New Cell C data bundles: Pricing compared
Cell C launched their highly anticipated 21 Mbps HSPA+ 900/2100 in Johannesburg and Pretoria yesterday.
Cell C’s new network will initially cover 62% of the population in the greater Johannesburg and Pretoria region, with 89% population coverage of the area planned by the end of January 2011.
Over the last few months Cell C has not only become known for the high speeds associated with its new mobile broadband network, but also for the aggressive introductory pricing of its 7.2 Mbps and 21 Mbps mobile data services.
At launch, Cell C offered clients a R1,499 prepaid service with a 7.2 Mbps modem and 2GB of data for 12 months and a R2,999 offering with 21 Mbps modem and 5GB of data every month.
Cell C also launched two contract data bundles, which include a USB modem, offering customers 2GB per month at R149 and 5GB per month at R289.
The latest addition to Cell C’s mobile broadband stable is its newly launched data bundles which it offers across its entire range of prepaid, ControlChat and postpaid packages.
The pricing of Cell C’s new data bundles is however not as aggressive as its previous offerings, and basically mirrors 8ta’s recently launched prepaid data pricing.
The following table provides an overview of how Cell C’s data bundle tariffs stack up against its competitors.
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Data Bundle Pricing
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| In-Bundle Price (per MB) | OOB Postpaid (per MB) | OOB Prepaid (per MB) | Bundle price | |
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100 MB Data Bundle
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| Vodacom 110 MB | 80c | 200c | R2.00 | R88 |
| MTN 75 MB | 105c | 65c | R0.65 | R79 |
| Cell C | 50c | 50c | R2.00 | R50 |
| 8ta | 50c | — | R1.00 | R50 |
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250 MB Data Bundle
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| Vodacom 300 MB | 46c | 120c | R2.00 | R139 |
| MTN | 50c | 50c | R0.50 | R149 |
| Cell C | 40c | 40c | R2.00 | R100 |
| 8ta | 40c | — | R1.00 | R100 |
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500 MB Data Bundle
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| Vodacom 600 MB | 32c | 120c | R2.00 | R189 |
| MTN | 38c | 38c | R0.38 | R189 |
| Cell C | 30c | 30c | R2.00 | R150 |
| 8ta | 30c | — | R1.00 | R150 |
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1 GB Data Bundle
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| Vodacom 1.2 GB | 24c | 120c | R2.00 | R289 |
| MTN | 29c | 29c | R0.29 | R289 |
| Cell C | 25c | 25c | R2.00 | R250 |
| 8ta | 25c | — | R1.00 | R250 |
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2 GB Data Bundle
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| Vodacom 2.3 GB | 17c | 120c | R2.00 | R389 |
| MTN | 19c | 19c | R0.19 | R389 |
| Cell C | 20c | 20c | R2.00 | R400 |
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