Vodacom offers prepaid bonuses

MTN has been doing this for some time now.

Every now and again I get the message that I have received 1 or 2 minutes of free airtime - yay! :rolleyes:
 
I still do not understand this marketing ploy of favouring prepaid customers over contract customers....

Prepaid seem to get offered a lot of these sort of "deals". I suppose it is an indication of the country we live in. It would be interesting to get figures on how many Vodacom subscribers are prepaid and how many are contract.
 
LancelotSA said:
I still do not understand this marketing ploy of favouring prepaid customers over contract customers....

Prepaid seem to get offered a lot of these sort of "deals". I suppose it is an indication of the country we live in. It would be interesting to get figures on how many Vodacom subscribers are prepaid and how many are contract.
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That's because prepaid users far out number contract users. It's therefore in Vodacoms best interest to milk as much as they can out of them.
 
LancelotSA said:
I still do not understand this marketing ploy of favouring prepaid customers over contract customers....

Prepaid seem to get offered a lot of these sort of "deals". I suppose it is an indication of the country we live in. It would be interesting to get figures on how many Vodacom subscribers are prepaid and how many are contract.
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what about your free minutes on contract?
or your "free" phone?
or your free whatever when you sign a new contract?

:confused: :confused:
 
2 rand per meg 80 cents per sms Lol

rape on vodacon
 
I need airtime, but I will hold out till monday for the R5.50 extra :D
 
BigAl-sa said:
what about your free minutes on contract?
or your "free" phone?
or your free whatever when you sign a new contract?

:confused: :confused:
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Your comments have me equally confused... there is no such thing as a free phone! :)

All prices are comprehensively calculated by Vodacom to ensure you pay for it over the 2 years..... and have you never wondered why you get more ":free" minutes on packages you pay more for? They are not free.... they are included in the price!
 
Does this apply to data bundles as well?

I mean, I could buy R1000 airtime, which shoulc give me R1100 right, then can I buy bundles with that for the next 3 or 4 months?

Vodacom probably don't know themselves :(
 
overandout said:
MTN has been doing this for some time now.

Every now and again I get the message that I have received 1 or 2 minutes of free airtime - yay! :rolleyes:
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since about 1999. I think. Been around forever.
Sometimes u get a free sms, or a few rands air time.
Whoop de doo.
 
Watch out for some more good deals as the big boys will try to get people to spend more what with this recession going on...
 
LancelotSA said:
Your comments have me equally confused... there is no such thing as a free phone! :)

All prices are comprehensively calculated by Vodacom to ensure you pay for it over the 2 years..... and have you never wondered why you get more ":free" minutes on packages you pay more for? They are not free.... they are included in the price!
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Well I'm on TopUp 315

I pay R320 p/m : R320 x 24= R7680

I get R315 p/m worth of Airtime : R315 x 24 = R 7560
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Add R220 of activation fee to R7680= R7900

R7900 - R 7560= Difference is R340

I received a Nokia N73, Something must have been free, unless the N73 is going to depreciate to R340 by next year June.
 
news24 said:
Well I'm on TopUp 315

I pay R320 p/m : R320 x 24= R7680

I get R315 p/m worth of Airtime : R315 x 24 = R 7560
_________________________________________________

Add R220 of activation fee to R7680= R7900

R7900 - R 7560= Difference is R340

I received a Nokia N73, Something must have been free, unless the N73 is going to depreciate to R340 by next year June.
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With the contract they have you by the balls. So they are guaranteed of that R7680 plus extras. With the prepaid they have no guarantees how much airtime you'll buy, you may buy less or go to a competitor. Don't worry -- they're not stupid and the phone is not free.
 
PeterCH said:
With the contract they have you by the balls. So they are guaranteed of that R7680 plus extras. With the prepaid they have no guarantees how much airtime you'll buy, you may buy less or go to a competitor. Don't worry -- they're not stupid and the phone is not free.
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His point is if you were on prepaid and bought R315 airtime a month you get sweet blow all.

Now do you understand?
 
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