The t&c of the new MTN Ayoba competition says free smses & free minutes cannot be used to enter the competition...Does this mean the competion is for prepaid only?Normally contract subscribers are always told they get a free phone,if the minutes are also free what are contract subscribers paying for?
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SerenePhoenix
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It just means you can't use your 50 free sms's and enter 50 times for free. You'll pay for each entry etc.
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
A fool and his money...
FrancTheTank
Expert Member
It will be removed from your allowable amount. ie given R200 worth at beginning of the month, R2/min to enter competition.
BTW, with a top-up account, free minutes do not apply? Is this correct?
Other Pineapple Smurf
Honorary Master
This is a very good question as it applies to all rated shortcode and longcode services. Shortcodes are 5 digits long and most are 3xxxx and 4xxxx. Longcodes are normal numbers that are "tagged". It means 1 to 10 extra digits can be added to the single number.
Longcodes exists in South Africa because networks do not allow people to send out messages on shortcodes, you can only send a message to them (and get billed for its relavent value).
Longocodes are usally the number (which is tied to a certain value from R0.50 - R50) and a shortcode used as a tag to help identify it. Also you can reply to the longcode + its tag and this gets identified by its tag as being associated with a service / shortcode.
Enough of all this detail and allow me to get back to my point.
So all shortcodes and longcodes are rated number (R0.50 - R50) and since any "free" SMS is only for non-rated local numbers, sending a message to shortcode/longcodes does not qualify as free. You get billed. Its the same with international numbers, except you cannot send to an international shortcode / longcode.
Longcodes exists in South Africa because networks do not allow people to send out messages on shortcodes, you can only send a message to them (and get billed for its relavent value).
Longocodes are usally the number (which is tied to a certain value from R0.50 - R50) and a shortcode used as a tag to help identify it. Also you can reply to the longcode + its tag and this gets identified by its tag as being associated with a service / shortcode.
Enough of all this detail and allow me to get back to my point.
So all shortcodes and longcodes are rated number (R0.50 - R50) and since any "free" SMS is only for non-rated local numbers, sending a message to shortcode/longcodes does not qualify as free. You get billed. Its the same with international numbers, except you cannot send to an international shortcode / longcode.