kaspaas
Expert Member
Hi,
Wrong section, but there is none for Vodacom 3G yet
Vodacom might roll out their 3G service soon.
They will most possibly have a "usage based" fee structure.
I did a bit of research on the amount of bandwidth a typical home user would use (not the heavy users, but rather the Grannies using e-mail to share the pics of their grandchildren)
The answer is that on average they use less than 2 MB per day - otherwise it gets too expensive on the Telkom bill.
That is less than 60MB per month.
The monthly bill for these people seems to be around R70 for the ISP and R50-R100 for dial-up. Total R120-R170 per month.
If Vodacom could sell its 3G package at less than R2 per MB, it would be cost effective for these kind of users. Many have cellphone contracts and when renewing, they can get the "modem" for free. It would only require some "whiz neighbour" to set it up for them.
Amazing what kind of rates are possible if you compete against Telkom. Where else in the world would R2 per MB be a "cost effective rate" in many cases!
South Africa needs World Class Broadband at World Competitive Prices.
Wrong section, but there is none for Vodacom 3G yet
Vodacom might roll out their 3G service soon.
They will most possibly have a "usage based" fee structure.
I did a bit of research on the amount of bandwidth a typical home user would use (not the heavy users, but rather the Grannies using e-mail to share the pics of their grandchildren
)The answer is that on average they use less than 2 MB per day - otherwise it gets too expensive on the Telkom bill.
That is less than 60MB per month.
The monthly bill for these people seems to be around R70 for the ISP and R50-R100 for dial-up. Total R120-R170 per month.
If Vodacom could sell its 3G package at less than R2 per MB, it would be cost effective for these kind of users. Many have cellphone contracts and when renewing, they can get the "modem" for free. It would only require some "whiz neighbour" to set it up for them.
Amazing what kind of rates are possible if you compete against Telkom. Where else in the world would R2 per MB be a "cost effective rate" in many cases!
South Africa needs World Class Broadband at World Competitive Prices.
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