MWeb LTE Deals 2026
No fibre on your street yet? MWeb's LTE range puts a plug-and-play router on a mobile network so you can get online without a trench. Here's how the uncapped plans really work, and when LTE makes sense over fibre.
- No fixed line needed
- Free-to-use router
- Month-to-month
- Works where fibre doesn't
How MWeb LTE works
LTE is fixed-wireless internet. Instead of a fibre cable, a router picks up a mobile signal and shares it over WiFi to your home. There's nothing to install in the wall, so you can be online the day the router arrives.
That convenience is the whole point. If the fibre networks haven't reached your address, or you're renting and can't dig up the garden, LTE gets you connected while you wait. Plenty of households also keep a small LTE plan as a backup so an area fibre outage doesn't knock everyone offline at once.
The catch is how "uncapped" works on a mobile network. You won't hit a hard cap that cuts you off, but each plan has a Fair Use threshold: a generous amount of data at full speed, then a slower speed for whatever's left of the month. The numbers are published, so there are no surprises once you know where to look.
Uncapped, but with a Fair Use Policy
Here's the part most LTE pages bury. These are MWeb's published Fair Use thresholds - the data you get at full speed before the line steps down. Pick the plan whose full-speed allowance comfortably covers a normal month for your home.
| Plan | Full speed for | After that |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mbps Uncapped | First 100GB at up to 10 Mbps | Next 20GB at 4 Mbps, then 2 Mbps to month-end |
| 20 Mbps Uncapped | First 500GB at up to 20 Mbps | Next 50GB at 4 Mbps, then 2 Mbps to month-end |
| 30 Mbps Uncapped | First 600GB at up to 30 Mbps | Next 50GB at 4 Mbps, then 2 Mbps to month-end |
| Unlimited (MTN) | First 1000GB at full network speed | 4 Mbps for the rest of the month |
Thresholds per MWeb's published LTE Fair Use terms. For live pricing and the current plan line-up, see MWeb's LTE page - prices move with promotions, so the live page is the source of truth.
Router, contract & what's included
On qualifying LTE plans the router is free to use for as long as you stay subscribed. You don't buy it - MWeb owns it, and you hand it back in working order if you cancel (keep the box). That keeps your upfront cost down to the first month rather than a few thousand rand for hardware.
Plans run month-to-month, so you're not locked into a two-year contract the way some fixed-LTE deals demand. If fibre lands on your street next quarter, you can switch over without a penalty. When you do, our MWeb fibre deals page lists every uncapped line MWeb sells, and MWeb coverage shows which networks are live at your address.
When MWeb LTE makes sense
No fibre on your street
If the fibre networks haven't reached your address, LTE gets you online now instead of waiting months for a trench to arrive.
A backup line
Keep a cheap LTE plan alongside fibre so a cable cut or area outage doesn't take the whole house offline.
Renters and short stays
No trenching, no landlord sign-off, no install date. The router works the day it arrives, and you take it with you when you move.
Light to medium use
Browsing, email, a couple of streams and video calls sit comfortably inside the full-speed data on the bigger plans.
Should you wait for fibre?
Short version: if fibre is already live at your address, get fibre. It's cheaper per gigabyte, the speed holds up in the evening, and it doesn't care about mobile congestion or a thunderstorm.
LTE earns its place in two situations. The first is when fibre simply isn't there yet - a real position for many homes outside the dense metros. The second is backup: a modest LTE plan sitting behind your fibre line means a cable cut doesn't end the work-from-home day.
If you're not sure which networks reach you, check coverage first, then compare the fibre price against the LTE plan you'd otherwise pay for. Nine times out of ten, once fibre is an option, it wins. Our guide on fibre vs LTE vs 5G digs into the trade-offs.
MWeb LTE questions
Get MWeb LTE while you wait for fibre
See MWeb's current LTE plans and prices, then check whether fibre is live at your address before you commit.