Cell C changes data billing increment

[Insint]

If you read in the thread, you'll see it is actually happening 20 to 120 times a day.

Except that the increase in usage can take you out of bundle and then it is R2.00 per MB.

Ouch, 120 times a day . Yip now I agree, that is hectic and a lot of money to lose.
R2 OOB is just insane in this day and age.

 

[Gulio]

I mentioned this a few times.
I'm glad rpm and his team took notice.

mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/611462-Cell-C-hikes-out-of-bundle-data-prices?p=12793457&viewfull=1#post12793457

 

[Swa]

I'm going to repost from another thread so it get seen here as its quite relevant:

Is it an industry standard in SA or not.How do Vodacom,MTN and Telkom bill this?

Is Cell C simply taking the only flak because it is transparent in its billing systems or are they the only culprits here....to be honest at in bundle rates its a non issue to me but I can see how it would affect some people out of bundle especially if they have multiple disconnects in a day.

It's an industry standard, not necessarily an SA standard. Cell C just seems to be the first to implement it here. With the price of data it's not really such a big deal. The problem is that it happens to coincide with the increase in OOB on some packages and Cell C clearly didn't think how that is going to affect a small spectrum of users.

Really though if we put it in perspective the other networks are screwing people way more with data charges. The main issue seems to be that people were caught by surprise and we have these incorrect perceptions of when a minimum charge applies. Most of these people didn't even know about minimum charges though some have had them in double figures on MTN and Vodacom.

 

[jannievanzyl]

Thanks, Jannie.

Now I wonder what billing unit MTN and TM use?

PS: you missed an interesting talk this morning.

Yeah, wish I could clone myself...

*Think* I once read on MTN's site they use 10KB, but I'm really not sure.

 

[Basjohn]

So interesting information I stumbled apon, but take it as hearsay with nothing to back it up.

Bumped into the current CEO of Cell C in queue the other day, scared to death. Apparently after bringing him on board to sort out finances, he discovered a HELL of a lot of internal theft and has received death threats since. He isn't even pitching up to work anymore, sleeping in different hotels every night and on a flight to the USA asap.

Looks like an awful lot of the trouble at big C is some serious internal corruption, which is a shame because I still respect them as a company far more than I ever will MTN or Vodacom.

 

[falcon786]

So interesting information I stumbled apon, but take it as hearsay with nothing to back it up.

Bumped into the current CEO of Cell C in queue the other day, scared to death. Apparently after bringing him on board to sort out finances, he discovered a HELL of a lot of internal theft and has received death threats since. He isn't even pitching up to work anymore, sleeping in different hotels every night and on a flight to the USA asap.

Looks like an awful lot of the trouble at big C is some serious internal corruption, which is a shame because I still respect them as a company far more than I ever will MTN or Vodacom.

Huh,is this for real,why is nobody hearing about it in the media?

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yeah... Sounds like a load of hogs wallop to me

 

[Gulio]

Huh,is this for real,why is nobody hearing about it in the media?

Why would it be?

 

[falcon786]

Why would it be?

Because its the CEO of a relatively big and well known SA company on the run?You're in the industry,quick give him a call and find out if there's any truth to this.Or is he not taking your calls either?

 

[jannievanzyl]

So interesting information I stumbled apon, but take it as hearsay with nothing to back it up.

Bumped into the current CEO of Cell C in queue the other day, scared to death. Apparently after bringing him on board to sort out finances, he discovered a HELL of a lot of internal theft and has received death threats since. He isn't even pitching up to work anymore, sleeping in different hotels every night and on a flight to the USA asap.

Looks like an awful lot of the trouble at big C is some serious internal corruption, which is a shame because I still respect them as a company far more than I ever will MTN or Vodacom.

Jose joined as Commercial Officer, not Financial Officer.