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Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Amovingman(f): 11:44pm On Aug 05
How much for airtel eSIM please 🙏

Help a newbie
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 1:51am On Aug 06
Unfaized:
I have only one ODU. I think I'll purchase another one just incase.

Why did you refer to G5F as almighty 🤔
The first ZTE ODU is good. It's a WiFi 7 AI router. I haven't used any router with a better signal reception. It is the router that should be deployed to villages with very poor signal, which is probably the original idea of the ODU packages.

I wait for the day it can be unblocked.
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Betnomore: 5:06am On Aug 06
No one can speak on Airtel’s behalf cos dem madt gaan but normally they should replace it for you for free sef cos according to their policy, the ODU device is Airtel’s property


Unfaized:
Hehehe...it's not even about it being cheaper, honestly for me 25k is already cheap enough. It's just my way of saying it's Airtel long term now since mtn no follow.

Buh wait o, if your ODU were to damage and you already have like a 6months sub, will they replace it 🤔
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Gshems: 9:04am On Aug 06
They won't
Betnomore:
No one can speak on Airtel’s behalf cos dem madt gaan but normally they should replace it for you for free sef cos according to their policy, the ODU device is Airtel’s property
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Betnomore: 9:20am On Aug 06
Oya do 35k make e no be like say me sef no wan sell
NSEstudent:
30k. I go use 10k unlock am before parking it. Collection things wink
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 9:25am On Aug 06
Betnomore:
Oya do 35k make e no be like say me sef no wan sell
You don think am well well before this response grin

I called yesterday you no pick.

Check call logs for the number that called, ended with 56
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Betnomore: 9:42am On Aug 06
I was on a WhatsApp call. I also called back but you didn’t pick up. Check your call log

NSEstudent:
You don think am well well before this response grin

I called yesterday you no pick.

Check call logs for the number that called, ended with 56
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 10:12am On Aug 06
Betnomore:
I was on a WhatsApp call. I also called back but you didn’t pick up. Check your call log
You didn't. Apparently that was another number ending with same 56. I will text you on WhatsApp now.
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by morikee: 10:42am On Aug 06
NSEstudent:
The first ZTE ODU is good. It's a WiFi 7 AI router. I haven't used any router with a better signal reception. It is the router that should be deployed to villages with very poor signal, which is probably the original idea of the ODU packages.

I wait for the day it can be unblocked.
Wifi 7 Ke you mean Wifi 6
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 10:48am On Aug 06
morikee:
Wifi 7 Ke you mean Wifi 6
7 actually. But the IDU no reach. That one self na wifi 5.
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by morikee: 12:03pm On Aug 06
NSEstudent:
7 actually. But the IDU no reach. That one self na wifi 5.
I don't understand
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 12:14pm On Aug 06
morikee:
I don't understand
1. ZTE G5F is a WiFi 7 router.
2. It is paired with a WiFi 5 IDU
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Gshems: 12:16pm On Aug 06
All these things, just get better network for your area.
NSEstudent:
1. ZTE G5F is a WiFi 7 router.
2. It is paired with a WiFi 5 IDU
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by morikee: 12:43pm On Aug 06
NSEstudent:
1. ZTE G5F is a WiFi 7 router.
2. It is paired with a WiFi 5 IDU
But the IDU is the main koko since it's paired with Wifi 5 everything don cast be that na cost saving

Because Wifi7 Router ain't cheap
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Leetvilla: 12:55pm On Aug 06
NSEstudent:
You didn't. Apparently that was another number ending with same 56. I will text you on WhatsApp now.
Someone emailed me weeks ago claiming it was you and I asked him for WhatsApp he claimed you not use WhatsApp lol
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Betnomore:
Na our resident scammer be that. D guy no dey relent grin


Leetvilla:
Someone emailed me weeks ago claiming it was you and I asked him for WhatsApp he claimed you not use WhatsApp lol
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 1:51pm On Aug 06
Leetvilla:
Someone emailed me weeks ago claiming it was you and I asked him for WhatsApp he claimed you not use WhatsApp lol
Abeg oh. No be me. How person no go use WhatsApp in 2026 grin
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 1:57pm On Aug 06
morikee:
But the IDU is the main koko since it's paired with Wifi 5 everything don cast be that na cost saving

Because Wifi7 Router ain't cheap
That's one way of looking at it.

