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Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 2:12pm On Dec 02, 2025
Where do I find screw that will open This?

Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 11:09pm On Nov 30, 2025
NSEstudent:
Not sure if the IDU ports are rated 48V, which the ODU requires. Accommodating the ODU has been my concern for what you want to do.

Osyxcel gave a workable scenario. You can buy PoE adapter from Chinese retail stores for that purpose. And then buy the peripherals you can use to make the 10000mAh power bank usable.

If you ask me, there is no point doing these, especially since you said you have inverter at home. If you need a portable power bank, the UPS with the cables you will buy, will be cumbersome and will defeat the purpose. So you'd be better off buying a normal power bank.
Oh, the thing is 10000 mah? Not worth the hassle.

Thank you everyone for your input.
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 10:19pm On Nov 30, 2025
NSEstudent:
I think you are right about the bolded. Even right now, it's not yet clear to me.

I will answer some.

Yes, you can definitely bypass the UPS and connect the IDU to light using a suitably spec'd adapter. I have done this. But I instead chose to power them all from the UPS.

The above is about the only part I understand. You said you use the ZTE, I use it too. I have not tried connecting the ODU directly to the IDU. The ODU has to be connected to the UPS. This is why I said the UPS (or the PoE) is not just a mere power bank. I don't see where you mentioned how you are going to power the ODU. You only mentioned the IDU here. So if you bypass the UPS and plug the IDU to power by other means, how would you power the ODU? The UPS is the connecting point between the ODU and the IDU. One of the major things it does is to provide power to the power hungry ODU.

If you somehow power the ODU and IDU by other means and have the UPS unused, you will have to look for cables that can convert the output from the UPS to USB. Also, most phones use 5V. The UPS is 12V out. So you will also need to do something about that.
For powering the ODU, can't I just plug it at one of the Ethernet ports at the back of the IDU?
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 9:08pm On Nov 30, 2025
NSEstudent:
The UPS is not just a power bank. I am talking only in the case of the ZTE sha. I don't think you can replace it with anything else. I mean, we have seen that it needs 48V via the LAN cable. How can you replicate that with a power bank?
I am not sure you understand what I am talking about. Can I bypass the UPS and plug the IDU directly to light since I have 24/7 power. (I use the ZTE)

And if yes, it means I now have a UPS I don't use. So second question is. Can I somehow use the UPS as a power bank to charge my phones. Though I think that's very unlikely given it doesn't have any USB ports. But then in the world of tech, almost anything is possible.
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 4:29pm On Nov 30, 2025
House, I have a question. I have inverter in my house, hence, light never goes off. So, do I still need to be using the router with the power bank or can I just connect everything directly to the IDU?

2. If I can bypass the power bank and connect directly to the IDU, is there a way to convert the power bank to personal use like charging phone. I know it doesn't have any USB ports but is their any sort of magic one can do? Maybe a USB Port to Ethernet converter exists somewhere. Something like that...
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 8:25am On Nov 29, 2025
NSEstudent:
Downloaded on TV. It says I have VIP for 3 days. Which means I might need to pay after that.
Mine didn't show me anything like that
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 2:11pm On Nov 28, 2025
NSEstudent:
Is it on Play Store? Or do you mean Yacine app, the one with mostly Arabic channels?
Nope. Not yacine. And it's not on play store. Google it
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 11:50am On Nov 28, 2025
Gshems:
speedtest is always good. Downloading is great too. But the issue is streaming.
You are correct. Never had a problem with downloading. If it's a very heavy file, I'll just do it overnight. But streaming was a major problem, especially live matches. All the apps I have, them Cricfy, Sportzx, and HDstreamz, would only stream without buffering if set to the lowest piss poor quality and buffer heavily on decent quality. Probably an issue with the sever on those apps.

Till I discovered this YouCine app. Has all the major super sports channels and the resolution is 480p which looks very decent on my 65 inches. Absolutely zero buffering on that resolution. Finally my streaming worries are over. You can give it a try.
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 3:10pm On Nov 26, 2025
Burgerstv23:
What's your speed?
here you have it

Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 8:00am On Nov 26, 2025
Funny how just changing the direction the ODU is facing can take it from poor to Great

Same balcony, just different direction.

Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 10:20pm On Nov 25, 2025
NSEstudent:
It might just be your location, the stability part.
It's absolutely his location.
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 7:38am On Nov 25, 2025
I subbed my ODU this morning and so far I've been getting a sign into network.

Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 10:47pm On Nov 24, 2025
Segun2222:
come and test test my streaming service free for 24 hours
What?
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 4:55pm On Nov 23, 2025
nurez305:
what most people don't understand is that, it is not about how fast your internet is, for you to stream higher quality videos but how well the streaming platform server. I stream YouTube 1080p without buffering with just 5mbps, same 5mbps might not be about to stream a video of 480p on another platform with poor server.

With anything from 20mbps, it is enough to stream without buffering on any good platform. Samething apply to iptv.

Yes the 25k subscription is all you need except Airtel is very bad in your area and you can't get up to 5mbps.

There are some platform that 1gbps will still buffer every few seconds
You are very correct. I was getting 60mbps on mtn yesterday normal data, yet I couldn't stream premier league match at decent quality without it buffering. Tried another app and it was streaming well on HD resolution but no English commentary. Frustration wan kill me.

Thankfully nepa brought light and I switched to DSTV
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 10:47pm On Nov 21, 2025
Gshems:
Videos has never buffered since I got this ODU. I stream on 1080p.
Bless God for your location
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 10:41pm On Nov 21, 2025
NSEstudent:
3G is trying tonight.
I'll be renewing again soon cos I took a one month break. @pheranme9, what's the advantage of subbing with your services?
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 1:52pm On Nov 21, 2025
NSEstudent:
Is there any cell other than 491 on this band 7?

