Cell C's big plan to take on Vodacom and MTN — using their own networks
Cell C is busy developing a feature that will allow it to seamlessly and transparently transfer subscribers between MTN and Vodacom towers, depending on which offers the best connection in an area.
It aims to offer the...
So my contract is ending, not sure when as I cannot find that out (the useless Tobi AI doesn't know) selecting 'speak to a human' option doesn't work... typical Vodacom I guess. I wanted to know 1) when my contract ends, and 2) when it does does it automatically go over to a pay as you go or do...
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Does anyone have experience with Melon Mobile so far. I have given it a try on my second sim and seems to be working fine. I am looking to move away from my Vodacom contract when it expires and port my number to Melon which is on the MTN network.
Looking to see if there are...
Vodacom dismissed 631 workers and contractors for fraud in the year to end-March after the mobile communications group investigated more than 8,000 cases.
“These cases were reported and identified through various channels, including direct reports received from customers, service providers...
Hi all. I have the Vodacom home internet package, with the SIM in a Huawei B535 router. I'm unable to connect to my work server even though VPN says it's connected.
Has anybody had this issue? Its weird because I've got 4 different work VPNs and I'm able to connect to the 3 VPNs and the servers...
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I am not sure where to start but I would like to know who can or how can I apply for a tower in my area at Ward 15 Ncombo reserve esikhawini near Ncombo primary school, we having issues with connectivity on our cellphones battling to even make a call due to poor Network. I have also...
Here is how your Vodacom number can be stolen for almost a week (And there is nothing you can do about it).
Yesterday evening, April 10th, 2024, my mother's phone abruptly lost network connectivity around 8 PM. It wasn't until then that she realized she had received an SMS earlier indicating a...
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Emigrated in November. Currently not in SA which is making this more difficult.
Requested cancellation from Vodacom on a contract that was well into a month to month back in August. Then again in October. Both times they assured me of a reference and cancellation would be done...
Dear Community,
I am reaching out with a sense of urgency and frustration regarding an issue I'm facing with Vodacom, and I hope someone here might be able to offer some insight or assistance.
On the 22nd of March, my number, which I've had with Vodacom for 16 years, was suddenly deleted from...
Vodacom vs MTN Uncapped fixed-LTE speeds and prices
MTN offers better speeds on most of its uncapped fixed-LTE packages, but Vodacom has less stringent fair usage policies (FUPs) for its comparable plans.
Internet service provider (ISP) Axxess launched uncapped fixed-LTE packages running on...
Vodacom SA cutting 80 jobs
Vodacom Group Ltd. is planning to cut jobs at home in South Africa, its biggest market, to help reduce costs.
Africa’s largest wireless company by market value expects to cut about 80 jobs, the Johannesburg-based Vodacom said in response to queries on Monday...
Vodacom Group is planning to cut jobs at home in South Africa, its biggest market, to help reduce costs.
Africa’s largest wireless company by market value expects to cut about 80 jobs, the Johannesburg-based Vodacom said in response to queries on Monday. The firm employs about 5 400 people and...
Vodacom calculations show Supreme Court wants it to pay Makate between R29 billion and R63 billion
The Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in favour of Kenneth Nkosana Makate effectively ordered Vodacom to pay him between R29 billion and R63 billion.
This is according to estimates in Vodacom’s...
Be aware Vodacom does not disclose the full information to you, The different departments tell different stories, I was told my account was settled, but then kept receiving debit orders, No invoice was sent saying you owe this much but a debit was charged against the account. I would recommend...
Makate agrees to reopen negotiations with Vodacom
Kenneth Nkosana Makate has accepted Vodacom’s invitation to return to the negotiating table to settle their 16-year legal fight over Please Call Me out of court.
This comes after Vodacom filed papers in the Constitutional Court this week...
Makate's Please Call Me fight is not about intellectual property — it's about keeping your word
Whether or not Kenneth Nkosana Makate is the true inventor of Please Call Me is irrelevant, legal experts at Barnard Inc. and patent experts at the CIPC have argued.
“Although this matter finds its...
Vodacom contract and fibre price hikes for 2024 announced
Vodacom has announced tariff hikes for its postpaid and fibre products in South Africa, effective from 1 April 2024.
Vodacom said the bill of the average customer using these products would be increased by 4.6%, lower than the 5.3%...
Prepaid fibre options in South Africa
South Africans looking for highly flexible but fast and reliable broadband could look into a prepaid fibre subscription with several of the country's biggest fibre network operators (FNOs).
While conventional monthly fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) packages have...
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We bought a small company with it's contact number. Previous owner had said contact number with FNB Connect and was happy to leave the status quo as it was. We do not have any FNB accounts (business or personal). He's now emigrating and we'd like to port that number (it's the only contact...