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MTN Deal
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LCBXX
Honorary Master
Cool I hope there will be something decent.
LCBXX
Honorary Master
I went and did just that. I told them I'd buy my own phone and want an Anytime 200 contract. After a lot of head-scratching by the consultants, I walked away paying R120pm for Anytime 200, including 75meg data (which I didnt want) and no CLI charge.
MTN is so bad right now. I switched to Cell C on Friday and it was the best decision ever.
Maybe, but CellC call quality sux!
Chevron
Serial breaker of phones
The current Xperia T deal is quite good. Recently got a price cut too. Probably best deal on there.
Not in PE it doesn't. My data speeds have improved a lot too.
The thing is MTN's contracts with the rand value seem the best to me...
I just finished up with a pretty standard x-amount-of-airtime MTN contract. The money buys very little, certainly not anything like the value you get on Cell C's Straight Up contracts.
Chevron
Serial breaker of phones
The Xperia T on Topup 200 is R309p/m and still comes with 150Megs of data.
Got two friends on it already
Chevron
Serial breaker of phones
If you call a lot the anytime 350 gives you a lot more value than anytime 200 as the call rates are cheaper.
So as with anything depends on your needs.
The Xperia T on Topup 200 is R309p/m and still comes with 150Megs of data.
Got two friends on it already
Yeah it's for my Mom but I want the phone
She's on 350 ATM but shes paying R269 so I'm not sure if she will want to pay in more.Anytime 350 includes a possible 179 minutes according to MTN's website, costs R350 a month, calls are R1.95 a minute with included airtime and R2.35 a minute with normal airtime.
Cell C's Straight Up 200 includes 200 minutes (and 200 smses and 200MB), costs R200 a month, calls are 99c a minute from the first second anytime to anyone, and you get free Cell C to Cell C minutes whenever you top up.
I'm not seeing how MTN is better for people who call a lot.
You can get a fairly good phone on MTN Anytime 350 without any "pay-in" or increased subs. On Cell C the straight up 200 is R200 without a phone. If you take a MTN Anytime 350 without a phone, it is R209 (not sure if it is the same, was some time ago). So you get 180 minutes for R209 on MTN. Cell C is then only marginally cheaper (and you get some free data). But the problem is 3G coverage and Cell C's data problems (as seen in the forums). Just my 2c.
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That's why I'm staying with them.
I like the fact that my anytime 350 contract gives me R350 airtime to use on data, calls and sms's. I don't call a lot, in fact I don't call unless it's to a call centre or so. I sms. I normally send > 300 sms's and use a bit of data too. I've added an sms bundle so in the end I never pay more than my subscription price.
The other networks, like Cell-C with 200 mins, 200mb data and 200 sms's wouldn't work for me as I'd have to buy a bigger sms bundle and would "carry over" 200 mins every month.
Just my opinion but I agree, if you call a lot, the other networks are probably better.
Just take a Cell C Straight Up 30 contract then with 30 minutes, 330 smses and 130MB data for R120 pm.