Cell C cuts its data prices

[rpm]

Cell C cuts its data prices

 

[Highflyer_GP]

From this month Cell C subscribers will pay R 185-00 for a 500 MB data bundle and R 285-00 for a 1 GB bundle. They also have a 25 MB bundle for R 39-00, a 100 MB bundle for R 100-00 and a 200 MB bundle for R 175-00.

This is great news, but does anybody else also think that the discrepency between the 200MB and 500MB offering is kind of weird? R10 for 300MB extra, so why offer a 200MB package in the first place?

 

[alloytoo]

Cell C cuts its data prices

What about the gouging prepaid rate?

 

[rpm]

This is great news, but does anybody else also think that the discrepency between the 200MB and 500MB offering is kind of weird? R10 for 300MB extra, so why offer a 200MB package in the first place?

I agree that it is good news, and also agree that the 200 MB price is out of place... Dont think they will sell many of those.

 

[Glordit]

mmm thats good and all but HSDPA/3G sucks for almost everything cept for email and internet

 

[ic]

This is great news, but does anybody else also think that the discrepency between the 200MB and 500MB offering is kind of weird? R10 for 300MB extra, so why offer a 200MB package in the first place?

I agree that it is good news, and also agree that the 200 MB price is out of place... Dont think they will sell many of those.

Very weird that 200MB from CellC @ ZAR175.00, also 250MB from Vodacom @ ZAR160.00.

By far the best option in that price range is 350MB from MTN @ ZAR169.00.

 

[greg_SA]

mmm thats good and all but HSDPA/3G sucks for almost everything cept for email and internet

and by "internet" I assume you mean "browsing the web"?

Or the other point-of-view is that is it great for everything, except online gaming and Skype? Or is there something else that needs low latency?

 

[duderoo]

MTN is cheaper on the 100MB offering for R80/month

10MB R10.00 10MB R1.00 R2.00
100MB R80.00 100MB R0.80 R1.50
350MB R169.00 350MB R0.48 R1.50
500MB R189.00 500MB R0.38 R1.20
1GB R289.00 1GB R0.28 R1.20
2GB R389.00 2GB R0.19 R1.20

I see they are only marginally cheaper.

 

[ld13]

Good news indeed. Maybe VM will too adjust it's flat rate price now.

 

[lordnokon]

Its just a shame there service is so poor, aswell as there reception in ereas

 

[ld13]

Its just a shame there service is so poor, aswell as there reception in ereas

Their reception should be great. They have a roaming agreement with VC.

 

[Mantis]

This is great news, but does anybody else also think that the discrepency between the 200MB and 500MB offering is kind of weird? R10 for 300MB extra, so why offer a 200MB package in the first place?

its actually R70 for the extra 300MB

 

[ld13]

its actually R70 for the extra 300MB

From this month Cell C subscribers will pay R 185-00 for a 500 MB data bundle .. and a 200 MB bundle for R 175-00.

500 R185
200 R175

+300MB +R10

 

[Mantis]

(Homer Simpson) doh. was looking at the contract prices. Even sweeter now. Still no data rollover though

 

[Prometheus]

Best news since Vodacom reduced prices in April.

While Cell C does not have the higher speeds associated with Vodacom and MTN’s 3G/HSDPA network, all of the company’s base stations are EDGE enabled promising speeds of up to 244 Kbps.

ALL of them?

While the price reduction means that Cell C is slightly cheaper than Vodacom and MTN, it will most likely not be enough to push the two bigger players to retaliate for the bragging rights of having the lowest 500 MB or 1 GB offerings.

Bragging rights don't necessarily count.

This is great news, but does anybody else also think that the discrepency between the 200MB and 500MB offering is kind of weird? R10 for 300MB extra, so why offer a 200MB package in the first place?

500 R185
200 R175

+300MB +R10

From this month Cell C subscribers will pay R 185-00 for a 500 MB data bundle and R 285-00 for a 1 GB bundle. They also have a 25 MB bundle for R 39-00, a 100 MB bundle for R 100-00 and a 200 MB bundle for R 175-00.

25MB R39
100MB R100
200MB R175
500MB R350
1GB R499

These are old prices.

 

[Fudzy]

They also have a 25 MB bundle for R 39-00

So they're got a cheaper broadband offer than iBurst now? Where's the outcry on that?

 

[ic]

So they're got a cheaper broadband offer than iBurst now? Where's the outcry on that?

An interesting point, but I suspect it doesn't apply bcos that 40MB from iBurst @ ZAR49.00 is largely paying off the cost of the iBurst modem over 24 months albeit at extremely high additional bandwidth costs since no one can survive on 40MB per month and keep a straight face whilst doing so.

One would have to compare the price of a CellC contract that includes a modem, to a similar iBurst contract with about the same data allowance, or preferably separate out the overall modem prices from the data allowance prices, e.g. compare iBurst's month2month data allowance pricing.

 

[Fudzy]

One would have to compare the price of a CellC contract that includes a modem, to a similar iBurst contract with about the same data allowance, or preferably separate out the overall modem prices from the data allowance prices, e.g. compare iBurst's month2month data allowance pricing.

Yeah that would be an important factor to consider. Anyone know what CellC bundle comes with the 25mb option?

EDIT: Just looking at the iBurst packages:

#KickStart (10MB)

* No subscription costs
* Automatically activated with Pay-per-use
* Unavailable on 24-month contracts
* Bandwidth Booster unavailable on this package
* 10MB per month included free
* iBurst Pay-per-use Terms & Conditions apply.
* Standard iBurst Terms & Conditions apply.

What is Pay-per-use?

 

[AirWolf]

Yeah that would be an important factor to consider. Anyone know what CellC bundle comes with the 25mb option?

EDIT: Just looking at the iBurst packages:

#KickStart (10MB)

* No subscription costs
* Automatically activated with Pay-per-use
* Unavailable on 24-month contracts
* Bandwidth Booster unavailable on this package
* 10MB per month included free
* iBurst Pay-per-use Terms & Conditions apply.
* Standard iBurst Terms & Conditions apply.

What is Pay-per-use?

Probably the same as prepaid or a similar principle.

 

[AirWolf]

Good news indeed. Maybe VM will too adjust it's flat rate price now.

That's my thoughts too