mobile data

  1. Luis

    Truecaller launches travel e-SIM product in South Africa

    Truecaller launches travel e-SIM product in South Africa Contact verification platform Truecaller has launched a travel e-SIM service in South Africa, now available to locals via the Truecaller iPhone app or on the company's website. The fully digital service lets travellers in South Africa...
    • Luis
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    • e-sim mobile data mobile roaming roaming travel data truecaller
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Capitec Connect's free mobile data bonanza

    Capitec Connect's free mobile data bonanza Capitec Connect customers received 3 petabytes (3 million gigabytes) of free data over the past year, valued at R78 million, for an average of R26 per gigabyte. The bank offers free data to customers through its Live Better Rewards programme, which...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • banking rewards programmes capitec connect capitec live better rewards free data mobile data mobile virtual network operator (mvno)
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Luis

    The engineers behind South Africa's best mobile network

    The engineers behind South Africa's best mobile network Zoltan Miklos and his team of engineers and planners have created the best mobile network South Africa has ever seen. MTN recently won the coveted MyBroadband ‘Best Mobile Network in South Africa’ award for the eighth year in a row.
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    South African Internet vs popular household goods prices over the last decade

    South African Internet vs popular household goods prices over the last decade While the prices of most consumer goods and services in South Africa have increased substantially over the last decade, Internet connectivity is much cheaper. The primary driving forces in this reduction were...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Most affordable 1GB monthly mobile data bundles in SA

    Most affordable 1GB monthly mobile data bundles in SA Afrihost Air Mobile offers the cheapest 1GB, 5GB, and 10GB prepaid monthly mobile data bundles in South Africa. That is according to an analysis of the prepaid mobile data bundle prices of four major mobile networks and nine mobile virtual...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA mobile data prices compared with African and overseas countries

    SA mobile data prices compared with African and overseas countries South Africa's mobile data prices are relatively expensive compared to some other African countries. However, we compare fairly well to the UK, UK, Netherlands, and Germany. We compared the price of 1GB, 5GB, and 10GB of...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN mobile data network down for hours

    MTN mobile data network down for hours MTN users across South Africa reported the operator’s data network was slow or offline for several hours on Wednesday, 12 October 2022. Downdetector and Twitter showed numerous reports of slow or no responses when using data services on MTN’s network...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    How Telkom's LTE network upgrades impacted speeds in major metros

    How Telkom's LTE network upgrades impacted speeds in major metros Telkom has re-farmed spectrum from its 3G network to its LTE network — and tests show that this has given Telkom LTE customers access to improved download and upload speeds. The spectrum re-farming involved Telkom shutting down...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uncapped mobile data packages compared

    Uncapped mobile data packages compared Rain’s uncapped LTE and 5G services are still the cheapest in South Africa, a MyBroadband comparison shows. Supersonic recently launched uncapped 5G products and reduced the price of its uncapped 4G service, both of which run on MTN's network. This...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mobile data prices in SA — prepaid versus contract

    Mobile data prices in SA — prepaid versus contract If you are buying the same amount of prepaid data on a regular price plan every month, you are paying much more than you would on contract or specialised price plans, a MyBroadband comparison shows. For users whose needs vary significantly...
  12. Jan

    Average data usage of smart devices on Vodacom's network

    How much data Vodacom smartphone customers use The average Vodacom smartphone customer consumes around 2.2GB of data per month, the company's latest interim results have revealed. Like other mobile networks in South Africa, Vodacom saw data traffic surge during the initial months of the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) mobile data radio frequency spectrum vodacom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Telkom cuts price of 1GB bundle, launches new 1.5GB bundle

    Telkom slashes 1GB data prices Telkom announced on Monday that it is reducing the price of its 1GB + 1GB all networks data bundle from R99 to R79. It will also introduce a new 1.5GB + 1.5GB all networks data bundle at R89,00.
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Why mobile data on Cell C keeps disappearing

    Why mobile data on Cell C keeps disappearing Tests for disappearing data by MyBroadband Insights reveals that mobile data on Cell C’s Home Connecta Flexi package disappears over time, even when mobile data is switched off. For this experiment, MyBroadband used Nokia 5 smartphones that run a...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's cheapest WhatsApp data bundles

    South Africa's cheapest WhatsApp data bundles South Africa's mobile network operators offer a range of WhatsApp-only data bundles for users who spend lots of time on the platform. WhatsApp is not just the world's most popular messaging app but also a big favourite among South Africans. The...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Afrihost offering 1GB free mobile data to Plus+ customers

    Afrihost offering 1GB free mobile data to Plus+ customers Afrihost is doubling its 500MB free mobile data benefit to Afrihost Plus+ clients, giving them 1GB free data each month. Afrihost Plus+ is a premium add-on product, which costs R109 per month, that incorporates existing DSL and mobile...
  17. seedat77

    Help: All Network Data Getting Used / Finished

    I am having a major problem the past week or so with my Telkom mobile data. Even if I am in an area with Telkom coverage, my All Network bundles are getting used. My phone does not show the R for roaming and even after turning off roaming it still happens. If I search for network to force using...
  18. M

    Telkom takes 100GB with SIM card removed

    I have been experiencing an odd issue (a scam to be frank) with my Telkom mobile data since around March this year. At the beginning of each month, on the 1st, Telkom takes over 100GB of my data. Today (1st of Sept), with my router unplugged and SIM removed, Telkom says I have already used...
  19. K

    LTE and Mobile Data

    I need to travel around SA and will need internet for streaming Can I get LTE (not Fixed) and if LTE is not available will the router use 3G. If so who it the best provider to use. Also what router would you recommend.
  20. J

    Terrible research in mobile data pricing report

    Terrible research in mobile data pricing report The Competition Commission recently released a provisional report on its Data Services Market Inquiry, which is aimed at understanding the reasons behind high mobile data prices in South Africa. In its preliminary findings, the commission said...
  21. J

    New mobile data and network rules proposed

    New mobile data and network rules proposed The Competition Commission has released a provisional report on its Data Services Market Inquiry, in which it prescribed new rules for mobile networks. The inquiry seeks to understand features in the market and the value chain that may cause high...
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