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gambus007:
I think they have stopped that. I did almost 2TB last month with a consistent speed of 48 to 49.1 Mbps throughout the month.

mine has been throttled

williams85:
I used 1.2TB last sub and did not get to the FUP. I will increase it before my next expiration..

Someone said they used 3TB with no issues. I would like to believe Airtel are selective in some of these things because majority of people are subjected to the 1TB FUP.

NSEstudent:
Someone said they used 3TB with no issues. I would like to believe Airtel are selective in some of these things because majority of people are subjected to the 1TB FUP.

I think so

Ifeanyi4491:
mine has been throttled

call there customer service

They don't even know what they are saying

gambus007:
call there customer service

The debate on ODU is interesting and we need to be informed on these devices so an interesting discovery today is that The current ZTE G5FA model on aggregates Two Bands for upload and 1 band for download that's weak and lame I'd advise those buying odu now to go for zlt x17u if the the G5F or the Huawei model ain't available I their region or state coz you will have speed issues with the G5FA when the aggregated bands are poor hence that explains why a lot of people with G5FA suffer signal loss time to time ZTE G5FA is inferior to all ODU's available right now!

olujosh301:
Do you have/currently use the Huawei?

I came to that conclusion because I have the Huawei, zte g5f and the zlt x17u.

Actually the Huawei AX3s which is the IDU is sold independently out here and you can find it but note that it is gigabit port not 2.5gigs as the x17m ODU but let's face it we won't get to those speeds so it is worth a look

NSEstudent:
I know this. The G5F, because it comes with standalone PoE as its UPS, works with any router that has dedicated WAN port. That's why the IDU I am using is not the one that comes with it.

What are the chances of getting only the Huawei IDU though? Almost zero.

Nollie254:
The debate on ODU is interesting and we need to be informed on these devices so an interesting discovery today is that The current ZTE G5FA model on aggregates Two Bands for upload and 1 band for download that's weak and lame I'd advise those buying odu now to go for zlt x17u if the the G5F or the Huawei model ain't available I their region or state coz you will have speed issues with the G5FA when the aggregated bands are poor hence that explains why a lot of people with G5FA suffer signal loss time to time ZTE G5FA is inferior to all ODU's available right now!

How are you so sure of how many of the bands are used for upload or download? I think the base station manages that and not the device itself.

But I agree with you that the G5FA is not so great, poor power management and unnecessarily bulky. It seems to prioritize B3 over B7.

It is not the base station managing that there are specific bands for uploads and downloads some bands can't handle upload bandwidth and traffic hence they're purely left for downloading that's why you will notice a particular band giving poor upload speeds but better download speeds and vice verse this is due to bandwidth stream and on the G5FA the Modem S1 5g chip is spec'd for 2CC aggregation of upto 200MHz and download aggregation of 1CC of upto 100MHz this is way lower than others like ZTE G5F 5CC UP/3CC Down, ZLT X17m & x17u 4CC UP/2Cc Down with mediatek T750 chip then Huawei With 4CC UP/2CC Down

Osyxcel:
How are you so sure of how many of the bands are used for upload or download? I think the base station manages that and not the device itself.

But I agree with you that the G5FA is not so great, poor power management and unnecessarily bulky. It seems to prioritize B3 over B7.

Nollie254:
It is not the base station managing that there are specific bands for uploads and downloads some bands can't handle upload bandwidth and traffic hence they're purely left for downloading that's why you will notice a particular band giving poor upload speeds but better download speeds and vice verse this is due to bandwidth stream and on the G5FA the Modem S1 5g chip is spec'd for 2CC aggregation of upto 200MHz and download aggregation of 1CC of upto 100MHz this is way lower than others like ZTE G5F 5CC UP/3CC Down, ZLT X17m & x17u 4CC UP/2Cc Down with mediatek T750 chip then Huawei With 4CC UP/2CC Down

It's like the mediatek T750 is widely used in many 5g router. Most likely present in zlt x25pro.

Nollie254:
It is not the base station managing that there are specific bands for uploads and downloads some bands can't handle upload bandwidth and traffic hence they're purely left for downloading that's why you will notice a particular band giving poor upload speeds but better download speeds and vice verse this is due to bandwidth stream and on the G5FA the Modem S1 5g chip is spec'd for 2CC aggregation of upto 200MHz and download aggregation of 1CC of upto 100MHz this is way lower than others like ZTE G5F 5CC UP/3CC Down, ZLT X17m & x17u 4CC UP/2Cc Down with mediatek T750 chip then Huawei With 4CC UP/2CC Down

Well, I don’t know of those specs but no matter what it’s still the base station that controls which cells to use for UL/DL and which to aggregate and how depending on the device’s capability (including. the bands selected on the device).

