₦airaland Forum

NSEstudent:
Band 8. But I suppose it should be location dependent.

Yeah, it could be. Will do some tests later in the day.

NSEstudent:
I like how the external Sim is working.

Those routers were originally made to use physical sim. Na Airtel wan use am do restriction.

The reason I suggested band lock is because, since yesterday that I started trying the locking stuff, I have been experimenting and all the better cells in my router are on the same band.

From your tests, what 4G band achieves the best speed consistently?

NSEstudent:
None for now. Currently using X25

Okay

Anyone0455:
Not working here

Mine works. If you check under the ZTE IDU router, you will see the IP address there.

NSEstudent:
You can do band lock instead.

Are using the ZTE or ZLT ODU?

Unfaized:
I envy pipo that have 5G.

The thing is, there's no Airtel base station anywhere close to my estate. So, I just told the installer to mount it on my face board and point it towards an open area. The performance hasn't been great. Sometimes, even with full 5G and 4G signal strength, it refuses to browse and would have to restart it and tinker with severally before it starts browsing.

I will try the cell locking thing to see if it helps.

michlins:
I positioned it there directly but only slight improvement. Initially,it was 5mbps until I moved it to the current position

If you are using the ZTE ODU, download these apps. They will help with the best position to place the ODU

Anyone0455:
Can’t find where to switch this single SSID

Just saw it now. It's available on the ZTE on the interface of 192.168.18.1

Gshems:
That's what I use buy there is no call lock. Only band lock

Instead of using admin as the username, try root. Password should remain admin.

Hullabaloon:
ZTE

I haven't come across that particular setting. Could you share a screenshot, please?
Nevermind. Seen it.

Gshems:
I can't seem to log into the zlt odu. 192.168.254.1 isn't working for me. This evening I was still connected to the router but no internet till I restarted my router

For ZLT, use 192.168.1.1

Anyone0455:
ZLT

Okay. I am currently using the ZTE

Hullabaloon:
It's not same issue I was having but try my solution let's see if it will work. Go to wifi settings on your ODU and disable single SSID.

Is this on the ZLT or ZTE?

To3i:
Bro please can you take a screenshot of your complaint, let me try it if they will change mine to V3
I take God beg u

That's not a good idea. They will start to notice the pattern in the complaints. Just compose your complaint and send it to them. They will typically check, and if they find something wrong, they will send a replacement.

NSEstudent:
You should ensure the PC or phone you're using to access the IP is also connected to it. I know it's obvious but it can be the reason, maybe you connected to another network.

It's working now

Unfaized:
Check the box. You will see the I.P u can enter to open the ODU interface.

It's usually 192.168.254.1 for that variant. But check.

I am good now. Thanks

Rokynwastar:
Use 192.168.254.1

Thanks. For some reason, it's working now

Rokynwastar:
Works perfectly fine for me

Yeah, I don't know what's going on.

Rokynwastar:
Use 192.168.254.1

This is not working on it.

Guys, so the ZTE ODU was installed today. However, I noticed that the interface is completely different from the the ones I have been seeing here. It's also nothing like the ZLT ODU's interface. It's so basic and annoying. I can't even see what network type (5G, 4G) I am on, or signal strength. I really don't understand it. Is there any other ip address for advanced settings? I am currently accessing the interface via 192.168.18.1

Biggadro23:
Is anyone having this issue with verifying their NIN on Starlink?

No, the process was smooth for me. However, I've not received any confirmation if it's been successfully verified or not.

iguita:
Thanks Suntemi.

Where can I buy the mount? The ones I am seeing is from Temu. Id prefer something off the shelf here

Any reason you don't want to buy directly from Starlink?

Ex0rrcist:
The fact that mine worked properly, and I browse with it before he packed back into the carton is what's making me confused and angry.

That's strange. From what I was told by an Airtel staff, the variants that have Esim were giving them challenges, and that's why they decided not to restock them. The new ones they issue all have physical sim only.

For those that may have the option of choosing at the point of purchase, get the ZLT that has a white IDU. That one has physical sim only.

NSEstudent:
This your IDU is the first version. Is the ODU X17M or X17M pro?

The ODU is simply X17M. It's the IDU that is ZLT W304VA PRO.

senator282:
Government madness don start again,who has received this prompt message.

Just seeing mine now. What the hell is this madness? I bet they want to introduce additional taxes to Starlink owners.

ORIJIN201:
He has every right to punish them by leaving. If we all do this when their service is bad, they will understand that they will have to be on top of their game at all times and in the end, it will be to the benefit of customers. We Nigerians simply take too much nonsense from these companies and they take us a fool for it. PS. I am using the same service and it has been very good on my end, but it could be me tomorrow.

You guys still don't understand how fibre works, maybe that's the problem. No matter how proactive a service provider is, when it comes to fibre, the challenges are enormous in Nigeria. This is why I stay away from fibre, even though it's the best internet connectivity, yet the most unreliable in Nigeria.

First of all, there are no effecient laws protecting service providers infrastructure. Anybody can damage their infrastructure without consequence, as long as it's not outright theft. Service providers are helpless because the government can not do its work. You guys think it's easy to keep deploying workers to multiple locations to fix damaged infrastructure. Sometimes, property owners make it very difficult for the service providers to even access their own infrastructure.

morikee:
If you're in the remote part of North you don't even experience that slow network during the day it's just flawless

Exactly. If I take my Starlink to my hometown, I'll probably be doing 300Mbps day and Night.

Hullabaloon:
Thought starlink is the final bus stop when it comes to reliability

Unfortunately, the resources dedicated to Africa by Starlink isn't much compared to Europe, Americas and other parts of the world. TBH, it's understandable given the difference in what we pay.

The good thing about Starlink is, there's virtually no downtime. It becomes quite slow during daytime, but still works.

Unfaized:
I see. You also have a starlink, how are you shuttling both? Do you pay for subscription for both at same time?

I was looking to replace the Airtel with my Starlink but was forced to activate mine when Airtel was out for 1 week. I am currently using both, trying to decide if it's worth taking the risk with Airtel. How is your experience so far?

My Starlink is also active. I can't cancel because I won't be able to get back on it, as Abuja has reached capacity.

Starlink performance has been terrible in Abuja for the past few weeks, so I use the Airtel mainly for Streaming stuff that Starlink is unable to.

Unfaized:
Why did you go for a second one?

There's no Airtel base station anywhere near my estate, and from what I have read about the ZTE ODU, it has a better antenna than the ZLT. The only drawback is its IDU, which doesn't support WiFi 6.

NSEstudent:
I like how smoothly this one went.
I also like the fact that you chose ZTE.

So it is now 100% confirmed that it also works with external sim too, as @Akin had suggested earlier.

Is this your second or third ODU though?

Yes, it has Esim and physical sim provision.

No, my second.

Like I said before, once the registration is completed, wait until it starts working before you leave the office.

Earlier today, I registered for a new one. Thank God their manager, who is a more experienced staff was there.

So, I opted for the ZTE variant. After registration was completed, they weren't sure if it was successful or not, but they were saying it would go through eventually. Then they showed their manager, who was standing nearby. He told them that it would fail, and that they should swap the line with a physical sim. Once that was done, they said I should go, that it would work. I then insisted on testing it before leaving. So, the manager himself inserted the sim inside the device and asked me to connect to it. Once I made sure that it was browsing, I left.