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Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Afikoo(op): 8:37am On Jan 18, 2025
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me

Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by rottable(m): 8:42am On Jan 18, 2025
Airtel and mtn bad... That is the major options available
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Jidejenson(m): 8:49am On Jan 18, 2025
Switch to glo grin
Afikoo:
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Celestialsword: 9:13am On Jan 18, 2025
Afikoo:
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me
Airtel is worse service provider among the four network providers.To make it even worse they even charge higher with nothing to show.

They better up their game.
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by revived2: 9:35am On Jan 18, 2025
Afikoo:
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me
revived2:
There's literally no point in complaining about Airtel network

From the start of the page it has been clearly stated that you should check if Airtel network is reliable in your area.

Being reliable doesn't mean a full network bar.
You first test the download and upload speeds
Then you test by downloading movies , apps and check how fast it is.
Also try streaming on YouTube at the highest resolution and check if it doesn't buffer.

These are the things you should do before jumping to buy the router else you'll come back here to complain it's a waste.

Nevertheless, there are times they have downtimes , asides this, it's good to go.

Their routers are bull--shit so I can't vouch for it. I advise you use your sim on a universal router or use in your phone ( whichever works for you)

There are so many people enjoying their services here including I also.
Goodluck.


@EduTechTainMent if you can,add this to the first page.
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by ChinemeremFidel: 10:13am On Jan 18, 2025
I think this is depending on your location..
I use Airtel 4G router and the speed is amazing..

I also use MTN and it's also wonderful here too except if there's general network issue
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by EmmanuelIbeh(m): 11:01am On Jan 18, 2025
Afikoo:
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me
It is the most useless network ever. How can a router be restarting every now and then? I gave up on it after one month. Mtn is still better than airtel
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Ejebleje:
None of these networks are inherently good or bad, except of course for the network that starts with a number which is practically dead. Most times,it depends on your geo-location. I've seen people completely dissatisfied with even starlink.That said, invest in things like signal repeaters and antennas. The boost it gives will blow your mind.

For context, I use Glo in my place of residence,and guess what, 3g is faster and more stable than their LTE.

That you have a 5g modem isn't a pass to 5g speeds. It could however give you the best of 4g LTE, across all our networks (again excluding the already dead network we all know) .
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Onyewarri(m): 11:59am On Jan 18, 2025
Afikoo:
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me
I am an independent IT Specialist and i can confidently tell you that your MTN HYNETFLEX is far better than your airtel 5G router, in anyway.
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by idahme(m): 12:05pm On Jan 18, 2025
ChinemeremFidel:
I think this is depending on your location..
I use Airtel 4G router and the speed is amazing..

I also use MTN and it's also wonderful here too except if there's general network issue
The problem with airtiel is that on and off nf their data with no input from tsge subscriber. Apart from this its fine
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by bamdly(m): 12:20pm On Jan 18, 2025
Afikoo:
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me
Save urself from headache and use spectranet
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by tiswell(m): 12:59pm On Jan 18, 2025
Err-tel,is the most useless network in naija, both calls and data services..




Spits on their fraudulent heads,tueh!!!
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by ChinemeremFidel: 1:33pm On Jan 18, 2025
idahme:
The problem with airtiel is that on and off nf their data with no input from tsge subscriber. Apart from this its fine
Yh..it happens here at time but it's good..I won't lie..just that 20k sub don't last me a week anymore..
In 3-4 days it's gone..
I cried when it happened last week..I mean I cried because I still had enough jobs to do but I bought another one and bought for MTN too and started switching both at interval..

It's in 5 days now and haven't finished
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Olatara(f): 5:19pm On Jan 18, 2025
Afikoo:
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me
mangonet
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Curious345: 8:02pm On Jan 18, 2025
I abandoned my 5G router..after using it for just 2 months .. out of 30days you can only enjoy if for 9days
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Achor1111(m): 8:24pm On Jan 18, 2025
It depends on your location 😉
Look at what to do; reach out to their office close to you, they will optimize their network in that area.
I use their 5G router, the speed is good.
On a bad day for Airtel (this is Nigeria) I have universal 4G router in which I can slot any sim.
I browse with Airtel and MTN!
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Achor1111(m): 8:24pm On Jan 18, 2025
Afikoo:
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me
It depends on your location 😉
Look at what to do; reach out to their office close to you, they will optimize their network in that area.
I use their 5G router, the speed is good.
On a bad day for Airtel (this is Nigeria) I have universal 4G router in which I can slot any sim.
I browse with Airtel and MTN!
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by faceland: 10:57pm On Jan 18, 2025
Sorry.
What is your state.


