Pre-paid Data Bundles [PPDBs] How To

Faq

FAQ FOR PREPAID DATA BUNDLES:

 Available to both Prepaid and Top Up customers.
 Only (MyMeg 500, MyGig 1, MyGig 2) options will be available at launch – 01 April 2007
 Customers purchase a data bundle by allocating available funds in their prepaid account for the purchase of the data bundle of their choice. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that they have adequate funds in their prepaid airtime account to purchase the data bundle of choice.
 When a customer purchase a data bundle, the funds used to purchase this data bundle is converted into the appropriate MB of data usage that has been bought. Balance enquiries will then display the appropriate amount of MB still available for usage in the data bundle.
 After expiry of the data bundle, any out of bundle data usage will be charged at the standard MyMeg 0 rate.
 Customers must be provisioned for data in order to purchase a prepaid data bundle.
 Data bundles will be available for 30 days from purchase ONLY.
 No carry-over rules apply to available data still in the prepaid data account upon expiry of the data bundle. Use it or lose it principle apply.
 Multiple data bundle purchases are NOT allowed.
 Customers can only purchase a data bundle if either one of three criteria are met:
a. They have not previously purchased a data bundle.
b. Their previous data bundle has expired as per the 30 day expiry rule.
c. Their previous data bundle purchased has been depleted within the 30 day period through normal data usage and their prepaid data account shows a zero balance.
 Any data bundle purchase is irreversible - it is not possible to transfer any unused data into the normal prepaid account or reverse the charges.
 It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that they have adequate funds in both their prepaid data bundle and normal prepaid airtime account to perform the actions that they wish to perform. Refunds will not be made to customers should they run out of funds in the middle of a data session and the session is terminated.
 Any data bundle purchased can only be used by the MSISDN (cellular number) from which this data bundle is purchased.
 Should a data bundle be depleted during a data session, the customer will be charged at the standard MyMeg 0 rate for the remainder of the data session, should they have sufficient funds in their prepaid account to allow this.
 If session started in-bundle, the bundle is depleted and subscriber buys a new bundle, then the new bundle becomes available in the same session.
 If session started out-of-bundle and subscribers buys a bundle, the bundle becomes available only from the next session.
 Should the subscriber migrate to another prepaid or hybrid package while a balance exists in their prepaid data account, the remainder of the data account will not be forfeited.
 Should the subscriber migrate to a contract package while a balance exists in their prepaid data account, the remainder of the data package will be forfeited.
 Both the recharge and error notification SMS is zero-rated to the customer.
 
Above the correct info on the pre-paid data bundles.

Please note the T&C's you saw on 4me was not correct on a few ponits, specifically the ability to purchase more than one bundle at a time. This is currently not available.

Post any other questions and I'll add them in.
 
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Please note the T&C's you saw on 4me was not correct on a few ponits, specifically the ability to purchase more than one bundle at a time. This is currently not available.

Ok but from what I understand as soon as one bundle is depleted you can load another one? You don't have to wait 30 days etc?
 
v3g, can you provide me with any help? Im on a Top up 135 contract and i havent been able to purchase a data bundle (either through *111#, smsing MYMEG 500 to 100 or through vodacom4me). At the vodashop they told me i would only be able to do this from the 6th of April. Is this true? any advice?
 
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v3g, can you provide me with any help? Im on a Top up 135 contract and i havent been able to purchase a data bundle (either through *100#, smsing MYMEG 500 to 100 or through vodacom4me). At the vodashop they told me i would only be able to do this from the 6th of April. Is this true? any advice?

Not true, should work for you. Who's your SP?
 
Please also add to the FAQ how to check your balance and expiry date.
Thanks
 
Maybe call 155 and ask them to help. I'm 99.999% sure it must work. I checked with the systems guys and they're 100% it should. There must be something with your specific account.

Okay I'll try again. :confused: I phoned 155 yesterday and they couldnt help me. Will try again today.

EDIT: Success!! Sent a sms to 100 and successfully purchased a data bundle
 
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I would like to pose a quick question - I curreently am with MTN but the coverage for HSDPA sucks( strange because I am in the middle of Sandton), I would like to test Vodacom in my area and my question is - If I purchase a PPDB and put it into my MTN Data card will it work? Do I need to download Vodacom software or will it work on my MTN Dashboard - I have a E620 Data Card
 
I would like to pose a quick question - I curreently am with MTN but the coverage for HSDPA sucks( strange because I am in the middle of Sandton), I would like to test Vodacom in my area and my question is - If I purchase a PPDB and put it into my MTN Data card will it work? Do I need to download Vodacom software or will it work on my MTN Dashboard - I have a E620 Data Card

It should just work with the MTN software.
 
Question: on PPDB
If you add a data bundle via the vodacom4me site is it a "Bolt-on" or "Ad hock" bundle?
 
Thanks, so if I buy a 500Mb bundle it is valid for a month from date of purchase then expires, then when I need more, I buy more.
 
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