Cell C launches online contract builder

[QuintonB]

99c Cell C online contract builder launched

Cell C have launched an online contract builder for its new 99c “Straight Up” contracts and top-up packages

 

[Kwerty]

Is it just me, or do their phones seem REALLY expensive? Must be a South African thing

 

[Mr.CookieMonster]

Is it just me, or do their phones seem REALLY expensive? Must be a South African thing

Yeap its a South African thing especially the Internet and voice lines, they go up instead of down.

 

[roughiain]

Tried to recreate my Active chat package for the Galaxy S2 and all I can say is R170 more a month - no thanks.

Active chat 100min + 250mb data all up R280
Straight up 100 with extra 100mb R420

SMS for me is not even an issue if I hit 10 smses a month it is a lot.

 

[boswald]

Samsung Galaxy S3 over 24 months R1100
Samsung Galaxy S3 over 1 month R9300
Samsung Galaxy over 6 months R3000 (that is R18k for a phone :|)

Nice idea to pick your contract but the pricing is absolutely bloody useless. No way am I paying R18k for a phone.

 

[Allin]

Nice idea, pity about two things though:

1. Phone prices are out of line; and
2. Why is there no "downsize" option? Who on earth can go through 400 SMS/month?

 

[ajax]

Active chat 100min + 250mb data all up R280
Straight up 100 with extra 100mb R420

Cell C, please explain the logic in the above.

Nice idea, pity about two things though:

1. Phone prices are out of line; and
2. Why is there no "downsize" option? Who on earth can go through 400 SMS/month?

What he said.

 

[DJ...]

I can't seem to come up with any combinations that seem even remotely attractive. The idea is fantastic and the site is easy and functional. The pricing is ridiculous though.

For example, the SGS3 comes in around R9k and the lowly Samsung Ace is double the prepaid price (all handset cost only). Why are they punishing users for using this system? I really do not understand their thought process here...

 

[ajax]

the lowly Samsung Ace is double the prepaid price (all handset cost only).

What's the prepaid price and the "contract" price?

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

Novel gesture, but the prices :wtf:

 

[LPCPT]

This is what happens when you rush something to the market. No proper testing and checking.
Very nice idea though and really the way to go forward

 

[cookiemonster]

Is it:

100 minutes AND 100 SMSE's AND 100Mb?

OR

100 minutes OR 100 SMSE's OR 100Mb?

 

[IRVING]

Samsung Galaxy S3 over 24 months R1100
Samsung Galaxy S3 over 1 month R9300
Samsung Galaxy over 6 months R3000 (that is R18k for a phone :|)

Nice idea to pick your contract but the pricing is absolutely bloody useless. No way am I paying R18k for a phone.

uhmm where are you getting this info from? if you chose the straight up 800 you are aware that the monthly fee includes the R800 for the contract plus the handset cost so the Samsung Galaxy S3 on the Straight up 800 over 6 months will be R2216 pm so the actual handset cost will be R1416pm * 6 months = R8496 for the handset nothing close to the R18k you are referring to.

 

[IRVING]

Is it:

100 minutes AND 100 SMSE's AND 100Mb?

OR

100 minutes OR 100 SMSE's OR 100Mb?

its the AND

 

[cerebus]

I'm not hugely impressed by any of these offerings. SGS2 for r250 is probably the best of the lot but still... 50/50/50 just doesn't seem like great value.

 

[scuzzy]

I'm really disappointed by these contracts when bolting on a phone.

The contracts are the best by far on the market in terms of value when not taking a phone. The moment though you add a phone, it becomes ridiculous. There needs to be some sliding scale to subsidize the phone the higher you go. This makes no sense, and Cell C had a golden opportunity / idea here to rake in a lot of new clients, but I'm afraid they shot themselves in the foot.

Maybe the Cell C rep, (or Mr Craig ) can explain the logic behind these prices?

PS this might help FNB on the other hand to get more ppl to sign up for phones from them and take the contracts w/o phone option

 

[sajunky]

The contracts are the best by far on the market in terms of value when not taking a phone. The moment though you add a phone, it becomes ridiculous. There needs to be some sliding scale to subsidize the phone the higher you go.

They probably decided what type of customers they want to bring in. If they chose sliding scale, it would not attract customers they want. Here they attract customer who are not interested in expensive gadgets, but talk a lot. If they want shake the market, this is a way to go. Target a right client, it is a clue.

 

[ajax]

I see now if you want Itemised Billing it will be a whole R27 extra per month

 

[znubair]

This is what I got from the Nashua Mobile:

S3 32gb on Straight 100, 24 months:
Once off fee R4000 and R200p/m
Total cost over 24 months is R8400

S3 32gb on Straight 50, 24 months:
Once off fee R4200 and R129p/m
Total cost over 24 months is R7316

These deals looks much better

 

[ajax]

This is what I got from the Nashua Mobile:

S3 32gb on Straight 100, 24 months:
Once off fee R4000 and R200p/m
Total cost over 24 months is R8400

S3 32gb on Straight 50, 24 months:
Once off fee R4200 and R129p/m
Total cost over 24 months is R7316

These deals looks much better

Directly from Cell C we have for the S3
R454 x 24 on Straightup 100. Total cost = R10896 (30% more than N.M.)
R404 x 24 on Straightup 50. Total cost = R9696 (32% more than N.M.)

Pity, I don't like the 3rd party SP's

@znubair, does N.M. include I.B and CLI?