Where am located, Airtel is the best option. MTN has limitations, Glo is 50/50.
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Teejaney88(m): 11:25pm On Jan 18, 2025
And their YouTube (Night) bonus is the useless gift EVER...😕
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by ibawon(m): 11:48pm On Jan 18, 2025
I swear down that I understand your frustrations, I still have 120GB on my Airtel MIFI for emergencies. I choose them over other networks. However if them won mess up ehn.... If not for Starlink I for see big wahala.
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by yemkoguru(m): 8:44am On Jan 24, 2025
Afikoo:
So I jumped on Airtel 5G Router when my MTN was giving me issue with network and after seeing many adverts from some Nigerians.

I did enjoyed it te first month, bit I noticed uploading video was a slow . So I switched to the ultra plan (200GB for 20k).
The network has been off and on. This January alonebis the worst I have seen far. It has hampered my work .
I believed the reason why people chose Airtel was because of it gives more data .

This shit is useless. If I see anyone advertising it near me, I go plank am.

Please, I have MTN hynetflex, but I am scared the network might also be poor.

Aside starlink, kindly recommend a better network for me
please if I may ask, have you done anyone sub higher than the 20k? I heard 35k is more stable and true unlimited and more speed?
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by yemkoguru(m): 8:44am On Jan 24, 2025
ibawon:
I swear down that I understand your frustrations, I still have 120GB on my Airtel MIFI for emergencies. I choose them over other networks. However if them won mess up ehn.... If not for Starlink I for see big wahala.
please if I may ask, have you done anyone sub higher than the 20k? I heard 35k is more stable and true unlimited and more speed?
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by yemkoguru(m): 8:44am On Jan 24, 2025
faceland:
Sorry.
What is your state.


Where am located, Airtel is the best option. MTN has limitations, Glo is 50/50.
please if I may ask, have you done anyone sub higher than the 20k? I heard 35k is more stable and true unlimited and more speed?
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by yemkoguru(m): 8:46am On Jan 24, 2025
Achor1111:
It depends on your location 😉
Look at what to do; reach out to their office close to you, they will optimize their network in that area.
I use their 5G router, the speed is good.
On a bad day for Airtel (this is Nigeria) I have universal 4G router in which I can slot any sim.
I browse with Airtel and MTN!
please if I may ask, have you done anyone sub higher than the 20k? I heard 35k is more stable and true unlimited and more speed?
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by yemkoguru(m): 8:47am On Jan 24, 2025
Curious345:
I abandoned my 5G router..after using it for just 2 months .. out of 30days you can only enjoy if for 9days
please if I may ask, have you done anyone sub higher than the 20k? I heard 35k is more stable and true unlimited and more speed?
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by yemkoguru(m): 8:47am On Jan 24, 2025
ChinemeremFidel:
Yh..it happens here at time but it's good..I won't lie..just that 20k sub don't last me a week anymore..
In 3-4 days it's gone..
I cried when it happened last week..I mean I cried because I still had enough jobs to do but I bought another one and bought for MTN too and started switching both at interval..

It's in 5 days now and haven't finished
please if I may ask, have you done anyone sub higher than the 20k? I heard 35k is more stable and true unlimited and more speed?
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Achor1111(m): 9:04am On Jan 24, 2025
yemkoguru:
please if I may ask, have you done anyone sub higher than the 20k? I heard 35k is more stable and true unlimited and more speed?
Usually 20k unlimited monthly and 1yr 1TB yearly
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by ChinemeremFidel: 9:56am On Jan 24, 2025
yemkoguru:
please if I may ask, have you done anyone sub higher than the 20k? I heard 35k is more stable and true unlimited and more speed?
I don't know
Probably you can try it
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by yemkoguru(m): 10:16am On Jan 24, 2025
ChinemeremFidel:
I don't know
Probably you can try it
nah boss I haven't buy the router and I no wan regret doing so. my target should be the 35k
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by yemkoguru(m): 10:16am On Jan 24, 2025
Achor1111:
Usually 20k unlimited monthly and 1yr 1TB yearly
ok thanks for the reply. Question not answered well
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by Achor1111(m): 12:07pm On Jan 24, 2025
yemkoguru:
ok thanks for the reply. Question not answered well
This is what I have handy, visit nearest Airtel office for more information
Re: Airtel 5G Router Is The Most Useless Router In Nigeria. by ibawon(m): 3:21pm On Jan 24, 2025
yemkoguru:
please if I may ask, have you done anyone sub higher than the 20k? I heard 35k is more stable and true unlimited and more speed?
Not at all. I pay 3k for 20gb on MIFI and I've never bother checking the speed in long time, but I get 40MB steady and I also have 5G in my area. However, it's not so stable.
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