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saint2ace:
Airtel

Ok

Airtel

MrSuama:
Which network?

saint2ace:
On-boarding new subscribers and installation is now flawless for the ODU package, all registration is done online. Got a new device on Saturday, from conclusion of registration to final installation took just 3½hrs.

Was quite impressed, got the ZTE model.

How?

Hi Guys,

Please is it true that the Airtel ODU requires some cabling just like their Fibre setup?

Ex0rrcist:
Same here too, I even thought i'm the only one affected. It briefly worked properly from 2-5pm since then, back to kbps

it is very annoying, out of 30 days being able to use it for 20 days Is a good month , more like 15 days, and when it works I get up to 24mbs, I don't know why it gets slow at all

Omo airtel is good in my area. Na just s small skoin skoin wey dey happen sometimes.

Friedyokes:
it is very annoying, out of 30 days being able to use it for 20 days Is a good month , more like 15 days, and when it works I get up to 24mbs, I don't know why it gets slow at all

How does this Airtel ODU plan work? Do they renew the unlimited every month or you will use the first month's unlimited for the 6 months?

I wan go for it so I don't have to think about data subscription for 6 months. Plus if I go for it, the data will basically costs 18k per month

saint2ace:
On-boarding new subscribers and installation is now flawless for the ODU package, all registration is done online. Got a new device on Saturday, from conclusion of registration to final installation took just 3½hrs.

Was quite impressed, got the ZTE model.

Please share the link to the platform

How?

saint2ace:
On-boarding new subscribers and installation is now flawless for the ODU package, all registration is done online. Got a new device on Saturday, from conclusion of registration to final installation took just 3½hrs.

Was quite impressed, got the ZTE model.

dustmalik:
Please share the link to the platform

Gshems:
How?

You still have to go to the store. When you get there, u'll be given a code to scan, which takes you to their portal where you fill the first steps and make payment. Then you do ur KYC registration but no filling of forms, u're given the registration panel to fill out everything, each step is followed by text msgs and emails till the end.

Once finished an installer will be assigned by the system and u receive an email and text to that effect, the installer calls in less than 30mins to confirm availability and will be at ur place in about 2hrs for final installation.

There's also a link on their website for procurement of the ODU.

https://www.airtel.com.ng/hbb-discover-new
https://www.airtel.com.ng/hbb-lead

Note: I have not used this route and cannot testify to it's functionality.

So the installer that came to mount my MTN ODU router mentioned that the ZTE model of the Airtel ODU is mostly affected by network issues compared to the ZLT.

He is an experienced installer and has done over 200 installations for Airtel.

dustmalik:
Please share the link to the platform

Boss, how's your MTN ODU performing so far?

Unfaized:
So the installer that came to mount my MTN ODU router mentioned that the ZTE model of the Airtel ODU is mostly affected by network issues compared to the ZLT.

He is an experienced installer and has done over 200 installations for Airtel.

They are blaming the device.

Anyway, which ZTE are they using? G5F or G5FA?

After speaking English, did he work on your router or not? Is the performance good now?

Meklex:
How does this Airtel ODU plan work? Do they renew the unlimited every month or you will use the first month's unlimited for the 6 months?

I wan go for it so I don't have to think about data subscription for 6 months. Plus if I go for it, the data will basically costs 18k per month

It's 6 months straight. You won't need to resubscribe until it expires. Your experience is subject to your location and Airtel's performance at any material time in that place.

mikeayus:
Hi Guys,

Please is it true that the Airtel ODU requires some cabling just like their Fibre setup?

There is some cabling but it's not like Firebre. The cabling is between the outdoor unit and the indoor unit. No cable is coming from outside the building like the distribution lines of Fibre.

NSEstudent:
They are blaming the device.

Anyway, which ZTE are they using? G5F or G5FA?

After speaking English, did he work on your router or not? Is the performance good now?

No we were just having a convo. He said Airtel had to stop giving out the G5FA model because it was very notorious for the network downtimes compared to the other models.

He didn't come to do Airtel. He came to install mtn. The mtn issue is probably their mast or something. I have contacted them and they said they'll give me feedback that it's been worked on.

NSEstudent:
It's 6 months straight. You won't need to resubscribe until it expires. Your experience is subject to your location and Airtel's performance at any material time in that place.

so, if I use 1 terabyte in August and hit fair usage policy, it will refresh in September?

Unfaized:
No we were just having a convo. He said Airtel had to stop giving out the G5FA model because it was very notorious for the network downtimes compared to the other models.

He didn't come to do Airtel. He came to install mtn. The mtn issue is probably their most or something. I have contacted them and they said they'll give me feed that it's been worked on.

I thought it's an MTN installer talking about MTN ODU

Meklex:
so, if I use 1 terabyte in August and hit fair usage policy, it will refresh in September?

Yes, if the FUP is still in effect but some argue otherwise.

Unfaized:
Boss, how's your MTN ODU performing so far?

So far, so good. I am getting the 100Mbps speed on 5G+ virtually throughout the day. If I was someone who downloads a lot, i could have used well over 5TB by now, but i don't download, I just stream movies mostly and watch some live TV, especially during the world cup period.

