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RalphRay

Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

MTC claims their 3.9G service is the best, better than Alfa's 3G+. What is the point of a higher theoretical limit when the bandwidth and service is worse! I am with MTC and have never got speeds higher than 2Mbits (compared to Alfa's 5~7 Mbits), even in off peak, and the upload is terrible with bad latencies.

MTC (Hamra):

Please post your speed test along with the location.

Let this thread just be for comparing! Thanks.

omar_killer

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

yesyes,I have the same problem on my galaxy s
I get 2 mbps maximum
Qraytem area
could it be that the 3G tower in our area is having problems?

RalphRay

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

No I think the problem is from MTC. I haven't seen yet an MTC user that has posted speed results of 5 to 7 Mbits and I have tested also in different areas.

redbyte

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

To be honest, the reason I went for Alfa for 3G was because of my experience with MTC vs Alfa Blackberry service. Alfa's service was/is far superior and I was very frustrated because my messages on MTC would never get through, when 3G launched I decided to go for Alfa for this reason and I must say, I am amazed at Alfa 3G. I get between 5-6 mbps always. Maybe it has to do with congestion of MTC in certain areas? Im I have real data but I assume that Beirut has a lot more MTC subscribers than Alfa...

Ruroken

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

Don't have a proof or anything, but a friend tested it in front of me and the maximum he got was between 4 and 5. I'm in Tareek el Jdideh area.

RalphRay

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

To be honest, the reason I went for Alfa for 3G was because of my experience with MTC vs Alfa Blackberry service. Alfa's service was/is far superior and I was very frustrated because my messages on MTC would never get through, when 3G launched I decided to go for Alfa for this reason and I must say, I am amazed at Alfa 3G. I get between 5-6 mbps always. Maybe it has to do with congestion of MTC in certain areas? Im I have real data but I assume that Beirut has a lot more MTC subscribers than Alfa...

I dont think its a congestion problem because I have tried it hours like 4-5 a.m. It seems they have limited the bandwidth somehow. Also noticed MTC is with Terranet and Alfa is with IDM.

redbyte

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

To be honest, the reason I went for Alfa for 3G was because of my experience with MTC vs Alfa Blackberry service. Alfa's service was/is far superior and I was very frustrated because my messages on MTC would never get through, when 3G launched I decided to go for Alfa for this reason and I must say, I am amazed at Alfa 3G. I get between 5-6 mbps always. Maybe it has to do with congestion of MTC in certain areas? Im I have real data but I assume that Beirut has a lot more MTC subscribers than Alfa...

I dont think its a congestion problem because I have tried it hours like 4-5 a.m. It seems they have limited the bandwidth somehow. Also noticed MTC is with Terranet and Alfa is with IDM.

That changes. On Alfa I have had Terranet, IDM, and Sodetel at random times throughout the day

Last edited by redbyte (November 4 2011)

patrickak

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

This is what i got yesterday in Antelias on ipad2 from MTC. Perfect skype, cristal clear image and sound.
http://www.speedtest.net/iphone/163635039.png

Leonedes

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

All I can say about MTC is that its signal perfect from Zalka to Jbeil, and pretty fast, I've only tested it once and it gave me 3.5 mbps , which isnt all that bad.

charbel02468

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

Guys the limits imposed are for your own benefits. they know that you will become greedy and bypass the quota  so that you won't have to spend more than the subscription fee. They are thinking of you!

Dope14

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

a friend of mine on mtc subscribed to 3g on his blackberry 8520 though i know it doesnt support 3g, will it get edge ? , to make matters worse there is no 3g where he lives , so im asking will it still  get edge instead of 3g, if yes how , hopefully he didnt subscribe for nothing.

surfer12

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

a friend of mine on mtc subscribed to 3g on his blackberry 8520 though i know it doesnt support 3g, will it get edge ? , to make matters worse there is no 3g where he lives , so im asking will it still  get edge instead of 3g, if yes how , hopefully he didnt subscribe for nothing.

