Vodacom launches another new Smart Plan

Huh?! Who are they competing against?! Oh, wait, they are not competing..silly me

Porting from VC to Cell C's: R100 + R7,50:

100mins anytime per sec billing with 99c OOB
100sms
100Mb
+50Mb + 15c per MB OOB
 
150MB data per day? Not great but getting there.
 
TJ99 said:
It better be, otherwise this is the unfunniest joke I heard all year.
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I got a feeling this is going to be the unfunniest joke you've heard all year. Except, perhaps, for other VC so-called "smart" plans.
 
Rather reduce trhe SMSs to 50 and up data to 200MB
Maybe we should start a thread of how many sms's people send. With Whatsapp, Skype, etc, there are not a lot of people sms'ing anymore
 
OGroteKoning said:
Rather reduce trhe SMSs to 50 and up data to 200MB
Maybe we should start a thread of how many sms's people send. With Whatsapp, Skype, etc, there are not a lot of people sms'ing anymore
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SMSs cost them a couple of cents, so they can bundle them in to a package to make it appear better value. However, I do agree with your sentiment. I also think a data package of 300MB is a minimum requirement with a smartphone.
 
Just out of interestL

Costing R229 per month, Smart Standard 229 includes the following:
MOTOROLA RAZR FREE @ R229.00 PER MONTH
150MB data;
150 SMSes;
75 anytime minutes;
20 More weekend minutes (only to other Vodacom subscribers);
20 promotional anytime minutes to other Vodacom users if contract is taken out before 6 September 2012.

CELL C STRAIGHT UP 50 @ R383 per month x 24 months for the RAZR and you get less minutes, less megs.
 
Soooo many contracts why not offer 5 simple contracts to consumers and another 5 for business clients?
 
I do believe that Vodacom are intentionally doing the opposite of Cell C, creating packages so complicated no one could possibly know what they've used and what they have left - seriously, off-peak minutes to Vodacom, then additional peak minutes but only to Vodacom and only for the next month? All this with a measly 150mb?
I get it now - the 'smart' is supposed to be ironic - makes sense now.
 
Let's compare the S3 on Vodacom 229 vs Cell C Straightup 100.

Vodacom 229:
150 MB (OOB=R1/MB)
150 sms
75 anytime minutes (OOB=R1.99/min)
Total: R399 x 24

Cell C Straightup 100
150 MB (OOB=15c/MB due to upsizing with an additional 50 MB)
100 sms
100 anytime minutes (OOB=99c/min)
Total: R456.50 x 24

So effectively R56.50 more on Cell C to get 25 more anytime minutes but OOB is much cheaper.
No clear winner here I think.
 
not bad vodacom...how much for the galaxy S 3?

Edit:thanks ajax!
 
Ockie said:
Just out of interestL

Costing R229 per month, Smart Standard 229 includes the following:
MOTOROLA RAZR FREE @ R229.00 PER MONTH
150MB data;
150 SMSes;
75 anytime minutes;
20 More weekend minutes (only to other Vodacom subscribers);
20 promotional anytime minutes to other Vodacom users if contract is taken out before 6 September 2012.

CELL C STRAIGHT UP 50 @ R383 per month x 24 months for the RAZR and you get less minutes, less megs.
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ajax said:
Let's compare the S3 on Vodacom 229 vs Cell C Straightup 100.

Vodacom 229:
150 MB (OOB=R1/MB)
150 sms
75 anytime minutes (OOB=R1.99/min)
Total: R399 x 24

Cell C Straightup 100
150 MB (OOB=15c/MB due to upsizing with an additional 50 MB)
100 sms
100 anytime minutes (OOB=99c/min)
Total: R456.50 x 24

So effectively R56.50 more on Cell C to get 25 more anytime minutes but OOB is much cheaper.
No clear winner here I think.
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People seem to be missing this.
 
Its that OOB rate that makes me like CellC more...

Plus I want a data bundle that I can tack onto my existing VC contract, that isn't priced at stupid bloody levels.
 
ajax said:
Let's compare the S3 on Vodacom 229 vs Cell C Straightup 100.

Vodacom 229:
150 MB (OOB=R1/MB)
150 sms
75 anytime minutes (OOB=R1.99/min)
Total: R399 x 24

Cell C Straightup 100
150 MB (OOB=15c/MB due to upsizing with an additional 50 MB)
100 sms
100 anytime minutes (OOB=99c/min)
Total: R456.50 x 24

So effectively R56.50 more on Cell C to get 25 more anytime minutes but OOB is much cheaper.
No clear winner here I think.
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If you use more than 150MB with Vodacom, you're screwed since the price shoots through the roof at R1 per MB. You got to spend a load more to get a decently priced bundle and even then, none of Vodacoms bundles come in at below 15c/MB. So CellC wins here if you use more than 150MB.
 
SaiyanZ said:
So CellC wins here if you use more than 150MB.
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True, Cell C would be a less stressful contract to manage. If you go OOB, there will be little bill shock.

For me, I like streaming radio in the car (phone hooked up to car audio). I don't want to count bytes while I am driving stressing when I will reach my "cap".
 
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