Pre Paid Data Bundles [PPDBs]

[feo]

Yeah best option now is to port over to Virgin it seems...

 

[Prometheus]

Hi.Guys - and hi to V3G,
i have been out of the country for 2 months...
trying to catch up:

1: from what i can see, there are still no PPDBs - is this true? i assume it is, so next question is:

2: when do they come? has any definite date been given?

3: whats new on the Vodacom side? any new developments besides MNP? any new developments on any of the networks?

1: Yes
2: Don't know. No.
3: Credit Cards

 

[AirWolf]

Anyone wish to speculate on what the ppdb pricing will be like? Maybe something similar to MTN?

 

[Liposuck2004]

I seem to think that it would be similar to the current contract rates (ie 2 bux/meg).........give or take a few cents.........this to me would be acceptable (acceptable being a loose term) if it would carry over, even us bandwidth hungry individuals would see value in that ?yes?!........anyways i would luvvvvvvvv to have ppdb on vc , and no bias here but the data service is just better than the others..haha others being "other one"......well thats my 2cents.

 

[vodacom3g]

Anyone wish to speculate on what the ppdb pricing will be like? Maybe something similar to MTN?

Same as contract, I'd venture.

 

[Syndyre]

Same as contract, I'd venture.

Including the differential between 3G/GPRS and HSPDA/EDGE?

 

[vodacom3g]

Including the differential between 3G/GPRS and HSPDA/EDGE?

Not sure, need to check.

 

[Syndyre]

Thanks

 

[Sony_3G]

Same as on contract i guess, i dont expect much from ppds, vc has the customers, they dont mind loosing a few thousand to virgin anyhow

 

[AirWolf]

Are the ppdbs here yet? Saw something in the MTN thread that it had arrived.

 

[Syndyre]

Are the ppdbs here yet? Saw something in the MTN thread that it had arrived.

Seems like that was a mistake. Hopefully it means we can expect them soon though, don't want to say imminent.

 

[vodacom3g]

Seems like that was a mistake. Hopefully it means we can expect them soon though, don't want to say imminent.

Busy testing.....

 

[Syndyre]

Cool, guessing we can expect them fairly soon then?

 

[Prometheus]

Haven't they been in testing since the end of vlive net?

 

[vodacom3g]

Haven't they been in testing since the end of vlive net?

On and off, this is hopefully the last acceptance testing. Over Xmas there was a free where nothing new got introduced. (Did you notice how stable the network was? )

 

[Prometheus]

On and off, this is hopefully the last acceptance testing. Over Xmas there was a free where nothing new got introduced. (Did you notice how stable the network was? )

It might just be me but I don't understand the sentence. The network still seems stable although a bit slowish.

 

[vodacom3g]

free == freeze .

Thanks ic, as always Intuitively Correct.

 

[Prometheus]

Ahh, thanks. I'm a bit slow today.

 

[AirWolf]

What problem is VC trying to eradicate with the extensive testing?

 

[vodacom3g]

The pre-paid system uses a fairly complex billing system of reserving money, crediting, etc.

So, in addition to the points ic raised, we also need to very careful that you get what you paid for and you only pay for what you used.

If the system is not 110% accurate, you guys will have a hernia.....