Vodacom's Internet Starter Pack- Availability

[rpm]

Feedback from Vodacom about their Internet Starter Pack's availability:

"Although participating Vodacom outlets, e.g. Edgars, Incredible Connection and some Vodashops do have stock, some outlets do not have stock because it’s still being rolled out."

and

"In your inquiry you attached a thread that had people enquiring about stores in the Pretoria area. Please see below a list of some of the stores that have stock:

- John Craig – Pretoria Church Street
- PepCell Menlyn Pretoria
- Incredible Connection – Menlyn
- Vodashop Centurion Lake
- Vodashop Wonderpark
- Vodacom4U Vodaworld
- Vodashop Kolonade (V Cell)
- Metro Home Centre City
- PepCell Wonderpark
- Incredible Connection Woodmead"

 

[Yuu]

Am being lazy Uncle RPM, what is this ?

 

[SUPERMAN89]

Dam,when will durban get dis

 

[kronoSX]

So its the [r399 deal,started on the 7th

 

[Fantastic1]

Stock is available call 0861082082 in Kzn

 

[davemc]

Quick google search revealed: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...rter-Pack-Modem-data-for-12-months-under-R400
= Vodacom is set to launch its ‘Internet Starter Pack,’ offering a free modem and data for 12 months for under R400 once off
More: 100 MB of data per month for 12 months

But I cannot find vodacom's actual explanation of the product.
EDIT: found this: http://www.vodacom.co.za/portal/sit...t=format9&selected=1_a0&ciFormat=format9&ht=t

Internet Starter Pack
Terms and Conditions

1. Your Internet Starter Pack is bundled with a 3G modem and a SIM card that is provisioned with the Yebo4Less voice tariff plan. It is required to RICA your Prepaid SIM card before you can begin to use the SIM in your 3G modem.

2. When you insert your Prepaid SIM card into your new 3G modem and activate it, you will receive an SMS confirming that your monthly 100MB data bundle has been allocated and is available for you to start utilizing immediately

a. The monthly Broadband Standard bundle of 100 MB (free of charge, already paid for as part of starter pack purchase)

b. Each monthly data allocation is valid until the last calendar day of the next month.

3. Once your 100 MB data bundle has been used, the out of bundle rate of R2.00 per MB applies.

4. For more affordable internet access, you may wish to purchase a Data Bundle .

So, you'll be paying R4800 for a modem + 1.2GB of data.
Bwaaahahahahahahahaha.
Oh well, I suppose there's a lot of uninformed peeps to take advantage of.

 

[Antonf]

I still can't believe ANYONE would go for this!

 

[Bluray]

I still can't believe ANYONE would go for this!

Only people who don't read and haven't heard of other networks will think this is a real good deal.... lol
C'mon VC stop ripping the innocent of their hard earned cash.

 

[TFTC]

Isn't it R399 once off instead of R4800? If that's the case its an attractive entry-level package considering a 3G modem costs around that much on its own without the bundled data

 

[Antonf]

Only people who don't read and haven't heard of other networks will think this is a real good deal.... lol
C'mon VC stop ripping the innocent of their hard earned cash.

There are a number of ways to look at this, and yes, I too believe it is a worse rip-off than circumcision, but the "principle of "Buyer beware" will never disappear. I know there are many moves to protect the stupid and the uninformed against themselves, but they must fend for themselves too...

 

[morkhans]

So, you'll be paying R4800 for a modem + 1.2GB of data.
Bwaaahahahahahahahaha.
Oh well, I suppose there's a lot of uninformed peeps to take advantage of.

No you will be paying R399 for a modem + 1.2GB of data spread over 12 months (i.e. 100Mb data each month).

 

[rapidblue]

Yes, this is definitely WAAAAAAY too little data for your average user but it seems aimed at really really entry level users.

This is ideal for someone like my gran - she ONLY checks e-mail and thus maybe uses between 20 and 50mb a month. This is PERFECT for her!!!! For R400 (once off) she gets a modem and internet for the whole year!!!! That's like R33 a month...

 

[SUPERMAN89]

I see *111# has the balance option for this now

 

[J0n0]

oh ya this is Vodacrap's latest rip-off....