The R21,729 difference between in-bundle and OOB data prices
ICASA recently released its latest tariff report, which reveals a huge difference between in-bundle and out-of-bundle (OOB) data prices.
The regulator’s tariff report is based on 160 tariff notifications which it received between 1 July 2017 and 31 December 2017.
It also included an analysis of standard prepaid data tariffs, which compared the in-bundle and out-of-bundle data prices of South Africa’s major mobile operators.
ICASA’s analysis shows the difference between the fee for a data bundle, and the equivalent out-of-bundle price for the same data volume on that network.
The results are telling, with the in-bundle and OOB difference as high as R21,729 for a 20GB data bundle.
Prices
The table below shows ICASA’s analysis of in-bundle and out-of-bundle data prices.
| Vodacom Prepaid Data Bundles | |||
| Bundle (MB) | Price | OOB Equivalent | Variance |
| 100 | R29 | R99 | R70 |
| 250 | R63 | R248 | R185 |
| 500 | R99 | R495 | R396 |
| 1,024 | R149 | R1,014 | R865 |
| 2,048 | R249 | R2,028 | R1,779 |
| 3,072 | R299 | R3,041 | R2,742 |
| 5,120 | R399 | R5,069 | R4,670 |
| 10,240 | R599 | R10,138 | R9,539 |
| 20,480 | R999 | R20,275 | R19,276 |
| MTN Prepaid Data Bundles | |||
| Bundle (MB) | Price | OOB Equivalent | Variance |
| 100 | R35 | R99 | R64 |
| 500 | R105 | R495 | R390 |
| 1,024 | R160 | R1,014 | R854 |
| 2,048 | R260 | R2,028 | R1,768 |
| 3,072 | R330 | R3,041 | R2,711 |
| 5,120 | R430 | R5,069 | R4,639 |
| 10,240 | R650 | R10,138 | R9,488 |
| 20,480 | R1,250 | R20,275 | R19,025 |
| Cell C Prepaid Data Bundles | |||
| Bundle (MB) | Price | OOB Equivalent | Variance |
| 100 | R29 | R110 | R81 |
| 500 | R99 | R550 | R451 |
| 1,024 | R149 | R1,126 | R977 |
| 2,048 | R249 | R2,253 | R2,004 |
| 3,072 | R299 | R3,379 | R3,080 |
| 5,120 | R399 | R5,632 | R5,233 |
| 10,240 | R599 | R11,264 | R10,665 |
| 20,480 | R799 | R22,528 | R21,729 |
| Telkom Prepaid Data Bundles | |||
| Bundle (MB) | Price | OOB Equivalent | Variance |
| 100 | R29 | R29 | R0 |
| 250 | R39 | R73 | R34 |
| 500 | R69 | R145 | R76 |
| 1,024 | R99 | R297 | R198 |
| 2,048 | R139 | R594 | R455 |
| 3,072 | R199 | R891 | R692 |
| 5,120 | R299 | R1,485 | R1,186 |
| 10,240 | R499 | R2,970 | R2,471 |
| 20,480 | R899 | R5,939 | R5,040 |
Now read: Vodacom and MTN subscribers pay up to 2,600% more for out-of-bundle data
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