How Cell C’s R10,000 Buy-Out works

Cell C launched its Buy-Out contract offer on 13 May, offering to buy out the existing contracts of subscribers who switch from a competing mobile network to one of its new “Epic” packages.

The network will pay migrating customers up to R10,000 – depending on which Epic contract they take – to cancel their contract with Vodacom, MTN, or Telkom.

The offer is scheduled to end on 30 September 2015, but Cell C indicated this is just to make sure the Contract Buy-Out works, and isn’t gamed by would-be fraudsters.

While Cell C does require subscribers to hand in their old phone when migrating to it, it pays out the Buy-Out value in full – allowing you to keep what is left over after paying your contract cancellation fee.

The process begins with sending your cancellation quote from your current service provider to Cell C.

Once you’ve applied to migrate your contract to Cell C, it begins the port of your number and gives you a general purpose prepaid card.

No credit is loaded on the prepaid card.

After confirming the legitimacy of the port request with your old operator, your number should be transferred within 24 hours.

As soon as the port is successful, you’ll receive an SMS that you have been migrated, and that the Buy-Out allowance has been transferred to your prepaid card.

You can then use the card to pay the contract cancellation fee, or part thereof, and pocket the difference.

More Cell C news

Cell C giving subscribers R10,000 to cancel their Vodacom, MTN contract

Massive increase in Cell C data traffic, revenue

Cell C Wi-Fi calling launching soon

Cell C job cuts on the cards: union

Cell C’s R8 billion LTE network plans