Vodacom’s big data shocker

I'm only surprised because they stole R300 OOB from me just the other day. Am sure they keep doing it to others as well.

Check under the "OOB theft" row in their accounting. Maybe there was a drop there, as that's where they get all their revenue
 
Just shows to proof how much they stole from people over the years with their dodgy out of bundle charges. dont think there is 1 person at Vodacom who hasnt gotten at least 1 suprise bill of a few thousand when they expected either a bundle to have successfully loaded, or the account limit to have kicked in.

The person who suggested the rubbish 'limit' and the accompanying terms and conditions that makes it that 'oh if it doesn't limit you then its your problem' that Vodacom use should have a bigger case as to 'i made Vodacom Billions' as the please call me guy has...
 
Ah great, same article as Yesterday. Thanks MyBB, much appreciated. :thumbsup:
 
With food, fuel, tax, electricity etc on the rise, it's no surprise people are being more frugal with data usage...
 
I think Telkom's cheap and nasty Mifi packages are having an impact.
 
Ag shame. Maybe look at the big data prices as people are flocking to Cell C, Telkom and Rain. Seems Vodacom has gotten too used to them being sheep. Doubt they'll change their monopoly mindset and do the obvious thing.
 
Sweevo said:
It's called migration. Others have better data offerings. People are switching to fixed LTE and they're not using Vodacom for it. They don't even seem to want to play in that playground at the mo.
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Then how do you explain 40% growth in data usage?
 
It's so simple. The cheaper the thing you sell the more you sell. The Chinese is a good example.
 
Hamish McPanji said:
I'm only surprised because they stole R300 OOB from me just the other day. Am sure they keep doing it to others as well.

Check under the "OOB theft" row in their accounting. Maybe there was a drop there, as that's where they get all their revenue
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How do you use R300 OOB? When I go out of bundle (and in advance) I get a number of different notifications. A little more personal responsibility and a little over the top rhetoric.
 
jannievanzyl said:
Usage is up 40% though. So people are using more data, they're just paying less for it.
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And here is the crux of the issue, and it is ignored.

cavedog said:
It's so simple. The cheaper the thing you sell the more you sell. The Chinese is a good example.
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This case is not demonstrating this assumption, and may be a lot more this.
 
I am presently in the UK and on my package of R250I get 200 free minutes , unlimited texts , and 5 gigs of data which rolls over every month. So presently I have 15 gigs of data which due to the mass availability of Wifi I will hardly ever use. VOdacom also advertised same day cancelation of contract with no penaltiesso what is good for goose et al.
 
yebocan said:
correct, data has been kept at an inflated rate for years in this country... now that the issue is being tackled, all those inflated data revenue streams values.....will actually start showing their real value.
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Prices are set according to supply vs demand principles. You believe that prices are inflated, yet the market was buying it at those prices. The market is not signalling that those prices are inflated.

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Vodacom is taking a hit in lowering it's prices, and you want to hit them over the head for lowering their prices. Seems like a really good idea.
 
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