MTN’s new rates unpacked
MTN will soon launch its MTN AnyTime packages, promising simpler packages, savings to consumers and free SMS bundles on all offerings.
Another advantage of the new MTN packages is the 5 months subscription value carry-over, increased from the current 1 month airtime carry-over which applies to most cellular contracts.
Typical Packages
A typical MTN AnyTime package includes a phone, a bundle of SMSes, iMail and per second billing for a set fee.
A current contract, for example, includes a Nokia 6500 Slide handset, 25 SMSes, iMail and R100 worth of airtime for R100 per month – hence an MTN Airtime 100 package.
For more expensive phones consumers can still select an Airtime 100 package, but to cover the cost of the handset the monthly rate increased to R 129.00 per month for a Samsung G800, and to R139 per month for a Sony Ericsson C902 or a Nokia 6220.
High end phones like the TyTN II are available on lower end packages like MTN Anytime 200, but a monthly cost of R319 per month applies to this deal.
Example deals here: MTN Anytime 100 deals and MTN Anytime 200 deals
Full run-down
The following tables give a basic comparison of the new packages which are available from MTN.
| Contract Packages | Monthly Subscription / Inclusive Airtime Value | Inclusive SMSs | In-Bundle Rate (Anytime) | Out-Of-Bundle Rate (Anytime) | Estimated Inclusive Minutes |
| MTN Anytine 50 | R 50.00 | 25 | R 2.30 | R 2.85 | 21 |
| MTN Anytine 100 | R 100.00 | 25 | R 2.30 | R 2.85 | 43 |
| MTN Anytine 200 | R 200.00 | 25 | R 2.30 | R 2.85 | 86 |
| MTN Anytine 350 | R 350.00 | 50 | R 1.95 | R 2.35 | 179 |
| MTN Anytine 500 | R 500.00 | 50 | R 1.95 | R 2.35 | 256 |
| MTN Anytine 750 | R 750.00 | 100 | R 1.60 | R 1.75 | 468 |
| MTN Anytine 1200 | R 1200.00 | 100 | R 1.60 | R 1.75 | 750 |
| MTN Anytine 1500 | R 1500.00 | 200 | R 1.50 | R 1.50 | 1 000 |
| Contract Packages | Monthly Subscription / Inclusive Airtime Value | Inclusive SMSs | In-Bundle Rate (Off Peak) | Out-of-Bundle Rate (Off Peak) | Peak Rate | Estimated Inclusive Minutes |
| MTN Off Peak 50 | R 50.00 | 25 | R 1.10 | R 1.25 | R 2.85 | 45 |
| MTN Off Peak 100 | R 100.00 | 25 | R 1.10 | R 1.25 | R 2.85 | 90 |
| MTN Off Peak 200 | R 200.00 | 25 | R 1.10 | R 1.25 | R 2.85 | 181 |
MTN Anytime pricing discussion
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