ColeworldMD:
MTN told me my device & sim are 4G ready but I can't get lte even tho I see it as available when I search for networks. Any ideas? I use iPhone 5s. I've not tried it on my modem tho..

If you can see it when you search then it available... Try to put the phone on LTE only.....
If your modem support LTE then try it as well...
I can't get a new phone cos of 4G , so im using MTN Mifi..


Even my house is not on the coverage area but i got 3bars LTE speed above 50Mpbs DoDownload and 40mpbs upload
Seems those representative are not current.....

dustmalik:

Have you swapped your sim for a 4G one? What is your location? Which mifi device are you using?

Yes and huawei e5372

Horlaarsco:


Yes and huawei e5372

Well, that's the problem. E5372 doesn't support LTE band 28.

dustmalik:

Well, that's the problem. E5372 doesn't support LTE band 28.

Oboy..... mofoh ooooo

Dam5reey:


If you can see it when you search then it available... Try to put the phone on LTE only.....
If your modem support LTE then try it as well...
I can't get a new phone cos of 4G , so im using MTN Mifi..


Even my house is not on the coverage area but i got 3bars LTE speed above 50Mpbs DoDownload and 40mpbs upload
Seems those representative are not current.....

okayy.. in gonna try the mifi. Cheers!

dustmalik:

Yeah, i am.

okay. Pls dm me

dustmalik:

Well, that's the problem. E5372 doesn't support LTE band 28.

please does spectranet mifi support band 28?

sugarboiz:

please does spectranet mifi support band 28?

Yes, the Huawei E5573s-606 from Spectranet does.

ColeworldMD:
if u're in Abuja I can hook u up with someone that sells

I am also interested in the contact

sholatech:


I am also interested in the contact

okay. Dm me

Now that 4G is here we got faster internet, cheaper data plus recession!!! Perfect combo

dem just de deceive gullible nigerians say dem don upgrade 2 4g ...all dose speed tests na just wash.. dose na 3.75g speeds. wat happened 2 d era of 42mbps modems released on 3g bands

i 4 once got a stinky 28mbps on etisalat back in days.. 4g never de rain den... y shud i upgrade my sim in d first place, is it d device or d sim dat gives d 4g signal? abeg tell me if am wrong ooo...


make person nor come de cry say dem zap him data since d new speeds have never bin experienced by majority

brightk:
dem just de deceive gullible nigerians say dem don upgrade 2 4g ...all dose speed tests na just wash.. dose na 3.75g speeds. wat happened 2 d era of 42mbps modems released on 3g bands

i 4 once got a stinky 28mbps on etisalat back in days.. 4g never de rain den... y shud i upgrade my sim in d first place, is it d device or d sim dat gives d 4g signal? abeg tell me if am wrong ooo...


make person nor come de cry say dem zap him data since d new speeds have never bin experienced by majority

At least the Glorified 4G...even if it is 50mpbs. It is still far better , now i dont wait for page to keep rolling... Time is money... What i do for 2 hours online before is now don in 30 minutes......

Its is two way.... Some have been using their sim 6- 10 years ago so they need to upgrade the sim...

For MTN If your sim was bought within 1 year ago it is 4G already... For Etisalat no upgrade all their sim were Usim from inception.... Glo you need an LTE sim..

Now to devices... You must have 4G also it must support the network"s provider band...

dustmalik:
ColeworldMD, the problem with MTN LTE is that it's deployed in most places using band 7 (2600), and band 7 doesn't travel far and has low in-building penetration. It's mostly in Lagos where Visaphone-MTN LTE was tested that you would find the presence of band 20(800). Band 20, on the other hand, travels far and penetrates walls better. But even at that, I've been quite impressed with MTN LTE, even though the reception is nothing to write home about in my location.

Now Glo, on the other hand, uses band 28(700), which travels even farther and has way better in-building penetration, albeit uncommon in most LTE Devices.

