TSTT WiMax 4G/Hotspot and HSPA+ Thread

[shiv2111]

Seeing that TSTT has decided to lump most of their Wireless devices together and call all under the WIMAX name.

huh? blink/bmobile has one WIMAX device that they call "My Hot Spot"
http://www.bmobile.co.tt/plans/android-plans/

Does anyone have their blink wireless modems? They have stopped offering it to customers cause of traffic congestion and it is no longer on their website. I got it when it first came out cause it was the best alternative for me. Does anyone else have this device? Btw this is not a usb adapter but a wireless modem that comes with built in wifi and you need to connect via the lan.

are you referring to the "My Hot Spot" device?

They rolled this out around 2 and half years ago before they launched the hot spot/ IYP. Under the banner blink wireless. It was pretty much an alternative for people without phones to have a wireless internet connection (a la green dot/ carib link / lisa). It is pretty much a modem with its own portal and all that but with the settings preloaded especially the DNS. Hence why I was having issues with the Netflix cause, on my device my DNS is hard coded on it.

Pretty decent on off peak times and fair during peak time. TSTT no longers offer it on their web site for residential cause they pretty much do what they always do. Sell it to everyone and not have enough hardware to support the traffic.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ oh you mean this?



that was replaced by this "Blink on the go" aka Blink My Hot Spot

[firstchoicett]

So you still need a hot spot then? That's epic fail yes .

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

So you still need a hot spot then? That's epic fail yes .

wha?

No I think you are confusing the existing WiMax device with the upcoming HSPA+ service which will be launched soon

we won't know the speed or rates of the HSPA+ service because it has not been launched yet

the HSPA+ service will be on your phone's data plan

[shiv2111]

In theory to the blink prepaid yes, design no lol but yeah you get the idea. They can around where I live offering the service, as in the great DEVELOPING country that we live, where they were supposed to run cables underground , TSTT and flow were invited to run but never came. So in the long run everyone in this new area hadda salt.

I pay about $220 a month for a 2mb package. Not bad better than the alternatives. However a friend of mine who works TSTT said they stopped giving out IYP and are focusing on launching 4g in Sep. Digicel have a serious jump on them.

[Prototype-Tuner]

wtk can you buy a my hotspot itself?
without contracts

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ check someone who bought an iPhone from bmobile. The My Hot Spot device and service came free with bmobile iPhone packages, so they might be willing to sell it to you.

[Prototype-Tuner]

ok
*makes - wtb my hot spot device

[ek4ever]

Any1 knows what the hell is going on with TSTT WiMAX????

For the past few days the service has been crawling .... my speedtest.net results are 0.03
Mbps dl and 0.12 Mbps up.

Is this what TSTT believes is broadband? Steups!!! Digicel and Flow will really leave them in the dust

TSTT = Big Fcuking waste of time .... don't know why they still in existence

[S_2NR]

Any1 knows what the hell is going on with TSTT WiMAX????

For the past few days the service has been crawling .... my speedtest.net results are 0.03
Mbps dl and 0.12 Mbps up.

Is this what TSTT believes is broadband? Steups!!! Digicel and Flow will really leave them in the dust

TSTT = Big Fcuking waste of time .... don't know why they still in existence

did u call them?

oh and this thread might get deleted too becuz of all the complaints in here just like the skybox thread...
yay

[ek4ever]

^^^ Yes. Was told it's a network issue that they are working on. Tech support said it was an issue that turned up yesterday/today however I've been experiencing the problem for 5 days now.

Was told not to do anything cause there's the chance I could lose internet connectivity altogether.

What great service .... and I'm paying for this sh1te

[computer]

It wasnt working this morning in San Fernando but it seems to be back up now

[nemisis]

^^^ Yes. Was told it's a network issue that they are working on. Tech support said it was an issue that turned up yesterday/today however I've been experiencing the problem for 5 days now.

Was told not to do anything cause there's the chance I could lose internet connectivity altogether.

What great service .... and I'm paying for this sh1te

You are the cause of your own problem

[brickman]

Things normel with the hotspot.

[JJ16]

Anyone else getting 3G on their iphone/galaxy etc?

My friend just sent me a screen shot of his iPhone and he has 3g...

i still have edge on my iphone though....just wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing 3G instead of Edge?

[Conrad]

Where I work in PoS I get GSM.

-_-

[Stephon.]

Nothing here. I hope its true and your friend isn't trolling you.

[JJ16]

Yea I just saw it with my own eyes...now this Bmobile CSR online is telling me that their EDGE is 3G ...

and telling me in order for me to get 3G i need to turn on my wifi, when I then explain to her that if I turn on my wifi that i get WIFI and NOT 3g/Edge she is telling me to visit a bmobile office for them to show me how to turn on 3G..like brrr..

i think they should replace half of those technical support persons with apes..

