Same data, different pricing.

[acidrain]

Recently I discovered that Vodacom is charging different prices for data depending on whether you on a data only or voice contract. At least this is what I'm told by someone I know that works at cellucity.

So the other day I had to topup the data on my MyGig 10 Promo contract. I logged into the vodacom portal and selected a once off bundle of another 5GB @ R269-00 only to find out I need airtime on it in order to purchase. No problem, I said. Logged into FNB to buy the data there, only to find the 5GB is R399.

I found this very strange so logged back into the vodacom portal, selected my voice contract and started selecting the same data package only to see it is also R399-00.

Called someone I knew at Cellucity and asked them what was up with that and their response was that data is cheaper on a data only contract than a voice contract.

Personally I don't understand this kind of thinking. Prepaid/Add-on data should be the same no matter what contract you are on.

Just thought it would be something interesting for those that weren't aware. For me it's just a hastle to have to first load airtime in order to get the lower bundle price.

 

[VC-1]

Just another fail by VC and their marketing systems. For example this company thinks it is fooling the consumer, lets give you an good example.
Data by VC is marketed as and the EHOD (Executive Head of Department) will confirm that this will NEVER CHANGE.
1) BROADBAND DATA=Contract/Top Up Data with or without a device for eg. Router and 20GB x 24months for R599pm.
2) SMARTPHONE DATA=The old Ad Hoc Data Bundle (a) Once Off (b) Monthly Re-occurring to any Data contract or Voice line eg. 20GB for R999 Once Off/pm
THEY STATE THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PRODUCTS!!!!!

What does this mean in practice? Well lets have a look.
A) It means two separate lines with two pools of data that cannot be joined in daily use across devices.
B) VC are CROSS SUBSIDISING their data products.

Other network operators here and in the UK (Vodafone) offer One Line and Multi Data SIMS enabling the customers to have ONE POOL of data across multi devices. Wakeup VC you do not FOOL the SA Consumer