Vodacom Pay as You Go internet

[jdjoubert]

I have a CellC contract and would like to be able to have the kind of mobile internet speeds you all bragg about.

Does Vodacom maby sell some kind of Pay as You go sim card that I can pop into my phone whenever I need fast speeds.

In other words, I want to keep my exisitng CellC contract, but if I am away from home and want to connect to the internet I can just put the Vodacom sim card in my 3G enabled phone and only pay for the amount of data I use.

I alway see the CellC sim card for sale at till points in the shops for like R1-99 each. I was just wondering if Vodacom had something like that.

[fxit_man]

Yes Vodacom also has the same R1 or R2 SIM cards and afaik they work for 3G/HSDPA also?

[Spartaniz]

i use a pre paid card when my caps finished with the same speed i get from my contract. i just buy data bundles- out of bundle rates are Sh.t high!!!

[Keeper]

dude, it seems like you have never heard of vodacom.... of course they have sims cards!

oh, and I think you need to know this then:

1) You should convert airtime into "data bundles" first - it's cheaper.
2) Dial *111# to get to that menu.
3) Have fun on the fast Network.

[SUPERMAN89]

Maybe what the dude wants to know if there maybe special sims cards for HDSPA..and like they said 32k / 64k all have the same data speeds when put to the test on pre-paid service.

[jdjoubert]

Sorry, I probably explain like my @ss.

Let me try put it another way.

I would like to buy a Pay as You go sim card at the shop for normal phoning around. Only I'm not gonna use it to phone around, as I already have a bussiness CellC contract.

I do however want to be able to swop the sim cards around if I need to use my phone as a modem for my laptop.

hope this helps

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[Read This First] FAQ: Vodacom's Data, Data Bundles, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, etc

[Sackboy]

Sorry, I probably explain like my @ss.

Let me try put it another way.

I would like to buy a Pay as You go sim card at the shop for normal phoning around. Only I'm not gonna use it to phone around, as I already have a bussiness CellC contract.

I do however want to be able to swop the sim cards around if I need to use my phone as a modem for my laptop.

hope this helps

Hi
It's the same SIM card as you would use for calling. The only difference is that you put credit on it and then buy a data bundle to get the best rate per Megabyte of download.

[Steinie]

Once you have bought and activated the (R2) SIM, go to www.vodacom4me.co.za and register. That way you can easily convert airtime to databundles.

And it's instantaneous!

[RazedInBlack]

You only have to do that initially. After that you can buy normal data bundles.

[nolsie1]

I have just received a new USB modem which I use on my notebook every day. I still have my older usb modem (E220) and would like to use it permanantly on my wife's mac at home. She uses very little bandwidth and I do not want to sign up for a 2 year contract with vodacom.

My question:
I assume that the best way to do this is to get a new sim card associated to a pay-as-you-go account. Does one get a simple pay-as-you-go for 3G only?

What is it called? What does it cost per MB?

Thanks

[WesleyR]

Hi there.

All you need to do is buy a normal pay as you go sim card. Then load airtime like you normally would onto that number. Once your airtime is loaded, with Vodcom you register on vodacome4me website and then convert your airtime to data bundle. Not sure about MTN, but I think you can dial 155 with that pay as you go sim card in a phone and select the data option you want.

Check MTN and Vodacom sites for various data pricing, obvioulsy the bigger the bundle the "cheaper" it gets.

Cheers

[nolsie1]

How do you load airtime with the usb modem (without a keyboard)?

[nolsie1]

Does the bandwidth expire at the end of the month?

[diabolus]

How do you load airtime with the usb modem (without a keyboard)?

Well, in my case, i log into ABSA -> Buy Prepaid -> Type Number of SIM + Amount -> voila sim is charged. You obviously need internet to do this though, but it can be -ANY- internet [i.e. from work or another 3g contract] . The SIM you're charging does not need to be "online" or in any device if you charge this way.

I'm sure all banks have these facilities [or should have] , and i think there's a few non-banking companies too [easypay.co.za methinks] .

Otherwise you'll have to put the sim in a phone and charge the normal voucher way.

I usually load enough airtime to cover a the bundle i want to buy [don't forget to convert airtime to a bundle] + going out of bundle a little. This way, i can load more airtime when i get the SMS saying "Only 4MB left of bundle" using the same internet connection.