Contract expiry options (MTN)

[Speedster]

I have a MyCall 100 contract due to expire in 2 weeks. What options do I have going forward? Obvioulsy I can upgrade - but I have a pretty decent 6230i which serves me well.

Is there some kind of option to simply continue on my current contract at a lower monthly rate since I'm not paying the phone off anymore?

 

[broken1]

I believe you can get a contract without a phone at a reduced subscription. Just ask them...I know one year vodacom gave me the first year totally free (only had to pay subs in the second year) because I didn't take a phone...

 

[Speedster]

This is completely ridiculous - I'm heading overseas in Dec and have to pay R500 deposit just to activate roaming on my MTN contract. And then I only get the deposit back 3 months after I get back.

First thing I'm doing when I get back though is porting my number...

 

[jb007za]

R500. You're lucky. AutoPage Cellular wants to charge me at least three times that amount for roaming overseas for three weeks.

I agree, though. It's the principle. Surely if you have been with a company for a number of years, they should know whether you are credit worthy or not?

 

[ajax]

There was an add in the Cape Times yesterday: on MyCall 100 bring your own phone and get R2500 cash back in an MTN Money account.
R2500/24 = R104.17 "discount" per month. So you effectively pay R135-R104=R21 per month. A very good deal I think.

I would have been charged R5000 cash by Vodacom to activate roaming. That was when my contract was in month 3 I think. After 6 months there was no fee. So the networks are all similar with regards to roaming charges AFAIK. No reason for porting.

 

[(DmZ)Wrecky]

I enabled raoming on my acc at no charge. Been with MTN for 10 years.

 

[Speedster]

it's not a roaming charge - it's a deposit... Anyway, with Vodacom I jsut sms "roam on" to some number and sms roaming is activated immeadiately without any schlep...

ajx- - I'll have a look out for that option. But if I port I get a new phone plus R3000 cash back at either Game or Makro on the normal contract