MTN Can I buy data bundle with top-up airtime? [answer: no]

[Crowley]

It is called mycall 100, not myairtime 100.

[MonsterKFX]

It is called mycall 100, not myairtime 100.

Duh! so why sell it under false pretences. They are a bunch of charlatans hiding behind a corporate Logo, and by the way you commented looks like you are one of them.

In the advert it said "Anytime 100 Package", If I pay for the airtime, why can I not then convert it ? Why must I be forced to use the airtime @ 10 times the value, than when I can convert it.

Waiting for a responce, and if non received just have to make use of the NCA (CPA).

[Sony_3G]

Cant we complain about this now that the new consumer protection act is implemented? I feel its unfair to us, as i use my phones mostly for data I have 2 topup100 contracts with MTN with over R500 airtime each, but i cant use this airtime fr data, which is what i need. FFS, we pay our monthly subs to get R100 airtime but we cant use the airtime in the manner which we would like?

[sKuZz]

Yeah I feel the same. Absolute bollocks imo. What I've decided to do is buy my phone cash on prepaid and use the airtime how I want to. Dumb network operators will lose more loyal customers by not offering decent packages.

[droidx]

I once put up q hello peter complaint, because I loaded a data bundle with loyalty points and even though the data showed the airtime was being depleted @ out of bundle rates!
Included in this complaint, I stated the fact that other networks allow conversion of top-up airtime.
The response was along the lines of "thank you for bringing this to our attention, we endeavour to give our customers fair pricing..."
Yeah right!

They never even responded about the R50 airtime they stole while I had an active bundle!

I have since moved to velocity prepaid and that mtn sim is accumulating airtime in a drawer, that's just how useless it is!
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[MrMocs]

Hi My dad recently upgraded his contract to a MTN 200 Top up he is somehow able to buy data bundles with his bundled airtime and i cannot did mtn change the contract clause ? I have renewed my contract in mid Feb

[AirWolf]

Hi My dad recently upgraded his contract to a MTN 200 Top up he is somehow able to buy data bundles with his bundled airtime and i cannot did mtn change the contract clause ? I have renewed my contract in mid Feb

He was able to buy a data bundle with the airtime included in the contract? This definitely wasn't possible before, unless you topped up with additional prepaid vouchers.

Can anyone else confirm this?

[MrMocs]

Well it was with the contract airtime coz my dad doesnt know how to load airtime anyways he had over R300 airtime and it shows the bundle when u dial *141#

[AirWolf]

Is this now possible?

[rtayob]

Checked with them about a month ago. And nope, not possible

[AirWolf]

In another thread someone said that it was (can't find it now), and I was just wondering. MTN would have had a press release here on MyBB if that had changed.

[russellO]

It would be really weird if they didn't because I'm with Vodacom (on a TopUp 315) and I definitely can do that. These days the providers normally have the same services.

[noxibox]

Not to buy data bundles, but you can use the included airtime for both data and calls. Data usage will be charged at some out of bundle rate.

[element1]

they defn dont allow..
MTN suck - and their bundle prices for data to bolt-on to your mobile number are still the most expensive..

[AirWolf]

I see they've merged all the threads together.

@MrMocs - not sure what happened on your dad's contract .