#DataMustFall campaign against mobile data rip-off

[supersunbird]

If you're speaking of the i5 promo, that's a special that's no longer available so you can't really consider it the norm. Especially since it went up to 299 for most people.

Well Telkom be having specials each month, this months its 15GB daytime for R299pm.

 

[deweyzeph]

Well Telkom be having specials each month, this months its 15GB daytime for R299pm.

Isn't that on contract though? I'm not interested in contracts.

 

[schumi]

Its trending on Twitter but probably a new form of advertising by some network

 

[rpm]

Hmmm...looks like a Cellc stunt, since they announced that they'll drop data prices on 1 October i think.

We asked already, and they denied any involvement in the campaign.

 

[PsyWulf]

We asked already, and they denied any involvement in the campaign.

After that if it _is_ some network's stunt the furor will be felt

 

[JustAsk]

We asked already, and they denied any involvement in the campaign.

Thanks.

But I can't help feeling an ad is coming...TouchCentral demanded lower data prices, and we listened. Kinda like the Trevor Noah thing. And then Touchcentral moves/supports to the lower data prices while thanking Cellc. Touchcentral is an online station and one needs bigger data caps for that, the exact data products with lower costs that Cellc is planned.

EDIT: just saw the Afrihost update, another possibility

 

[FlashSA]

Afrihost either playing along, or involved here...

 

[deweyzeph]

Thanks.

But I can't help feeling an ad is coming...TouchCentral demanded lower data prices, and we listened. Kinda like the Trevor Noah thing. And then Touchcentral moves/supports to the lower data prices while thanking Cellc. Touchcentral is an online station and one needs bigger data caps for that, the exact data products with lower costs that Cellc is planned.

EDIT: just saw the Afrihost update, another possibility

If this is true then they're just setting themselves up for disappointing consumers. Their idea of lower data prices and our idea of lower data are not even from the same planet.

 

[Stokstert]

If you're speaking of the i5 promo, that's a special that's no longer available so you can't really consider it the norm. Especially since it went up to 299 for most people.

I still got it for R199, but Telkom told me they will discontinue it shortly.

Link to Discontinuation-Of-8-ta-5-Promo-Plan

 

[Kloofvreter]

If you're speaking of the i5 promo, that's a special that's no longer available so you can't really consider it the norm. Especially since it went up to 299 for most people.

R299 for 10+10 is still not expensive.

 

[Thor]

Been thinking what to do with OOBshark.co.za and dammit this would have been perfect! So kudo's to this guy.

 

[pinball wizard]

What about high data prices? Heard of it?

Nope.

 

[dk2000]

Never heard of him...

Never heard of you

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Never heard of you

Cool. I'm not the one trying to get media attention though...

 

[dk2000]

Nope. 10GB daytime data for R199 doesn't sound high to me...

Doesn't sound high until you get your a** out of SA & see how cheap data is elsewhere

 

[deweyzeph]

Doesn't sound high until you get your a** out of SA & see how cheap data is elsewhere

I'm not so sure of that. I was in the UK recently and 3G data seemed way more expensive there than it does here.

 

[dk2000]

I'm not so sure of that. I was in the UK recently and 3G data seemed way more expensive there than it does here.

U mean the same UK where Vodafone originates from? Not surprised about that

 

[supersunbird]

Doesn't sound high until you get your a** out of SA & see how cheap data is elsewhere

So how much mobile data can one buy for $15 wherever?

 

[dk2000]

So how much mobile data can one buy for $15 wherever?

Ever heard of Google?

 

[d0b33]

Ever heard of Google?

No, tell me more.