Yes he should be able to use EDGE with no problems.

khalil13

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

a friend of mine on mtc subscribed to 3g on his blackberry 8520 though i know it doesnt support 3g, will it get edge ? , to make matters worse there is no 3g where he lives , so im asking will it still  get edge instead of 3g, if yes how , hopefully he didnt subscribe for nothing.

Yes he should be able to use EDGE with no problems.

Can bbm run on 3g? And i mean 3g not bis over 3g

Dope14

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

no bbm wont work over 3g , bis ( blackberry internet service ) is needed , but i believe you can just browse and use whatsapp and such apps .

Dope14

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

what happened is that yesterday he had to renew his bis , so instead of renewing he just subscribed to 3g  (100mb) to use whatsapp  at around 11 pm, he had internet till 12:49 and thats it , doesnt it need settings ?, i mean if it does, he wouldnt be able to use whatsapp till 12:49 am instead of 12:00 am . i hope this made sense

babum

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

If he hasn't used a lot of Mb from that plan he can call alfa and ask for a refund. I was offered one last month while trying to change 3g plans.

Dope14

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

If he hasn't used a lot of Mb from that plan he can call alfa and ask for a refund. I was offered one last month while trying to change 3g plans.

, he is with mtc , no chance making it work?

Leonedes

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

Any blackberry can run on the 3G networks if the device supports it, if it doesnt, it should work with EDGE perfectly. Note that the browser on the new BB OS wont work without importing Service Books from a blackberry running the OLD OSes. You should also add the apn settings to your bb device, I forgot how to do so, but you should be able to find it on this forum as I had the same problem before.

I just turned on my old BB Torch, and put in it my Sim Card which has an active 3G subscription with MTC, it worked perfectly, whatsapp and browsing in opera. I didnt even have to change settings because I had already imported service books a long time ago when I subscribed to GPRS, its weird I know but I can confirm it works 100%. The only thing is I forgot what the settings were, but it truely does work.

Dope14

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

Any blackberry can run on the 3G networks if the device supports it, if it doesnt, it should work with EDGE perfectly. Note that the browser on the new BB OS wont work without importing Service Books from a blackberry running the OLD OSes. You should also add the apn settings to your bb device, I forgot how to do so, but you should be able to find it on this forum as I had the same problem before.

I just turned on my old BB Torch, and put in it my Sim Card which has an active 3G subscription with MTC, it worked perfectly, whatsapp and browsing in opera. I didnt even have to change settings because I had already imported service books a long time ago when I subscribed to GPRS, its weird I know but I can confirm it works 100%. The only thing is I forgot what the settings were, but it truely does work.

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the phone is a blackberry curve 8520 , he had bis first , now thought of just using whatsapp thinking he will get edge even if the area is still not covered yet with 3g , he did manage now to change the apn to mtc as the website recomends , but still nothing .

lalas

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

funny add from mtctouch: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= … 808&type=1

Chup

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

the phone is a blackberry curve 8520

curve 8520 doesn't support 3G

Last edited by Chup (November 10 2011)

Dope14

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

the phone is a blackberry curve 8520

curve 8520 doesn't support 3G

it should take edge !

Chup

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

it should take edge !

Without BIS ? nup

Dope14

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

it should take edge !

Without BIS ? nup

are you sure bro ?

what happened is that yesterday he had to renew his bis , so instead of renewing he just subscribed to 3g  (100mb) to use whatsapp  at around 11 pm, he had internet till 12:49 and thats it , doesnt it need settings ?, i mean if it does, he wouldnt be able to use whatsapp till 12:49 am instead of 12:00 am . i hope this made sense

Last edited by Dope14 (November 10 2011)

Chup

Re: Alfa 3G vs MTC 3G

Yea well that's the whole point , otherwise all BB users worldwide would stop BBM just get a 3G connection and get on Watsapp wouldn't they ?
The mobile internet i have now on my Blackberry, is in fact 3G but through BIS.
BIS is some sort of contract made by RIM with Alfa/MTC
That's my theory at least