MTN Offer - Where is (was) the catch

Badger

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Went to MTN in CPT the other day to look at upgrade offers for our phone on MyCall100 contract...

The guy pulls up the sheet and shows a 3G enabled phone (whatever the monthly subscription). Anyway, with that particular offer one has the option to pay R30/month extra and then has unlimited data.

I ask the guy how much one pays for data downloads extra - nothing with the R30/month option.
I ask what speed - supposedly 200+kbps.
I ask whether phone call during data download is charged - apparently not.
Can I connect to the cellphone to computer as a modem and simply remain online the whole time - apparently so.

Total price for the package under R200/month.

Now I guess this would make this package cheaper than Telkoms cheapest ADSL rate, at a higher speed with the convenience of being mobile... And one wouldn't have to pay ADSL rates with ones provider...

Somehow sounds too good to be true...

Anybody have a suggestion where the catch is?

BTW package as only on offer until 31 July, but if it's a genuine offer I'll just look for another one of those deals...
 
Badger said:
Went to MTN in CPT the other day to look at upgrade offers for our phone on MyCall100 contract...

The guy pulls up the sheet and shows a 3G enabled phone (whatever the monthly subscription). Anyway, with that particular offer one has the option to pay R30/month extra and then has unlimited data.

I ask the guy how much one pays for data downloads extra - nothing with the R30/month option.
I ask what speed - supposedly 200+kbps.
I ask whether phone call during data download is charged - apparently not.
Can I connect to the cellphone to computer as a modem and simply remain online the whole time - apparently so.

Total price for the package under R200/month.

Now I guess this would make this package cheaper than Telkoms cheapest ADSL rate, at a higher speed with the convenience of being mobile... And one wouldn't have to pay ADSL rates with ones provider...

Somehow sounds too good to be true...

Anybody have a suggestion where the catch is?

BTW package as only on offer until 31 July, but if it's a genuine offer I'll just look for another one of those deals...


That sales person needs some SERIOUS TRAINING.There is no such DEAL
 
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LOL, if that was the case this entire forum would be ordering contracts right now.
 
Some of these MTN-sales reps really are unreliable. MTN should start screening their dealers and formulate some kind of code of conduct regarding what they says and what they know.

It seems all MTN dealers, no wait, most cellular dealers appear to be pretty clueless...
 
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