₦airaland Forum

akinremedy:
You will pay 25k at their office for the device which also comes with 50Mbps plan for 30 days. You will be duly registered then tell you to go home that the installer will be at your location the following day. You won't pay the installer a dime for the service except if you want to be generous and that's all. I've not been throttled anyways. I'm past the 1.5TB threshold though, still counting

morikee:
100%

pianogirl:
The Spectranet self-care login page is no longer loading when I turn on my MiFi. How do I rectify this issue?

akinremedy:
This is Iyana Ipaja Area of Lagos

Hopez456:
Could you pls help with pictures of how the ODU looks like?

Was it mounted on a pole or scafford or just on your outer building wall?

Does the router have back up battery when there is power outage?

I am seriously considering switching to the ODU at the expiration of my current unlimited 20.

Thanks in anticipation.

Hopez456:
Could you pls help with pictures of how the ODU looks like?

Was it mounted on a pole or scafford or just on your outer building wall?

Does the router have back up battery when there is power outage?

I am seriously considering switching to the ODU at the expiration of my current unlimited 20.

Thanks in anticipation.

akinremedy:
It was mounted on my roof, (face board). I removed it and kept it in my living room to make it easy to remove the sim whenever i want to. It comes with a back up battery that powers the device for 3 hours 30 minutes. It would have lasted more but the fact that it powers both the indoor and outdoor devices simultaneously. The device is good i must say because i get 5G network with the ODU which i don't get with my Airtel 5G Router.

Hopez456:
Oh wow, thank you for the response.
So the SIM is designed to be in the out door unit and not the router inside the house.

Also, I believe there is a different cable that was used to link the ODU to the indoor unit because the yellow LAN cable in this pic is short to run the connection from your faceboard to the router inside.

akinremedy:
It has a different 10 metre cable for the connection that comes with the Router and YES, the sim is meant to be in the Outdoor Unit which means the device is rainproof. Also everything you need to mount it has been provided in the box

akinremedy:
It was mounted on my roof, (face board). I removed it and kept it in my living room to make it easy to remove the sim whenever i want to. It comes with a back up battery that powers the device for 3 hours 30 minutes. It would have lasted more but the fact that it powers both the indoor and outdoor devices simultaneously. The device is good i must say because i get 5G network with the ODU which i don't get with my Airtel 5G Router.

Hopez456:
That's great! Thanks very much.

I perceive one can do the connection himself even if there is no installer around since I might opt for the ODU to be closer because of sim remover while mobile.

CharlesJok3r:
Are you still get the same speed with the ODU device Indoor?

akinremedy:
Sure, you can do it yourself but the installer must do his job by hanging it wherever he deems it fit because he has to take pictures in that same location to show and prove that indeed he has done his job. After he leaves, you might do as you wish with it but 💯, it must be hanged by the installer 😁

dustmalik:
I was informed by one of their agents that the device is actually not owned by the customer. It's more of a lease, and that's why they send an installer to your home. They take note of your address and probably why they take pictures. He said they would retrieve it if you fail to subscribe after a period of time. But I doubt they can actually go around retrieving devices from customers.

MorataFC:
Haa, na wa o.
I think this can not work in Nigeria , will they refund me back? 😂😂😂
Must I subscribe every month?

MorataFC:
Haa, na wa o.
I think this can not work in Nigeria , will they refund me back? 😂😂😂
Must I subscribe every month?

dustmalik:
I was informed by one of their agents that the device is actually not owned by the customer. It's more of a lease, and that's why they send an installer to your home. They take note of your address and probably why they take pictures. He said they would retrieve it if you fail to subscribe after a period of time. But I doubt they can actually go around retrieving devices from customers.

akinremedy:
That's the news flying around in some quarters. I wasn't told that and there was no written agreement in any form i filled in the office that it was leased. The reason for sending down installers is simply to avoid the retail selling of the device. They are trying to avoid retailers selling above the 25k price. Infact before giving it to you, they would tear off every wrapper and unroll the cables. Infact no staff can take out that device without registration no matter who you are. They simply followed the footsteps of MTN fibre X and nothing more. If Airtel does not monitor the sales of the device, guess how much these hungry retailers would sell the ODU. 150k is certain

akinremedy:
Sure, you can do it yourself but the installer must do his job by hanging it wherever he deems it fit because he has to take pictures in that same location to show and prove that indeed he has done his job. After he leaves, you might do as you wish with it but 💯, it must be hanged by the installer 😁

dustmalik:
You are right, because I also learnt some agents were selling the device as high as 175k. I think they just want to avoid the middlemen overpricing the device.

dustmalik:
I was informed by one of their agents that the device is actually not owned by the customer. It's more of a lease, and that's why they send an installer to your home. They take note of your address and probably why they take pictures. He said they would retrieve it if you fail to subscribe after a period of time. But I doubt they can actually go around retrieving devices from customers.

Keky:
Bought and installed my Airtel ODU yesterday. The experience has been blissful. Speed test.

Keky:
Bought and installed my Airtel ODU yesterday. The experience has been blissful. Speed test.

Hopez456:
Bro, please did the Sub date start counting the day it was registered or the day it was installed?
Cc: akinremedy

Hopez456:
Bro, please did the Sub date start counting the day it was registered or the day it was installed?
Cc: akinremedy

Keky:
The day it was registered.

akinremedy:
Sure, you can do it yourself but the installer must do his job by hanging it wherever he deems it fit because he has to take pictures in that same location to show and prove that indeed he has done his job. After he leaves, you might do as you wish with it but 💯, it must be hanged by the installer 😁

akinremedy:
yes, i do. I even get as high as 120Mbps but because 50Mbps is what my plan is, it goes back to 50-55Mbps on a steady. Wish videos could be shared here to show live speed tests. No doubts about it, the network connection is strong. I suspect the New ODU plan might be on a separate server from other Unlimited plans because the subscription itself is different. The regular unlimited sim cannot subscribe the New ODU plans

akinremedy:
That's the news flying around in some quarters. I wasn't told that and there was no written agreement in any form i filled in the office that it was leased. The reason for sending down installers is simply to avoid the retail selling of the device. They are trying to avoid retailers selling above the 25k price. Infact before giving it to you, they would tear off every wrapper and unroll the cables. Infact no staff can take out that device without registration no matter who you are. They simply followed the footsteps of MTN fibre X and nothing more. If Airtel does not monitor the sales of the device, guess how much these hungry retailers would sell the ODU. 150k is certain

moremuch1:
Oh so you will be given the device that same day you paid and registered to take home, I thought you will have to wait for the installer to bring it and install, thanks for the info

dustmalik:
They don't give this particular device to you to go home with it after registration. They will send an installer to your place to install it. They're very strict with this ODU, unlike the initial one. You can't find it with agents or resellers. Even their registered distributors don't have it. Their head office here in Abuja also has a quota they're allowed to sell per day, just so they don't pile up devices for installation.