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Telkom Uncapped LTE - The most popular unlimited wireless data service

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:27:36 +0200

This blog is here to give you everything you need to know about the top-selling, best performing and well known LTE product on the market - lets teach you about Telkom's Uncapped LTE internet.

Telkom LTE uses hassle-free mobile technology rather than complicated installation procedures, site assessments and cable installations. Your path to the internet is airborne, straight from your router to your nearest LTE tower.

All delivered to your door, up and running, within 3-5 working days of your successful processed order. That's unlimited entertainment for only R449 per month for 10Mbps Uncapped LTE or R599 per month for 20Mbps Uncapped LTE, and you can include a rent-to-own router for +R70 per month!

Now lets take a look at the advantages of Telkom Uncapped LTE:

🚀 Unlimited data
🔌 No cables are needed
💨 Up to 20Mbps speeds
☎️ No landline is required
▶️ Plug and play installation
👍 No landlord approvals required
🛠️ No technician is required to setup your internet connection
📱 Sim card can be used in any 4g compatible device - including phones, MiFi's and smart tablets
🌍 Best of all – Telkom’s ever-expanding Fixed LTE network means you’ll find unlimited, uncapped and speedy internet, where you least expect it.

Why do you need Telkom Uncapped LTE?

Shopping, working, gaming, and streaming - everything has found it's way to the Net. In the quest to experience the best that the World Wide Web has to offer, wouldn't it be better to have an option which guarantees that everyone can live their best lives while saving more on data costs? This is possible with all Telkom's LTE offerings.

With Telkom Uncapped LTE, you can surf, stream, download and game right through the night without ever worrying about running out of data. As long as you're within an LTE-enabled area, you're good to go.

Full Voice service included for free!

This Uncapped LTE deal comes with a full wireless voice service. No fixed-line/landline is required to use this service. 300 On-net minutes (calls to Telkom fixed line or Telkom mobile) are also included. Out-of-bundle voice calls are billed at 70c per minute with per-second billing to all networks. Simply plug a telephone handset into the voice port at the back of the router to make and receive calls easily.

What you can do to get started?

Check your coverage

Telkom's Fixed LTE network coverage is expanding fast, and they are constantly updating their maps. To find out if you’re covered simply head over to this link - www.coveragecheck.co.za, and we’ll check if you can get Fixed LTE. Alternatively, call our sales experts on 087 802 0917.

Sign up online

Once you've found out if you can get Telkom LTE service in your area, simply select your desired package and hit 'sign me up' on www.uncappedlte.co.za. You will receive a phone call shortly after to complete your application telephonically and send through RICA documents.

Delivered to your door

Your LTE will be couriered to you within 3-5 working days after your order has been approved. Make sure you have your ID and proof of residence on hand to present to the courier for RICA purposes. Simply insert your SIM card into your router and turn it on!

Visit our Telkom Uncapped LTE page to

www.u ncappedlte.co.za

Fixed Uncapped LTE powered by Telkom

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:27:36 +0200

DSL Telecom has partnered with Telkom to offer Uncapped LTE internet deals to our customers since 2015!

Perhaps your neighborhood isn’t live for fibre yet, or maybe you’re just not ready to commit to a fibre installation. You could be renting or ending your rental term within a few months – but you still need a fast, reliable internet connection. If this sounds like you, then Telkom's Fixed Uncapped LTE is probably your best internet option.

Let’s dive right into the essential details about Telkom Uncapped LTE, and what it means for DSL Telecom customers.

What speeds can you expect from Telkom's LTE network?

While the Telkom LTE network is capable of internet speeds up to 90Mbps (given you’re using a router that can support these speeds), Telkom Uncapped LTE is promised an average speed of 10Mbps for most users.

Let's take a look at Telkom Uncapped LTE coverage

The Telkom Uncapped LTE network currently has the widest coverage of any South African Uncapped LTE network. This is good news because it means we can connect more users in more locations than ever before.

To find out if you’re covered simply visit our coverage check Uncapped LTE page and fill in the form on our page www.coveragecheck.co.za. One of our sales specialists will call you back to inform you on what coverage is available to your address.

Rent-to-own Telkom LTE Router

When you sign up for a Telkom Uncapped LTE package, you can choose to include a router. The router comes in an additional cost at R70.00 per month.

This is a Uncapped Telkom LTE compatible wireless router that allows you to connect multiple devices and cable connections.

Value for your money

One of the most exciting things about the Telkom Uncapped LTE deal (aside from the great network coverage) is that you get unlimited data at an affordable price! If you sign up for one of the capped LTE packages, you pay on average R2.70 per GB!

Take a look for yourself 👉

When all is said and done

When you choose to take advantage of Telkoms affordable Uncapped LTE deal, sign up through DSL Telecom and experience service like no other!

Rated 4th on HelloPeter in the telecommunications industry in the whole of South Africa, and an average of 4.6 stars on Google reviews, you'll be guaranteed a great customer experience!

Here is where you can sign up:

Telkom Uncapped LTE deals: www.uncappedlte.co.za
Telkom LTE deals: www.ltedeals.co.za

9 Tips to use less LTE data

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:15:31 +0200

We can access the wealth of the world's information from the palm of our hands ... or just stream some Netflix.

But if you do away from an uncapped LTE connection, it can end up costing you.

Thankfully, there are solutions to this. Through a combination of fiddling with your phone and desktop settings and being a little smarter about how you use data, you can avoid going over your limit.