By the way, do you have a Huawei E5573s-606 for sale, or you know anyone who wants to sell theirs, or anywhere i can get it for a reasonable price?

Though MTN acquired the 800Mhz spectrum, it is not authorized to use it yet because of the litigation. Currently MTN uses only band 7..

TechRez:


Though MTN acquired the 800Mhz spectrum, it is not authorized to use it yet because of the litigation. Currently MTN uses only band 7..

im sure iPhone 5s supports band 7. I just don't know why it's such a big deal to connect

Dam5reey:


For MTN If your sim was bought within 1 year ago it is 4G already... For Etisalat no upgrade all their sim were Usim from inception.... Glo you need an LTE sim..

Now to devices... You must have 4G also it must support the network"s provider band...

its just funny that their customer support reps are ill informed about the nitty gritty details

Nards Surprisingly m one too

Dam5reey:


Works at Ikeja .... The speed was not that cool 10Mbps

I got 50+ Mbps at Abule Egba even with 3 bars.....

Seriously its like you're downloading...

Indeed the experience is different... Now Nigeria has the real 3.75G..... ..

wait... You are getting 10Mbps and its not that cool?? Jesu.. Its a wireless cellular connection, not a wired broadband... You expect it be like you are copying a file from a core i7 pc with 32Gb RAM using a thunderbolt connection..

ColeworldMD:
im sure iPhone 5s supports band 7. I just don't know why it's such a big deal to connect

A1530 and A1457 are the only variants of iPhone 5s that support band 7. Which one do you own?

dustmalik:

A1530 and A1457 are the only variants of iPhone 5s that support band 7. Which one do you own?

how can I check it?

ColeworldMD:
how can I check it?

It's written on the back of your iPhone.

dustmalik:

It's written on the back of your iPhone.

A1533 but I sent 4G to 131 & MTN said I'm eligible.

ColeworldMD:
A1533 but I sent 4G to 131 & MTN said I'm eligible.

Your variant doesn't support band 7(2600). Here are the bands it supports

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900) - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA

MTN system got that one wrong. Maybe it assumed, since it's an iPhone 5s, it should work, without considering the various variants of it.

dustmalik:

Your variant doesn't support band 7(2600). Here are the bands it supports

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900) - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA

MTN system got that one wrong. Maybe it assumed, since it's an iPhone 5s, it should work, without considering the various variants of it.

but MTN supports 2 bands so I guess that's why. Plus someone here said the second band is currently not deployed

ColeworldMD:
but MTN supports 2 bands so I guess that's why. Plus someone here said the second band is currently not deployed

Yes. Right now, the band being officially used by MTN is band 7, and your device doesn't support that, hence why MTN 4G isn't working on your device. Maybe when they resolve their litigation issue, NCC might give them the go ahead to deploy band 20. One of the reasons MTN acquired Visafone was because of the 800mhz spectrum.

A tablet I ordered for in aliexpress

LaconicINC:
A tablet I ordered for in aliexpress

What's the device name and for how much

ColeworldMD:
but MTN supports 2 bands so I guess that's why. Plus someone here said the second band is currently not deployed

This should clear una arguments

Dam5reey:


This should clear una arguments

It wasn't an argument. We were just clearing things up for each other.

dustmalik:

Yes. Right now, the band being officially used by MTN is band 7, and your device doesn't support that, hence why MTN 4G isn't working on your device. Maybe when they resolve their litigation issue, NCC might give them the go ahead to deploy band 20. One of the reasons MTN acquired Visafone was because of the 800mhz spectrum.

makes sense. Looking forward to that. Any news on airtel 4G?

Dam5reey:


This should clear una arguments

Lol no time for arguments. Which network & device is your 4G driver?

ColeworldMD:
Lol no time for arguments. Which network & device is your 4G driver?

Yeah
Currently using the MTN 4G MIFI unlocked...

It supports.... MTN 4G, Smile 4G, NTEL 4G, Etisalat 4G.... All these network are readily available..

Then any another 3G network......