iBurst prepaid pricing comparison
In August iBurst announced that it is getting ready to launch prepaid services aimed at consumers who enjoy the freedom of paying for bandwidth up-front without any commitments. The company at the same time launched a prepaid trial, giving participants 500 Megabytes of free data.
iBurst’s initial prepaid pricing was widely criticized for being uncompetitive in the current prepaid wireless market, and it would seem that the broadband provider took cognizance of this outcry from consumers and decided to cut the price of its higher data bundles. While iBurst’s prepaid offerings were previously more expensive than similar services from the cellular providers, the new tariffs mean that it now undercuts Vodacom and MTN.
When it comes to the life of a data bundle iBurst also compares favourably with Vodacom and MTN. Both cellular providers offer a data bundle life of up to 60 days while iBurst’s prepaid data has a life span of 12 months. “Any voucher bundle purchased has a life span of 12 months before it will expire – so unused bandwidth would essentially carry over for a 12 month period from date of purchase,” iBurst explains.
The following table provides a snapshot of how iBurst’s newly launched prepaid data bundles compare with competing services in the market.
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iBurst Prepaid Pricing Comparison
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| Service | Advertised Speed | Data Bundle | Price | Cost/MB |
| G-Connect | 3.6 Mbps | R 25 | R 0.62 | |
| MTN HSDPA | 3.6 Mbps | 10 MB | R 10 | R 1.00 |
| iBurst Wireless Month-to-month | 1 Mbps | 40 MB | R 49 | R 1.23 |
| iBurst Wireless Prepaid | 1 Mbps | 40 MB | R 50 | R 1.25 |
| G-Connect | 3.6 Mbps | R 100 | R 0.62 | |
| iBurst Wireless Prepaid | 1 Mbps | 160 MB | R 100 | R 0.63 |
| Vodacom MyMeg 150 | 3.6 Mbps | 150 MB | R 119 | R 0.79 |
| MTN | 3.6 Mbps | 100 MB | R 80 | R 0.80 |
| iBurst Wireless Month-to-month | 1 Mbps | 1024 MB | R 199 | R 0.19 |
| iBurst Wireless Prepaid | 1 Mbps | 900 MB | R 200 | R 0.22 |
| MTN | 3.6 Mbps | 1024 MB | R 289 | R 0.28 |
| Vodacom MyMeg One | 3.6 Mbps | 1024 MB | R 289 | R 0.28 |
| iBurst Wireless Month-to-month | 1 Mbps | 3 GB | R 449 | R 0.15 |
| iBurst Wireless Prepaid | 1 Mbps | 3 GB | R 500 | R 0.16 |
| Vodacom MyGig Two | 3.6 Mbps | 3 GB | R 589 | R 0.19 |
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