I have noticed what someone said here is true. All bands perform abysmally at night. Maybe it's my location but that's irritating and totally frustrating.

Interestingly, switching the router to 3G only, although reading very low on speed tests, appears to at least be usable for streams.
Are you saying if I switch to 3g, I can Stream on HD without buffering at night?
Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs DR Congo: 2026 World Cup Play-Off Finals 1(3 - 4)1 On Nov 16 2025 by Hullabaloon: 8:27pm On Nov 16, 2025
Osimhen is too temperamental. You shouldn't lash out at your teammates in that manner while the world is watching when you are not the manager
Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips On Cars. by Hullabaloon: 8:56am On Nov 14, 2025
Why are panel beaters telling me I have to repaint the entire front bumper if I want to fix this scratch? Is there no way to fix and repaint only the affected part?

Cc: Abbeyismo, 9icetoo

Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Gabon: 2026 FIFA World Cup Play-off (4 - 1) On 13th November 2025 by Hullabaloon: 7:08pm On Nov 13, 2025
Heard commentator mention extra time of it remains a draw. Does it mean there's no

second leg?
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 5:34pm On Nov 04, 2025
Gshems:
proton
Abeg which country you select? I put mine on best server but no noticeable difference
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 2:18pm On Nov 04, 2025
Unfaized:
Who has any ideas about Airtel tv box and how to use with this Odu
Go to page 31 of this thread. I shared how I did mine
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 2:16pm On Nov 04, 2025
Gshems:
On my devices
Which VPN are you using?
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 9:23am On Nov 04, 2025
aribitoye:
Seems Airtel has increased their subscription fee o. There isn't the option of 50mbps for 25k nor 100mbps for 45k again. We now have the rates the old 5g router displayed. Who else notice this?
Mine still shows old rates.

Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 7:50am On Nov 04, 2025
aribitoye:
I keep getting this, what does it mean? I have restarted the device several times but to no avail
There's nothing much you can do but wait. It will resolve on its own within 24 hours
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 10:54pm On Nov 03, 2025
NSEstudent:
Someone I know is having the problem of always restarting their device to get network back whenever it goes off.
That is, there will be network but not browsing until they restart.

What is the solution to this? It's the ZLT version with black IDU.
I'm on the ZTE but the person can go to WiFi settings and disable single SSID. that's if the option is available in the ZLT IDU
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 10:39pm On Nov 03, 2025
bbally:
I am the same position as you narrated waiting for resolution from their HQ. God bless you for this pointer as my ODU too is zte.
The package that was brought to me have my number and name written on the carton but on ODU IU carries a name Joshua while mine was registered Bukola and I have different proofs to them but yet to resolve the swap.

My registered esim number is active with a bundle on my Airtel app, so I guess I will try the road side swap method.
Please, how much is the sim swap and what other requirements for the process?
How do you check the registration name on the IDU website?
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 10:35pm On Nov 03, 2025
Bejust4m:
Please can u help me with the vendors contact pls
0904 581 8827

Tell him it's from his namesake that he registered for
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 10:29pm On Nov 03, 2025
ANIKUDI:
I faced similar issues on my ZTE ODU when I got it last week, after it was installed, it connected without internet access, the installer had to restart it for it to connect, then after that it went off again after the installer had already gone, so I called him and he told me to restart the device again, I did that all through that day but it still refused to connect on checking the ODU dashboard, I noticed the Sim number showing there is totally different from the one I registered.

So I contacted the Airtel Office, they initially said the fault was from the installer that he might have installed someone else device, until I proved otherwise by showing the device IMEI which matches what I snapped at the office after payment. So they said the error might be that the device was initially registered for someone else but didn't go through, before they used same device to register for me, so the number is clashing.

I requested for my registered line to be converted to a physical Sim, since I saw it was active and tied to my Airtel account on the app, but to my greatest surprise, they said it doesn't support physical Sim. I just laughed it off, and took pictures of the Sim slot and sent to them, but they now said it may not work. I literally had to snap the pages on their manual that indicated it works with both eSIM and physical Sim, and the use of physical overrides the eSIM functional which makes the device make use of the physical Sim directly.

I had to further prove it to them by inserting my previous Airtel 20mbps unlimited Sim in it and told them that it works. They now called me the next day to speak on a conference call with their supervisor to explain my case with him, after a few hours later, they told me to go back to the office and try to get the physical Sim, but on reaching there they said NIMC portal was down. So I opted for a roadside SIM swap of the eSIM since it was weekend and I didn't want to wait to come back on Monday.

The Sim swap was successful and I have now installed the physical Sim into the Sim slot and it is working fine now without any issues or interruptions.

If you have eSIM registered for you already, just make sure first that the eSIM number issued to you is active, then take that number to any Airtel outlet and request for a SIM swap. Most Airtel staffs are not aware of this simple solution.
How did you locate the Sim slot? Mine doesn't seem to have it. Same ZTE
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 9:23pm On Nov 02, 2025
dustmalik:
Is this on the ZLT or ZTE?
ZTE
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 8:50pm On Nov 02, 2025
Anyone0455:
The network will still be connected to device
But the device will be say no internet hence the no signal on the dashboard
I have to keep rebooting
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.
Phones › Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Hullabaloon: 7:42pm On Nov 02, 2025
Chuks1704:
I've been having same issue for more than 3 weeks now... Does anyone know how to resolve this, please?
What exactly is the issue? Does the network signals still show on the router but disappear from the devices or it doesn't show on the router at all?

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