I’m aware some cells do better in upload and others in download. As far as I’m concerned, the aggregation sometimes cause imbalances like you mentioned. But with B3/+B1/+B8 on the G5FA, the download and upload were good but the latency and Jitter is better on the Huawei (my observation and in my location).

Currently using Huawei and I’ve been on B7 (locked) which has refused to aggregate and I still get around 50mbps for both UL and DL with good latency and jitter.

Congestion also matters. A band with plenty users on it will not give its best when aggregated either as PCC or SCC (whether as UL or DL). The true test of the capabilities of the bands is during the night when most people are asleep.

Nollie254:
Actually the Huawei AX3s which is the IDU is sold independently out here and you can find it but note that it is gigabit port not 2.5gigs as the x17m ODU but let's face it we won't get to those speeds so it is worth a look

That would be seriously expensive. These routers aren't cheap. Won't be economically wise for me to buy the router at its market price when I now have an array of routers at my disposal. I'm just hoping to get it from a third party or someday have it from Airtel or any of these ISPs.

The base station only routes traffic to specific bands but your router dictates that coz it sends the base station requests or information on specific bands it supports for uploading and downloading that includes the carrier aggregation specs to base station coz for sure all bands are capable for both uploading and downloading but not with equal strength or bandwidth for instance your G5FA sends the base station information that it can only aggregate 2bands for download and 1band for upload so the base station assigns it bands based on that request which means u limited to 2bands for downloading and 1band for uploading compared to other routers which can take advantage of 4 to 5 bands for download and 2bands for upload that means having more traffic routes compared to few and so much more data can flow through those routes resulting in higher stable speeds even during peak time your G5FA doesn't aggregate all the 3bands shown you will sill one indicated as Disabled

Osyxcel:
Well, I don’t know of those specs but no matter what it’s still the base station that controls which cells to use for UL/DL and which to aggregate and how depending on the device’s capability (including. the bands selected on the device).

I’m aware some cells do better in upload and others in download. As far as I’m concerned, the aggregation sometimes cause imbalances like you mentioned. But with B3/+B1/+B8 on the G5FA, the download and upload were good but the latency and Jitter is better on the Huawei (my observation and in my location).

Currently using Huawei and I’ve been on B7 (locked) which has refused to aggregate and I still get around 50mbps for both UL and DL with good latency and jitter.

Congestion also matters. A band with plenty users on it will not give its best when aggregated either as PCC or SCC (whether as UL or DL). The true test of the capabilities of the bands is during the night when most people are asleep.

With the T750 mediatek out did themselves they build it and future proofed it it's successor is the T830 present in the ZTE G5F which has been praised everywhere for its capabilities not the G5FA which is lower spec'd and inferior and people tend to confuse the two

Peterlove11:
It's like the mediatek T750 is widely used in many 5g router. Most likely present in zlt x25pro.

Nollie254:
The base station only routes traffic to specific bands but your router dictates that coz it sends the base station requests or information on specific bands it supports for uploading and downloading that includes the carrier aggregation specs to base station coz for sure all bands are capable for both uploading and downloading but not with equal strength or bandwidth for instance your G5FA sends the base station information that it can only aggregate 2bands for download and 1band for upload so the base station assigns it bands based on that request which means u limited to 2bands for downloading and 1band for uploading compared to other routers which can take advantage of 4 to 5 bands for download and 2bands for upload that means having more traffic routes compared to few and so much more data can flow through those routes resulting in higher stable speeds even during peak time your G5FA doesn't aggregate all the 3bands shown you will sill one indicated as Disabled

From my observation, it does aggregate all three during peak period as well. I do see this from the cell information.

So, how can you check which band(s) handle DL and which handles UL on the router?

When you got toyor advanced settings or the admin panel usually accessed by running a particular script there's PCC bands those are for uplink and are normally the primary bands or cells then the SCC bands those are secondary bands and are specific for downlink also the Uplink and Downlink MCS tell a lot QAM264 and just QAM are for information the higher value means all bands are aggregated and the lower value means a single band is used for example QAM264 means 3 or higher bands are aggregated QAM 64 means 2 and QAM means 1 normally the router arranges those bands from primary to secondary so if you see 1+3+8 that means 1 is the primary 3 and 8 are secondary

Osyxcel:
From my observation, it does aggregate all three during peak period as well. I do see this from the cell information.

So, how can you check which band(s) handle DL and which handles UL on the router?

