Mobile broadband pricing comparison
Cell C has slashed the price of their 500MB and 2GB postpaid data packages and their 24GB prepaid SIM products. The postpaid price cuts were in excess of 50%.
Cell C’s price cuts followed announcements from MTN and 8ta that they have extended their 2GB prepaid data and GoBig promotions respectively.
Vodacom is also currently running a mobile broadband promotion for contract subscribers, offering them a 1GB data package and modem for R99 and 2GB and a modem for R149 per month.
This raises the question of how the different mobile broadband promotions compare on price and who offers the best deal.
The table below provides an overview of some of the prominent mobile broadband promotions in South Africa.
| Provider | Data (GB) | Modem included | After hours data | OOB price | Price (Rand) |
| 500MB data contract | |||||
| Cell C | 0.5 | No | 0 | 0.39 | 49 |
| Cell C | 0.5 | Yes | 0 | 0.39 | 69 |
| Vodacom | 0.5 | Yes | 1 | 1.00 | 149 |
| MTN | 0.5 | Yes | 0 | 0.38 | 189 |
| 1GB data contract | |||||
| Vodacom | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1.00 | 99 |
| Cell C | 1 | Yes | 0 | 0.39 | 199 |
| MTN | 1 | Yes | 0 | 0.29 | 289 |
| 2GB data contract | |||||
| Cell C | 2 | No | 0 | 0.39 | 99 |
| Cell C | 2 | Yes | 0 | 0.39 | 119 |
| Vodacom | 2 | Yes | 2 | 1.00 | 149 |
| MTN | 2 | Yes | 0 | 0.29 | 149 |
| Provider | Data (GB) | Modem included | After hours data | OOB price | Price (Rand) |
| 10GB data contract | |||||
| 8ta | 10 | No | 0 | 0.30 | 199 |
| 8ta | 10 | No | 10 | 0.30 | 299 |
| Vodacom | 10 | Yes | 10 | 0.50 | 1449 |
| 2GB prepaid data bundles | |||||
| 8ta | 2 | No | 1 | 1.00 | 149 |
| MTN | 2 | No | 0 | 0.19 | 189 |
| Vodacom | 2 | No | 0 | 2.00 | 369 |
| Prepaid 12 month package | |||||
| Cell C | 24 | No | 0 | 0.39 | 1299 |
| 8ta | 60 | No | 60 | 1.00 | 1800 |
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