👇 Here are 9 tips to help you reduce your LTE data consumption:

#1 : Set a data limit

For users on an internet plan with limited bandwidth, setting how much data you want to use on your PC is a brilliant way to reduce data usage. Let's say your internet plan's data bandwidth is capped at 20GB, and you don't want your PC to use more than 2GB per week, you can set a weekly data limit of 2GB on your computer. That way, you are in total control of your PC's data consumption.

#2 : Use data compressing apps

Various apps use compression technology to reduce your data usage. You might already use some of them, without realising the impact.

Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers. It has a built-in feature that can significantly reduce data consumption.

When data compression is turned on, all of your traffic is passed through a proxy run by Google. Your data is compressed and optimised before being sent to your phone. This results in lower data consumption and also speeds up the loading of pages without any significant change in web content.

👉To use data compression on Android:

Open Chrome, tap on the 3-dot menu on the upper right corner, tap on Settings, and scroll down to Data Saver. There you can tap on the upper right corner to toggle Data Saver on.

Turning data saver ON also implements Chrome’s Safe Browsing System to detect malicious pages and protect you from malware and harmful content. You can revisit that settings panel in Chrome to see how much data you’ve saved over a period.

👉To use data compression on IOS:

Open Chrome, tap on the 3-dot menu on the upper right corner, tap on Settings, and scroll down to Bandwidth. There you can tap on the Pre-load web pages option and select Never.

This process can reduce data usage by 50 percent, as it both compresses and minimises HTML, JavaScript and CSS resources. Removing unnecessary whitespace, comments and other metadata not essential to rendering the pages, as Google previously explained.

#3 : Stop apps from automatically syncing

While you use your phone or desktop, a lot of activity happens in the background. For example, Google Play and Apple's App Store check for updates and your email app looks for new messages. Meanwhile, social media apps push updates to your phone - the list goes on.

All this data adds to your LTE internet usage. We're not even talking about apps updating, just the data and information they sync. Whatever apps you use with a regular requirement for data are costing you money.

👉 How to disable Android app syncing

You can disable some apps that sync at Settings > Apps & notifications. Here you'll find apps that sync various data, such as your contacts. Tap each one and check the data usage - if it's too much, tap Data usage, then disable Background data.

👉 How to disable IPhone app syncing

On iOS, you can disable native apps from syncing via Settings > [Your name/ Apple ID] > iCloud. All you need to do now is tap each service that you don't need to sync.

Almost all apps that require constant syncing will let you manage how data syncs in their individual settings.

#4 : Store music and podcasts on your phone storage

This solution is so useful, you'll wonder why you didn't think of it already. Instead of streaming audio from your preferred online service or app, just download it to your phone before you leave the house.

Most phones and desktops come with enough storage to store a collection of your favourite music.

While you might own a smartphone with low storage, Android phones commonly feature a microSD card slot for expanding space. The only difference is that you should copy the MP3s to this storage, rather than your phone.

Once you're done, use your phone's built-in audio player to enjoy your music---no internet required! Alternatively, upgrading to the paid version of Spotify, Apple Music, and other services lets you download music to your phone.

#5 : Don't stream in HD Video and limit your general use of streaming services

#6 : Disable geolocation from apps

Some apps will automatically geotag you, it will use a lot of continuous data as the app is constantly updating your location. For some apps there is no need to be geotagged and it will save you a great deal of LTE data.

👉 How to disable location geotag on Android:

Android phone makers often have custom menus, so the process for doing this might be different on a Google Pixel versus an Android phone made by Samsung or LG. But, it should be relatively similar across devices running Android P, the latest version of Android. Here’s how to stop apps from tracking you on Android:

Open your Settings, tap Advanced. Choose App permissions. Select Location. You’ll see a list of apps that have access to your location. Unlike the iPhone, Android only lets you turn permission on and off, instead of only while using the app. Turn off the apps that do not need to know your location for the app to work correctly. For eg. you might not want to turn off your GPS navigator app as you will need to manually turn it back on every time you would like to use it.

👉 How to disable location geotag on IPhone:

First navigate to your Settings > Privacy. Select Location Services. If you want to completely stop all apps from using your location, turn Location Services off. If you want to manage settings app by app, tap each app and choose “Never” or “While Using.” Make sure apps that don’t need your location, like most games, are set to “Never.” Other apps should be set to track your location only while you’re actively using and inside of that app. There’s no reason an app needs to track you all the time, unless you want to be tracked live without being inside of an app.

Reminder: Some apps need your location to work properly.

#7 : Kick out the malware

Not just the regular apps on your phone or desktop could be using your data, there could be other reasons why the data limit is getting exhausted so often.

Regularly scan your devices for malware with a good antivirus app. Malicious apps might be sucking your bandwidth in the background while sending your precious information to the attackers. Doing so will also help you speed up your devices.

#8 : Disable background app refresh

#9 : Take advantage of your Night Surfer hours

When downloading large files or updating PC and Console games, do the update during your Telkom LTE Night Surfer hours. Night Surfer data bundles can only be used between midnight 00:00 and 5:00am on any day of the week.

These tips should help you reduce your LTE data consumption. Unfortunately, some tips may inhibit the full potential of your devices. Today's devices are capable of amazing performance but this potential is often bound by data limitations. All the more reason to choose an unlimited data plan. Telkom offers 24 hours Uncapped LTE. Included in this plan is a wireless Voice service, so you get unlimited data and 300 on-net minutes.

Take a look at Telkom's Uncapped LTE packages here 👉 www.uncappedlte.co.za