[Stephon.]

Yea I just saw it with my own eyes...now this Bmobile CSR online is telling me that their EDGE is 3G ...

and telling me in order for me to get 3G i need to turn on my wifi, when I then explain to her that if I turn on my wifi that i get WIFI and NOT 3g/Edge she is telling me to visit a bmobile office for them to show me how to turn on 3G..like brrr..

i think they should replace half of those technical support persons with apes..

ROFL!!!!

[gastly369]

Yea I just saw it with my own eyes...now this Bmobile CSR online is telling me that their EDGE is 3G ...

and telling me in order for me to get 3G i need to turn on my wifi, when I then explain to her that if I turn on my wifi that i get WIFI and NOT 3g/Edge she is telling me to visit a bmobile office for them to show me how to turn on 3G..like brrr..

i think they should replace half of those technical support persons with apes..

hahaha . i does just agree with them to avoid long talk , hang up and laugh till i cry yes

[shaneelal]

What area was your friend in?

[JJ16]

So just called TSTT and actually got someone who was WILLING to find out for me...

What he told me was that, depending on the speeds of cellular data you get at different times it MAY say 3g, however its just displaying 3g and its actually still at the speed of edge.

He also said that sometimes if you are in a hotspot area and the speed isnt as high, you may tend to see 3g/4g or just wifi depending on the type of phone you are using.

With the iphone, the actually data icon is replaced by the wifi icon when wifi is turned on, unlike some phones which display them separately.

So in truth and in fact he is still receiving the same LAME speeds as everyone else on bmobile

#bmobilepwned!

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=299737

Probably set to launch in September

[shaneelal]

So just called TSTT and actually got someone who was WILLING to find out for me...

What he told me was that, depending on the speeds of cellular data you get at different times it MAY say 3g, however its just displaying 3g and its actually still at the speed of edge.

He also said that sometimes if you are in a hotspot area and the speed isnt as high, you may tend to see 3g/4g or just wifi depending on the type of phone you are using.

With the iphone, the actually data icon is replaced by the wifi icon when wifi is turned on, unlike some phones which display them separately.

So in truth and in fact he is still receiving the same LAME speeds as everyone else on bmobile

#bmobilepwned!

If you see 3G on your phone then it is receiving a 3G signal (UMTS, HSPA+) . They're probably turning it up in the areas in Duane's post. You can probably use the 3G but they may have applied a profile similar to EDGE. You won't get the full 3G speeds until they launch their product next month.

[Daran]

So just called TSTT and actually got someone who was WILLING to find out for me...

What he told me was that, depending on the speeds of cellular data you get at different times it MAY say 3g, however its just displaying 3g and its actually still at the speed of edge.

He also said that sometimes if you are in a hotspot area and the speed isnt as high, you may tend to see 3g/4g or just wifi depending on the type of phone you are using.

With the iphone, the actually data icon is replaced by the wifi icon when wifi is turned on, unlike some phones which display them separately.

So in truth and in fact he is still receiving the same LAME speeds as everyone else on bmobile

#bmobilepwned!

If you see 3G on your phone then it is receiving a 3G signal (UMTS, HSPA+) . They're probably turning it up in the areas in Duane's post. You can probably use the 3G but they may have applied a profile similar to EDGE. You won't get the full 3G speeds until they launch their product next month.

Seems about right. I heard they starting to bring up them 3g sites in the west first....hopefully they reach me in arima soon.

[redmanjp]

So just called TSTT and actually got someone who was WILLING to find out for me...

What he told me was that, depending on the speeds of cellular data you get at different times it MAY say 3g, however its just displaying 3g and its actually still at the speed of edge.

He also said that sometimes if you are in a hotspot area and the speed isnt as high, you may tend to see 3g/4g or just wifi depending on the type of phone you are using.

With the iphone, the actually data icon is replaced by the wifi icon when wifi is turned on, unlike some phones which display them separately.

So in truth and in fact he is still receiving the same LAME speeds as everyone else on bmobile

#bmobilepwned!

that bzone is for anyone or just for bmobile customers?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

that bzone is for anyone or just for bmobile customers?

currently it is available to everyone, however it is meant for bmobile and blink customers ONLY. TSTT will lock down the bzone making it available only to bmobile or blink customers soon.

Check out the FAQ
http://www.bmobile.co.tt/we-got-this-enter-the-bzone/

[wheelbarrow]

I got it today briefly on the waters outside Hyatt. Stayed on till i reached DDI.

[pete]

The bzone in the bmobile in Trincity mall is for bmobile customers only. Didn't let me connect with my samsung player.

[JJ16]

Well no explanation because he's in chaguanas, just like me and im sure many other tuners..and he's is actually getting approx 500KBPS in a speed test....