For Downloads: It's fantastic, especially on 5G+. Speed is consistent. You can take full advantage of the 100Mbps speed when downloading.

For Streaming movies and TV shows: for some reason, even on 5G+, I am unable to utilize the full speed of the plan. I don't know if it's a limitation of the ODU or something else. But I am only able to stream files with bitrates lower than 65Mbps without buffering.

For live streaming: It's fantastic.

One thing I observed is that it performs better on 5G+. When it drops to just 5G, performance drops. It's horrible on 4G and 4G+, barely getting 50Mbps or slower.

One thing I know is that, if you have good 5G coverage in your location, you will certainly enjoy it. I don't have 5G base station nearby, yet it's still very usable.

The good thing about MTN is that, as long as there is coverage, their data is usually usable, unlike Airtel where coverage may be full yet you can't browse sometimes. Sometimes you may have to restart your Airtel device severally before you can access data.

Unfaized:
So the installer that came to mount my MTN ODU router mentioned that the ZTE model of the Airtel ODU is mostly affected by network issues compared to the ZLT.

He is an experienced installer and has done over 200 installations for Airtel.

This is actually true in my own case. I have both ZLT and ZTE Airtel ODU in the same position, and the ZLT ODU out performs the ZTE.

dustmalik:
So far, so good. I am getting the 100Mbps speed on 5G+ virtually throughout the day. If I was someone who downloads a lot, i could have used well over 5TB by now, but i don't download, I just stream movies mostly and watch some live TV, especially during the world cup period.

For Downloads: It's fantastic, especially on 5G+. Speed is consistent. You can take full advantage of the 100Mbps speed when downloading.

For Streaming movies and TV shows: for some reason, even on 5G+, I am unable to utilize the full speed of the plan. I don't know if it's a limitation of the ODU or something else. But I am only able to stream files with bitrates lower than 65Mbps without buffering.

For live streaming: It's fantastic.

One thing I observed is that it performs better on 5G+. When it drops to just 5G, performance drops. It's horrible on 4G and 4G+, barely getting 50Mbps or slower.

One thing I know is that, if you have good 5G coverage in your location, you will certainly enjoy it. I don't have 5G base station nearby, yet it's still very usable.

The good thing about MTN is that, as long as there is coverage, their data is usually usable, unlike Airtel where coverage may be full yet you can't browse sometimes. Sometimes you may have to restart your Airtel device severally before you can access data.

Nice. I also observed that when I switched to 5G NSA only mode my speed improved a bit from 200Kbps to about 1Mbps. I don't have 5G at all.

From my observation, I could watch YouTube on 720p at 200Kbps on TV but with Airtel impossible. Either way, I have contacted MTN and I hope they can sort this out.

saint2ace:
You still have to go to the store. When you get there, u'll be given a code to scan, which takes you to their portal where you fill the first steps and make payment. Then you do ur KYC registration but no filling of forms, u're given the registration panel to fill out everything, each step is followed by text msgs and emails till the end.

Once finished an installer will be assigned by the system and u receive an email and text to that effect, the installer calls in less than 30mins to confirm availability and will be at ur place in about 2hrs for final installation.

There's also a link on their website for procurement of the ODU.

https://www.airtel.com.ng/hbb-discover-new
https://www.airtel.com.ng/hbb-lead

Note: I have not used this route and cannot testify to it's functionality.

Thanks for the info

Unfaized:
Nice. I also observed that when I switched to 5G NSA only mode my speed improved a bit from 200Kbps to about 1Mbps. I don't have 5G at all.

From my observation, I could watch YouTube on 720p at 200Kbps on TV but with Airtel impossible. Either way, I have contacted MTN and I hope they can sort this out.

Your issue could be coverage. Hopefully they send someone over for optimization

dustmalik:
Your issue could be coverage. Hopefully they send someone over for optimization

Yes. Because in all these madness, upload speed is still great over 50Mbps

Unfaized:
Yes. Because in all these madness, upload speed is still great over 50Mbps

One of the reasons I don't like the MTN ODU is the Ui, it's too bland, lacking those features that could have improved the experience of a power user. For instance, maybe if you could change the direction of the internal antenna of the ODU, it would improve the performance. But that feature is not available on the MTN ODU. These are some of the things you can do on all Airtel ODUs.

Thanks for the info.

NSEstudent:
There is some cabling but it's not like Firebre. The cabling is between the outdoor unit and the indoor unit. No cable is coming from outside the building like the distribution lines of Fibre.

dustmalik:
One of the reasons I don't like the MTN ODU is the Ui, it's too bland, lacking those features that could have improved the experience of a power user. For instance, maybe if you could change the direction of the internal antenna of the ODU, it would improve the performance. But that feature is not available on the MTN ODU. These are some of the things you can do on all Airtel ODUs.

Exactly. And maybe changing bands or cell locks can actually solve my issue. Unfortunately you cant

I hear say dem Don dey unlock mtn odu

DataAnalyst2022:
Airtel

Once mine is stable, I will alert you.

Gshems:
I hear say dem Don dey unlock mtn odu

Good news

MTNN though don't have a variety of devices. I wish it was the ZTE G5F.

Please is GNET ODU a good choice compared to ZTE or ZLT ?