Vodacom launches another new Smart Plan

[avr-rulez]

All Smart Plans excet the Smart Light is billed per second from first second. Smart Light is billed per minute (full minute for 1st minute...then in 30 second increments there after)

Thanks VC - BUT NO thanks

[CorneN]

More bundle bull****.

Give me the choice to buy each items seperately at a GOOD PRICE.

[Mr.CookieMonster]

Vodacom is a cheap copy of Cell C's idea's.

[Inevitability]

Cell C's out of bundle rate per MB is 99c on Straight Up offers. It's only 15c per MB on the recently announced data bundles.
So, in this case, Cell C is only 1c cheaper than Vodacom per MB. Cell C has better voice rates though at 99c per minute.

Regarding this 15c/MB thing... me and some buddies were messing around with it after CellC announced it and we found that you have to at least buy the cheapest bundle to get the rate of 15c/MB. So it's not the default price. We tested a prepaid number by just adding airtime and streaming youtube and it cost 99c/MB. Once you add a bundle, it's down to 15c/MB.
That being said, the cheapest bundle is R1.50!! So you just have to remember to keep adding that bundle on the 1st of the month (...no recurring option for prepaid yet as far as I could see)

[Madhawk]

Regarding this 15c/MB thing... me and some buddies were messing around with it after CellC announced it and we found that you have to at least buy the cheapest bundle to get the rate of 15c/MB. So it's not the default price. We tested a prepaid number by just adding airtime and streaming youtube and it cost 99c/MB. Once you add a bundle, it's down to 15c/MB.
That being said, the cheapest bundle is R1.50!! So you just have to remember to keep adding that bundle on the 1st of the month (...no recurring option for prepaid yet as far as I could see)

Well said, people tend to forget this piece of information. The 15c/MB only works if you buy a data bundle first.

[CaTcH21]

If you use more than 150MB with Vodacom, you're screwed since the price shoots through the roof at R1 per MB. You got to spend a load more to get a decently priced bundle and even then, none of Vodacoms bundles come in at below 15c/MB. So CellC wins here if you use more than 150MB.

THIS!!

[WebWanderer]

Interesting that everybody seems to missing this part...

"Anytime minutes may be used for calls anytime to any network, and expire at the end of the next month."
http://www.vodacom.co.za/personal/ph...ges/smartplans

"Included benefits will automatically be carried over for a maximum of 90 (ninety) days if not depleted earlier."
http://www.cellc.co.za/cell-phone-co...9c-straight-up

hmmm.... my current contracts roll-over for 6 months...

[GreyBush]

How does MTN compare?

[crysis]

How does MTN compare?

They dont. Must say, i just got my razr with the R229 smart plan. So far im very happy.