Also, we were talking about G5F. You have just deviated. wink

ZTE G5F is a Wi-Fi 7 router. Any objection? cheesy
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by morikee: 2:54pm On Aug 06
NSEstudent:
That's one way of looking at it.

Also, we were talking about G5F. You have just deviated. wink

ZTE G5F is a Wi-Fi 7 router. Any objection? cheesy
Objection my Lord Airtel disagree grin
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 5:32pm On Aug 06
morikee:
Objection my Lord Airtel disagree grin
Lol
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Parachoko: 7:27pm On Aug 06
emmyskies:
That's the most annoying part, for our own money o.

I no blame them. Na FG wey no wan allow foreign investors come in na I dey blame
What do you mean by this abeg
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Betnomore: 5:15am On Aug 07
Omoh I no know say all these WiFi extenders na half the speed of your main router them dey broadcast at best. If toh say I know I for no buy am ooo. Chiiiimooooo. Well na my kids go suffer am. Na to swap the tp-link router wey dem dey use with the WiFi extender since dey don’t consume media that will demand more than 10mbps at best. Why this x25 pro router no just work as WISP like my tp-link router. Well, the X25 pro don get another owner in our good oga for here @nsestudent
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by fuckboys: 5:52am On Aug 07
Betnomore:
Omoh I no know say all these WiFi extenders na half the speed of your main router them dey broadcast at best. If toh say I know I for no buy am ooo. Chiiiimooooo. Well na my kids go suffer am. Na to swap the tp-link router wey dem dey use with the WiFi extender since dey don’t consume media that will demand more than 10mbps at best. Why this x25 pro router no just work as WISP like my tp-link router. Well, the X25 pro don get another owner in our good oga for here @nsestudent
wifi extenders are shit, the best way to broadcast your WiFi to dead zones is to use an Ethernet cable to a WAN port of another router from your main router.
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Betnomore: 6:13am On Aug 07
Using Ethernet cable defeats the purpose of the extender for me. I have two Airtel android boxes that only connect via LAN port and I can’t be running long wires up and down the room and parlour. Getting an average of 20mbps in the parlour while getting 5mbps in my room with the WiFi extender. The only solution for me is to use the TP-link router (which used to be in the parlour) in my room which offers same speed as main router while the WiFi-extender is now used in the parlour to connect the android box

fuckboys:
wifi extenders are shit, the best way to broadcast your WiFi to dead zones is to use an Ethernet cable to a WAN port of another router from your main router.
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 7:44am On Aug 07
Betnomore:
Using Ethernet cable defeats the purpose of the extender for me. I have two Airtel android boxes that only connect via LAN port and I can’t be running long wires up and down the room and parlour. Getting an average of 20mbps in the parlour while getting 5mbps in my room with the WiFi extender. The only solution for me is to use the TP-link router (which used to be in the parlour) in my room which offers same speed as main router while the WiFi-extender is now used in the parlour to connect the android box
There are good wifi extenders but they are are so expensive you would question yourself for investing in them.

The best connection is always through LAN cables. As I use one X25pro as my main router now at home, I use one of the long LAN cables from Airtel ODU to extend to ZTE MC801A, which was working as my IDU, in the living room. MC801A then connects to an STB using its free LAN port while other peripheral devices like smart sockets connect to it via wifi.
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Betnomore: 7:47am On Aug 07
My TP-link router serves as a very good WiFi extender. It maxes out at 300mbps. So what else am I looking for. I no just want to buy another one as the WiFi extender is relatively cheap. The TP-link router came with one unlimited internet service I was using few years ago Hi-Konnect

NSEstudent:
There are good wifi extenders but they are are so expensive you would question yourself for investing in them.

The best connection is always through LAN cables. As I use one X25pro as my main router now at home, I use one of the long LAN cables from Airtel ODU to extend to ZTE MC801A, which was working as my IDU, in the living room. MC801A then connects to an STB using its free LAN port while other peripheral devices like smart sockets connect to it via wifi.
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 8:05am On Aug 07
Betnomore:
My TP-link router serves as a very good WiFi extender. It maxes out at 300mbps. So what else am I looking for. I no just want to buy another one as the WiFi extender is relatively cheap. The TP-link router came with one unlimited internet service I was using few years ago Hi-Konnect
It connects to the host via cable or via wifi? Tp link makes good routers by the way.

