Pick n Pay to launch new virtual mobile network in South Africa

[Jamie McKane]

Pick n Pay to launch new virtual mobile network in South Africa

Pick n Pay CEO Richard Brasher announced they are set to launch PnP Mobile, promising to offer “more data for less”.

While details around Pick n Pay’s mobile plans remain sketchy, Brasher provided some details about their planned offerings.

 

[My_King]

R1.99 n MB

Or 100GB he he, wait for it, Night time data

EDIT : Might be like Vodacom. Spend R500 in store and get 5MB which expires in 12 hours

 

[Rickster]

Virgin already tried this, it failed.

 

[Ninja'd]

Virgin already tried this, it failed.

Wanted to ask, has any of these actually been successful?

 

[Smiley_lauf]

I think it is a great idea. Banks, network, ISP should all start reimagining how clients operate. For us clients, price is king, then value. So if I can offset the cost by buying my groceries from PnP or boxer and get shopper points in form of data, then that's value. We both win.

Charging for data and then not getting value out of it is a no go.

 

[R13...]

Wanted to ask, has any of these actually been successful?

FNB seem to still be going so maybe it is possible. Not sure if they're making money though and their base can't be all that large.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

PNP already offers credit cards, now deciding to be a mobile network?

what next a gym memberships, like FNB trying?

 

[backstreetboy]

Wanted to ask, has any of these actually been successful?

Not sure about successful but me&you mobile is great. I get R50 per sim (2 sims) free airtime monthly.

 

[Budza]

FNB seem to still be going so maybe it is possible. Not sure if they're making money though and their base can't be all that large.

I've got their SIM in 2nd SIM slot of spare phone. Useful have their free data + min available. Their data is too expensive though. I'd top up the free allocation if it was similar to CellC - thinking that 50GB for R500, valid for 180 days would be sweet.

No mention of what network they'll use?

 

[Apogee]

Now it makes sense why their airtime top-up facility has been in a perpetual state of unavailableness for at least a year now.

 

[Thor]

Cell C?

 

[dualmeister]

Rather stick with your overpriced groceries.

 

[Swa]

Doubt it will beat R10/GB.

 

[spiff]

vodacon
cell steel your money
empty your bank account

will never allow cheap data!

 

[We Love Bass]

Ask King Zwelithini what happened to his mobile network.