Nollie254:
When you got toyor advanced settings or the admin panel usually accessed by running a particular script there's PCC bands those are for uplink and are normally the primary bands or cells then the SCC bands those are secondary bands and are specific for downlink also the Uplink and Downlink MCS tell a lot QAM264 and just QAM are for information the higher value means all bands are aggregated and the lower value means a single band is used for example QAM264 means 3 or higher bands are aggregated QAM 64 means 2 and QAM means 1 normally the router arranges those bands from primary to secondary so if you see 1+3+8 that means 1 is the primary 3 and 8 are secondary

PCC is the primary band and handles both downlink and uplink. The SCCs are there just to complement.

MCS and QAM don’t show you aggregation, they show the signal quality/speed. It’s the band information that shows the aggregation and you can’t easily know which SCC handles UL or DL from the router interface.

Most aggregation prioritize DL over UL anyway because that’s usually where most of the data is used.

If you set your device’s PCC to a band and cell that’s faulty, no matter the SCC you combine with it, you won’t be able to browse. You can try it out. It simply means the PCC is still the primary handler of both UL and DL.

What is the formula for calculating QAM let's start from there and you'll know that the most distinct way to know uplink and downlink band is through QAM if your router doesn't show it and no the PCC doesn't exclusively handle DL and UL normally it is an anchor band just to say you building a house the foundation which it stands on determines it's strength and occupants therefore you can't have a weak anchor band holding strong bands yes the depend on it to browse but by itself it is normally given a specific role and power to transmit and to prove this the bands have a specific bandwidth and on those bandwidths there are specific range for both uploads and downloads that's why the PCC must always have the highest range for UL and if the PCC has lower range of bandwidth the UL normally dip or are lower or slower and in those cases is why you find 5G NSA having higher DL and lower UL and also for your knowledge check on band types FDD and TDD

Osyxcel:
PCC is the primary band and handles both downlink and uplink. The SCCs are there just to complement.

MCS and QAM don’t show you aggregation, they show the signal quality/speed. It’s the band information that shows the aggregation and you can’t easily know which SCC handles UL or DL from the router interface.

Most aggregation prioritize DL over UL anyway because that’s usually where most of the data is used.

If you set your device’s PCC to a band and cell that’s faulty, no matter the SCC you combine with it, you won’t be able to browse. You can try it out. It simply means the PCC is still the primary handler of both UL and DL.

Wetin Una 2 Dey argue sef?

No argue but knowledge and information exchange and notes comparison take the damn good information for future reference

Obviouslyblunt:
Wetin Una 2 Dey argue sef?

Hello house. I need help, I am unable to use Netflix on my phone and my Tv when using Airtel ODU. I have rebooted and reset multiple times. Still not working

Try vpn first

donshady:
Hello house. I need help, I am unable to use Netflix on my phone and my Tv when using Airtel ODU. I have rebooted and reset multiple times. Still not working

pheranme9:
Try vpn first

Just this evening after multiple rest on the ODu. Netflix is back working. Airtel ODu is so stressful. I'm hoping other network providers come up with such an interesting plan and create a competition

If you’re not ready to tweak, manipulate, maneuver, configure, troubleshoot…. Abeg no near AIRTEL

If you’re not ready to tweak, manipulate, maneuver, configure, troubleshoot…. Abeg no near AIRTEL….

Airtel odu wey go get stream YouTube on 1080 but won't open WhatsUp status. Mtn fiber x Don reach my street, maybe I go try those ones

Betnomore:
If you’re not ready to tweak, manipulate, maneuver, configure, troubleshoot…. Abeg no near AIRTEL….

Gshems:
Airtel odu wey go get stream YouTube on 1080 but won't open WhatsUp status. Mtn fiber x Don reach my street, maybe I go try those ones

The moment you activate VPN, the WhatsApp status go open like magic.

You no lie. But everybody for house no fit dey use vpn

NSEstudent:
The moment you activate VPN, the WhatsApp status go open like magic.

Gshems:
You no lie. But everybody for house no fit dey use vpn

It doesn't happen all the time sha

I Don dey experience an since yesterday

NSEstudent:
It doesn't happen all the time sha

@nullie254 and Co breaking down this airtel shit. You guys are just confusing someone more with all this many technicalities about this ODU MATTER. Can't a layman just buy one and be at peace ? I can't turn my self to IT person because of Internet data. Most people just need plug and play and be at peace

The werey MTN wy lunch deres in secret are no where to be found.

donshady:
Just this evening after multiple rest on the ODu. Netflix is back working. Airtel ODu is so stressful. I'm hoping other network providers come up with such an interesting plan and create a competition