it 4GLTE, but spectranet wouldn't even give u a speed of 3mbps. Smile would struggle to maintain 6mbps. As a matter of fact my MTN can get as fast as 8mbps and that is a lot faster then my spectranet.

Anyway OP, I think the fastest in Nigeria for now is Smile but its no where near 4GLTE.

First picture is my Spectranet struggling to get 0.8mbps. And they call that 4GLTE?

Second picture is my mtn breezing through 8mbps on HSDPA.

abatically:
First of all, there is no 4GLTE in Nigeria. Forget all those marketing stunts those internet providers give u. I have been using spectranet for over a year, even though they claim its 4GLTE, their highest speed at peak times is about 2.7mbps. Most times it hovers between 1.0mbps-1.5mbps. That is the speed of 3g in the United States. There is no network in Nigeria that can offer a speed of up to 15mbps, 4GLTE should be able to offer up to 42mbps. So tell me how is 2mbps stand against a real 4GLTE of 42mbps. I think those internet providers in Nigeria should be sued for advertising 4GLTE when they are giving us a speed of 3g or HSPA .

If a network cannot give at least 20mbps of speed, then we can't call it 4GLTE, but spectranet wouldn't even give u a speed of 3mbps. Smile would struggle to maintain 6mbps. As a matter of fact my MTN can get as fast as 8mbps and that is a lot faster then my spectranet.

Anyway OP, I think the fastest in Nigeria for now is Smile but its no where near 4GLTE.

First picture is my Spectranet struggling to get 0.8mbps. And they call that 4GLTE?

Second picture is my mtn breezing through 8mbps on HSDPA.

I have seen a bold 5 showing 4G but I can't really remember the mobile network, I also believe those 4G LTE networks are real (smile, swift, spectranet) so why won't they reach the recommended speed limit? The reason is throttling. When I always subscribe MTN 250 for 2hrs before they included 150mb also as a limiter any time I download file worth 100mb at speeds in excess
of 2mbs the next download is throttled and the speed won't exceed 15kbps until you exhaust the subscription.

If you want to maintain the real speed of a particular band width you pay for in Naija, then be ready to be a premium customer and you have to pay tooth and nail for it. Check all those 4G providers that have different packages with speeds starting from 512kbps upwards.







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nurey:

I have seen a bold 5 showing 4G but I can't really remember the mobile network, I also believe those 4G LTE networks are real (smile, swift, spectranet) so why won't they reach the recommended speed limit? The reason is throttling. When I always subscribe MTN 250 for 2hrs before they included 150mb also as a limiter any time I download file worth 100mb at speeds in excess
of 2mbs the next download is throttled and the speed won't exceed 15kbps until you exhaust the subscription.

If you want to maintain the real speed of a particular band width you pay for in Naija, then be ready to be a premium customer and you have to pay tooth and nail for it. Check all those 4G providers that have different packages with speeds starting from 512kbps upwards.







.

I repeat there is no 4GLTE in Nigeria, all are just marketing stunts. If u know what 4GLTE can do then u will agree with me. U can download a 1gb worth under just 10 mins. Which network in naija can give u that? Even 4GLTE only got to some parts of UK in 2014. The only network in Nigeria that is even close is smile and they are still not up to par.

Spectranet? Don't name me laugh, I'm a premium subscriber and they themselves will tell u their highest speed is 4mbps which u can never even get. Etisalat is faster than Spectranet, MTN is 3 times the speed of spectrabet. Just so u know, there's s big difference between 4g and 4glte.

nurey:

I have seen a bold 5 showing 4G but I can't really remember the mobile network, I also believe those 4G LTE networks are real (smile, swift, spectranet) so why won't they reach the recommended speed limit? The reason is throttling. When I always subscribe MTN 250 for 2hrs before they included 150mb also as a limiter any time I download file worth 100mb at speeds in excess
of 2mbs the next download is throttled and the speed won't exceed 15kbps until you exhaust the subscription.

If you want to maintain the real speed of a particular band width you pay for in Naija, then be ready to be a premium customer and you have to pay tooth and nail for it. Check all those 4G providers that have different packages with speeds starting from 512kbps upwards.







.

Dude, there's no 4G network in Nigeria. As for the bold 5 thing. It's because, when bold 5 came out, the fastest network then was HSDPA+ and it was still being contested whether to call it 4G or not. Blackberry jumped the gun and listed it on their phone. Other phones that came out after the real 4G came out have 4G as well as HSDPA+.

which of this service providers can i use in bauchi?

thanks

abatically:


I repeat there is no 4GLTE in Nigeria, all are just marketing stunts. If u know what 4GLTE can do then u will agree with me. U can download a 1gb worth under just 10 mins. Which network in naija can give u that? Even 4GLTE only got to some parts of UK in 2014. The only network in Nigeria that is even close is smile and they are still not up to par.

Spectranet? Don't name me laugh, I'm a premium subscriber and they themselves will tell u their highest speed is 4mbps which u can never even get. Etisalat is faster than Spectranet, MTN is 3 times the speed of spectrabet. Just so u know, there's s big difference between 4g and 4glte.

You are a bloody liar to say that Mtn is faster than Spectranet! As If you are the only person it Abi? Try streaming with Etisalat and Spectranet and come tell the difference. Stop peddling lies.

BedLam:
You are a bloody liar to say that Mtn is faster than Spectranet! As If you are the only person it Abi? Try streaming with Etisalat and Spectranet and come tell the difference. Stop peddling lies.

See me see wahala oh. I pay over 12,000 naira every month on data alone. I am a premium Spectranet subscriber and the highest their network can ever get is 2.5mbps while MTN easily get up to 8mbps. So which one is faster? I stream seamlessly on my MTN without any lag while sometimes it struggles on Spectranet. I can watch a 720p video on YouTube with MTN without any problem . Try that on Spectranet and no be person go tell u before u switch to 480p or 320p. The only difference is MTN is more expensive than Spectranet.

I have Spectranet, MTN and etisalat. Etisalat is also fast (used to be the best in the past) but for the past 5 months MTN has been a lot better in the Ikeja area.

If u can show me a network that can beat my mtn at 8mbps, then u win. Check the pictures below, see how Spectranet is struggling to get to 0.8mbps while MTN easily gets 8mbps. So which one is after?

Why don't u show me ur own speed before calling someone a liar. Or maybe of course u know nothing about internet speed.

I repeat, stop lying, I use the same MTN and Spectranet you are comparing.

BedLam:
I repeat, stop lying, I use the same MTN and Spectranet you are comparing.

Oya na, show me the speed of ur Spectranet. At least I've shown u mine, if u can't show me then u are the BIG liar. I still repeat that highest speed u can get on Spectranet at peak hour is still less than 3mbps while MTN can give u 9mbps. That is 3 times faster dude.

If u don't know how to check speed, download internet speed test on ur mobile pbone, do the test, take a screen shot. Only then can u be taken seriously.

It all depend on ur area