Those cheap extenders don't do a good job. They are only good to connect peripherals which don't need high internet speed, usually for automation purposes.
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Betnomore: 8:22am On Aug 07
Connects via WiFi or LAN. Any one u wish to use. I connect via WiFi and extend via LAN or WiFi while getting same speed as my main router. Attached is the picture of the TP-link router. It’s such a pity the X25 pro can’t connect via WiFi. If not, I wouldn’t have sold it to you.

NSEstudent:
It connects to the host via cable or via wifi? Tp link makes good routers by the way.

Those cheap extenders don't do a good job. They are only good to connect peripherals which don't need high internet speed, usually for automation purposes.

Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by emmyskies(m): 8:39am On Aug 07
Parachoko:
What do you mean by this abeg
Lemme use cost for an instance:
The cost of data subscription is very high. Why? No competitors.
If we had like 10 solid Internet service providers in Nigeria, do you think we will be buying data sub at this rate? There will be competition amongst themselves; the price will drop and quality of service will improve.
If you geh network issue, you go call mtn tire, them nor send you, they won't fix. They do this boldly because they're the best ISP in Nigeria, you have no where to run to.

How will this competition start? When foreign ISP come in to invest in Nigeria. But Federal Government policies is killing foreign investments. They're all leaving one by one.

See pharmaceuticals, foreign companies are closing down and leaving.

Book a flight today, almost 50% of the money for flight ticket is Federal Government tax
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 8:43am On Aug 07
Betnomore:
Connects via WiFi or LAN. Any one u wish to use. I connect via WiFi and extend via LAN or WiFi while getting same speed as my main router. Attached is the picture of the TP-link router. It’s such a pity the X25 pro can’t connect via WiFi. If not, I wouldn’t have sold it to you.
grin grin

Make e no be say you dey regret am o

Since you have the TP-LINK, why were you trying to use X25 as extender? It may not even work as effectively as TP-link for that specific purpose.
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by NSEstudent: 8:45am On Aug 07
emmyskies:
Lemme use cost for an instance:
The cost of data subscription is very high. Why? No competitors.
If we had like 10 solid Internet service providers in Nigeria, do you think we will be buying data sub at this rate? There will be competition amongst themselves; the price will drop and quality of service will improve.
If you geh network issue, you go call mtn tire, them nor send you, they won't fix. They do this boldly because they're the best ISP in Nigeria, you have no where to run to.

How will this competition start? When foreign ISP come in to invest in Nigeria. But Federal Government policies is killing foreign investments. They're all leaving one by one.

See pharmaceuticals, foreign companies are closing down and leaving.

Book a flight today, almost 50% of the money for flight ticket is Federal Government tax
Most of the ISPs are foreign companies. I think that's what he wanted to clarify.

Did you later test the MTN ODU sim with other MTNN routers you have?
Re: Airtel Unlimited Data Thread! Best Data Plan In 2024!! by Betnomore: 8:58am On Aug 07
I want to use it in my room. I have two android boxes that only use LAN connection. One in the parlor and one in my room. I can’t run long wire to both of them. So that was why I bought the WiFi extender to use with one of the android boxes. The main router is far from the TV in the parlour and also far from my room. The TP-link router has been working fine for the TV in the parlour but it’s always a hassle whenever I want to watch football in my room and I need to use the apps on the android box. I have to take the TP-link to my room to use it and my kids won’t be able to use it to watch their cartoon in the parlour. With the WiFi extender, my kids can use it in the parlour as it’s closer to the main router to enable them get decent speed while I can use the TP-link in room and get maximum speed. The X25 pro should have been the one I use in the parlour instead of buying WiFi extender but it can’t receive internet wirelessly to broadcast. So it doesn’t make sense running long cable to it as I can run the long cable directly to the android box and e go disfigure parlour. I hope you understand now

NSEstudent:
grin grin

Make e no be say you dey regret am o

Since you have the TP-LINK, why were you trying to use X25 as extender? It may not even work as effectively as TP-link for that specific purpose.
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