Vodacom vs MTN iMate JAMin

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Someone explain this to me please:

iMate JAMin on Vodacom:
"Get an i-mate JAMin for ONLY R599 cash when signing an initial 24-month Talk 500s Contract at R800 per month. You pay SIM and Connection (Once-off): R202." From a Vodashop (www.vodacom.co.za)

iMate JAMin on MTN:
Once Off Costs
Handset cost Free
32K SIM Free
Connection Fee Free
Total R 0.00

Monthly Costs
Basic data and fax Free
Basic telephony R 250.00
Conference calling Free
Calling line identity R 7.59
Packet switched data Free
Mms Free
Mobile originating sms Free
Voice and fax mail Free
Itemised billing R 17.89
Total (excluding call charges) R 275.48
(http://www.mtnsp.co.za/?pid=20)

I mean I understand slight price variations, but bugger me this is disgusting.

PS. I was looking for HTC TyTN pricing (which no-one has) so I decided to compare the closest thing they did have. Looks like I'll be porting over to MTN next month...
 
Mmm… and I thought I was the only one. I called Vodacom a month ago to ask for an upgrade to a K-Jam and JASJAR. I’m on a talk 240 for around R400 a month and been with Vodacom for over 10 years. They quoted me R2600 on the K and R6800 on the JAR. I called MTN to see what the difference would be. K for free and JAR for R2600. A substantial difference. I called Vodacom SP back and asked them if they could do better as I had been a customer for so long and after keeping me holding for 10 min told me they could not budge on the price as I did not spend enough with them. When I mentioned porting to the chap he just said I am sorry to hear that. So be it!!! As soon as the TyTN is available MTN, Cell C & Virgin sharpen your pencils.
 
If i am not Mistaken .. Vodacom offers a 2 year warrantee on their devices and MTN offers a 1 year warrantee on their devices ...
So it looks like the price difference covers the extended warrantee ..

Please correct me if i am wrong ...
 
I just called Vodacom and they say that they are now discontinuing the JAMIN? WTF?
 
If i am not Mistaken .. Vodacom offers a 2 year warrantee on their devices and MTN offers a 1 year warrantee on their devices ...
So it looks like the price difference covers the extended warrantee ..
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Nope you are mistaken. My recent Nokia E70 on MTN got a 2 year warrantee....unless they do this selectively.
 
The Guy said:
If i am not Mistaken .. Vodacom offers a 2 year warrantee on their devices and MTN offers a 1 year warrantee on their devices ...
So it looks like the price difference covers the extended warrantee ..

Please correct me if i am wrong ...
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Yeah, got a 2 year with my P990i...
 
diabolus said:
Nope you are mistaken. My recent Nokia E70 on MTN got a 2 year warrantee....unless they do this selectively.
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cant remember which store it was but anyways .. This dude told me that they only provide a one year warrantee ...
mmmmm ... makes me wonder if that dude was blowing smoke up my A$$ ... He needed devices repaired and I told him I will only do out of warrantee devices ..
 
Vodacom are discontinuing i-Mate phones. They are, however, getting the HTC ones in. It's the same thing, just a different name.

I got my JAMin yesterday and I'm completely infatuated with them! I ordered it on Tuesday and I got it yesterday - delivered to my door! Well done Vodacom! You guys got yourself some brownie points there!

Now, if only I can figure out how to set up my GPRS O.o
 
It's all the 'Mo the Meerkat' ads that's costing Vodacom so much. :mad:
 
MTN not worth it

Seriously guys, this might sound like a good deal but its not worth the frustration. I went with the Procall 220 package on MTN with a "free" I-mate Jamin. I ordered the phone on the 20th of November of last year. I STILL don't have it. They keep giving excuses about containers and warehouses etc.

It is really the most shocking service that I have ever received in my entire life. I asked for number porting (from a mtn number at autopage to mtnSP). After waiting for a month for the Sim card to be activated I told them to forget the number porting and just get me a number that works. This time it only took them a week and a half to get the sim working.

Meanwhile I'm still waiting for my I-mate, which will probably be outdated IF I get it one day. The service guys at MTNsp have nothing but apathy. Stay away, its just not worth the trouble.
 
NeuroStorm said:
Seriously guys, this might sound like a good deal but its not worth the frustration. I went with the Procall 220 package on MTN with a "free" I-mate Jamin. I ordered the phone on the 20th of November of last year. I STILL don't have it. They keep giving excuses about containers and warehouses etc.

It is really the most shocking service that I have ever received in my entire life. I asked for number porting (from a mtn number at autopage to mtnSP). After waiting for a month for the Sim card to be activated I told them to forget the number porting and just get me a number that works. This time it only took them a week and a half to get the sim working.

Meanwhile I'm still waiting for my I-mate, which will probably be outdated IF I get it one day. The service guys at MTNsp have nothing but apathy. Stay away, its just not worth the trouble.
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Ok so now posting it here will help ?

PM me and I'll see if I can help. Got your e-mail btw.
If you need any assistance with MTN related issues pls post on the MTN thread. We monitor that thread constantly.
 
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